[TigrisJK]

Hey guys, I need to update from 3.6.5 to 3.6.7. I downloaded the installer... do I need to remove 3.6.5 before I can install 3.6.7?

In addition... the Media VPs... which ones do I need to get? The patch ones confused me, I always thought I'd just need to redownload all the .vps and replace the old ones, so now I'm bloody confused.

Thanks!

[TigrisJK]

Oh, and another question... should I run DX8 or OGL? I run a Radeon 9600 with pretty new Catalyst drivers, so I don't know which one to go for.

What are the pros and cons of each?

Thanks again in advance!

[WMCoolmon]

No, you can run 3.6.5 and 3.6.7 at the same time.

Since you're DLing the mediaVPs right now, you only need to DL the ones you want, and then patches 2 & 3 (not 1, it has been applied to the main VPs). Assuming you want the stuff in them, of course.

OpenGL tends to run faster now, but environment mapping isn't supported yet, and shinemapping doesn't work in one or the other, other than that it's a matter of taste.

[TigrisJK]

Thanks! Patch 3 isn't out yet, is it?

Thanks a lot, gonna go try this out now! =)

[TigrisJK]

Did I do something wrong? Besides the models, it seems like everything glitzed up. Models don't always load properly, my nebula missions look vanilla now (no longer shiny and so bright I can't see my target reticule) and no longer colourful...

I'm very confused.

Unless the nebula effects changed from version to version. But still my textures don't load properly, I'm reinstalling the VPs now to figure it all out. Mad props for the models though, they're very good looking.

[WMCoolmon]

Thanks! Patch 3 isn't out yet, is it?

Thanks a lot, gonna go try this out now! =)

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,36982.0.html

[TigrisJK]

Thanks! Fiddled about and seemed to have fixed everything. What does -pcx32 do, in layman's terms? I looked on the wiki and it didn't give any info, and says -rlm and -pcx32 options should no longer show up in 3.6.7's launcher, but it does in mine. (Launcher 5.3).

Going to go see the AB Trails and everything now. =)

[WMCoolmon]

PCX32 makes interface art and background art look very slightly better, but causes a pretty big memory drain. Lots of people have fixed massive slowdowns just by removing that flag, and haven't noticed any quality difference in gameplay. You're better off disabling it and using AA, or a higher setting of AA.

The wiki is actually somewhat more up-to-date than 3.6.7 itself, it's correct if you're using a CVS build. (and eventually the changes will become 3.6.8)

[TigrisJK]

Okay, now I'm just convinced I'm doing something wrong. I'm going to download a CVS build, since AB Trails aren't working, but here's a question: Whenever I check out screenies for the SCP, I notice that in the background there are nebulas and whatnot. Normally, I just get a starfield and maybe a planet or two.

Say... this one from your site: http://fs2source.warpcore.org/wmcscreenies/perseuslaunch.png

If it's an add-on, where can I get it? They're pretty. =)

Alright, just installed the latest CVS... and I ran into a bunch of weirdness. First and foremost, AB trails don't work. I toggle exterior cam, hit the burners, and I just see the normal green engine glow. Is there something I have to turn on somewhere?

Second, briefings now have a very bass timbre. Very loud, loud bass.

Anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong?

[TigrisJK]

Several months and no help?

[karajorma]

Well to be fair it's several months and you don't seem to have checked the thread.

I must have missed this one last time round.

1) You may be seeing screenshot using Lightspeed's Nebulae. There's a VP of them floating around hereabouts. I'll have to remember to bookmark it next time.

2) AB trails died a while back. Nothing you did wrong.

[TigrisJK]

Hehe. True enough, I haven't played in a while because the CVS I was using had a weird sound distortion with the 3.6.7 VPs in mission briefings and University has been kicking me in the balls. Thanks!

[Shade]

What kind of sound distortion were you getting - anything besides the bass thing you mentioned?

Asking because actually some sound distortions, specifically crackling/popping noises, have turned out to be due to old AC97 sound drivers, and had nothing to do with the SCP. Well ok, strictly speaking none of the people who posted with that problem ever reported back if the newer drivers I linked them resolved it (as they did for me), but seeing as they never posted complaints about it again I can only assume that they did the trick.

[TigrisJK]

Nah, not really. Just the loud bass.

[Mars]

I'm sorry, the search per normal - broken, so where can I find updated drivers (Google didn't get any immediatly useful hits)

[Shade]

Realtek's website. Update only needed if you're getting those popping noises in-game though.

[Mars]

I've been getting that stupid crackle for so long, I've actually started playing FS2 without sound.

[jr2]

Try this?:
In Windows, double-click on the volume speaker in the system tray area.  Open the first menu on the top-right (where the File menu normally is) and make sure "Advanced Options" has a check mark beside it.  (If it doesn't, click it.)  Now, under your main volume control in the Volume Control Panel, there should be and "Advanced" button under the slider.  Click it and see if you can adjust your Treble/Bass settings.  (If they're grey, your soundcard/drivers don't support this.)
Also, if your soundcard came with its own software to adjust settings, open it up and see if you can disable fancy effects, or change some EQ levels to make things better.
If all else fails:
1) try replacing your sound card audio wire (try unplugging / replugging it first; sometimes they're loose inside where they're supposed to be tight, this is usually from having the wire stretched to its limit for a long time)
2) get new speakers.  I like Altec Lansing.  I have a 12-year old pair that will still blast the socks off of most of the cheap sets that come with new computers.