Re: D3 weird graphic artifact

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From: Mad.Mutt
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 12:14

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sticks wrote:
> After selecting medium graphics settings and making changes to
> the config file (disabling bloodeffects,projectilelights, enabling
> skipvieweffects, ignorehighquality and usecompression) I get an
> artifact where characters (npc's) look like they have a vertical
> straight line right down the middle if you face them directly,  and
> the left side will be darker than the right side.  Does anyone know
> what causes this artifact?
> 
> P4 2.8 E,  1gb ddr ram,  fx5700 video card 256 mb with version 61.77 
> drivers,  WinXP with directx 9b installed.
> 

I have no idea about the artifact, but I have a suggestion - your system 
is fairly powerful, so insttead of turning off so many features, try 
just running at a lower resolution and keep the other features turned on.

Odds are your artifact will go if you do so.

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