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RocketRobotz

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White Galaxies! I have directx 9!
« on: June 14, 2011, 03:12:23 AM »
 :-\ Its just white nothing to say more

Dan Dixon

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Re: White Galaxies! I have directx 9!
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2011, 01:24:09 PM »
Here's the contents of the log files you sent me:

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    0 | 2011-06-13 09:05:20.921 | -- Device Info ----------------
     0 | 2011-06-13 09:05:20.953 | Primary Screen        : 1280 x 960 | 32 bit | 1280 x 920
     0 | 2011-06-13 09:05:20.953 | Adapter | Driver      : Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller | ialmrnt5.dll
     0 | 2011-06-13 09:05:20.953 | Max TextureSize       : w 2048 | h 2048
     0 | 2011-06-13 09:05:20.968 | Is Vertex/Pixel       : False | False
     0 | 2011-06-13 09:05:20.968 | Max Vertex/Pixel      :    0 |    0
     0 | 2011-06-13 09:05:20.968 | AntiAlias : False | Bump : False | DoubleSS : False | Reflection : False | StencilS : True
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06-13-2011 09:05:28 | DEVICE INFO :  3D Card : Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller  | Card ID : 9586 | Driver ID : 659303
06-13-2011 09:05:28 | DEVICE INFO : Available texture memory : 60 MB
06-13-2011 09:05:28 | DEVICE INFO : Vertex Shaders not supported by hardware. They will be emulated in software when needed
06-13-2011 09:05:28 | DEVICE INFO : Pixel Shaders not supported by hardware. Some effects will be disabled.
06-13-2011 09:05:28 | DEVICE INFO : Driver used is a DirectX9-level driver 'ialmrnt5.dll'. Excellent
06-13-2011 09:05:28 | DEVICE INFO : Card Type  GF1&2/Voodoo3&4 Level card, not programmable

Apparently your video hardware is old enough that it doesn't support pixel or vertex shaders. This is why the galaxies are white.

RocketRobotz

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Re: White Galaxies! I have directx 9!
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2011, 03:31:55 AM »
ya I know I reviewed the log file and I saw the pixel shader is not.... 

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Re: White Galaxies! I have directx 9!
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2011, 02:30:11 PM »
That's the problem. Are you on a laptop? Can you add a new video card? That would fix the problem.