Graphical errors and lag on high-end PC

[vonfrank]

OK, I determinately cant find the mipmap setting. This is what my 3d application settings menu looks like:

[Nebula]

odd you should have it... try switching between advanced and basic views...

[vonfrank]

Tried both. This is the advanced view. It must be under a different name.... but either way, I've tinkered with all of the settings in here and have had no luck at getting rid of the flashy black textures from a far distance.

As for my sound card, I think its a "Integrated IDT 92HD73E Audio" card.
I dont really know much about sound cards so I'm not even sure if this is its actual name or not. 

[Nebula]

It looks to be a bug from AMD... I'd reinstall the GFX drivers because IT SHOULD BE THERE. XD

[vonfrank]

It looks to be a bug from AMD... I'd reinstall the GFX drivers because IT SHOULD BE THERE. XD

I just reinstalled the latest drivers, so I don't think its that.

[Nebula]

new catalyst control center? you uninstalled everything first?

[vonfrank]

Yes, I uninstalled everything.

I followed the instructions on the AMD/ATI websites on how to properly uninstall old versions and reinstall new ones. I also referenced a number of other online sources. So, I'm pretty sure I did it correctly.

[vonfrank]

Sorry for the double post, but I have additional news.

Ok, so I still dont have a solution to the EAX issue. That is something I may not solve, and its not THAT big of an issue....

I noticed this thread http://bc-central.net/forums/index.php/topic,9690.0.html which seems to describe the exact same issue I'm having with the textures in my game. Still no solution.

As far as the framerate issue, I may have jumped the gun by saying it was solved....
Even when there is only one ship on the map, even when I'm just inside the bridge, even when I'm just at the main menu, there is a definite framerate issue in the game (looks like about only 15 - 20 fps). I found this thread http://bc-central.net/forums/index.php/topic,9564.0.html which seems to be describing my same issue. Unfortunately, the solution was to downgrade to Windows 7.... and I really would rather not do that.

Any help out there would be appreciated. Thanks again.

[Nebula]

dumb question but where did you install BC?

[vonfrank]

Well, my PC has 3 drives.... the C drive (for the operating system), the D drive (for recovery) and the E drive (the large one which was empty when it was new)

I install everything in the E drive. The BC path is "E:\GAMES\Activision\Bridge Commander".

Does putting it in a different place make a difference?

EDIT

I put the game in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Bridge Commander" and go the same results.

[eclipse74569]

Well, my PC has 3 drives.... the C drive (for the operating system), the D drive (for recovery) and the E drive (the large one which was empty when it was new)

I install everything in the E drive. The BC path is "E:\GAMES\Activision\Bridge Commander".

Yeah I think you nailed it there...there really isn't much reason to put it in the default folder with Win7 and 8 because it tends to get all glitchy

[vonfrank]

I know its been a bit since I've followed up on this, but since the problem is still not solved, I'm not letting it drop just yet.

Here's the current situation:

Win XP PC
Runs stock BC 1.1 at a solid 60 FPS
Runs my custom install at 60 FPS

Win 8 PC
Runs stock BC 1.1 at 30 FPS even at the main menu
Runs my custom install at 30 FPS even at the main menu

From the looks of it, my new pc cant seem to run the game faster than 30 fps. Since the specs are clearly not the issue there must be some other reason that inhibits the game and prevents it from reaching the full 60 fps.
Could this be due to a 64 bit system having a conflict with a 32 bit game? Does anyone know if BC runs at full 60 fps on windows 7 (which is also 64 bit)? I know that other 32 bit games run fine on my computer, so this may not be the issue either.

Any input would be valuable help to me and the BC community. Thanks 

[Nebula]

do yo have vsync on?

[vonfrank]

I have a setting in the Catalyst Control Panel called "Wait for Vertical Refresh" with the options "Always Off", "Off unless application specifies", "On unless application specifies", "Always ON"

Is this the same as vsync?

[Nebula]

that is vsync. It should be set on "off unless app specifies."

[vonfrank]

Tried that. In fact I've tried all 4 settings and there has been no difference. The game still seems to be limited to 30 FPS.

[vonfrank]

I know I'm reviving this thread after a whole year, but it's my thread and I have finally found a solution.

Apparently, Windows 8 seems to have some issue with limiting the framerate of older games when they run in fullscreen. Therefore, the solution is as simple as disabling fullscreen mode in the options.cfg file.

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[Graphics Options]
Texture Detail|2
Number of Lights|8
MipMaps|1
Display Depth|32
Display Height|1080
LOD Skip|0
Visible Damage|3
Display Device=Direct3D T&L HAL on AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series
Display Width|1920
Fullscreen Mode|1       <------- ***CHANGE THIS TO 0 TO DISABLE FULLSCREEN MODE***
Effect Detail|3
When this setting is changed the game runs at full 60fps with no jitter or lag at all.
Because the game's resolution is set to the same as my desktop's native resolution, the game still looks like it fills the entire screen anyway. So it's a win-win situation. Problem solved with no negative side-effects.

Anyone else having similar problems with Windows 8 (in Bridge Commander or other games too) can try this to solve the issues. I hope it helps!