graphical/crash issues in tideborn zone

Well, the flashing screen thingy is soo usual.

I got 3 computers .a desktop and 2 laptops:

Desktop :
CPU : C2D E2180 @ 2GHz OC'ed at 3GHz
RAM : 3GB DDR2 740 MHz
GPU : Gigabyte GT 220 1GB DDR3 740/1620/840
OS : Windows 7 Ultimate 64bits (6.4 Mark in Windows Evaluation)
HDD : WD Velociraptor 10k RPM 300GB + WD Caviar Blue 500 GB 7900 RPM.
And Works like a Charm ...

BUT :

My Laptop : Dual Core T2130 @ 1,86GHz
Ram : 2 GB DDR 533 MHz
GPU : Ati Radeon X1100
OS : Windows 7 Home premium 32bits (2.7 Mark in Windows Evaluation)
HDD : Generic 160 Gb

and

My Gf's Laptop : Intel Celeron 540 : 1,86GHz
Ram : 2GB DDR 533Mhz
GPU : Intel X3100 Accelerator
OS : Windows 7 Home Premium 32bits (3.0 Mark in Windows Evaluation)
HDD : Generic 120 Gb

Both laptops dont Work,flashing screen at Tideborn island using an Ati and a Intel gpu's,but the nvidia one works fine. (No dont blame Windows nor Ram/cpu,that has nothing to do with it )

Note 1 : Even if the nVidia Computer works ,there are times when FPS drop considerarely (normally i get 40-50 in Archosaur at max settings,but at the same settings in Tideborn island it lowers to 25-35 FPS) so...im guessing its a graphcal error which Nvidia GPU's supports em,barely,but supports em,and Intel nor ATi cannot handle so they crash,most probably (imo) It has something to do with the Shaders (Pixels & Vertexes) and the textures,takeing in fact that they are made quite complex for some low-end GPU but that wouldnt explain High-end ones that crash(Exemple : HD 4870 or HD 5700 Series) also...im woundering if PhysX has anything to do with it...hmm(Tho that wouldn't be logical) but anyways...

So yeah,waiting for a fix ^^

Edit : Wrong post,sorry.

I'm having the same issues. Created a character to see what they were like and each time the game crashed or started blinking. I'm running Vista 64 and while I haven't updated my drivers my original toons work fine. My daughter created a character with the new race and she was able to play all night long. She's running Windows XP. I'm starting to think it might be a compatability issue.

I forgot to say this but I'm also having a problem with the tideborn hair templates. Apart from me, every tideborn is bald! Though when I click on someone and their char miniscreen comes up, the hair is there where it should be

UmbraLupis - Heavens Tear wrote: »

The only answer is to wait and see, folks. I've updated my drivers, changed settings, tried looking in EVERY direction I can. None of it works. So, on Teusday, we ought to get an update- or at least a notice and possible work arounds. It's not specific hardware-I'm using an intel 4 express chipset config. on my laptop, and I have the flashy -ness.
they're working on it, seeing as how it is affecting their player base-a.k.a. their customers-a.k.a. their only fiscal support.
it's irritating, mistakes were made. But this game is a LUXURY, folks, not a neccessity. They are kind enough to provide it for us, and to maintain it as best they can-which is pretty damned good. So, relax, play some other characters, do something else, bide your time. They won't just ignore it.

WTF - you do understand that Perfect World is a business? They arent nice enough to provide us with a game, they provide us with a service that we pay for. They shouldnt sell their product if it doesnt work whether you pay to use the cash shop or not the cash shop is what this game is designed for. If people stop using the cash shop, Perfect world is no more.

Sinoan - Sanctuary wrote: »

I'm telling you it has something to do with the teleporter to the next island. Turning your graphics down wont do anything. I had to glitch my way to it to get the hell out of there now everything works fine. b:pleased

I do agree with the assessment that the Frame Skip problem lies with the teleporter to the next island. I know that this is true for me. but more specifically it has to do with the Bubbles (if that is what they are) that rise on the out side of the building (where the siding is). I noticed that when I was doing the first quest for the TB I could look at the building without any problem from that distance, but as soon I got close enough for the Bubbles to take effect the Frame Skip problem would occur.

I was also experiencing the Blinking screen problem and running PW in windowed mode fixed that.

I am running 32-bit Vista OS on a PC that I built. The video card is an ATI Radeon HD 4870 with the latest drivers and I have DX11 installed.

I hope that this is helpful.

Oddly enough, this problem is happening only on my Windows 7 computer. On my Windows XP computer, it isn't happening.

Master_Chess - Dreamweaver wrote: »

I forgot to say this but I'm also having a problem with the tideborn hair templates. Apart from me, every tideborn is bald! Though when I click on someone and their char miniscreen comes up, the hair is there where it should be

that is becoz u must have the lag button on or customization isnt activated in the game settings. once the customization is on, the characters have hair

It's not the teleporter because wherever a tideborn is arch, 1k, etc... there is a chance my screen decides to disco. This has made pve and pvp virtually impossible and I hope Tuesday brings a fix...and maybe some extra xp to make up for the headache . Oh and this has happened on Windows 7, Vista (both 32 and 64) and XP. Diff comps and diff cards so it has nothing to do with cards. If I had to guess it has to do with model implementation since on the char select screen one char is holding an air of green and another a air of blue.

Huh, I'm surprised no one has said anything in here for a while, considering it seemed to be the most popular thread involving the issue. I guess that didn't stop more repeat threads though. I noticed this update didn't fix the problem (nor the lack of tideborn facial pigment for that matter). You'd think the mods would create a sticky to gather more info about this situation? Or at least commandeer the OP of this one and sticky it? I mean, unless the devs have the answers already and just need the time to make it work, I'd think we may still need to contribute information about it. Or, at least, have people informed so they don't have to go making repeat threads.

What... why was there an update and none of the problems were fixed? Man I thought I was gonna be able to play a tideborn character. I don't even want to create one due to lack of customisation options.

This problem only on ATI cards?

Hmm,the Window mode actually worked for my GF's laptop thats running a integrated accelerator [Intel X3100 (GMA 965)], you might aswell try that with your comp,not sure about ATI cards,but its worth the try tho. Goodluck.

Ohh forgot to post her specs :

Acer Aspire
CPU : Intel Celeron 520 -> 1.86GHz 1MB L2 Cache
FSB : 533
Ram : 2GB DDR2 533MHz
GPU : Intelgrated Acelerator Intel X3100 (GMA 965) 256MB (In theory -_-)
HDD : 120GB Sata 5900 RPM.

ATI graphic cards do appear to be the only ones affected but the problem is not the card. This issue does not exist on other parts of the map other than tideborn. And not all areas of tideborn but just certain areas.

GM's: As much as I would like to blame it on our computers and drivers this is not necessarily our problem. The question is why does this only occur on the new expansion with ATI graphic cards. What's different about this new expansion that causes users with ATI graphic cards to become unstable and blink. And this is not just related to new characters. Any character I take into that realm experiences the same problem.

Same issue, flickering screen when viewing the teleport area.

You can stop it by rotating your camera to look at the ground..so it is obviously a bad texture/model/shader. ATI is not known for it's error correction functionality....

Anyway, this is not a problem with people's computers..this is an issue with the map/models. I've tried all configuration options..nodda. This would point to a model issue more than a texture issue..since all versions of the texture (low/med/high) do the same thing and it does it with shading on or off.

You can view this issue best by making a tideborn, turning your camera angle out to look far distance, and rotating. When you hit the direction of the port area, it will start flickering. You can stop the flickering by rotating your camera to the floor (easiest) or back around another direction.

You would not think this would be too hard to fix knowing all this information...grab a computer that creates the problem (Pretty much anything with an ATI card and newer catalyst) go to the area and start removing models...duh.

Silly for a launch issue like this to be a problem for so long..makes me wonder what is going to happen when a -difficult- problem comes up on the server. Does not bode well.