Intel graphics problems - The solution

[Alien]

Many people, ingame and out, have problems with intel graphics chipsets not playing EU correctly (Also other graphics cards incapable of handling EU) - Hence I am writing this guide to provide assistance to them!

So, if when you start EU either you see a big red X on your clientloader next to 'Graphics Card', or when you get ingame you see only land and sky, no avatars, non-textured avatars and variations thereof - This guide will hopefully help you back on your way to playing.

There are just a few simple steps to getting EU playable once more.

Download 3DAnalyzer version 2.26 - It is CRUCIAL that you download 2.26, not the latest release!
You can find it here: http://www.3dfxzone.it/dir/tools/3d_analyze/archive/
A direct link to the .exe file is here: http://www.3dfxzone.it/files?object=3dfx&objid=114

Once you have downloaded the .exe, run it and install the 3DAnalyzer.

When it has installed, open up it's containing folder and highlight everything. Copy (Ctrl+C) and Paste (Ctrl+P) it all into your EU directory (Usually C:\Program Files\Mindark\Entropia Universe\)
Make sure that it is in with the Entropia.exe, Clientloader.exe files, etc.

Once it has all pasted in, double-click the 3DAnalyze.exe (The one inside the EU folder) and you will be presented with this screen:

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Click the second Select button, and select Clientloader.exe (In this guide I've used Entropia.exe and it works, Clientloader.exe is best though)

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Now, in the VendorID and Device ID boxes, enter the numbers under 'ATiRadeon 9800 Pro' (VendorID: 4098, DevideID: 20040)

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Now we're almost there! Just one more thing to do: Configuring the emulator for EU.

Look at the picture below of the correct settings to use to get EU working properly.

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Just incase thge picture's not loading - I'll also list them here along with the frame name that they're in:
(Performance)
Untick Force anisotropic filtering

(Pixel and Vertex shaders)
Tick Force max pixelshader version 1.1
Tick Skip pixel shader version 1.4
Tick Skip pixel shader version 2.0
Tick Force high precision pixel shader

(Hardware Limites (cap bits))
Tick Emulate HW TnL caps

(ANTI-DETECT MODE)
Tick Shaders

You can save a batch file by clicking the button at the bottom to save going through all these steps again, just run the .bat to play EU.

There you have it, problem solved. Thanks for reading my guide and I hope that I help some people get EU back up and running so they can once again enjoy the game!

[Jaas]

Ok, first +reps for an awesome find. Secondly.... Cool tutorial.... 3rdly, It won't work. Tells me my installation is outdated, when it is not
Troubleshooting here I come

[Jaas]

Ok go tit, I HAD to use the ClientLoader.exe file, not the Entopia.exe inthe launch sequence.

COOOL It works! Awesome thanks

[Alien]

Thanks for that info Jaas, strange how Entropia.exe works for me (Or does it )

I'll change it in the guide now, +Rep to you for testing this!

[Alien]

VU9.4 Bump!

[Evlogimenos]

It works fine now.

Pre-VU 9.4, I was using exactly the same input to 3d Analyze, except with blank fields for VendorID and DeviceID. When VU 9.4 hit, Entropia started behaving as if I was not using 3d Analyze at all. Entering the ID's 4098,20040 fixed the problem completely.

[RUSS]

EDIT: delete my stupid question but please answer this VVV

also if i may add some info, i have a lenovo thinkpad r series (r61i) computer, entropia says my memory and everything else works fine its just my video card that is having problems.

i have a mobile intel(r) 965 express chipset family video card, when i log into entropia everything is great except my screen is grey and i can only see black avatars and some building and tps.

is it even worth the time to do this or am i doomed to not play entropia for a long ass time?

thanks


i did this and got no differnce maybe its something else? if not

[RUSS]

i feel like crying this is so frusterating

i hit run and it says it cannot copy what should i do?


also could one of you give me a link for a driver update for Mobile Intel R 965 express chipset family graphics card please? i honestly have looked for 2 hours and i cannot find anything and when i do download them they do nothing



this is absoultly the most gayest shit ever

[Alien]

Did you copy and paste all the 3DAnalyzer files into your Entropia Universe folder and run it from there?
It won;t work otherwise

[RUSS]

its works thanks man