White Textures and Environment

[kf19 10]

Hello

I just purchased ARMA 2 and in game 95 % of the trees are all bleach white and the grass is also white

There are also white fences walls etc.

Explosions dont appear in game.

The screen also occasionaly flashes white and gray (mostly at night) making it impossible to see.

I have nvidia (Windows XP) and am almost positive I fulfill the minimum requirements for the game.

Any help you could give me would be great

Thanks

kf19

[a wild goat 0]

Turn white supremacist mode off

[no use for a name 0]

make sure your settings in the nvidia control panel are set to application controlled for Arma2

[That guy 10]

I have the exact same problem with my arma II on this machine. it is caused by the processor being far to slow to keep up with the game (I have 1.6 dual core)

most textures do not render, there are no particle effects, and lots of objects have a very very low draw distance (10s of meters rather than 100s)

what are your computer specs specifically? I am guessing your processor is slow

[kf19 10]

I have the exact same problem with my arma II on this machine. it is caused by the processor being far to slow to keep up with the game (I have 1.6 dual core)

most textures do not render, there are no particle effects, and lots of objects have a very very low draw distance (10s of meters rather than 100s)

what are your computer specs specifically? I am guessing your processor is slow

Not computer savey but my system info is

Intel® Core2 CPU

6600 @ 2.40 GHz

2.39 GHz, 2.00 GB of RAM

Not sure what that means or if it helps.

Thanks

kf19

[Bulldogs 10]

Try adding -winxp to your shortcut

[kf19 10]

Try adding -winxp to your shortcut

I tried that it didnt help.

Thanks anyway,

kf19

[special_air_service 10]

Not computer savey but my system info is

Intel® Core2 CPU

6600 @ 2.40 GHz

2.39 GHz, 2.00 GB of RAM

Not sure what that means or if it helps.

Thanks

kf19

well ur procie isn't too slow , since the minimum requirement is dual core 2.00 GHZ...have u patch the game to the latest ? 1.04

[kf19 10]

well ur procie isn't too slow , since the minimum requirement is dual core 2.00 GHZ...have u patch the game to the latest ? 1.04

Yes I have. Well I downloaded it (I assume thats all I have to do ie. I dont have to turn it "on").

After talking to some people where I work they said its probably the video card (graphic card?), if that makes sense to you guys.

My PC is about 5 years old so...

I dont care if I have to play on low settings but at this stage its downright unplayable.

The newest PC games I own are Empire TW and Cryses and they run just fine.

Thanks for all your help

kf19

[Bulldogs 10]

When you start up the game, what number is in the lower right hand corner of the screen?

Also, what video card (or graphics card, either is correct) are you using?

[That guy 10]

Yes I have. Well I downloaded it (I assume thats all I have to do ie. I dont have to turn it "on"). kf19

Just be sure you have installed the patch, thats how you turn it "on";)

But failing that i guess just do the standard routine of making sure your drivers are up to date

[kf19 10]

When you start up the game, what number is in the lower right hand corner of the screen?

Also, what video card (or graphics card, either is correct) are you using?

1.01.57671

Heres my video card info:

Prossesor: GeForce 7900 GTX

Video BIOS version: 5.71.22.34.07

IRQ:16

Bus:PCI Express x16

Memory:512 MB

ForceWare version: 84.21

TV Encoder Type: NVIDIA integraded

Hope that helps

Thanks

kf19

[santafee 10]

well you playing still on the retail version.

downloading a patch on your pc is not enough=)^^

just doubleclick on the downloaded file and execute the setup

[kf19 10]

Heres some more of my systems info

Microsoft Windows XP

Media Center Edition

Version 2002

Service Pack 3

Dell XPS DX G061

Intel® Core2 CPU

6600 @ 2.40 GHz

2.39 GHz, 2.00 GB of RAM

Hope this helps. Thanks guys your help means alot.

kf19

---------- Post added at 04:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:36 PM ----------

When I downloaded the demo from steam a while back I had the same problem, makeing me think its the graphic card.

I wanted to play the game so bad I convinced myself it was steams fault (not smart haha). But hopefully ill get it working soon.

kf19

Edited December 17, 2009 by kf19

[special_air_service 10]

1.01.57671

Heres my video card info:

Prossesor: GeForce 7900 GTX

Video BIOS version: 5.71.22.34.07

IRQ:16

Bus:PCI Express x16

Memory:512 MB

ForceWare version: 84.21

TV Encoder Type: NVIDIA integraded

Hope that helps

Thanks

kf19

7900 GTX is just a bit better than the minimum requirement, yes probably it is the main problem here...

1.01.57671 ? that means ur game weren't in 1.04 patched...

Either u can wait for 1.05 newest patch which will released in this end of december 2009 or if u can't wait any longer, than download the latest patch 1.04

And 1 more thing, since ur trouble is on the graphic aspect right ? have u try 191.07 Nvidia WHQL driver (12% performance increase in ArmA II) or u can try the latest which is 195.62 WHQL, either r good to use.

I hope it will help :)

Edited December 18, 2009 by Special_Air_Service

[kf19 10]

7900 GTX is just a bit better than the minimum requirement, yes probably it is the main problem here...

1.01.57671 ? that means ur game weren't in 1.04 patched...

Either u can wait for 1.05 newest patch which will released in this end of december 2009 or if u can't wait any longer, than download the latest patch 1.04

And 1 more thing, since ur trouble is on the graphic aspect right ? have u try 191.07 Nvidia WHQL driver (12% performance increase in ArmA II) or u can try the latest which is 195.62 WHQL, either r good to use.

I hope it will help :)

I succesfully downloaded the patch (it now says 1.04.)

However it did not fix my problem.

Quick question, does patch 1.4 include all the previous patches?

Those Nvidia WHQL drivers, are they just settings or could I purchase them at a store?

Could you guys recomend a new video card to me?

I dont need the best of the best but I need to be sure it would be good enough to fix my problem (Assuming it is the problem).

If you could that would be great.

Thanks

kf19

[teaboy 10]

I succesfully downloaded the patch (it now says 1.04.)

However it did not fix my problem.

Quick question, does patch 1.4 include all the previous patches?

Those Nvidia WHQL drivers, are they just settings or could I purchase them at a store?

Could you guys recomend a new video card to me?

I dont need the best of the best but I need to be sure it would be good enough to fix my problem (Assuming it is the problem).

If you could that would be great.

Thanks

kf19

You download the drivers direct from nvidias website free of charge just like you did the patch from the game itself.

heres link for windows xp nvidia driver http://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/winxp_195.62_whql_uk.html just click download.

[kf19 10]

You download the drivers direct from nvidias website free of charge just like you did the patch from the game itself.

heres link for windows xp nvidia driver http://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/winxp_195.62_whql_uk.html just click download.

I cant thank you enough!

I downloaded the 195 one and its back to normal!

Thanks a bunch man.

Sincerly,

kf19