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This has probably been posted and ask a dozen times.
But, is there any information on when the dynamic lighting issue is going to be fixed?

I had to turn it off because it kept crashing in ground missions.
When I turned it off the crash disappeared.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    If your using an ATI card then try then new 10.1 drivers they have stopped the Dynamic light crash issue for me and others.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    That's a negative on the drivers. I have the 10.2 drivers and it still crashes like crazy, unless you turn DL off.

    This was a problem for World of Warcraft for a while too. Needs to be fixed on Cryptic's end.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    ELITE-Kaos wrote: »
    If your using an ATI card then try then new 10.1 drivers they have stopped the Dynamic light crash issue for me and others.

    has it realy cant say it did for me better go try it again especially now im using 10.2 cat...

    thx for heads up ... heres hoping..
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Issue still remains. Using 10.3 betas and still have to turn DL off.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    actually you dont have to disable it, just st it to 2.

    Im running it since Launch on 2 and no crash so far (cat 10.1)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    ELITE-Kaos wrote: »
    If your using an ATI card then try then new 10.1 drivers they have stopped the Dynamic light crash issue for me and others.

    I was, and they did not. You must have been quite lucky.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    The latest 2 patches caused the error for me. Before it was just buggy a lot and would drop frames. Now the game goes Klingon on my system in ground. Space is still awesome though...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    I have the same problem and turning off Dynamic Lighting worked. I am running a 5850 and the 10.2 drivers.. i really hope they fix this problem....
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    GeForce 9800m (8800 desktop equivalent) GTS and after the most recent patch I've gotten a lot of stuttering that disappears when I turn off dynamic lighting. I'm already staying back on the 186.81 drivers to try and avoid the general stuttering issue.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    GeForce 9800m (8800 desktop equivalent) GTS and after the most recent patch I've gotten a lot of stuttering that disappears when I turn off dynamic lighting. I'm already staying back on the 186.81 drivers to try and avoid the general stuttering issue.

    I installed 10.2 drivers and I'm still having the crash from dynamic lighting.
    We need to start reporting it to ATI also in catalyst feedback.

    I can only say I'm running two Radeon 4850's in crossfire.
    Cryptic any idea???
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    ELITE-Kaos wrote: »
    If your using an ATI card then try then new 10.1 drivers they have stopped the Dynamic light crash issue for me and others.

    I should have also stated that I reinstalled DX once I had updated the drivers. The problem has returned though after upgrading to the 10.2 drivers regardless of a DX update.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    Its season 3 and there still is no fix
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    ATI just released Catalyst 10.3 drivers today. I installed them, and gave What Lies Beneath? a try using the nifty new replay feature.

    Unfortunately, though I went over twice as long as before without a crash (ie: 5 minutes instead of 2 minutes), it doesn't appear to have solved the problem. Back to 2 dynamic lights for me.

    Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit, Radeon HD 5770 1 GB

    Problem signature:
    Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
    Application Name: GameClient.exe
    Application Version: 0.0.0.0
    Application Timestamp: 4d017157
    Fault Module Name: atiumdag.dll
    Fault Module Version: 8.14.10.798
    Fault Module Timestamp: 4cef1bbc
    Exception Code: c0000005
    Exception Offset: 0013fa63
    OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.48
    Locale ID: 1033
    Additional Information 1: 0a9e
    Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
    Additional Information 3: 0a9e
    Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    ainu wrote:
    ATI just released Catalyst 10.3 drivers today.

    You're behind the times. ATI is up to version 10.12.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    You're behind the times. ATI is up to version 10.12.

    I meant 10.13. I missed typing a digit.

    So you're the one who's behind. ;p
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    ainu wrote:
    I meant 10.13. I missed typing a digit.

    So you're the one who's behind. ;p

    According to THIS, they are only on 10.12, as of December 13, 2010.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I have this problem. Turned my Dynamic Lighting down to 2 or 3 (can't remember, but it's not completely off) as a work around.
    According to THIS, they are only on 10.12, as of December 13, 2010.
    How can I tell which version I have?

    Also, see this thread:
    http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=191190
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    How can I tell which version I have?

    Open up the Catalyst Control Center, and go to the "Graphics Information" section. It should have your version number listed there. Since I'm on my laptop, and not my desktop, I can't give exact directions, but you should find a "10.x" number in there, with "x" being whatever current version you are on.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    According to THIS, they are only on 10.12, as of December 13, 2010.

    Too many numbers! It was released on 12/13. I knew there was a 13 in there somewhere, okay?
    At any rate, new drivers were released the day I made my post, and I tested to see if they fixed the problem, which they did not.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    ainu wrote:
    I knew there was a 13 in there somewhere, okay?

    NO it isn't! :p
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    ainu wrote:
    I meant 10.13. I missed typing a digit.

    So you're the one who's behind. ;p

    Lousy Smarch drivers...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    ainu wrote:
    Too many numbers! It was released on 12/13. I knew there was a 13 in there somewhere, okay?
    At any rate, new drivers were released the day I made my post, and I tested to see if they fixed the problem, which they did not.

    The catalyst Drivers number scheme has a purpose.

    10.12 means = year 2010 and month 12 = december
    cant be a 10.13 that would actually be 11.01

    This issue with dynamic lighting and flickering shadows have been here since day 1 of open beta 1/14/10.

    I dont expect this to fixed anytime soon. Minor annoyances like these been here since day 1, and probably be here until the servers shut down (whenever that is, if ever).
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2011
    Got the same probmel but not on ATI card and have up to date drivers.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2011
    Necro Post much?

    Anyways risking a warning for posting in an old, very very old thread, you should try this solution until the dx11 update arrives with season 4.

    Set both the max lights and max shadows sliders to 1 less then the max settiing, for example if the sliders went to 10 then you should set them to 9 ok, this helped a lot of people back when the was happening 10-15 times a day, though i am also sure there were people that this did not help.

    anyways it's worth a try, right?
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