r4329 - trunk/Docs

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Author: esteel
Date: 2008-09-04 05:47:41 -0400 (Thu, 04 Sep 2008)
New Revision: 4329

Modified:
   trunk/Docs/FAQ.aft
   trunk/Docs/FAQ.html
Log:
added workaround for flickering on intel chips to FAQ


Modified: trunk/Docs/FAQ.aft
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--- trunk/Docs/FAQ.aft	2008-09-04 09:36:37 UTC (rev 4328)
+++ trunk/Docs/FAQ.aft	2008-09-04 09:47:41 UTC (rev 4329)
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
 	4. the engine could not initialize OpenGL.  Please install the latest drivers for your graphic card.  You will probably find one for your card there: [intel (http://intel.com)] [ati (http://ati.com)] [nvidia (http://nvidia.com)]
 	5. your download might be corrupted, please download Nexuiz again
 
+** When i start Nexuiz my screen is flickering
+This in known to happen on windows with intel grahpic chips and is a bug in the graphics drivers.  A workaround is to set |Flip-Policiy| to |blit|.  Open the control panel, there should be an icon called |Intel(R) GMA driver| (or something like that), double click it. Click on |3D Settings| to find the screen with that settings.
+
 ** How can I speed up my frame rate?
 You can choose predefined performance settings in the |Settings / Video| menu.  |Normal| is the default, |Medium| and |Low| run faster while |High|, |Ultra| and |Ultimate| enable more features you might want to test if you have a high end graphic card.  Or you can dis/enable single features.  The greatest performance boost can be achieved by turning off dynamic lights and shadows in the |Settings / Effects| menu.  Bloom is also quite resource intensive.  Other fps boots include disabling |Deluxemapping| and |Coronas|.  On older graphics cards or on-board/notebook chips with little video ram you can try to lower the texture quality in the |Settings / Video| menu.
 Some graphic cards (mostly ATI or quite old cards) run A LOT faster if you disable the |Vertex Buffer Objects| in the |Settings / Video| menu.  An other thing that can greatly help on such cards is to disable the |OpenGL 2.0 Shaders|.  Having that option enabled is faster on most cards however thats why both are active by default.

Modified: trunk/Docs/FAQ.html
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--- trunk/Docs/FAQ.html	2008-09-04 09:36:37 UTC (rev 4328)
+++ trunk/Docs/FAQ.html	2008-09-04 09:47:41 UTC (rev 4329)
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 <ul>
 <li> <a class="link" href="#How do I install Nexuiz?">How do I install Nexuiz?</a></li>
 <li> <a class="link" href="#When I start Nexuiz all I see is a black screen or a black screen with some checkered squares">When I start Nexuiz all I see is a black screen or a black screen with some checkered squares</a></li>
+<li> <a class="link" href="#When i start Nexuiz my screen is flickering">When i start Nexuiz my screen is flickering</a></li>
 <li> <a class="link" href="#How can I speed up my frame rate?">How can I speed up my frame rate?</a></li>
 <li> <a class="link" href="#The sound is broken, it crackles and stutters">The sound is broken, it crackles and stutters</a></li>
 <li> <a class="link" href="#Mouse is too slow and sensitivity is at top (on Mac / Linux)">Mouse is too slow and sensitivity is at top (on Mac / Linux)</a></li>
@@ -199,6 +200,11 @@
 </ol>
 </p>
 <!--End Section 2-->
+<h3><a name="When i start Nexuiz my screen is flickering">When i start Nexuiz my screen is flickering</a></h3>
+<p class="Body">
+This in known to happen on windows with intel grahpic chips and is a bug in the graphics drivers.  A workaround is to set <tt>Flip-Policiy</tt> to <tt>blit</tt>.  Open the control panel, there should be an icon called <tt>Intel(R) GMA driver</tt> (or something like that), double click it. Click on <tt>3D Settings</tt> to find the screen with that settings.
+</p>
+<!--End Section 2-->
 <h3><a name="How can I speed up my frame rate?">How can I speed up my frame rate?</a></h3>
 <p class="Body">
 You can choose predefined performance settings in the <tt>Settings / Video</tt> menu.  <tt>Normal</tt> is the default, <tt>Medium</tt> and <tt>Low</tt> run faster while <tt>High</tt>, <tt>Ultra</tt> and <tt>Ultimate</tt> enable more features you might want to test if you have a high end graphic card.  Or you can dis/enable single features.  The greatest performance boost can be achieved by turning off dynamic lights and shadows in the <tt>Settings / Effects</tt> menu.  Bloom is also quite resource intensive.  Other fps boots include disabling <tt>Deluxemapping</tt> and <tt>Coronas</tt>.  On older graphics cards or on-board/notebook chips with little video ram you can try to lower the texture quality in the <tt>Settings / Video</tt> menu.