Black graphics with complex shader on

thial · 11-14-2009, 03:25 PM

I have an issue where If I turn on my complex shader the graphics will sometimes go black the game won't crash but if i move the camera angels around it goes from normal to the black mess. If i turn complex shader off I'm fine... I'm not really sure what could be causing this.. I have screenshots i can upload if it would help..drivers are up to date...

i guess you want my pc specs:

win xp 64 bit

amd phenom 9500 quad core 2.25 ghz

8 gigs of DDR2

nvidia gefore gtx 260 I run in 1680 x 1050 i havnt tried other resolutions maybe ill try that..

Dact · 11-14-2009, 03:53 PM

Try enabling the heat shimmer effect.

thial · 11-14-2009, 09:32 PM

ok ill try that tonight i have the heat shimmer on and running at 29 complex shader distance..

TSR-DanielH · 11-18-2009, 04:41 PM

Also, if you're using the latest version of the drivers then that could be part of the problem. I would advise uninstalling your current driver version and installing version 186. You can find version 186 at that following link:

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find...aspx?lang=en-usPlease let us know if the issue persists after trying that step.

thial · 11-18-2009, 08:48 PM

turning the heat shimmer on seemed to fix the problem some, it happened again last night but I can't remember if the heat shimmer was on I had to turn my graphics down earlier, I'll try the driver as well thanks!

TSR-DanielH · 11-18-2009, 09:01 PM

Jdark@Everfrost wrote:

turning the heat shimmer on seemed to fix the problem some, it happened again last night but I can't remember if the heat shimmer was on I had to turn my graphics down earlier, I'll try the driver as well thanks!

Please let us know if the issue persists after trying that step!

thial · 12-04-2009, 02:30 PM

ok I rolled back to the suggested driver version and all has been good since, thanks!

TSR-DanielH · 12-04-2009, 04:53 PM

Jdark@Everfrost wrote:

ok I rolled back to the suggested driver version and all has been good since, thanks!

Great, I'm happy to here that. Please let us know if you need any help in the future.

11-14-2009, 03:25 PM	#1
thial Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 257	I have an issue where If I turn on my complex shader the graphics will sometimes go black the game won't crash but if i move the camera angels around it goes from normal to the black mess. If i turn complex shader off I'm fine... I'm not really sure what could be causing this.. I have screenshots i can upload if it would help..drivers are up to date... i guess you want my pc specs: win xp 64 bit amd phenom 9500 quad core 2.25 ghz 8 gigs of DDR2 nvidia gefore gtx 260 I run in 1680 x 1050 i havnt tried other resolutions maybe ill try that.. __________________

11-14-2009, 09:32 PM	#3
thial Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 257	ok ill try that tonight i have the heat shimmer on and running at 29 complex shader distance.. __________________

11-18-2009, 04:41 PM	#4
TSR-DanielH Customer Service Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5,593	Also, if you're using the latest version of the drivers then that could be part of the problem. I would advise uninstalling your current driver version and installing version 186. You can find version 186 at that following link: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find...aspx?lang=en-usPlease let us know if the issue persists after trying that step. __________________ Daniel H Technical Support Representative Sony Online Entertainment

11-18-2009, 08:48 PM	#5
thial Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 257	turning the heat shimmer on seemed to fix the problem some, it happened again last night but I can't remember if the heat shimmer was on I had to turn my graphics down earlier, I'll try the driver as well thanks! __________________

11-18-2009, 09:01 PM	#6
TSR-DanielH Customer Service Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5,593	Jdark@Everfrost wrote: turning the heat shimmer on seemed to fix the problem some, it happened again last night but I can't remember if the heat shimmer was on I had to turn my graphics down earlier, I'll try the driver as well thanks! Please let us know if the issue persists after trying that step! __________________ Daniel H Technical Support Representative Sony Online Entertainment

11-14-2009, 03:53 PM	#2
Dact General Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9	Try enabling the heat shimmer effect.

12-04-2009, 02:30 PM	#7
thial Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 257	ok I rolled back to the suggested driver version and all has been good since, thanks! __________________

12-04-2009, 04:53 PM	#8
TSR-DanielH Customer Service Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5,593	Jdark@Everfrost wrote: ok I rolled back to the suggested driver version and all has been good since, thanks! Great, I'm happy to here that. Please let us know if you need any help in the future. __________________ Daniel H Technical Support Representative Sony Online Entertainment