Map is torn up-unplayable, worked, this issue comes n goes.

[PaulTheMerc]

I would like to say it worked last night. I have since trying, restaerted the pc and computer, made sure my pc is set to high performance gpu instead of integrated, as well as making sure its set on full power.

The issue: When I load the game, even before I click single player(but it continues when I click single player, or even play), the map is very jagged. By that I mean many areas of the map almost look like you took the egde of a continent, streched it out like dough, and folded it over that continent or something. I'm not sure how to explain it, but it makes it so ugly/unreadable, that I can't play. This has happaned in the past, with no solution, comes and goes as it pleases. Any ideas?

will provide whatever info is needed.

 

[PaulTheMerc]

settings.txt:

gui=
{
language=l_english
has_set_language=yes
}
graphics=
{
size=
{
x=1360
y=768
}

refreshRate=60
fullScreen=yes
shadows=no
shadowSize=2048
multi_sampling=0
anisotropic_filtering=0
gamma=50.000000
}
sound_fx_volume=100.000000
music_volume=100.000000
scroll_speed=50.000000
camera_rotation_speed=50.000000
zoom_speed=50.000000
mouse_speed=50.000000
master_volume=100.000000
ambient_volume=50.000000
mapRenderingOptions=
{
draw_terrain=yes
draw_water=yes
draw_borders=yes
draw_trees=yes
draw_rivers=yes
draw_postfx=yes
draw_sky=yes
draw_bloom=no
draw_tooltips=yes
draw_hires_terrain=no
draw_citysprawl=yes
}
camera_speed=50.000000
camera_tilt=100.000000
centered_zoom_in=yes
lastplayer=""
lasthost=""
serveradress="diplomacy.valkyrienet.com"
autosave="YEARLY"
difficulty="NORMAL"
outliner=
{
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 13 }
outliner_open=yes
windowmovetime=0.200000
disable_wikipedia_links=no
nudge_allowed=no
dont_track_data=no
has_made_data_tracking_choice=yes
hints=no
ironman=yes
old_gods_pagan_hint_forced=yes
old_gods_non_pagan_hint_forced=yes
disabled_alerts=
{
15 }
autosaves_to_keep=0
low_res_textures=no
force_pow2_textures=no

EDIT: as to not create too many posts.
Another gfx issue thread led me to delete the gfx file, as well as settings.txt. Then I swapped to integrated gpu, game had obvious loading issues ive seen before(the frames during the loading bar are messed) BUT, albiet slow, map loaded up correctly.

Swapped back to gfx card, issue persists. GFX is a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470, Win 7, 64 bit.

 

[PaulTheMerc]

 

[PaulTheMerc]

so I looked, ATI catalyst control, told it to not crontrol AA and everything, and gave it a go. Works. Still not convinced thats not the culprit, cause I haven't touched it before it worked, but least it works for now again.

 

[AndrewT]

You might also check for an updated video driver from the ATI site.

 

[PaulTheMerc]

and the problem is back. ati side drivers tell me they arent compatible, and points me toward my pc manufacturer, who tells me i have the latest drivers.

 

[AndrewT]

Please post a dxdiag.txt (you can delete everything after the "Sound devices" section for brevity), settings.txt, system.log files (you'll need to rename the .log files to .txt to upload).