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calebporzio · Jan 20, 2008, 04:23 PM // 16:23

this is annoing the heck out of me. i dont know why the game is doing this but when i look at other screenshots and videos there armor is not so mattalic and reflective? if anyone can tell me how to fix i will greatly appreciate this.
thank you!

Earth · Jan 20, 2008, 04:26 PM // 16:26

What?

EDIT: Oh. You mean your armor is metallic and reflecting?

Well, you're a warrior. Warrior armor is made from steel. Steel is, well shiny and reflective.

calebporzio · Jan 20, 2008, 04:34 PM // 16:34

sry i forgot to add the screenshot!

Nadasee · Jan 20, 2008, 04:37 PM // 16:37

What the...
I think this might be becouse of your Graphcard or settings. The ground dosn't seem to be that highdef either.

I remember one that had this Shiny look a few secs after they logged in but it vanished right away. Could be the RAM. Not sure at all.

Check your settings how low/high they are.

calebporzio · Jan 20, 2008, 04:38 PM // 16:38

i tried all levels of detail

Earth · Jan 20, 2008, 04:38 PM // 16:38

Oh, your game is bugged. Either that or your graphics card can't handle it.

I'm not much of a computer person though, so I'll leave other people to handle it

EDIT: Moved to Tech's corner.

Nadasee · Jan 20, 2008, 04:42 PM // 16:42

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Originally Posted by calebporzio

i tried all levels of detail

First off: Has it allways been like this in GW? Having any problems with other games? (Couse then it would be the Graphcard)

Second: What Graphcard do you have then? and how mutch RAM?

calebporzio · Jan 20, 2008, 04:43 PM // 16:43

if anyone else can give me a strait up answer please do my graphics card is "NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 ULTRA"

calebporzio · Jan 20, 2008, 04:43 PM // 16:43

i have 512 mb ram

Nadasee · Jan 20, 2008, 04:48 PM // 16:48

Then i don't know. You should be able to run it on lower then max settings without problems if you only own Prophecies.

Edit: Yet 32 MB isn't mutch for a graphcard nowdays. (That's what i figure you have on yours) So i'm not sure about it at all.

Any speculations from others would be great.

The Bard · Jan 20, 2008, 05:06 PM // 17:06

well your video card is old and not very good (sorry, just telling you the truth). If you have the cash I'd recommend investing in a new card and perhaps some extra ram.
I've seen this problem before and it'd always been the video card. But before you go out and buy some new stuff you could try running the game with the -img command to download everything again. Takes a while though so don't do it when you need the computer :P

BFG · Jan 20, 2008, 05:08 PM // 17:08

Basically, the effect you are seeing is your graphics card choking wihile rendering textures. Go into your graphics options (F11 menu) and untick the radio box beside "Use best texture filtering". This may eliminate the strange effect you are experiencing.

Tachyon · Jan 20, 2008, 05:24 PM // 17:24

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Originally Posted by calebporzio

if anyone else can give me a strait up answer please do my graphics card is "NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 ULTRA"

There's your problem right there! That particular graphics card was out of date when the dinosaurs roaned the Earth, it just isn't up to rendering the latst games at all. Sorry, but the only advice is to ditch it and get something more capable. Also, while you're at it you may want to up your RAM to at least 1GB too, 512MB just won't cut it these days either.

Nadasee · Jan 20, 2008, 05:33 PM // 17:33

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Originally Posted by Azagoth

There's your problem right there! That particular graphics card was out of date when the dinosaurs roaned the Earth, it just isn't up to rendering the latst games at all. Sorry, but the only advice is to ditch it and get something more capable. Also, while you're at it you may want to up your RAM to at least 1GB too, 512MB just won't cut it these days either.

That's the reason yeah. I strongly agree with you.

Looked it up and it seems like it's from 1999, with only 32 mb.
Like i asked you "Calebporzio", If you have seen this or had any problems before.
Didn't get any answer but i'm sure you would have had problems with the new games.

iridescentfyre · Jan 20, 2008, 07:03 PM // 19:03

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Originally Posted by calebporzio

if anyone else can give me a strait up answer please do my graphics card is "NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 ULTRA"

Straight-up answer: Wow, I'm amazed that Guild Wars even starts up on a DirectX 6 card.

Molock · Jan 20, 2008, 09:05 PM // 21:05

I don't recommend updraging your current PC. Its running on AGP (no doubt) which is very outdated. You can pick up a PC that can run GW very very well for ~350$ nowadays.

Roderick Bravehart · Jan 21, 2008, 01:17 AM // 01:17

I recommend that you get a CyberPower PC. They have the LAN Special that you can order with the new AMD Phemon Quad core for $769. Any new computer you buy from a walk-in store will have Vista installed on it, which is terrible for gaming since it uses up so much memory. CyberPower can build your computer exactly the way you want it and they can put XP on it.

Otherwise, look into getting a pre-owned computer. Or even if you're that tight-budgeted, you can pick up the GeForce 7600GS for around $89, it's an AGP card, so it'll probably work with your system and you'll be able to get around 40fps on all high settings. I know this from experience, my old PC was just like yours only with a 16mb card instead.

Etta · Jan 21, 2008, 11:51 AM // 11:51

wow TNT2! that card is like what? nearly a decade old?

Personally I wouldn't recommend upgrade, getting a new cheap pc would be a better choice. But then again I'm guessing you don't play pc games that much, if that the case fine a cheap agp card and upgrade the memory to 1gb. That'll run GW alright just dont expect anything fanncy or high setting.

iridescentfyre · Jan 21, 2008, 01:12 PM // 13:12

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Originally Posted by Roderick Bravehart

Otherwise, look into getting a pre-owned computer. Or even if you're that tight-budgeted, you can pick up the GeForce 7600GS for around $89, it's an AGP card, so it'll probably work with your system and you'll be able to get around 40fps on all high settings. I know this from experience, my old PC was just like yours only with a 16mb card instead.

I definitely cannot recommend this upgrade. The rest of the components in that PC must be at least as old as that TNT2 card... I'm guessing the OP probably has a Pentium III/AMD K7 at 1Ghz or less, PC133 RAM, and if an AGP slot at all, it will undoubtedly be 2x-4x speed. As a rule of thumb, don't bother upgrading if your PC isn't at least from this decade.

Tatile · Jan 21, 2008, 01:27 PM // 13:27

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Originally Posted by iridescentfyre

I definitely cannot recommend this upgrade. The rest of the components in that PC must be at least as old as that TNT2 card... I'm guessing the OP probably has a Pentium III/AMD K7 at 1Ghz or less, PC133 RAM, and if an AGP slot at all, it will undoubtedly be 2x-4x speed. As a rule of thumb, don't bother upgrading if your PC isn't at least from this decade.

The case could still be salvagable, that is if the OP wants to build a new computer. I've got quite a nice volvo-like computer case that's so old it was made in the UK and had a SoundBlaster in when we took it apart. Except for a double-button-hit turn on issue, Skippy here is doing well.

But yes, you really need to upgrade that computer. Pop in to the local computer shop and have them quote you an all-round home PC (go for OEM XP, it's cheaper and support can be found on the internet), basic 1Gig RAM.