When I am playing the game, I get these weird graphics, especially around bright lights and stuff, like when jumping from one sector to another. I have all my graphics and video settings at the highest. No idea what could be causing it, or how to fix it. Heres a screen shot, and my glxinfo. Not a big computer geek, so any instructions would have to be kind of detailed. ;) Would appreciate greatly any replies. Keep up the good work on the great game! :)



bash-2.05b$ glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.3
server glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer
client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
client glx version string: 1.3
client glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info,
GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
GLX_NV_swap_group, GLX_NV_video_out, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
GLX extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_get_proc_address
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce FX 5200/AGP/3DNOW!
OpenGL version string: 2.0.0 NVIDIA 76.67
OpenGL extensions:
GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_fragment_program,
GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, GL_ARB_fragment_shader,
GL_ARB_half_float_pixel, GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multisample,
GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_occlusion_query, GL_ARB_point_parameters,
GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_shader_objects,
GL_ARB_shading_language_100, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,
GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map,
GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine,
GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat,
GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix,
GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_vertex_shader,
GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_S3_s3tc, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_abgr,
GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate,
GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array,
GL_EXT_Cg_shader, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord,
GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_packed_pixels,
GL_EXT_paletted_texture, GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object,
GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color,
GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs,
GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette, GL_EXT_stencil_two_side,
GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc,
GL_EXT_texture_cube_map, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp,
GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3,
GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_texture_lod,
GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_vertex_array,
GL_HP_occlusion_test, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip,
GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_KTX_buffer_region, GL_NV_blend_square,
GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color, GL_NV_depth_clamp, GL_NV_fence,
GL_NV_float_buffer, GL_NV_fog_distance, GL_NV_fragment_program,
GL_NV_fragment_program_option, GL_NV_half_float, GL_NV_light_max_exponent,
GL_NV_multisample_filter_hint, GL_NV_occlusion_query,
GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil, GL_NV_pixel_data_range, GL_NV_point_sprite,
GL_NV_primitive_restart, GL_NV_register_combiners,
GL_NV_register_combiners2, GL_NV_texgen_reflection,
GL_NV_texture_compression_vtc, GL_NV_texture_env_combine4,
GL_NV_texture_expand_normal, GL_NV_texture_rectangle,
GL_NV_texture_shader, GL_NV_texture_shader2, GL_NV_texture_shader3,
GL_NV_vertex_array_range, GL_NV_vertex_array_range2, GL_NV_vertex_program,
GL_NV_vertex_program1_1, GL_NV_vertex_program2,
GL_NV_vertex_program2_option, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap,
GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_SGIX_depth_texture, GL_SGIX_shadow,
GL_SUN_slice_accum
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess

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0x22 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x23 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x24 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x25 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x26 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x27 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x28 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x29 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x2a 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x2b 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x2c 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x2d 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x2e 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x2f 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x30 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x31 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x32 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x33 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x34 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x35 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x36 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x37 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x38 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x39 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x3a 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x3b 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x3c 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x3d 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x3e 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x3f 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon0x40 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x41 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x42 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x43 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x44 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x45 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x46 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x47 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x48 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon

Disable texture compression.

Also, make sure that Texture Depth and the overall image depth are the same. So if you're at 800x600 32bpp using 16bpp textures (or vice versa), it looks bad. And if you're going to use 32bpp (highly reccommended), make sure you are using 24bpp in your xorg.conf.

Well, Texture Compression was already off. And when I set the screen resolution, I don't get anything in parenthesis saying how many bpps I am using, on Hz. Also, I have no option for setting Texture Depth. Any more suggestions? Thanks.

Hmm. I guess the Linux client doesn't have a gui for editing that. Check in config.ini for "texturequality". If you're using 24 bit depth in X, set texturequality to 32. If you're using 16-bit depth in X, set texturequality to 16. If you're using 8-bit depth, you really ought to change it.

Then scroll down in config.ini to the "[Vendetta]" entry. Below that, you should see a field marked "bpp". If your X is set to 24-bit, bpp should be set to 24. If your X is set to 16-bit, bpp should be set to 16. If your x is set to 8-bit, you could try changing bpp to 8, but I doubt it works.

PS: Also, try fullscreen mode and see if that's any better.

ok, I did all that, but it still didn't change anything. I appreciate the help, and I just hope I can get this solved. Do you think I should reinstall Vendetta?

Ok, problem solved! Roguelazer, after applying all the changes you told me too, I just needed to restart the computer for the changes to work. So thanks for your patience and help! *off to play Vendetta with his fixed graphics*

:-)