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[Xelah]

So, about once an hour or so, when I get into a match, it starts looking like I'm playing from an ATARI. I can't read the text and everything is block-like. Then the countdown starts, and then everything turns black. The game hasn't crashed because I can still hear everything that is going on. If I wait long enough, the match eventually ends and goes back to the lobby... then crashes. The only solution I have is to alt+F4 out, then relaunch the game.

[Pershaw]

Post your system specs.

[Archtype]

I have seen screen shots of this bug before, I swear it was while dropping with the 57th or the doom riders, that i ran into someone who experienced it. As I recall whoever it was took a screen shot and reported the bug. As far as I know it was a 1 time only occurrence. Is this something you have experienced multiple times?

if you continue to encounter this issue, take a print screen and file a bug report.

[SmithMPBT]

Did it look more like Frogger? Kaboom? Pitfall?

[RobinSage]

I remember 'combat' for the Atari 2600....not quite as good graphics as MWO, but close. Very realistic tank combat.....for the time.

[Xelah]

Board and processor:
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Manufacturer BIOSTAR Group
System Model TH61 ITX
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel® Core™ i7-2700K CPU @ 3.50GHz, 3501 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 4.6.4, 6/1/2011
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.17514"
Time Zone Central Standard Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 16.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 15.9 GB
Available Physical Memory 12.4 GB
Total Virtual Memory 31.8 GB
Available Virtual Memory 27.9 GB
Page File Space 15.9 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys




and the video specs:

Name Intel® HD Graphics Family
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0122&SUBSYS_110D1565&REV_09\3&11583659&0&10
Adapter Type Intel® HD Graphics Family, Intel Corporation compatible
Adapter Description Intel® HD Graphics Family
Adapter RAM (247,910,400) bytes
Installed Drivers igdumd64.dll,igd10umd64.dll,igd10umd64.dll,igdumdx32,igd10umd32,igd10umd32
Driver Version 8.15.10.2312
INF File oem9.inf (iSNBD0 section)
Color Planes Not Available
Color Table Entries 4294967296
Resolution 1366 x 768 x 59 hertz
Bits/Pixel 32
Memory Address 0xFE000000-0xFE3FFFFF
Memory Address 0xC0000000-0xCFFFFFFF
I/O Port 0x0000F000-0x0000F03F
IRQ Channel IRQ 4294967290
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\igdkmd64.sys (8.15.10.2312, 11.70 MB (12,263,104 bytes), 2/22/2011 4:40 PM)



Truth be told, it looks most like frogger, but my screenshots from this game always display nothing other than black pixels, so you'll just have to take my word for it that it looks like frogger and not combat.

And yes, this happens routinely. Like I said, about once an hour.

[EternalCore]

Xelah, on 05 November 2012 - 02:32 PM, said:

Board and processor:
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Manufacturer BIOSTAR Group
System Model TH61 ITX
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel® Core™ i7-2700K CPU @ 3.50GHz, 3501 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 4.6.4, 6/1/2011
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.17514"
Time Zone Central Standard Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 16.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 15.9 GB
Available Physical Memory 12.4 GB
Total Virtual Memory 31.8 GB
Available Virtual Memory 27.9 GB
Page File Space 15.9 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys




and the video specs:

Name Intel® HD Graphics Family
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0122&SUBSYS_110D1565&REV_09\3&11583659&0&10
Adapter Type Intel® HD Graphics Family, Intel Corporation compatible
Adapter Description Intel® HD Graphics Family
Adapter RAM (247,910,400) bytes
Installed Drivers igdumd64.dll,igd10umd64.dll,igd10umd64.dll,igdumdx32,igd10umd32,igd10umd32
Driver Version 8.15.10.2312
INF File oem9.inf (iSNBD0 section)
Color Planes Not Available
Color Table Entries 4294967296
Resolution 1366 x 768 x 59 hertz
Bits/Pixel 32
Memory Address 0xFE000000-0xFE3FFFFF
Memory Address 0xC0000000-0xCFFFFFFF
I/O Port 0x0000F000-0x0000F03F
IRQ Channel IRQ 4294967290
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\igdkmd64.sys (8.15.10.2312, 11.70 MB (12,263,104 bytes), 2/22/2011 4:40 PM)



Truth be told, it looks most like frogger, but my screenshots from this game always display nothing other than black pixels, so you'll just have to take my word for it that it looks like frogger and not combat.

And yes, this happens routinely. Like I said, about once an hour.

1. Your Motherboard( BioStar TH61 ITX ) is meant to be a media Mini-ITX board, Which is not for heavy gaming.
2. Because the info above, the Intel® HD Graphics Family Chipset is Not meant for Heavy gaming.

Solution: Buy a new Motherboard(Normal ATX board) and a Gaming Graphics card!

Edited by EternalCore, 05 November 2012 - 05:14 PM.

[GL Chozo4]

EternalCore, on 05 November 2012 - 04:35 PM, said:

1. Your Motherboard( BioStar TH61 ITX ) is meant to be a media Mini-ITX board, Which is not for heavy gaming.

Solution: Buy a new Motherboard(Normal ATX board) and a Gaming Graphics card!

All they need is at least a dedicated graphics solution as even a mini-itx board is still capable of handling gaming such as this. They aren't much difference performance wise other than not having as high-quality components due to lower power draw, fewer expansion slots (only 1 pci-e x16 usually), and being more picky with overclocking (not in the scope of this topic).. Their main problem is the intel video chipset hands-down which is easily bypassed with a decent card installed.

@OP - Put simply, your intel chipset is what is causing the issue. Intel chipsets for video graphics solutions are notorious for being problematic and/or incompatible with many forms of gaming. Intel makes budget line video for basic needs that are essentially limited in their capabilities and are usually the source of issues such as this (either from overheating or poor driver support). The best suggestion overall is to shop around for a PCI-E graphics card that should fit your case (unsure of its' size considering you have an mITX board. Could easily get say.. an Nvidia GTX 2xx series card for around ~$100 or less used online such as a GTX260, 280, or even a GTX 295.

Edited by GL Chozo4, 05 November 2012 - 06:29 PM.

[Name60014]

Take the cartridge out and blow on it. You could also swab it with a q-tip or if you're feeling adventurous; try a little bit of rubbing alcohol.

[Domush]

This exact issue happens to me on my gaming rig, which IS meant for games. It also happens about once an hour to all of my clan mates as well. If you do an alt-enter to vary between windowed and full-screen enough times it will come back to real graphics, but the frame rate will be about 2 FPS, so it's unplayable.

This bug has been tracked down by players as a video memory leak, where the game never clears the video RAM at the end of each round.