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BC Forums => BC Technical Support => Solved Problems => Topic started by: angryandorian on August 04, 2011, 01:04:58 PM
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I got a dell XPS with a Nvidia GeForce 525m Card. Apparently it also has an integrated Intel HD card, but switches to the Nvidia card when playing games. However, Bridge Commander isn't detecting the Nvidia card, only the intel one. I can't select a resolution beyond 1024x768, nor I can I adjust AA settings. Editing the options.cfg doesn't work, neither does forcing the game to detect the nvidia card on the nvidia control panel work either.
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the new kobayashi maru supports higher resolutions, other than that i have no clue as to how to achieve that. as for your graphics card issue, im at a loss for that.
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maybe BC isnt detecting the NVidia because the NVidia is not programmed to run with games? dell sometimes use NVidia for graphics pre processing and not for actuall use.
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Yeah I know about KM Mod, but my problem is that the game won't recognize Nvidia. I think it might be what flarespite said, but I don't know of any way to get around this.
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With nvidia optimus you should be able to select the graphic card by right clicking on the executable.
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I know, I've tried it and it doesn't seem to be working.
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That usually works.
Btw: Nvidia Optimus is using a whitelist to autodetect programs that are graphics intensive (Needs nvidia card).
BC, as many other programs is not on this list. Thats why you need to set the graphic card manually. Its as simple as that.
Oh and I expect current Intel Graphics on Sandy Bridge to be fast enough to run old BC on high resolution as fast as nvidia.
What is your native display resolution?
Uhm, does BC even have an AA setting?
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Well I tried adding the stbc.exe to the list. I tried selecting the Nvidia card option when right clicking on the exe. The game does not want to detect that card for anything! Is there another way?
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How do you know that it does not work?
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Cause when I click on the Graphics options in the game the Intel HD Graphics card is listed but the Nvidia card isn't. Furthermore, in the Nvidia control panel, I have the option to force Anti-Aliasing on the game (Set to 8x). Yet in-game everything is still jagged.
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Odd. I don't see any reason for this to fail.
You do have the latest driver version?
You should probably ask your Vendor.
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Or defiant, the NVidia card he has has been set up for specific purposes only and one of the purposes it is not to do is games?
but still check out your drivers, may be a case of driver database missmatch.
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Or defiant, the NVidia card he has has been set up for specific purposes only and one of the purposes it is not to do is games?
All nvidia graphic cards should be able to do that. Havn't heard of any that can not. (Talking about graphic cards, not Tesla etc)
But can't hurt to get the nvidia model used here.
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It is setup to do games. Fallout 3 detects it fine. So does Unreal Tournament 2004, Star Wars Empire at War, and Star Trek Armada Fleet Operations. I have the latest drivers installed.
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you probably included whether you did this or not but did you install to a default directory or a custom one?
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I get get the same results with both.
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Is there a way to at least force anti-aliasing on an Intel Card?
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Which intel card?
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HD 3000
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On Sandy Bridge Configurations you should be able to enable MSAA up to 4x in the control panel.
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Unfortunately I don't seem to have the option in my Intel Control Panel, not even in the advanced settings. There wouldn't be an alternative, would there?
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now IM starting to have issues here.... :bitch:
i had to redo my install, now it WONT allow me to run @ 1024x768 Res, NOR will it allow me to force AA on an intel 965 chipset (mainly because i CANT find the option... if it even exists on this. :doh:)
everytime i try to apply the resolution change, the screen just flickers and then crashes to the desktop, nothing in the console dump either to tell me what the dilly is.
dammit playing on a 800x resolution is just hell.
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CyAn1d3, whats your native screen mode? Also, old intel graphic cards doesn't have AA: Only the newest generation has.
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I've fixed the problem apparently. For anyone owning a Dell XPS and having this problem, download the latest drivers from the NVIDIA website, not from Dell. Thanks to Defiant and all the others for their help.