Additive mode bugged? Created 18 years ago2006-11-12 15:34:08 UTC by Viktor

This is maybe a mapping website, but I'll ask anyway. It's "HL Engine Discussions" anyways, right?

So, I had recently upgraded my PC to somewhat godly (for me) hardware: Core2Duo Intel processor, double to 1GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive, and a new graphics card... THAT is, I think, my major problem. It crashes games like HL2, and Civilization 4. And ALL HL-engine based games have something weird ahppening to them. Sven Coop, HL, CS....everything! At certain points of the gameplay (That means in space, not in time), all the sprites, and all other entities that use "additive" render mode, appear non-additive, but solid-coloured instead! You can see a "puff" from a gunshot, which has ben "un-additified" ( ). It also happens to func_illusionary with "fade" texture, for example.

So, my question: does anyone have any idea what might be causing this peculiar bug, and how can it be fixed? Also, I might soon buy a new graphics card, but what if the effect lingers???

Sorry for the possibly wrong forum topic, but I'm desperate!

I remember that someone asked this question a long time ago, don't know the answer to it. Search the forums for transperty.dll (I think)

I found some render dlls, copied them over to my HL folder...and game started to crash. Glad I had those old copies! No idea how to fix this. Also, my steam version of render dlls are up to date, but it still is weird. Don't forget that my old computer didn't have those problems!

Are you sure your graphics card is up to date and there is no availible update? It happend to me with my card, only with the openGL graphic and VGA graphic. When I updated it, all the problems were gone.

It's a bug with the nvidia drivers, I dunno if it's been fixed. Try updating them.

Yeah, I had this same problem a while ago. All you need to do is update your NVIDIA drivers, and it'll go away.

go to omegadrivers.net

and browse around for your model

they have drivers that will be much better than what they give you on the NVIDEA website.

My drivers are up to date. They are at least newer than those on omegadrivers.com. Problem not solved