Sudden Graphics Problems

**Britabroad** · February 01, 2010, 07:35 PM

I´ve been playing the DMUC Mod for a couple of months with no problems.... until today.

I turned the game on and the place names of all of the towns and cities began multiplying until they almost completely covered the whole campaign map.

So I stopped the game and restarted it. This time the place names and the graphics of the locations had disappeared. Only the flags of the armies situated in a city remained. I then tried a land battle to see if the graphics here were also affected. I was attacking a city and the armies were visible but the buildings were not. Also, the position markers when you move a unit have vanished.

I´ve reset the DMUC script files and verified the game cache with no luck.

Any ideas would be appreciated. I´m at 1774 in the Grand Campaign and, whilst the game is still playable, without the graphics it´s .......well, crap.

Thanks in advance for any help.

**Syntax** · February 02, 2010, 01:38 AM

Hello there - this is a known Nvidia Graphic Driver problem - go back to your old version!!!!

**Britabroad** · February 02, 2010, 09:01 AM

Thanks Syntax, but unfortunately you´re talking to someone who would have thought that a Nvidia was some sort of social disease.
I´ll have a look at the graphic driver and play around a bit.

By the way, I´d like to say that I like the way you offer advice and explain things in laymans terms on this site. The sign of someone who really knows what they´re talking about. Your advice has been particular helpful to a technophoebe like me on several occasions. Thanks again.

**Syntax** · February 02, 2010, 09:23 AM

Thank you soo much Britbroad, for your kind words. (keeps me going on - as once I had a small issue with some - who ask, I explained and he after felt I'm to much teaching him and got real very angry at me

- but the nice community had immediately solved the issue for me...snow from yesterday anyway!) - but such posts as yours are still some kind of motivation, and also if I see if by advise and tip the users really get this wonderful mod to work, this had to be played!!!

our quote made me lough : "have thought that a Nvidia was some sort of social disease"

and not everybody have to be good at computers other peoples have other interests and special knowledge were I would be on the other side of the line..., by the way some never know everything about - it is so fast developing...new, and new - you buy a graphic-card you come home and it is already outdated..hahah

On the graphic driver - there should be a folder on your computer where Nvidia store the drivers you use - just install an old version - no need to delete the new driver! I hope Nvidia solve this problem soon....(in my case the folder is under computer/c:/ Nvidia/ display driver) - if you can't get an older version from Nvidia - I would try to upload it for you somewhere - but these are huge quite well over 100 MB - first have to find a website which allows so much for free...anyway tell us how it worked out for you...

(I would have only the 64 bit Windows Vista versions...)

Hear you and have a nice campaign....

**No0dle** · February 02, 2010, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by Syntax

On the graphic driver - there should be a folder on your computer where Nvidia store the drivers you use - just install an old version - no need to delete the new driver! I hope Nvidia solve this problem soon....(in my case the folder is under computer/c:/ Nvidia/ display driver) - if you can't get an older version from Nvidia - I would try to upload it for you somewhere - but these are huge quite well over 100 MB - first have to find a website which allows so much for free...anyway tell us how it worked out for you...

I don't know if this works well with nvidia drivers, but I'm using ATi and if I install an old driver over a new one, my graphics card doesn't work well ... I need to deinstall the new driver, then I use a software called "driver cleaner" to delete the leavings of the driver and then I install the old driver. But maybe this isn't necessary for nvidia ...

By the way: you can download any kind of old drivers here

**Syntax** · February 02, 2010, 09:42 AM

No0dle - you are initially right - but on the Nvidia is a routine which will delete the old version - your computer restart and then the new version is installed without your input - that's a new implementation....since a year or so...

Cool you know a web. were to download old drivers - as I'm also in the use for some other rig....my neighbor..

Hear you No0dle...

**Britabroad** · February 02, 2010, 12:46 PM

Syntax & No0ddle,

Many thanks for your help. I Uninstalled the updated driver then reinstalled the old one as suggested, and everything´s back to normal again....much to the disgust of my wife!

Thanks again.

**No0dle** · February 02, 2010, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by Britabroad

Syntax & No0ddle,

Many thanks for your help. I Uninstalled the updated driver then reinstalled the old one as suggested, and everything´s back to normal again....much to the disgust of my wife!

Thanks again.

Np, have fun with DMUC

If you want your wife stop grizzling, you'll have to find a game she likes and give it to her so she is busy, too

**Syntax** · February 02, 2010, 03:56 PM

Hahahaha...No0dle: If you want your wife stop grizzling, you'll have to find a game she likes and give it to her so she is busy, too

That tip goes beyond technical web. mod. service but you are right it is one of the most important tip some may have - as otherwise you can't play at all!!!. not even the power button works......hahaha...shixxx I can't rep you again now..haha brilliant....

auuu my stomach