[AussieDave27]

I'd like to thank my family....

For testing, I dropped the graphics down to recommended settings and not only did it look even poorer (not too much of a difference because it already looks poor enough as it is) but it still had a little bit of lag but it ran at an acceptable rate I'd say.

I see no anti-aliasing options and it sure as hell needs some.

I'm going to at least complete the first driving mission now so i can get out of the car and walk around and get some more screenies.

[extender]

Another guy who has ATI 4870 and those kind of problems. And I don't see any Geforce guy complaining so far. It really is the ATI problem then. Well it has to. Only ATI owners are experiencing those problems so far. Even 8800GT guy told that he was running fine and had no problems. No major frame drops and everything run fine. ATI drivers blows .

[Warrior7]

They are terrible BAD...



Look's a little better ... from
smiler_16

[spudz47]

Thanks, Dave...

[Gordonfreeman]

notice theres no reflection on the car....
it seems to me that console has even better graphics

[AussieDave27]

That last pic looks good but it's in daytime which normally looks better than at night. I'll take some daytime screenies now.

I just clicked ESC during the intro movie to skip it and it crashed.

[bahaos]

Dude, looks like sh*t ! :|

[something0987]

OP, your computer freezing with all the artifacts as seen in the second screenshot is a result of your 4870's GPU clock running at 500 MHz instead of 750. I don't remember the exact reason behind it but it's something to do with your graphics card switching between 2D and 3D very quickly which causes it to freeze. I had this problem with Spore and Fallout 3 becuase of my 4870, and as soon as I saw that picture I knew you probably had a 4870 as well, but there is a fix. Note this is not the games fault it is freezing btw.

You need to enable hidden files for this.

Go to C < Users < Your Username < AppData < Local < ATI < ACE < Profiles and then right click and edit the profile you use. You then want to find the line that reads:

<Feature name="CoreClockTarget_0">
<Property name="Want_0" value="50000" />
<Property name="Want_1" value="75000" />
<Property name="Want_2" value="75000" />

And change it to:

<Feature name="CoreClockTarget_0">
<Property name="Want_0" value="75000" />
<Property name="Want_1" value="75000" />
<Property name="Want_2" value="75000" />

Then save and reactivate that profile in the Catalyst Control Center. You will see in the ATI Overdrive section that your GPU clock now reads 750 MHz. When you restart your computer the clock will reset back to 500 MHz so you will need to reactivate your profile everytime you restart. This will not improve performance or anything, but it will stop it from locking up your computer.

This post has been edited by something0987 on Tuesday, Dec 2 2008, 09:25

[bahaos]

Try to lower the render to Medium and set the Textures to highest

[Shadow Kipper]

QUOTE (AussieDave27 @ Dec 2 2008, 09:04)

That last pic looks good but it's in daytime which normally looks better than at night. I'll take some daytime screenies now. I just clicked ESC during the intro movie to skip it and it crashed.

lolcrash

Ahem. Yes anyway.

Im not that fussed on graphics, I never have been and never will be. Im concentrating on the gameplay itself, the fun of it, not payng attention to a relfection in a car window. I mean sure it all boils down to the inner workings but at the end of the day, I dont really care. I just want the video editor options

I always have my 360 to go back to.

[Gordonfreeman]

feels like everone is hitting F5 like crazy

[Painful]

LOL, wtb someone who is using XP and using a Geforce card to post there specs, Thats why i dont order from ATI, they dont get there sh*t together. Just because ATI has a better spec'd card for a few days, doesnt mean they have the better support for games... Plus, Dont use vista, i highly recommend downgrading... there actually going to trash it and make a new one called Windows 7...

Well they arent going to trash it, but make it BASICALLY office recommended.. screw the gaming!

punctuation can kiss my arse at 4:10 am.. laters

[Shadow Kipper]

QUOTE (Painful @ Dec 2 2008, 09:10)

LOL, wtb someone who is using XP and using a Geforce card to post there specs, Thats why i dont order from ATI, they dont get there sh*t together. Just because ATI has a better spec'd card for a few days, doesnt mean they have the better support for games... Plus, Dont use vista, i highly recommend downgrading... there actually going to trash it and make a new one called Windows 7... Well they arent going to trash it, but make it BASICALLY office recommended.. screw the gaming! punctuation can kiss my arse at 4:10 am.. laters

I didnt understand this whatsoever.

[Painful]

QUOTE (Shadow Kipper @ Dec 2 2008, 09:12)

QUOTE (Painful @ Dec 2 2008, 09:10) LOL, wtb someone who is using XP and using a Geforce card to post there specs, Thats why i dont order from ATI, they dont get there sh*t together. Just because ATI has a better spec'd card for a few days, doesnt mean they have the better support for games... Plus, Dont use vista, i highly recommend downgrading... there actually going to trash it and make a new one called Windows 7... Well they arent going to trash it, but make it BASICALLY office recommended.. screw the gaming! punctuation can kiss my arse at 4:10 am.. laters I didnt understand this whatsoever.

I just reread it and it made perfect sense... Sorry, your brain is as fried as mine atm

[something0987]

QUOTE (Painful @ Dec 2 2008, 02:10)

LOL, wtb someone who is using XP and using a Geforce card to post there specs, Thats why i dont order from ATI, they dont get there sh*t together. Just because ATI has a better spec'd card for a few days, doesnt mean they have the better support for games... Plus, Dont use vista, i highly recommend downgrading... there actually going to trash it and make a new one called Windows 7... Well they arent going to trash it, but make it BASICALLY office recommended.. screw the gaming! punctuation can kiss my arse at 4:10 am.. laters

Wow you're on the ATI hate bandwagon AND the Vista hate bandwagon? Good lord . Hopefully this will all be sorted out soon enough, although I don't see how the game could have possibly been released like this.

[redda2]

Thanks Aussiedave.

Keep them coming.

[Gordonfreeman]

*Hitting F5 ever 1 sec* literally

[Cojage]

You should be on the Vista bandwagon because it sucks. teehee. Yes vista does decrease performance, even if Jallar is going to post a link to a benchmark comparison from some uncredited source.

Anyway can you post a screenshot on the 1024x768 resolution maybe? And maybe on low settings to show how it looks if you have the time. Because thats the maximum settings i can play it on im afraid.

[AussieDave27]

Thank you @ something0987

I'll look into that.

That's only happened twice though. The rest of the time it's been the "This program has stopped working"

I'm very sorry for the delay guys. The problem is that I simply can't get the game to work. It either crashes during the intro movie or crashes after a second or two once the first bit loads up with me in the car at the dock.

Oh and I can't change my settings back to the highest possible without a crash.

I'll keep on trying.

On a different note, I'm expecting a notebook delivery on Thursday which has a pretty powerful rig (2.8GHz core 2 duo, 9800 GTS, 4 gig ram, vista 32 bit ultimate). This notebook is a little less powerful than my desktop but it importantly has a NVidia graphics card. Most of you will have the game by then but I'll at least be able to do my own little ATI vs NVidia comparison.

[Gordonfreeman]

QUOTE (AussieDave27 @ Dec 2 2008, 09:24)

Thank you @ something0987 I'll look into that. That's only happened twice though. The rest of the time it's been the "This program has stopped working" I'm very sorry for the delay guys. The problem is that I simply can't get the game to work. It either crashes during the intro movie or crashes after a second or two once the first bit loads up with me in the car at the dock. Oh and I can't change my settings back to the highest possible without a crash. I'll keep on trying. On a different note, I'm expecting a notebook delivery on Thursday which has a pretty powerful rig (2.8GHz core 2 duo, 9800 GTS, 4 gig ram, vista 32 bit ultimate). This notebook is a little less powerful than my desktop but it importantly has a NVidia graphics card. Most of you will have the game by then but I'll at least be able to do my own little ATI vs NVidia comparison.

dude its all good, hope it will work soon