Problem with Client?

benton · Post by **benton** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:48 pm

Hi i'm new and I have downloaded both the full download and the patch but when I open the program I just get the background picture and nothing else. When I open the program I get a message saying
D3D8 Aplication
"No hardware-accelerated Direct3d devices were found.
Switching to the reference rasterizer, a software device that implements the entire Direct3D feature set, but runs very slowy"

The music is on if that matters.

I do have directx 8

Here is a screenshot of client.

If you can help at all please do, if you want to speak to me over msn my addy is andybenton65@hotmail.com

Thanks alot
Benton

kb32a · Post by **kb32a** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:07 pm

Have you tried upgrading your directx?...I think they are at 9.0c now....8 seems a little old. Other then that it would probably be an old graphics card.

benton · Post by **benton** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:13 pm

I have 9, does this mean I have to buy a new graphics card? I seem to have the same problem with other games.

zaroba · Post by **zaroba** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:20 pm

how old is your graphics card?

it might not be compatible with direct3d

Post by **Fooli** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:22 pm

the game will run fine with directx 8.1b or higher. If you're having problems with other games too, that'd probably indicate you have a problem with your graphics card drivers.

If it were me I'd try reinstalling them. You'll need drivers that support dx8.1b or higher... if it's a really, really old card, that might be a problem.
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benton · Post by **benton** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:24 pm

Well I got this computer brand new for christmas so its not that old. How would I reinstall my graphics card were are the setup files etc.

benton · Post by **benton** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:33 pm

Also my computer has all the updates from windows if that helps

Post by **Mit** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:42 pm

Best process would probably go google for new drivers. If you dont know what your video card is, do the following..

- Click the "Start" button, then choose "Run"
- Type dxdiag
- Click the 'Display' tab on the window that opens... on this page it should show you the name of your video card.

Once you've got that, go to www.google.com , copy and paste your video card name and add "drivers" - after a bit of digging around you'll probably be able to find some options. Look particularly for drivers that specifically say they are directx 8 compatable.
(Alternatively, post the name of your video card here and someone will probably be able to recommend somewhere for you).