graphics bugs with ATI 4800 series (4850/4870/4890)

[InFireBaptize]

Dwarden, that was a good article to read, i'm not a programmer but there is already an application somewhere on the net "explorer suite" where you can change the header on the .exe to make it LAA.

[RogueBlade]

dam you guys just lost me with the the crysis.exe and cfg edit...

Im running patch 1.04

I have vista 64bit SP1
asus p6t x58 mobo 1.06BIOS
core i7 920
G.SKILL F3-12800 DDR3-1600
xfired 4890's (game freezses within seconds on main menu if I try run it with video cards overclocked)

what is this 32 HDR cfg edit??

I'm not going to worry about my game freezing when I run it overclocked right now I just want to be able to play without the crazy glare/bloom effect that keeps occuring

[Dwarden]

Dwarden, that was a good article to read, i'm not a programmer but there is already an application somewhere on the net "explorer suite" where you can change the header on the .exe to make it LAA.

which is really not helping in many cases or turn thing go wrong especially if the code and compiler aren't prepared for it ...

[kklownboy]

...
what is this 32 HDR cfg edit??

...

In your Arma2 folder, in your user/documents, you have the arma.cfg. open with notepad. heres my current;

language="English";
adapter=-1;
3D_Performance=-4194304;
Resolution_Bpp=32;
Resolution_W=1792;
Resolution_H=1344;
refresh=90;
Render_W=1792;
Render_H=1344;
FSAA=2;
postFX=0;
HDRPrecision=32;
lastDeviceId="";
localVRAM=2136342528;
nonlocalVRAM=2136342528;

(My refresh is 90 because i am using a CRT.)

[hamis]

I'm not going to worry about my game freezing when I run it overclocked right now I just want to be able to play without the crazy glare/bloom effect that keeps occuring

Go to mods section and find Saku Chans sun mod and gdtmodhdr.

[RogueBlade]

Ok in my research I've found a bunch of this. And rather than try them individually I'd like to get a brief idea of what they are. I just want the crazy light bloom that fills my screen every 10 seconds to go away.
Couple of you in this thread said to edit my HDR number in the cfg file.
Others said to get a certain sun mod
Others say to rename the exe to crysis.exe or fear.exe or forcesingleGPU.exe
Others say to add -winxp
Others say disable crossifre

Can you guys give me an idea of what the fear and crysis exe changes and exe extension does? And which of the above ideas is most likely to get rid of the light blooming bug

ty

vista 64bit SP1
asus p6t x58 mobo 1.06BIOS
core i7 920
G.SKILL F3-12800 DDR3-1600
xfired 4890's (game freezses within seconds on main menu if I try run it with video cards overclocked)

[SgtJp]

First of all I'm new to posting on these forums so Hi Everybody
Now, my problem is quite a big one as you can with these two screenshots.





Now, I used to play Arma 2 on my old rig and it worked perfectly (Within the bounds of my old rig's performance : Pentium 4, Windows XP, 1.5 GB of ram and a Radeon 1900). I recently bought a new PC and the game looks like in these screenshots when at it's best. Sometimes the trees are just big black rectangles and the rocks are white. My current specs are as follow :
- Intel Core i7 CPU 920@2.67 GHz
-12 GB of DDR3 Ram
-Vista 64 bit
-HD 4850
From reading up parts of this thread I believe the HD 4850 is the issue but what I have noticed is that most people experience this bug only in large cities or certain places but for me the whole game is like that and there's no getting away from it by changing in game video settings. Can anyone help a poor sad Arma 2 player?

Thank you for reading and sorry if my english is a bit choppy at times.

[Hotel]

Have you tried any of the various fixes provided by the community such as the -winxp switch used in the shortcut?

[SgtJp]

Have you tried any of the various fixes provided by the community such as the -winxp switch used in the shortcut?

I am sorry of my ignorance, I haven't read through the whole 70 pages because I thought people were experiencing quite different issues than me, would you mind explaining what is that -winxp switch you are talking about? Thanks.

[Hotel]

FOR DVD-ROM VERSION
1. Locate your ArmA2 "Shortcut"
2. Right click it and click Properties
3. Click on the Shortcut tab
4. In the Target field at -winxp to the end of that is already there then apply it and save

FOR STEAM VERSION
1. Open Steam "Games" list
2. Right click ArmA2 and click Properties
3. Click "Set Launch Options"
4. Add the -winxp to what is already there

If you need further help PM me and I will be more than willing to help you over IM or Teamspeak etc.