Author: Kabkilla
Date: (PT)
Subject: re: **General In Game Problem Thread
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Ah... no no no. I am able to run DXDIAG, sorry if I was a little unclear on that. The problem is that it only runs the tests -- It does not present me with the option of switching to a software buffer at all.
Again, any help would be appreciated.
Author: ChiroVette
Date: (PT)
Subject: re: **General In Game Problem Thread
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OKay on both my desktops which I built to be incredible machines, GTA 3 runs awesome with no problems at even very high resolutions. However my laptop runs very choppy. Basically whenever anything major is going on like cop chases with lots of cars, sirens, firing weapons and screaming people the game lags and slows down something fierce.
Now here's the thing. I know that DMA said that Laptops aren't really "Supported" and I would normally give up here, except that at the lowest resolution, and all backround programs turned off, it used to run just fine on my laptop. It is an 1100 MHZ P4 with a Geforce II card, 512 MB RAM and 30 GB HD space. The GeForce card only has 16 MB so I assume thats why it doesnt run on a higher Res. I tried turning trails off and the draw distance way down but still I cannot get the game to run the way it used to when I first installed it.
Any suggestions? Maybe something got corrupted? Oh and I am running Windows XP, which I know kind of sucks for this game. Maybe a file got corrupted? Could there be some hidden stuff running or something even though I turn everything off in the task manager? I am considering just uninstalling it and reinstalling it to see if that helps.
What are your thoughts? THANKS
Author: Bad_Boy
Date: (PT)
Subject: re: **General In Game Problem Thread
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Author: Bad_Boy
Date: (PT)
Subject: re: **General In Game Problem Thread
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i was playing gta 3 pc i had to leave and then i when i came back my video memory went from 36 to 13 MB what happend??? it wont let me play. whats wrong? man i am dead meat. please help. i am useless with out this.
Author: Wiggy
Date: (PT)
Subject: re: **General In Game Problem Thread
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My car chugs when i drive. it goes then it sorta stops, then goes again etc.
Author: Smoke
Date: (PT)
Subject: re: **General In Game Problem Thread
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Need a new video card? Well I got an email from Tiger direct about one for real cheap (For G4s anyways). Anyways, here it is. Geforce
Author: dumpweed3
Date: (PT)
Subject: re: **General In Game Problem Thread
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I fust got the GeForece4 MX 420 64mb video card from NVIDIA and it works great I can now play on high resolution without the game being sluggish. Go here for more information.
Author: High Rolla
Date: (PT)
Subject: re: **General In Game Problem Thread
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alright chiefs.. i've heard a lot of ppl with this problem and everyone avoids it... my computer stats are ..
pentium 4
DirectX8.1
1 ghz
NVIDIA GeForce 256
blah blah blah, it just owns.
Okay, when i try to load my saved game, my cpu just freezes. What the hell can i do to fix this
Author: Snoffalofagus
Date: (PT)
Subject: re: **General In Game Problem Thread
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I have a
Compaq 5000
1.47 amd
Savage4 AGP Graphicks card
XP but i got the patch
when i make a fire i cant see it but if i look in the far back ground i can see it, is like the layers are messed up
Does someone know whats wrong?
Please help
Author: atact88
Date: (PT)
Subject: re: **General In Game Problem Thread
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quote SnoffalofagusCould you be a little more specific? Do you mean when you are using a flame thrower or molotov cocktail? What do you mean by looking "in the far back ground" and being able to see it? Are your drivers all the latest versions?I have a
Compaq 5000
1.47 amd
Savage4 AGP Graphicks card
XP but i got the patch
when i make a fire i cant see it but if i look in the far back ground i can see it, is like the layers are messed up
Does someone know whats wrong?
Please help
Author: atact88
Date: (PT)
Subject: re: **General In Game Problem Thread
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quote ChiroVetteChiro I was doing a mod to my game today and I had just reinstalled it, and opened the GTA3 Reshack program to look for the file I was going to edit....and it didn't exist, at least not until after I had loaded the game for the first time. I think after you play the first time, some files are created or something and your problem may have something to do with that.OKay on both my desktops which I built to be incredible machines, GTA 3 runs awesome with no problems at even very high resolutions. However my laptop runs very choppy. Basically whenever anything major is going on like cop chases with lots of cars, sirens, firing weapons and screaming people the game lags and slows down something fierce.
Now here's the thing. I know that DMA said that Laptops aren't really "Supported" and I would normally give up here, except that at the lowest resolution, and all backround programs turned off, it used to run just fine on my laptop. It is an 1100 MHZ P4 with a Geforce II card, 512 MB RAM and 30 GB HD space. The GeForce card only has 16 MB so I assume thats why it doesnt run on a higher Res. I tried turning trails off and the draw distance way down but still I cannot get the game to run the way it used to when I first installed it.
Any suggestions? Maybe something got corrupted? Oh and I am running Windows XP, which I know kind of sucks for this game. Maybe a file got corrupted? Could there be some hidden stuff running or something even though I turn everything off in the task manager? I am considering just uninstalling it and reinstalling it to see if that helps.
What are your thoughts? THANKS
Author: atact88
Date: (PT)
Subject: re: **General In Game Problem Thread
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Anyone have the original pedstats.dat file? I want to make it so no gangs will attack me when I drive through their turf, but they will fight back if I attack them.
Author: Snoffalofagus
Date: (PT)
Subject: re: **General In Game Problem Thread
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When I make any fire at all i can only see it sometimes or when my car catches on fire i cant tell accept that i can hear the fire. and i can only see rain sometimes also. And all my drivers are up to date.
Author: Snoffalofagus
Date: (PT)
Subject: re: **General In Game Problem Thread
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how do you find out what version of DirectX you have?
Author: El Rey
Date: (PT)
Subject: re: **General In Game Problem Thread
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Click on "Start"-->"run"--> Type in "dxdiag" (without the quotes), hit "OK" and wait for it to load. Now look at the bottom of the dialogue box, and you will see the DirectX Version you're running.
