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SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited February 2012 in Graphical and Sound Issues
I can mouse over items linked in chat for a short while after logging in, but I eventually lose the ability and have to hold the left mouse button down to see what was linked. If I don't hold the button down the item blinks real quick then disappears.

I also can't hover over effects on my ship (the tiny icons above the ship in the HUD, right above where you click to power shield sections) or anyone else's ship, NPC included, and during the borg invasion event I can't hover over my teammates to see what zone they're in. It doesn't show, nor does it show what zone I'm in (it does show my zone when I'm at earth spacedock or the academy). All it says is DEFERA INVASION ZONE, no #. I kept asking in zone chat how people see what zone they're in, and they say "it should say what zone you're in" and "just hover over your teammate's name".

I have a GTX 570, if that makes a difference.

This may be related to a graphics problem I have with background nebulae in space instances. They flicker in many spots. I'm uploading a video of it as we speak and will edit and post link here when complete.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhJX0rxd6XY
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    This is still a problem. I can't even mouse over items that my team rolls on for loot, so if it's a Cardassian Lock Box I have to wait until someone else rolls on it before I know if it's gold or green.

    I still get the flickering too.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    this is more of a technical issue that a graphics issue.

    First off, if you looked through the forums before you posted you would have seen that there are a number of threads about the background flickering. They know about it so for now it's just a wait and deal with it.

    Second off, try going into your setting and changing the tooltip delay time, that should help with that, and as far as what zone for defera invasion. The minimap section of the hud is too small for trying to fit "Defera Invasion Zone #?" just look in the zone chat and it'll say what zone people are in, or there is a setting in options to change the hud scale"

    Hope these help
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Tooltip delay is at the default 1.0.

    When I loot something for myself I can mouse over the item just fine (like STF rewards that pop up in a box). It's when the box appears with NEED, GREED, PASS that I can't mouse over the item to see what quality it is.

    I figured this was a graphical issue because the flickering I believe is part of the overall problem. I don't think it's coincidence that certain nebulae flicker, tooltips occasionally flicker when I get them to appear, and I can't mouse over some things while others I can mouse over just fine.

    All my graphics settings are at highest or above (world texture, character texture and character detail are at 200%) and I'm using the direct3d 9 setting instead of direct3d11 beta due to a few issues I had with 11 like video resolution changing after alt-tabbing.

    I have an EVGA GTX 570HD with 2560mb VRAM and am using NVIDIA's latest beta driver (for Skyrim. Ambient occlusion rocks in Skyrim!) and it's not like my card is stressed by STO. It never even reaches 100% usage.

    If it's something to do with my video settings I'd like to know which :) I've messed with them and haven't gotten results.

    I think this is not a purely technical issue, but something to do with the graphics.
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