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I'm running windows 2000 and I have a lightning problem so it's not an OS
issue.
I also have Intel 2.4 GHz and NVIDIA force 3 Ti 200 so it's not a graphics
or cpu issue either.
"Gaz" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> "BitchingHamster" <BitchingHamster@zeroping.com> wrote in message
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> >
> > Where is the 'Turn on the real goddamn lighting physics' option so I can
> > see where the fuck I am?  In my universe, light bounces and scatters off
> > surfaces, so that three inches behind a light source isn't TOTALLY
FUCKING
> > PITCH BLACK.  Why did the lame ass developers at ID copy the lame ass
> > lighting from Splinter Cell?  At least Splinter Cell has unique
gameplay,
> > but in the real world LIGHT DOESN'T WORK THIS WAY.  Don't believe me?
Why
> > don't you and one of your geek friends, if you have a friend, go into a
> > warehouse at night with some of the lights on, stand in the light and
have
> > one of your friends stand 10 or 20 feet away in the shadows.  If you are
> > living in my universe and aren't Stevie Wonder you will not fail to see
> > him.  Then do me a favor and send a fucking photo of this to the id
geeks
> > so they can fix their goddamn game.  (and yes I'm pissed that I payed 50
> > bucks for this crap)
>
> I have the same problem.  Everything is ok up until when the security
guard
> says "collect your weapons and armour from the cabinet".  So I collect my
> weapon and pistol, then a few seconds later the screen freezes for about
20
> to 30 seconds.  When things start moving again, ALL I can see are things
> that have their own light like the neon strips and the monitor screens by
> the doors, everything else is PITCH BLACK, the flashlight doesn't light
> anything up, I have the brightness at maximum.  This happens everytime.
>
> One time the machine crashed and rebooted a few seconds into where it
> freezes.  I have error reporting turned on, the error was sent to
microsoft
> and their answer was that this is a KNOWN issue with Windows XP and that
> they are working on fixing it.  I am hoping SP2 will fix it.  This doesn't
> just happen with Doom 3, ALL my other 3D games freeze like this (they
don't
> go dark though), they periodically freeze for about 20 to 30 seconds then
> start moving again, Prince Of Persia Sands Of Time, Colin Mcae 4, Max
Payne
> 2, Mafia...
>
> Don't tell me this is an overheat problem with the graphics card, all my
> fans are in full working order.
>
> I saw somewhere this is an issue with some nVidia cards and Athlon CPUs.
I
> have all the latest drivers installed including motherboard chipset
drivers
> but I have also tried backdating to all versions, they all give the same
> problem.
>
> My system:
> Windows XP Home SP1a
> nVidia GeForce 4 Ti 4600
> 512Mb RAM
> AMD Athlon XP2000+ 1668GHz
> Creative Soundblaster Audigy 5.1
> Socket A motherboard, A7A266-E, ALiMaGiK 1 Chipset, DDR RAM / SDRAM
>
> Cheers, Gaz.
>
>