[fixed]Display Problem

[Fadex1945]

I downloaded the 1701 A.D. demo maybe two weeks ago, and really liked the game. So I ordered it and received it yesterday. After installing it I've had a weird graphical issue where most menu windows have vertical lines crisscrossing the window, and any text in game also has some distortion.

This was never a problem in the demo version. I checked my demo installation after I installed the full version of the game and now this problem is present in the demo as well, it was DEFINITELY not there when I first downloaded the demo.

Here's a picture of what I am talking about from the demo:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c134/fadex1945/anno1701.jpg

After I first noticed the problem I updated my video card's drivers to the newest version and also updated DirectX, neither improved the issue.

[Betty]

Hey Fadex1945 and welcome "on board"!

Try to set the "Antialiasing" inside the Grafics card Options to "application defined" (or something like that).
Then it should work! :go:

[Dobber]

Are those lines not part of the game? That shows up in my game every time a visitor comes to town. I notice in the sceenshot the smith is at the towncenter. I thought it was a part of the game to highlight the fact that you had a special visitor. Is it not?

[Betty]

Oh, I just thought of the lines over the Warehouse menu... :silly:
The light indeed shows up every time a Guest of Honor visits the town.

[Dobber]

Oh, I just thought of the lines over the Warehouse menu... :silly:
The light indeed shows up every time a Guest of Honor visits the town.

Sorry, my bad! I didn't notice those lines, those are obviously the ones they were talking about.
I saw the other lines and immediately jumped to a conclusion!
I will crawl back in my hole and lick my wounds of embarassment! :embarras:

[Betty]

I will crawl back in my hole and lick my wounds of embarassment! :embarras:
Could a lure you out of you hole - with some chocolates? :biggrin:

We have had this littel visual problem very often at the german board, so this is an answer I gave very often... :wink:

[Dobber]

Could a lure you out of you hole - with some chocolates? :biggrin:



Chocolates won't do it, but french fries will! :biggrin:

[Fadex1945]

Thank you, problem fixed!

[JDB229]

I have the same problem..what shall i do??

[LadyH]

I have the same problem..what shall i do??
Hi JDB229

welcome in the forum :halloha:

just read what Betty answered first

[JDB229]

On grapics card option it dosen't say "application defined" any place :sad:

[RoadRunner]

Could you give us a bit more details, please?

What is your graphic card, and which driver version do you use?

[JDB229]

Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2GHz
Memory: 1024MB RAM

Card name: RADEON X600 Series (Omega 2.6.87)
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc. (Omega 2.6.87)
Chip type: RADEON X600 (0x5B62)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play-skjerm
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200

Do someone what i shall do..?? all text in game also has some distortion...

[JDB229]

can this not be fixed?? :sad: :sad:

[LadyH]

can this not be fixed?? :sad: :sad:
you can fix it

just take a closer look at your ATI Settings
there's a tool ... Catalyst Control Center ??

set Anisotrop Filter and Anti-Aliasing-Settings to application controlled
however it's called by ATI

[Flying Dutchman]

rightclick anywhere on your desktop->properties

go to the last tab, hit the 'advanced' button

ATI control panel will pop up

go to the '3d' tab, and then you can set things to application controlled (or whatever its called in english versions)

Some things may be named differently, i havent updated my 3d drivers in 3 years (never needed to, so never will, im lazy)