Curse

Kc Quipor Ultra · Oct 24, 2009, 04:51 PM // 16:51

Hey there
Today i installed Windows 7 and ofcourse Guild Wars :P
Now i loggged in and every time i zone to a other map i got 2/3sec black screen on the loading screen of the zone/map

is this a grafisch driver bug ? but i reinstalled a old driver and a new driver 2x

or is it a bugg of Arenanet ?

moriz · Oct 24, 2009, 04:53 PM // 16:53

it seems to be a mixture of windows 7/vista and drivers. both my laptop and desktop (nvidia on the laptop, AMD/ATI on the desktop) shows the same behavior. it doesn't seem to break anything, except Fraps when you are recording. basically, you don't want to continue recording when you zone, or it will crash your computer.

Kc Quipor Ultra · Oct 24, 2009, 04:59 PM // 16:59

Well before W7 i played GW on vista and then i didn't got that problem :S
and my laptop with W7 got same problem

moriz · Oct 24, 2009, 05:10 PM // 17:10

it's probably a windows 7 issue then. unfortunately, there really isn't a fix for it. it's not game breaking, so it shouldn't matter much.

Kc Quipor Ultra · Oct 24, 2009, 05:12 PM // 17:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by moriz

it's probably a windows 7 issue then. unfortunately, there really isn't a fix for it. it's not game breaking, so it shouldn't matter much.

but its VERY Frustating .......

SpiritSpammer · Oct 24, 2009, 05:30 PM // 17:30

its becuase you have DX11 now

Kc Quipor Ultra · Oct 24, 2009, 05:36 PM // 17:36

So i need to wait till Guild Wars makes a fix ? :S

SpiritSpammer · Oct 24, 2009, 05:41 PM // 17:41

well it bugged me at first. now i hardly notice it. only happens when your loading into a town right?

Elder III · Oct 24, 2009, 05:42 PM // 17:42

do you have the latest driver downloaded directly from your video card manufacturer's website?

Kc Quipor Ultra · Oct 24, 2009, 05:47 PM // 17:47

y i got the newest drivers , but i got it too when i go to pvp and Explore maps

SpiritSpammer · Oct 24, 2009, 06:18 PM // 18:18

should only be happening while your on a loading screen not during a middle of the game. i believe the cause is when the game changes from low res to hi res.

Kc Quipor Ultra · Oct 24, 2009, 06:20 PM // 18:20

its in loading screens from Zoning :P

Slasher of Darkness · Oct 24, 2009, 07:13 PM // 19:13

Have taht too...first i noticed it..nowdays I hardly even see it's there

. So just wait don't worry, you'll get used to it.

Yasuda · Oct 24, 2009, 08:09 PM // 20:09

I had the same problem on Windows 7, but running Guild Wars in Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) compatibility mode solved it for me.

Braxton619 · Oct 24, 2009, 08:59 PM // 20:59

On Vista I had the problem of while zoning i got a black screen for like 2/3 of a second

when I downgraded to XP - no black screen

Kc Quipor Ultra · Oct 24, 2009, 09:01 PM // 21:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yasuda

I had the same problem on Windows 7, but running Guild Wars in Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) compatibility mode solved it for me.

YOU ROCK !!!!

This problem is fixed by this guy !!!!!!

FoxBat · Oct 25, 2009, 05:33 AM // 05:33

Same problems here in win7pro... r4890 in the desktop, core 2 duo macbook running boot camp 3 for laptop (with some nvidia).... unfortunately playing with the compatibility mode settings does nothing for me.

I also notice the desktop showing up sometimes on zone, it's not always a black screen.

FoxBat · Oct 26, 2009, 05:46 AM // 05:46

Bumping because I seem to have found a fix. ^^

The compatibility mode changes are half of what you need. The other part is to update directx 9.0c components, vista and win7 do not ship with all the latest extensions. Some other games may have already installed the right components for you, but GW itself doesn't. You can get an updater to grab the components from microsoft.

So in short:

1) Run the above updater to update your dx 9.0c components.
2) Set your game shortcut to run compatibility mode vista sp 2.