Graphics problem with KotOR2

[SirBrass]

I figured I'd as here, since the problem is more hardware related. I have an ATI Radeon x800XL PCI-E card running the latest version of Catalyst. Processor is an Athalon64 3500+, w/ 1 GB DDR400 dual channel RAM (2 sticks of 512), and DVD-ROM is an ASUS 16x DVD-ROM drive. I'm running Windows XP Professional which has the latest updates for SP2.

Now onto the problem. WHen I'm on Dantooine, if I have any sort of anti-stropic filtering on, or any anti-aliasing, or even when those 2 are off and I pass in front of the vents in front of Koonda, the graphics card majorly siezes up. If it's not b/c of the fog vents, it's when too much of the sky is exposed in the view (sometimes changing the camera angle fixes this). THe problem with the sky ends when I turn of anti-stropic filtering and anti-aliasing. And this ONLY happens while I'm on dantooine. If I'm inside on dantooine or in a cave on dantooine, I can run the game full bore (graphics settings fully enabled) and it will run smooth as silk.

I'm somehow thinking this is buggy code on Obsidians fault, but I can't be sure. Any help is coming up with a remedy to the situation (though I've finished with my business on Dantooine, but I just hate not being able to run the game full bore while I'm on such a gorgeous world) would be most welcome .

 

[dragonic]

Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1
Add this to Kotor2.ini under graphics line. It should help atleast a little.

 

[SirBrass]

but what's going on with the program in the first place? Also, what does disabling the vertex objects buffer do?

Another, not so annoying (since I take the "jesus" method of game playing: jesus saves, I save frequently ) problem is the occassional program crash. usually happens when I select some dialogue, then the game just doesn't respond then I get the annoying M$ 'apology' message about it saying that it had to shut down the application, and offering to contact M$ about the problem (yeah right. M$ doesn't even do much support for their OWN programs beyond what they think they need to fix to keep the ignorant masses buying their crap).

 

[SirBrass]

I added the line suggested to the .ini file, and it totally solved the problem. I went back to dantooine, and had all graphics settings set to their highest setting, and NO hiccups or siezing at all. and the random crashes stopped as well.

 

[dragonic]

ATI cards have issues with Vertex Buffer objects which is the reason for the slowdown. Don't ask me what vertex buffer objects are, I don't know I just know that adding that line is the best way to fix that slowdown problem in Dantoiine.

 

[SirBrass]

well, it sure worked .

 

[sykopath79]

By the way.. it's "anisotropic" filtering, not "anti-stropic."

 

[SirBrass]

figures