TGEA 1.7.0 Beta 2 Bug - HDR/Bloom not functioning as expected

#1 Trippy!

Bloom was disabled in Beta 1 even when it was checked in the options/prefs since it was having issues with FSAA.

Looking at the screenshot, I suspect your video card drivers or DirectX 9 version are out of date. What versions of those are you using? What operating system?

#2 Matt,
Thanks for the reply.

Hmm..

Dont think its the drivers, I have the latest (beta) from Nvidia, and am using Vista x64.
169.25 Dec 20, 2007 from Nvidia.
and am on DX10. (is there a way to have versions of dx9 on vista?

Sean

#3 DX9.0c redistributables.

Vista does not actually install the most recent version of DX9.0c, and the auto-updaters don't either.

NOTE: these are the redistributables only. I -think- you'll need the DX9 SDK, but that -should- be available on Vista systems I think.

#4 Hey Sean,
We just tested with the same video card on one of our test rigs and didn't have any problems.

We were using 32-bit Vista and the 164 version of the nVidia drivers (non-beta).

I suspect it is one of three things:

1) Your DirectX 9 is probably out of date (you can use the redistributable Stephen linked)
2) Your beta video card drivers (usually beta drivers are fine from nVidia but it is *beta*)
3) Torque is doing something weird on 64-bit Vista (have you tried doing a full recompile?)

#5 Just tested with a 64 bit Vista install, 8600GT, and the latest 64 bit beta drivers from Nvidia... version 175. I did not have any graphical problems.

Can you try updating your drivers to the beta version (if you feel confident in doing so of course - your call) and / or updating Directx 9 and let me know if this helps?

#6 Sean, can you also reinstall beta2 to it's own directory and try compiling anew and see if anything changes?

#7 Hey Guys - must have been something with the drivers!
Reinstalled the beta 175 - and it works great!
thanks for the help!

Sean

#8 Excellent! good to hear :)