disco since patch 2/bumpmap

[flatiron1]

I was not having any problems whatsoever with new version and patch 1. As soon as I installed patch 2 started having disco issues.

Offline is no problem.
Dueling arena  mild problem.
EW/MW/LW major problem disco every time within 5 minutes.
Cable ISP says everything looks good.
Frame rates stay steady at about 75.


settings prior to patch 2



It's seems if I turn off my plane bump map I do better.
current settings



System Information
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Time of this report: 2/1/2012, 17:16:51
       Machine name: JAMES-PC
   Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.101014-0432)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
       System Model: Inspiron 530
               BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E6550  @ 2.33GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.3GHz
             Memory: 3070MB RAM
          Page File: 2216MB used, 4147MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D:    0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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        Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
     Manufacturer: NVIDIA
        Chip type: GeForce 9600 GT
         DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0622&SUBSYS_C8563842&REV_A1
   Display Memory: 1779 MB
 Dedicated Memory: 499 MB
    Shared Memory: 1279 MB
     Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
          Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
      Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll
   Driver Version: 7.15.0011.8120 (English)
      DDI Version: 10
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
 Driver Date/Size: 12/25/2008 23:08:00, 6070272 bytes
      WHQL Logo'd: Yes
  WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4562-11CF-4A44-5DE801C2CA35}
        Vendor ID: 0x10DE
        Device ID: 0x0622
        SubSys ID: 0xC8563842
      Revision ID: 0x00A1
      Revision ID: 0x00A1

[Skuzzy]

Are you running with any anti-aliasing enabled?

The 9600GT is at, or near, the bottom of the performance ladder as it pertains to running with bump mapping enabled.

[flatiron1]

I have logged into late war and dueling arena 2 times each this AM and have discoed each time within 4 minutes. This is just sitting in the tower.
Just to clarify I had no problems until patch 2 and game does not crash offline.


login screen


nvidia screen please advise how I should have the AA set.




turned off all the AA in nvidia, still discoing

[Skuzzy]

May want to consider a later driver.  I just noticed you are using a pretty old one and while I do not advocate using later drivers for older cards, Vista drivers had so many problems (early on particularly) that it is difficult to know where the issues will lie.

Seems most people, using Vista, are having troubles with the update.

[flatiron1]

well i reinstalled the game. no help.

Do I have the anti aliais settings as shown in the last pic right?

Never tried a new driver exactly how you do that?

[Skuzzy]

I just noticed you forced anistropic filtering.  Consider setting it to application control.

[flatiron1]

latest driver, no help

set anistropic filtering as you suggested, no help.

[flatiron1]

just upped my internet speed with cable company. no help

cable company coming out tomorrow to check things.

[Skuzzy]

Ok, did you run a traceroute/Ping Plot to 206.16.60.38 and see if there is any packet loss on the connection?

[flatiron1]

not sure how to read this, hows it look?

[flatiron1]

I think I found the cause of my problem. If I turn my Mcafee firewall off I stay connected, so far anyhow. It's weird because before patch 2 I never had to do that. I just cut it off for 30 minutes and when it automatically came back on I discoed.

Is there any danger of running the game with it off?

Is this something that can be fixed in a patch?

Will monitor and report back. Thanks for help Skuzzy.

[Skuzzy]

Ok, I wish I knew that.

McAfee and/or Norton are ABSOLUTELY going to cause stability problems with the game.

[flatiron1]

I hear you, but it was not causing problem until patch 2.

[Skuzzy]

That is the nature of it all.  It is all about data patterns.  The games patterns change with every release, thus eventually the odds are that Norton/McAfee are going to destroy the game some time.  It is just a matter of time and you can count on it.

[flatiron1]

I see said the blind man!

You know I had a problem with mcaffee screwing up you tube videos ( would only play about 45 seconds) due to a feature called net guard which was disabled as soon as I figured out the problem.