Author Topic: New PC having graphics issues w/ Layo (Read 909 times)

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 17, 2011, 12:54:07 pm »

Ok it wasnt Enzo, it was Dot who I crash each time I try and open the bag on page 1 of her inventory... that is still happening after this complete uninstall and reinstall.

Chazzler · « **Reply #21 on:** July 17, 2011, 01:13:20 pm »

Try These for Windows 7 (if you have 64-bit OS)
Or These for Windows 7 (if you have a normal 32-bit OS)

Filatus · « **Reply #22 on:** July 17, 2011, 01:40:53 pm »

It does sound like an issue with privileges. When I switched to Windows 7, I just copied the NWN folder from my old hard disk and I could play it right away.

Not sure you have access to the hard disk of your old machine?

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 17, 2011, 01:48:58 pm »

Wish i could have tried that but my old PCs Hard Disk died... thats why I got the new PC.

Anything that is "old" as in dyed clothing or item appearance in my inventory. I can see just fine, and it looks just fine. Its anything with what I call the "newer" dye color or inventory item appearance that looks silver on a person and looks invisible or a white block in my inventory.

That is why I still think its a file issue.. but how can it be when everyone else downloades the same files I just did yesterday and they have no issue.

I guess I give up.

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 17, 2011, 02:05:17 pm »

Quote from: Chazzler

Try These for Windows 7 (if you have 64-bit OS)
Or These for Windows 7 (if you have a normal 32-bit OS)

This seems to have insalled some nvidia control panel to my PC. Though it hasnt changed the issue of silver coated clothing when its a "newer dye" nor the white and invisible items in my inventory.

I looked all thru the settings of this Nvidia control panel but I dont see anthing that will help.

Hellblazer · « **Reply #25 on:** July 17, 2011, 02:07:22 pm »

IN the control center for nvidia, you can set the graphic settings for each program independently. Select NWN in the list, then set it so that it is set by the game, not overwritten or enhanced by the control center.

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #26 on:** July 17, 2011, 02:11:52 pm »

I am not seeing where to do this in the nvidia control panel HB. Can you tell me where I should be looking?

Hellblazer · « **Reply #27 on:** July 17, 2011, 02:31:39 pm »

I will have to get back home and I'll post a few pics about where you can find this.

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #28 on:** July 17, 2011, 02:39:07 pm »

I see some settings in the manage 3D settings section and it lets me search for games/programs. In the list I see
Neverwinte rNights (nwn.exe)
Neverwinter Nights (nwmain.exe)

Then it gives me the buttons to add remove or restore (looks like I can only click the add button). I jsut dont know where to add something... if I am supposed to.

Anyway.... stopping to watch Womens World Cup Final... GO USA!!

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Hellblazer · « **Reply #29 on:** July 17, 2011, 03:37:26 pm »

yes that would be where you need to go. You need to select (click) on the nwn.exe that it gives you, then you should be able to change the setting in the window below it.

Filatus · « **Reply #30 on:** July 17, 2011, 03:40:54 pm »

Isn't nwn.exe the launch menu? Think it's nwnmain.exe that is launching the actual game.

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #31 on:** July 17, 2011, 05:11:50 pm »

Ive set as many settings as I could find back to application controlled. But my issue remains. So I set everything back to restore to default, still same issue.

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #32 on:** July 17, 2011, 09:30:13 pm »

Dots issue of the crash when opening a specific bag has been addressed. (Thank you Redeemer) The design of a warhammer was the culprit. Even Redeemer said it acted as if it was trying to crash his machine when he looked at the item.

Still having the liquid metal appearance on any armor that has newer dye color. It goes beyond clothing... because Dot's hair looks liquid silver to me... also my dark elf... all the skin on his body looks like liquid metal. Because when he was created I must have chosen one of those same "newer" colors from the pallete.

At this point the game is indeed playable... but certainly odd seeing myself and so many other people with liquid metal parts to their armor or skin.

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darkstorme · « **Reply #33 on:** July 17, 2011, 09:57:18 pm »

I'd suggest trying out a few different drivers for your card, then - the liquid silver effect is something I saw on one of my cards when I had a particular driver installed. It has to do with how the new textures work.

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #34 on:** July 17, 2011, 11:41:44 pm »

Ive found an archive of older drivers. I will work on that.

Chazzler · « **Reply #35 on:** July 18, 2011, 04:33:29 am »

You could also try this, no idea if it will do anything... But a try is a try *shrugs*

Go to where you installed NWN at, then go back one step through the directory tree (like: "\\games\\" if you installed NWN to "\\games\\nwn"), select the appropriate NWN folder of yours, click with the left right mouse button on it (left button of course, if you're left handed and have your mouse set so), click Properties, select the "Security" tab from the top, go to "Added Properties" or whatever the button is called below the list of Rights, go to "Owner" bar on the top, click the only selectable option "Change", then "Other Users or Groups", then "Added Properties", on the right side of the you should see "Search" (click on it), select the log in name you use to log in to your Windows (likely the fifth name on the list, after Event Log Readers user), click OK, click OK at the previous menu where you can see your name chosen, check the box below "Added Properties" that says "replace ownership of content and objects", click OK.
There should be a brief moment when Windows changes the ownerships, then a pop up window that says "If you have changed the ownership of this object, you should close it's Properties Bar", click OK on it, your username should now have a check or "V" symbol on the Full Rights checkbox at the "Security"-menu. if not, click "Change"-button that is between the two scroll-boxes, click your username, and check the Full Rights checkbox on Allow, click OK, and click OK.

Now go back to Properties of NWN, uncheck the Read Only checkbox, and click Apply or OK, this won't change the properties of your \\games\\nwn\\ folder itself, but it should change the properties of the files and folders Inside \\games\\nwn\\ to more suitable ones.

Didn't hurt for me to do this change, so I doubt it hurts your installation either. No idea at all if it will help, but a try is a try.

PS. I have long thought there might be an "Obscurity" tab/menu somewhere in Windows 7, but I have yet to find it (har har)

Dorganath · « **Reply #36 on:** July 18, 2011, 08:05:56 am »

It's the "Security" tab on US/English versions of Windows.

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #37 on:** July 19, 2011, 11:32:41 pm »

Kinda difficult to follow but im about 85% sure I completed these instructions. My issue remains. anything colored with "newer" color appears to me as liquid silver.

At this point I am hesitant to mess around with older drivers for my vid card... in getting this issue with NWN resolved I dont want to create issues with other games, and apps.... which I have no issues now.

Hellblazer · « **Reply #38 on:** July 20, 2011, 02:20:44 am »

Well this is what you could do. YOu could create a partition on your hardrive and install your OS twice. Doing this would allow you to have one partition with older driver, while the other with the new driver. This way when you are in the mood for NWN you could boot your computer with the partition that is for nwn (old drivers).

darkstorme · « **Reply #39 on:** July 20, 2011, 03:16:43 am »

Switching between drivers is just as easy as booting another copy of the OS - at most, it requires a restart.