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ALF · « **on:** November 01, 2002, 09:58:01 PM »

From Mystic on comp.sys.ibm.pc.game.flight-sim

Alas, I downloaded Aces High yesterday with high hopes, but encountered the strangest
graphics problem when I tried it. The cockpit graphics (not outside world, just the panel
and other cockpit elements, and even the little flip-notepad thing) jerk back and forth
dramatically, rhythmically and very unpleasantly whenever the plane is doing anything
other than flying in a perfectly straight line ... and the faster I change the plane's
heading, the faster the rate of jerking. It's nasty enough to make a person sick to their
stomach within seconds (the "jerk length" is over half the diameter of the P-51 gunsight).
Totally unusable.

I wrote their tech support about it, and while they were amazing quick to respond and
tried to help, it doesn't seem like there is a solution short of changing video cards (I
currently have a Matrox G400 MAX with the latest drivers, and DirectX 8.1).

Before I throw up my hands and uninstall the program, I'm making one last-ditch effort and
asking about this here, in case some other newsgroup reader has encountered the same
problem with Aces High ... and maybe even solved it? Or is anyone out there using this
program successfully with a G400 card? I'll keep my fingers crossed, as I'd like to have
the ability to do some online WWII flying again, and I don't think I have enough computer
muscle to run Warbirds anymore (and it sounds like that one's a sinking ship anyway).

- Mystic

WldThing · « **Reply #1 on:** November 01, 2002, 10:08:47 PM »

I think i had a similar problem once before.

I was in a P51 as well and the plane kept jerking, it never happened to me before, but it was after i installed a new stick.

All i did was relogg, so i dont think that helps, but yeah i had the same problem myself.

GL!

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #2 on:** November 02, 2002, 11:32:23 AM »

Have him try uninstalling the drivers and set his display back to standard VGA and reboot his computer. Once his computer reboots, then reinstall the drivers and DirectX. It probably won't hurt if he installs DirectX 8.2, instead of DirectX 8.1b.

ack-ack

ccvi · « **Reply #3 on:** November 02, 2002, 11:42:29 AM »

Does this mean the head position is not supposed to change when pulling Gs etc.?!

snafu · « **Reply #4 on:** November 02, 2002, 07:51:33 PM »

Same as WldThing,
This used to happen with my old Gameport Cyborg. Looked like a very bad case of compression but happened at all speeds. Problem went away when I changed to a USB stick. You might suggest he tries another stick before going to the expense of another video card.

Just dragged the old stick out and tried it. Got exactly what was described, (Cockpit shakes, scenery was fine). No spikes etc in Joystick setup screen. Definately think he should look at his stick & drivers first.

TTFN
snafu