Bald/hair glitch - Report here please!

Had this happen to me for the first time when I rolled up a female BM a couple nights ago. Haircut 22, Style 01.

The first night it was disappearing sporadically while I was fighting in the water for the first time. The next day it happened once at the login screen, which I was able to fix with the two-day modify function, but then it happened again when I logged in- modified again and it hasn't happened since. (Kept the hair the same, just tweaked a few things, changed them back, and saved.)

Graphics are running at max settings, and haven't tweaked them since this started.

Got about 12 hours left on my free modify, but if it happens after that I'm screwed until my late-20s free Makeover Scroll

Try turning down your water settings to minimum. That helps out a lot (though I miss the pretty water)

I have to write something, because the GMs are looking at it wrong. This issue with the balding is NOT happening to people using Windows XP with Direct 9.0c. This issue ONLY happening to Windows Vista and 7 users because of Direct X 10 and 11, both of which have a sort of emulated way of trying to be backwards compatible with Direct X 9.0c.

So I suggest mentioning this to the developers, because it's kinda important.

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System 1

Duel Radeon 4870 X2, using Windows XP, no balding.
Duel Radeon 4870 X2, with Windows 7, balding.

Same thing for an alternative nVidia video card (can't remember model) which was in the system as well.

System 2
Single Radeon 3200, using Windows XP, no balding.
Single Radeon 3200, using Windows Vista or 7, balding.

System 3
Single Radeon 3870, using Windows XP, no balding.
Single Radeon 3870, using Windows 7, balding.

I had one more system, it's dead and it had an nVidia video card and it was exactly the same as the other three. Win XP, no balding; Win Vista or 7, balding.

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Those systems brought me to the conclusion that this problem was Vista and 7 related. Since I knew about how Direct X 10 and 11 worked, it was pretty clear to me after that, that this issue was related to that. Also, since long ago, there has been the bald hair (and weapons) looking through the waterfall in Arch thing. Since this happens in XP, Vista, and 7. This brought me to a second conclusion, that the developers are drawing things onto the screen in a non-standard way. Which would mean, though it is partially Direct X 10 and 11's fault, it also heavily lies with the developers and how they drew objects on the screen. Which for one reason or another, Direct X 10/11 can't emulate that same thing that the original Direct X 9.0c had, which is, even possibly, a flaw.

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Oh yeah, and for those Vista and 7 users who have "fixed it." Just be glad the Direct X 10/11 is kicking in and working 100% correctly. All it is, is a mere fluke. Nothing more, nothing less

Woo, all right, I'm done writing what I wanted to, now I can go back and play joyfully with a non-balding panda. b:pleased (If anyone responds, I might not respond back quickly, because I usually don't pay much attention to the forums)

using win7? if so there is da problem

ChesireLeo - Dreamweaver wrote: »

she uses vista...

under settings (options) enable character customization?

hmm can't see hair when making a char...you can try uninstalling the game and reinstalling it then go to its properties and click the compatablity tab then check the "run as administrator" and try and see if that works

Here's what I'm talking about with the partial transparency layer. If I bump the camera up slightly the hair goes back to normal... The bottom of the hair has my skin color like the hair is just mapped to my head texture, then it goes completely transparent at the shoulder where it shouldn't be because my back is there.

well, 1 I doubt it's vista/windows 7 for one main reason.

I just did a makeover, and well came out with a very different face compared to the one I was looking at when making it. Then I had my brother fly to me on his laptop with xp. And he saw me bold. which I didn't nor my friend ( I sit on windows vista home). Not sure what my friend sit on.

Anyways reloging the xp computer still bald, relog me and now both I and my friend and my brother see me as bald. Which is very very weird.

Everything looked fine in the change room.

Male: BladeMaster
os, Vista Home Premium 64bit
Graphic card. Nvidia Gforce 9800GT
processor intel core 2 quad 9300.


Seeing as ppl saw me differently when I exited compared to what I saw, something is wrong. but after relog everyone saw me the same way as I saw me. Also friend said my face changed after relog which I didn't notice. so she might have seen what I saw in change room.

if we change computer so me on xp I still look the same

it is HARDLY only windows vista and 7 because im running windows XP and it still happened to me twice on 2 characters. which i wish the GMs would give me some way to fix.....*cough cough*..... and its not even because of the water it one day just logged in and poof no hair on my char at lchar selection screen.....

they could at least insert the modify appearances scroll in my inventory so i can fix it myself.

Race: Untamed
Gender: Female
IGN: Sheburn

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220
Driver Version: 8.17.11.9562

I couldn't figure out which ini file was for which character. I don't have the bald head issue just a weird new hair style. No previous screen shot, but this is what it looks like now.

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg73/leshasplace/ss.jpg

I don't like the new look and would like to get the old hairstyle back or be able to change it to something else.

how are you suppose to know which hair style it is? it doesn't have the name of the char?

I originally had that poofy, wavy hair style on my Cleric...I log in to see her hair has become radically different. o__O

How about any race that goes underwater.

My main character's hair style changed from the nice curly/wavy one to this ugly thing with a big bow on top of her head. I do /not/ like it at all and would like the old style back.

Original: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/FrozenTearsPhotos/PWSek.jpg

New: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/FrozenTearsPhotos/wronghair.jpg

Blademaster
Female


I couldn't figure out the hair files.

Graphics Card: GForce8400 GS

Driver version: 182.5