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What happens is this: I'll be flying along as normal, and all of a sudden my FPS will drop like a rock, then all stations/asteroids will turn into yellow rectangles, and soon after the whole map will turn yellow. I've tried installing older drivers to fix the problem, I've tried installing newer drivers to fix the problem... but what I've found works as a short term fix is to disable and then re-enable hardware rendering.

This happened before I installed the hi-res pack, and continues to happen (with the same frequency) after I installed the hi-res pack.

I think the only 'real' solution to this is using the Alpha, but I'm not sure.

Otherwise... Hold you bladder better

Does this happen without teamspeak overlay?

I'm super suspicious of any graphics interaction with alleg lately. I did happen to have a similar problem that I was able to fix by removing and re seating my graphics card but I'm more inclined to think it's TS Overlay.

I got this after I updated NVidia drivers.

My current solution is to use the Alpha build.

@wasp: not sure, but I think it's happened without TSOverlay.

@rest: noob question but alpha build of what?

what driver version are you using on your GFX?

phoenix1 wrote:QUOTE (phoenix1 @ Apr 11 2009, 06:27 AM) @wasp: not sure, but I think it's happened without TSOverlay.

@rest: noob question but alpha build of what?

Alpha build of alleg.

TO fix this (I had it) I just alt+tabed out and it or ctrl+enter'ed twice!

driver version: 6.14.11.7948

It's a feature, not a bug.

My brother, InfinityX has this sort of problem, although there's a little less yellow, just everything like rocks and stations turn yellow, and a big box of yellow over the HUD middle.

When your framerate starts dropping, try ALT+ENTER, which minimizes the size of the screen, I suppose minimize to taskbar would work too, it should freeze for about 3-5 seconds, but Inf has a good comp so yours might be longer. Once everything starts moving again, maximize the screen, and your FPS should be really high and it will reset the time untill the yellowness shows up. Apparently it happens because your drivers and such are too good for an old game like this.

It's a temporary fix, I know, but it works. For Infinity atleast, it might not for you, let me know if it does, then I'll know if it solves all the framerate drop -> yellowness problems.

Edit: Still got the problem? Been a while since you started this thread. You didn't say it was fixed so if it is fixed, and all this typing was in vain, it's YOUR fault XD