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Charr Killer · Nov 02, 2005, 02:01 AM // 02:01

post a pic of the open 3d analyze screen becuz i dont have it

Shanksie · Nov 12, 2005, 04:18 PM // 16:18

I'm going to sticky this for a while so it's easy to find.

Lambentviper · Nov 19, 2005, 02:35 PM // 14:35

Ill post my problem. When dealing with inventory items my game will blue-screen crash about 85% of the time. Same with when i trade. whenver i talk to a collector, i get the ialmrnt5 display driver stopped working thing, o boy. And now, randomly when im fighting monsters, i get the blue screen crash.

I have a 82845G on-board i do believe.

Ive tried:
The 6.14.10.3943 driver from the given link. --It doesnt exist.
That 3danalayze. Game still crashes regularly.
I cant find anywhere to change my adapters 3D settings or anything.
I cant find anywhere where to edit Extrem Graphics options and open "GL"
Cant find the memory footprint thing to change

And i really dont wanna spend $200 on a new card that might not even work.

EternalTempest · Nov 19, 2005, 03:48 PM // 15:48

The Intel video card chipsets are not supported by Anet / GuildWars (most likely due to there limited direct x support) any low end gaming card and up from Nvidia should run Gw and other games fine.

I have been able to use this to get my dell laptop w/ 82845G to work but use it off and on so not able to do a "burn in" test. It did fix a lot of crashing that was happening.

Also give try this link: http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scri...D=865&lang=eng

I think Intel changed there web page structure since that post. It should give you OS choice for 82845G (not any other's or the 82845 Express).

Lambentviper · Nov 19, 2005, 05:46 PM // 17:46

thank you, im installing it now as we speak. It seems to be working fine now (no crashes). w00t. But is there anyway to get the graphics to look better? It takes about 5 mins to load maps which really sucks. Even in PvP by the time i load the map my team has either lost or won. There are no shadows, reflections, or dreamy glows anywhere the terrain is usually square and edged. Would this be solved with another, better GFX Card such as the GeForce MX4000 128MB or the ATI Radeon 9550 256MB? Or is there a way to cut down on load times and sharp, edgy graphics?

coolporsche911 · Nov 27, 2005, 03:09 AM // 03:09

when i lowered the scroll thing a notch in display>advanced>troubleshoot(or something like that) it worked for a while and now it went abck tot hey way it was

Lambentviper · Nov 27, 2005, 03:11 PM // 15:11

same thing happened to me. I guess ill just get a new graphics card :/

slimdim · Dec 16, 2005, 10:26 AM // 10:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nigy

thank you thank you thankyou

i did the thing when you change the slider in the display settings, and it never crashes anymore, and it moves a tad smoother too (it wasnt real bad before i changed the resalution to the minimum)

although whereve i put my pointer, a moud of pixels act up and there are several other graphical deformities as well, BUT IT WORKS.

thank you

I found that if you run the game windowd it stops the deforamtion around the curser, don't know if it will work for you. But hope it helps.

Aaelos · Dec 27, 2005, 03:37 PM // 15:37

I've been having the same problem on my home computer (can't bring my kicking-ass system home with me from university during the holidays

).

It was actually a lot worse to begin with, but after updating drivers and increasing memory footprint crashes are restricted to when I try to use the inventory screen (skills, merchants, and trade windows seem unaffected however....). The link to the correct driver version in the orginal post seems to have been truncated and doesn't work, so for reference, the correct URL is http://drivers.softpedia.com/progDow...load-8679.html

Unfortunately, taking the hardware acceleration slider down a notch causes EXTREME pointer glitches for me (it is in fact completely invisible about 80% of the time, and only 'flickers' on every now and then). Also using 3D analyzer with those settings seems to cause the game to slow down so much that it is unplayable

I'm just fiddling about with it a bit now, hoping to get it sorted out. At least GW is playable, even if I can't use the inventory screen, so thanks to everyone who has contributed here, it was very helpful!

Sprinkles · Dec 28, 2005, 09:12 PM // 21:12

Oh boy! That virtual memory fix sped up my game by far! Thank you so much!!!

The Acolyte · Jan 20, 2006, 02:56 PM // 14:56

I'm having video issues, and Out Of Memory errors, with my Dell laptop. However, the video adapter is the:

Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS, 910GML Express Chipset Family

I have two computers, so please don't give me a hard time about this crappy video card. This is my laptop, and I like to use it to play GW when I'm traveling for work.

My most humble apologies if this was posted in any earlier replies to this thread...I haven't seen a fix that applies to this adapter specifically.

The Acolyte

skinticket · Jan 22, 2006, 03:48 AM // 03:48

2) Go to the advanced display settings for your adapter and edit the 3D settings. Change the memory footprint setting to "High" (it's probably at "Normal" right now). Apparently this forces the driver to constantly reserve the maximum amount of memory it could need. My guess is that the system was low on memory and trying to swap video RAM or something, who knows.

where is this, i cannot find it

Josh · Jan 22, 2006, 04:20 AM // 04:20

Right-Click Desktop
Properties
Settings
Advanced
Troubleshoot

Then find it on there I think.

heist23 · Jan 23, 2006, 05:20 AM // 05:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Acolyte

I'm having video issues, and Out Of Memory errors, with my Dell laptop. However, the video adapter is the:

Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS, 910GML Express Chipset Family

I have two computers, so please don't give me a hard time about this crappy video card. This is my laptop, and I like to use it to play GW when I'm traveling for work.

My most humble apologies if this was posted in any earlier replies to this thread...I haven't seen a fix that applies to this adapter specifically.

The Acolyte

i have this same chip on this laptop here. i haven't found a fix for it, and i've looked around on this thread for an answer, but i haven't found anything. if someone could help me out, it'd be great.

EternalTempest · Feb 01, 2006, 07:56 PM // 19:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by heist23

i have this same chip on this laptop here. i haven't found a fix for it, and i've looked around on this thread for an answer, but i haven't found anything. if someone could help me out, it'd be great.

Try adding -noshaders to the GW.exe short cut. It should disable the DX Shadder support and not stress the card as much.

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=94814

jessekeels · Feb 04, 2006, 10:07 PM // 22:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by RaZoO

I can play Gw on my main comp whenever i want. however, in my laptop i had this same problem. I did all those steps and it stopped crashing . Only think i cant do is sell, every single time i talk to the merchant it crashes.. not a big issue since i can just use my normal comp to sell but i'd be good if i could fix it. Anyone has had this problem?

on my main computer i did these fixes (very helpful) i can drag items and stuff but i cant do anything that has to do with vendors... if anyone has any insite it would be much appreciated.

moriz · Feb 09, 2006, 08:30 PM // 20:30

tried the 3Danalyse program, and now i can play at school! problem is, it messes up the graphics a little bit, like the red/green highlight circles around characters bleeding, random black spots, and colour imbalance (everything shaded red, black, purple, etc)

but overall, it runs, and i'm happy.

tyty · Feb 13, 2006, 03:13 PM // 15:13

Thanks for the help, i myself have an intergrated intel video card and had the same problem. I used the link to download the different version and installed it on my computer. Havent had any problems since, Thank you.

El Pantaloneador · Apr 05, 2006, 02:44 AM // 02:44

http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/GRA...943-WHQL.shtml

Graphics accelerator new page. The one in the first post is a dud...

Charr Killer · May 04, 2006, 12:59 AM // 00:59

ok go to this page:

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=94814

I have the same card and would suggest using the -perf -noshaders -nosound -heapsize xxxxxx (in that order)

where xxxxxx is 1/2 of your RAM (in MegaBytes) times 1,000 it tells you the amount for each of the common RAM amounts (except for ones higher than 1 GB or 1024 MB)(just figure it out yourself [chances are if you have that much you've been thru HighSchool or are in HighSchool now])

Edit: WHY, Moderators, WHY IS THIS NO LONGER A STICKY??
In my opinion this should go back to being a sticky, since this thread enabled me to play GW!!