[Aeutius]

Yes!

I was fighting with this fuc*** bug for two days. I tried nearly everething - new drivers, downgrading directs, Windows ME compatibility modes, etc... Finally, i managed to find a way to fix. Its quite simple - all you need is small tool called nVHardPage - you can download it here. Run it, choose Direct3D, find "User MipMap" and disable it. It works!

Here some screens:

BEFORE



AFTER



Greetings from Poland

[Lambda.core]

I have a Radeon 9550 and I have this problem, should I still download it?

[jesushumper]

You can also just raise teh Mipmap levels in your Direct 3D tweaks under "Advanced" in display properties. This helps with the 'banding' effect on that top screenshot.

Enabling anisotropic filtering will help a lot too.
With very small performance hit.

Yes, that texture banding it annoying as hell.

Put those two optoins up and you're fine.
Just fine.

[Overture]

You know, I thought that smoothly gradiated textures over a distance was a feature.
The "improved" view just seems unrealistic to me.

Oh well, each to their own.

[Zackzr]

QUOTE (Aeutius @ Jun 14 2005, 00:08)

Yes! I was fighting with this fuc*** bug for two days. I tried nearly everething - new drivers, downgrading directs, Windows ME compatibility modes, etc... Finally, i managed to find a way to fix. Its quite simple - all you need is small tool called nVHardPage - you can download it here. Run it, choose Direct3D, find "User MipMap" and disable it. It works! Greetings from Poland

Hello, can you tell me how to apply those settings? I downloaded the program and I see no save or apply anywhere. Maybe I am overlooking it? Can you tell me how to apply the changes with this program? Thanks

[Aeutius]

QUOTE (Zackzr @ Jun 14 2005, 06:56)

Hello, can you tell me how to apply those settings? I downloaded the program and I see no save or apply anywhere. Maybe I am overlooking it? Can you tell me how to apply the changes with this program? Thanks

There is no option to save - you only need to change it, exit the program and run game.

[Zackzr]

QUOTE (Aeutius @ Jun 14 2005, 09:19)

QUOTE (Zackzr @ Jun 14 2005, 06:56) Hello, can you tell me how to apply those settings?  I downloaded the program and I see no save or apply anywhere.  Maybe I am overlooking it?  Can you tell me how to apply the changes with this program?  Thanks There is no option to save - you only need to change it, exit the program and run game.

Ok, well thanks, I guess it just won't work with my video card then. If I close it out, and then start it again the "Enable Mip Mapping" box is checked again. It will not disable it for some reason then. Thanks anyways.

[Denny8303]

Didn't work for me either, this is probably my biggest annoyance with SA atm. Ah well, thanks anyway though guys.

[Aeutius]

Strange... People, maybe you shoud try another tweaker? All you need is to find way to shut down this user mipmaps.

[Zackzr]

QUOTE (Aeutius @ Jun 14 2005, 10:21)

Strange... People, maybe you shoud try another tweaker? All you need is to find way to shut down this user mipmaps.

I'm sorry for my ignorance on this topic (I have never had to mess with Mip Maping before), but where can I find another "tweaker"? I have searched google for over an hour and have found nothing. What should I search for?

I am having no problems with the game so far anywhere except for the same problem you had in San Fierro. I don't really see it anywhere else, only in San Fierro, but it is very annoying, and would be great if I could remedy this problem.

This post has been edited by Zackzr on Tuesday, Jun 14 2005, 11:17

[Aeutius]

QUOTE (Zackzr @ Jun 14 2005, 11:14)

I'm sorry for my ignorance on this topic (I have never had to mess with Mip Maping before), but where can I find another "tweaker"? I have searched google for over an hour and have found nothing. What should I search for? I am having no problems with the game so far anywhere except for the same problem you had in San Fierro. I don't really see it anywhere else, only in San Fierro, but it is very annoying, and would be great if I could remedy this problem.

Here you can find some tweakers for ATi, and here for NVIDIA. I hope that this will help...

Unfortunatly, description is not in English, but you can use translator.

[tacka19]

u mnie dzia³a!

works 4 me!

[Denny8303]

It still doesn't work for me, i tried Cool Bits and RivaTuner and neither worked, i did as you said and disabled User MipMaps, i even tried adjusting my MipMap level and to no avail the black textures remain.

It's probably some misc dumb setting i need to enable/disable too. In case anybody is wondering, i'm using 71.89 Forceware Drivers on a 128MB Nvidia Geforce FX 5700 Ultra (non-OEM), DirectX 9.0c, all driver settings at default.

[Aeutius]

Maybe this is important - i have old drivers (56.72). After installing new ones(anything above 56.72) graphic in my SA beacames completly weird, so i had to unistall them.

[GomerThePyle]

What exactly does mipmap do?

[Denny8303]

QUOTE (Aeutius @ Jun 14 2005, 23:22)

Maybe this is important - i have old drivers (56.72). After installing new ones(anything above 56.72) graphic in my SA beacames completly weird, so i had to unistall them.

Yes it is. I've tried three newer drivers such as 71.89, 76.50 and now 77.50 and none work using your fix. Those are some really old drivers you have though, i'm not sure i'd be worth going back that far just for one game and not have them work well on other newer games. I may try it though to see if it does work with them drivers.

[gtasanandreasmaster]

or wow thankz man this has got rid of my awfull black roads

[Denny8303]

It worked! I downloaded the 56.72 drivers and disabled user mipmaps and sure enough, worked great. Thank you for you assistance.

But the question i have now is it safe to keep drivers this old on my PC even for newer games? I mean the 56.72 drivers aren't exactly new or anything. In fact, they just added support for my video card in this driver set. I didn't really see any performance difference going from the newest drivers to these.

[Alxwin]

Thx Aeutius!!!!
Black roads eliminated!!

[Aeutius]

QUOTE (Denny8303 @ Jun 15 2005, 07:39)

But the question i have now is it safe to keep drivers this old on my PC even for newer games? I mean the 56.72 drivers aren't exactly new or anything. In fact, they just added support for my video card in this driver set. I didn't really see any performance difference going from the newest drivers to these.

I am not sure of it, but i think that it should be quite safe. I never updated drivers for nearly one year, and i don't had any problems with them

Anyway, i am glad that i could help