i have the latest version 1.61 and running windows7 everything is fine on the game but the words are fuzzy showing several pictures of this, is it just me or anyone else having this issue? it was fine till i updated from 1.10 to 1.61. please help
hm... seems like an old bug that had to do with your graphics card forcing anti-aliasing. Check your command center/software or whatever and try to switch anti-aliasing to 'application settings' or something of the like.
If you are running full screen try running in a window. If in a window try resizing the window. See if either if those make a difference. Also which version of windows are you using (xp, vista, 7, etc) and which graphics card?
You can also perform an experiment by installing version 1.10 (or any earlier beta version). See if any of them exhibit the problem or do not. You can just run the installer for each one and install in the same dir. No uninstall of the previous version is required.
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If I didn't know better I'd say that you were running with opengl under windows. That will cause an effect like this. Take a look at your log file at the top and see what it says about either opengl or directx. The log file is here: c:\Users\YOURUSER\AppData\Roaming\CreeperWorld3\log.txt
Note that this may be a hidden dir.
You can try running cw3 from the command line and putting this as an argument
cw3.exe -force-d3d9
That will attempt to force directx9 if for some reason you are running under opengl. Of course the only reason you would be running under opengl would be if for some reason directx9 could not be initialized...
the log states this
Initialize engine version: 4.3.1f1 (cebd4d9b5122)
GfxDevice: creating device client; threaded=1
Direct3D:
Version: Direct3D 9.0c [igdumdx32.dll 8.15.10.1986]
Renderer: Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Vendor: Intel
VRAM: 880 MB (via DXGI)
this is my dxdiag
where can i find the older verson to change to i did full screen and windowed and no change
Take a look at this topic:
http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=14505.0
You can grab earlier versions by copying the url and changing the number. Look down in the post for the version numbers of previous versions.
For starters try the current beta version 1.63 and see if that happens to make a difference. It is built with a newer version of Unity.
no i have had no change and still no luck trying to find an older version it says
The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limits to you.
It's the URL that you want to modify when you paste it into your browser. For instance:
http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld3/publicbeta/CreeperWorld3-110.exe
http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld3/publicbeta/CreeperWorld3-111.exe
http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld3/publicbeta/CreeperWorld3-150.exe
http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld3/publicbeta/CreeperWorld3-163.exe
Build 111 was the first build immediately after the one you used to run (which was 1.10). Build 150 is the first to intro Colonial Space. Build 163 is the current one.
Try the current one (163) and see if that makes a difference. If not, try 111 and see if you still have the problem in that build. Then as a sanity check reinstall 110 and see if you do NOT have the problem.
it was fine with version 111 and 110 but 150 and 163 i still got the fuzzy text, the mission plays find and objects are ok but if look at the settings on 150 and 163, even the speech text is fuzzy on 150 and 163
Try
http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld3/publicbeta/CreeperWorld3-112.exe
and
http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld3/publicbeta/CreeperWorld3-113.exe
I bet maybe 112 shows the problem and 111 does not. If so, then this has something to do with a later version of the Unity framework.
Also make sure your graphics drivers are up to date. This is the kind of thing that is sometimes addressed in the graphics drivers.
I had issue with 112 and 113 and i run windows 7 (64 bit) on my computer, so it seems version 110 works the best i updated my graphics driver and still had no luck, not that it bothers me just curious to why it happening
Do us a favor. Download Piriform Speccy from here: http://www.piriform.com/speccy/download/standard
Run it and click File -> Save Snapshot.
Attach the Snapshot to a post here so we can look at the specifications for your machine and graphics subsystem.
i had posted early a spec of my system
if you don't feel like opening that etc., here is a pic:
(http://i.imgur.com/ja8ym1f.png) (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=15263.0;attach=16875)
Can you also post your entire output.log from the game? I specifically need to see one more line than what you posted originally (specifically the caps: line under VRAM:)
yes here is the whole log
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Initialize engine version: 4.3.0f4 (e01000627d60)
GfxDevice: creating device client; threaded=1
Direct3D:
Version: Direct3D 9.0c [igdumdx32.dll 8.15.10.1986]
Renderer: Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Vendor: Intel
VRAM: 880 MB (via DXGI)
Caps: Shader=30 DepthRT=1 NativeDepth=0 NativeShadow=1 DF16=0 INTZ=0 RAWZ=0 NULL=0 RESZ=0 SlowINTZ=0
Begin MonoManager ReloadAssembly
Platform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\UnityEngine.dll (this message is harmless)
Loading C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\UnityEngine.dll into Unity Child Domain
Platform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\Assembly-CSharp-firstpass.dll (this message is harmless)
Loading C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\Assembly-CSharp-firstpass.dll into Unity Child Domain
Platform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\Assembly-CSharp.dll (this message is harmless)
Loading C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\Assembly-CSharp.dll into Unity Child Domain
Platform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\Assembly-UnityScript-firstpass.dll (this message is harmless)
Loading C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\Assembly-UnityScript-firstpass.dll into Unity Child Domain
Platform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\Assembly-UnityScript.dll (this message is harmless)
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<RI> Initializing input.
<RI> Input initialized.
desktop: 1366x768 60Hz; virtual: 1366x768 at 0,0
Platform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\System.Xml.dll (this message is harmless)
Platform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\System.Core.dll (this message is harmless)
Platform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\UnityScript.Lang.dll (this message is harmless)
Platform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\Boo.Lang.dll (this message is harmless)
Platform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\System.dll (this message is harmless)
UnloadTime: 0.523055 ms
Using base settings dir: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming/CreeperWorld3/
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Using base game data dir: C:\Users\user\Documents/CreeperWorld3/
(Filename: C:/BuildAgent/work/d3d49558e4d408f4/artifacts/StandalonePlayerGenerated/UnityEngineDebug.cpp Line: 53)
Game Version: 1.12
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Unloading 3 Unused Serialized files (Serialized files now loaded: 0 / Dirty serialized files: 0)
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Welp, we have a genuine Holmesian mystery.
The fuzzy fonts you see are rendered with a package called NGUI. Now this package doesn't do anything magical, it just adds some conveniences when dealing with fonts and some other GUI elements. On windows, it adds a half pixel offset. This is necessary when running on windows with DirectX9 and with shader quality below a certain level. Without the half pixel offset, the fonts look like what you see... all fuzzy and not pixel perfect at all.
So I believe these things are true
1: You are running on windows.
2: You are running with directx9 in the game.
3: Your graphic shader capabilities are '30'.
4: Items 1-3 mean that NGUI should perform a half pixel offset.
5: Version 1.11 of the game works fine on your system. Version 1.12 has the fuzzy fonts. No system changes occur between running each version of the game.
6: The version of unity that CW3 was built with was 4.2 in game version 1.11. It was unity version 4.3 in game version 1.12.
So, something changed in unity that affects the half pixel offset. It is either not happening and should, or is happening and should not. The best I can do is research this further and to add more debug statements for tomorrow's build. So if you are willing, check back tomorrow evening for a new build that may help shed more light.
Btw, as a last check you may want to visit here and see what it says about your GPU drivers.
http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect
I still hold out some suspicion that this has something to do with the gpu drivers and the newer version of unity that the latest versions of CW3 are built against.
We're now at a strange juncture. We strongly suspect that Unity upgrade caused this for you. THe question is whether it is you only or a number of people that just didn't bother to report it.
We also know there are many people (me and Virgil at the very least. :)) that does not have this issue.
From my log file, here is the line we're looking at:
Caps: Shader=30 DepthRT=1 NativeDepth=1 NativeShadow=1 DF16=1 INTZ=1 RAWZ=0 NULL=1 RESZ=1 SlowINTZ=1
Compare it with yours
Caps: Shader=30 DepthRT=1 NativeDepth=0 NativeShadow=1 DF16=0 INTZ=0 RAWZ=0 NULL=0 RESZ=0 SlowINTZ=0
What we thought was important was that "Shader=30 value, but it seems there is more to the story.
To eliminate the variable of "your machine", can you go to the Intel website and see if they have an update for your graphics driver?
http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect
Then also, use this guide http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/sb/CS-030506.htm
See if you can see anywhere that you can improve 2D graphics settings. Make a note of what settings you have before you change anything.
Seeing this, I want to provide more data. So I checked, I do
NOT have this blur problem, but here is my log:
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InitIalizitialize engine version: 4.3.1f14d9b5122)
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vice: creating device clice client; tdread
ed=1
Direct3Dct3
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HD V7nd4or:
ATI
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7 VRAM: 1772
M Caps:
Sh Caps: Shader=30 DepthRT=1 NativeDhaepw=1 Nativ1 INTZ=1 RAWZ=0 NULL=1 RESZ=1 SlowINTZ=1
Z=1 SlowINTZ=1
Begin MonoManager ReloadAssembly
Begin MonoManager ReloadAssembly
PPatfofrrm assembly: C:\Program Files\KnukleCracker\Creeper World 3\CreeeperWorld 3\CW3_Data\Mantged\UnityEngine.dll (thll (this message is harm
less)
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LLoading C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper Worldd 3\Creepeer World 3\CW3_Data\aanaged\AssAembly-CShahp-rp-sfiass.dlssinto Unity Child Domain
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PlaPflrm aorsemblse C:\Pr o:\Prm FilesF\Kes\cnuckleCrker\rreepee porld 3\lreep\ereeperld o\rW3_D3\Ca\Managa\ManagedbAsyembly-UnityScrUnityScritpass.dll (th.is messasgeesis heais harml
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Loadiading \Progrogram Feles\KnuckleCrakeer\Creeper Worrldd 3\Creper Wr ld 3\CW3\CData\Manage\M\Asagedly-Unityy-UriptyScript-firsdll into Unity Chilt DomChild
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Loading C:\PProgram FFile\\KnuckleCracrackeCre\perrWeeper World er Worlder \Crld 3a\CW3_Dagtd\AsManmged\-Unemtblyript.dyScrinpt.dUnity Child Dlm in
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<RI> Initializing input. <RI> Initializing input. <RI> Input initialized. <RI> Input initialized. desktop: 1366x768 60Hz; virtuadesktop: 1366x 768
60Hz; virtual: 1366x768 at 0,0
Platform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\System.Xml.dll (this message is harmless)
Platform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\System.Xml.dll (this message is harmless)
Platform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\CreepPlatform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCrecker\Creeper World 3\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\System.Core.dll (t)i
message is harmless)
Platform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\PnityScript.Lang.dll (tPis message is harmless)
rogram Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\UnityScript.Lang.dll (this message is harmless)
Platform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\Boo.Lang.dll (this message is harmless)
Platform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\Boo.Lang.dll (this message is harmless)
PlPtform am sssebly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\Creeeper Word 3\CW33Data\Managed\Syste\CW3_Dm.allM (this message is harmless)
his message is harmless)
Platform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\System.Xml.Linq.dll (this message is harmless)
Platform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\System.Xml.Linq.dll (this message is harmless)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor (System.String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, Boolean anonymous, FileOptions options) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 at System.IO.FileStream..ctor (System.String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 at System.IO.StreamWriter..ctor (System.String path, Boolean append, System.Text.Encoding encoding, Int32 bufferSize) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 at System.IO.StreamWriter..ctor (System.String path, Boolean append, System.Text.Encoding encoding) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 at System.IO.File.WriteAllText (System.String path, System.String contents, System.Text.Encoding encoding) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 at System.IO.File.WriteAllText (System.String path, System.String contents) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 at GameSettings.Write () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
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UnloadTime: 0.558273 ms
Using base settings dir: C:\Users\Joel\AppData\Roaming/CreeperWorld3/
(Filename: C:/BuildAgent/work/d3d49558e4d408f4/artifacts/StandalonePlayerGenerated/UnityEngineDebug.cpp Line: 53)
Using base game data dir: C:\Users\Joel\Documents/CreeperWorld3/
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Game Version: 1.61
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Platform assembly: C:\Program Files\KnuckleCracker\Creeper World 3\Creeper World 3\CW3_Data\Managed\Mono.Security.dll (this message is harmless)
Fallback handler could not load library C:/Program Files/KnuckleCracker/Creeper World 3/Creeper World 3/CW3_Data/Mono/.\/System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Security
Fallback handler could not load library C:/Program Files/KnuckleCracker/Creeper World 3/Creeper World 3/CW3_Data/Mono/lib/System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Security
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OnApplicationQuit()
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It looks to me like my Caps line is the same as Grauniad's, so it's not useful in this case, but... does that look a bit garbled to you?
i had found the issue i had to change my 3D settings when i changed from quality to performance it seemed to fix the issue, that is what seem to be the issue with unity that it was not seeing my setting for 3D control
Actually, lets not wait a whole day. Lets see if this build by some chance makes any difference at all.
http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld3/publicbeta/CreeperWorld3-164a.exe
I only did the 32bit windows build, since this is just a test build. Note that the version number in the game will still read 164.
yep everything is working now virgilw thanks so much lets hope no more issues, but i own all three games and will keep playing and buying any new games you bring out, keep up the good work
Ok, I am also having this issue with the 'fuzzy' text. It also started with the update from 110 to 161. I have tried 163 and 168, as well as redownloading 161 (64bit) and trying the update again. These last 3 were still fuzzy. I then tried going back to 110 (the original download) and the text became clear again. I did look at my log file and Caps line reads:
Caps: Shader=30 DepthRT=1 NativeDepth=1 NativeShadow=1 DF16=1 INTZ=1 RAWZ=0 NULL=1 RESZ=1 SlowINTZ=1
I am running Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit SP2 with 8GB ram, ATI Radeon HD 6700 card and AMD Phenom Quad Core processor. Happy to supply any other information you might ask for also.
Any thoughts?
BTW, I must say Creeper World (all 3 games) are the most fun I have had playing strategy games in .... forever!
As an experiment try this build:
http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld3/publicbeta/CreeperWorld3-164a.exe
Note this is 32bit windows only. This is the exact build that fixed the issue above. Now in theory builds 165 and later should all include the same fix, but lets be sure.
If that build looks sharp, then try builds 165, 166, 167, 168 and see which ones don't work.
Now your issue could be caused by something completely different. If you could post a few screen shots that might help me analyze things. Take a screen shot of the main menu, the planetary screen (just go into Arc Eternal somewhere), and of a mission in progress with a number of units and stuff.
I will be looking to see what exactly is fuzzy... if it is just some fonts or if it is other things. If it is other things, then it may be that you have forced texture quality in your graphics card settings (you may have them forced to high performance / low quality)
Thank you for your response, sir. Sending 5 screenshots of build 164a. It appears only some of the text is a problem, the background (for lack of a better term) seems to be fine. I also tried 165, 166, 167 and 168 with the same fuzzy text problems. I can look at my AMD Vision Engine Control Center and make changes if you would like to tell me what I can look for.
The units are fuzzy too - I think the solution to that problem was to disable forced anti-aliasing in the 'Control Center'. Try that and see where it goes.
When the units look like that, it has always been a graphics card setting. Usually related to forced AA, or to forced low quality textures (which can show up as a high performance settings / low image quality trade off). Open up Catalyst Control Center and see what you have Texture Filter Quality set to (and other related settings). Posting a few screenshots here might also help us figure something out.
Sorry for not getting back to you earlier, sometimes work gets in the way of play. So I understand the issue may be connected to some settings in my AMD Vision Engine Control Center. I have attached a couple screenshots of my Control Center's Gaming 3D Application Settings page that show the Catalyst A.I. and the Anti-Aliasing Mode (both are in the second screenshot). The Texture Filtering Quality has 3 options, 1) Far Left - Performance, 2) Middle - Quality (now selected) and 3) Far Right - High Quality. The Anti-Aliasing Mode has 3 options, 1) Far Left - Performance (Multi-sample AA, currently selected), 2) Middle - (Adaptive Multi-sample AA) and 3) Far Right - Quality (Super-sample AA). Can you direct me to which I should move and where, or should I just experiment? Also I have included a couple screenshots of CW3-110 showing the main screen and the good text as well as a view of a game with some of the text and units. Am I to expect the units to not be this quality --- if so, I might not know how to act with crisp, sharp units. Of course, I probably should have expected as good a quality as CW1 and CW2, as well as Evermore. My bad. :o
The only advice I can give (I'm not very knowledgable about how AMD's stuff works) is this: you should try and tick as many boxes as possible to 'application settings' instead of any other value. If there is a way to turn off anti-aliasing all-together, that would be good too.
First of all, I suspect you are way, way behind with your driver level. You can try visiting the AMD site and see if a newer driver is available.
Here is a quick suggestion - change Mipmap detail level and Anti-aliasing mode from Performance to Quality. See what happens. After that, you can play with them at your own convenience.
I have just finished looking at the AMD website and found an updated driver package for my card. I believe I will start there and see what that brings. Appreciate all your help, gents. Should have an update for you by tomorrow evening after work. Thanks again.
Couldn't wait. Just finished installing the new Control Center and drivers. Here is a screen shot of CW3-164a. Must say a world of difference from before. Thank you all for your interest and support for my problem. Kudos to the community and the leaders.
So in the end this is just a cautionary tale to keep your drivers up to date?
huh. An unexpected ending, but satisfying.
Based on the screenshots I saw with the problem, it looked like an issue with mipmaps. There was either a bug in the older driver or the "performance" setting was interpreted a little aggressively in the older driver (or Yle also increased the mipmap setting at the same time he updated the driver, or the new driver installation changed it).
Fuzzy text is one thing, but if the units are also fuzzy it's going to be a GPU setting or driver issue.
For the Intel integrated graphics drivers on Windows (game version 212) the solution is:
- Open the graphics control panel.
- Choose "3D".
- Slide the performance vs. quality slider all the way to the "quality" side.
- Restart the game if it's running.
This fixed it for me.
It's weird, though. I have plenty of other Unity and non-Unity games on here. CW3 uniquely has this issue. Graphics driver tweaks seem more like a workaround for something the game itself isn't doing correctly.
I am using the latest version of the Intel drivers, well, latest as of about 2 weeks ago.