This bug is cross platform, just putting out here, and is NOT hardware related, you'll see in the link here : (link removed because it didn't actually lead to the bug itself) The original poster had and i7 cpu with a decent card, so I would imagine its not hardware.. Since this bug seems to reletively rare, I made this post in hopes this won't be overlooked.I reinstalled the game so it's not a client bug. It is also probably NOT a driver bug, since I run nvidia, and the bug poster runs amd. Ninja edit: Only happens on scale 2+ planets
For me it's seems like really old problem, I had this on Windows and Linux with proprietary AMD drivers in first builds. You still using 9500 GT or already bought new card?
Have the same thing, on mac. Mid 2010 iMac, 3.2 GHZ Intel Core i3 , 4GB RAM, ATI RAdeon HD 5670 512 MB. Surprisingly it runs PA with 15-30 fps with sometimes lag, but not often. Never had something like this before so it is certainnly an odd bug, not a hardware issue.
It's weird because it's rare and happens on both older and newer drivers and also not just one type. They need to fix this, it makes the game unplayable, and unless you want to get a new driver there's nothing else you can do.
1.Well, I still win matches if I turn on the pathing field ( f11 ) and then use mex strat icons ( Ctrl+ n ) , but overall it degrades the experience because I cant see much of the actual terrain. 2. My card is so old they don't make drivers for it anymore. But in a few months I should get a new system up and running. ( Hows a gtx 780 sound? )
I'm also experiencing this bug. It's not conducive to further play testing of this build. MacOS 10.8.4; MacBook Pro 2011 (thunderbolt); 2.3GHz i7; 8Gb RAM; 256Gb SSD; AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1024Mb VRAM. Happy to provide more info if it's wanted.
Same OSX 10.8.4 MacBook Pro 2012, i7, 8GB, AMD Radeon 6770M 1GB. I stuck up a bug report for the current build.
I guess you could do that if you really want to play the game and have matches, but you have a disadvantage most people don't have and you shouldn't have to use a debug view in order to play the game. This blackness is throwing me off , I'm not going to play until this is fixed. I'm going to get a MacBook Pro ( a 15-inch Retina one) very soon, and I hope it won't encounter the same thing.
The 15" rmbp is great, but does chug in late games with lots of units. Having said that, I haven't tried it on the latest build with the improved virtual texturing. It's my favourite laptop ever though, so I recommend one. Don't forget bootcamp - the mac version is a bit ungainly still.
This bug does effectively make the game unplayable for those affected. The black hide terrain features so you can build your units into dead ends and sometimes it seems to extend above the ground (this maybe due to the mesas and other stuff that cover the planets) I've lost track of a few bots and will only find them when I see an arm or something sticking out from behind something black.
same issue here - running PA through steam on a early 2011 MBP with 8GB of DDR3, 2GHZ quad core i7, and an AMD Radeon HD 6490M 256 MB
same issue here - i have an alienware mx17 r3 with AMD Radeon HD 6970M running WIN7 Pro 64bit. Can't play with it like this - can't see terrain
dxdiag is there - hopefully Beta will fix. I don't think Dell have or plan to release any more Gcard drivers fro the Mx17r3
This happen because of outdated drivers: Code: Card name: AMD Radeon HD 6970M Driver Date/Size: 12/2/2010 09:33:08, 646144 bytes When you update drivers problem will gone. You don't need DELL version of drivers, you need generic drivers from AMD website. Open this url: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/Pages/radeonmob_win7-64.aspx First try to download and run "AMD Mobility Radeon™ Driver Verification Tool". If it's gives you drivers update just use it. If it's says you can't use generic drivers backup important information on laptop and and then just install "Latest Beta Driver". There is some very small chances i't may break your system (it's why I'm always recommend to backup), but usually it's not break anything except some hotkeys like blacklight control. You can try to find information about these problems on internet. PS: New drivers it's only way to fix your problem, no game update fix that problem. So you have no choice anyway.
