white screen of death

[zach]

i stopped playing since 1.7 started saw in the beta update it was fix figured id reinstall everything still the same no change i have a ati 1600pro i think just a heads up back to retirement for another year till you ever make 1.8 an ill try again

[Pyro]

What map does this happen on? And what version were you on? The 1.7.1 beta has this fixed. If it does not for you then it is not the same issue and the devs will need more info to fix it. No one has reported this issue. The white screen fog bug has been there since OpenGL was added for Windows back in 1.5.1 so it did not start in 1.7 as you seem to imply.

I had this happen to me and it seemed to be related to having an ATI graphics card, but the 1.7.1 beta has it fixed for me. I have an ATI Radeon X1650 Pro and I have no white screen of death since the 1.7.1 beta.

Are you graphics card drivers up to date?

[zach]

i have raedon x1600pro vista its does it on every map with openGL an textures i can play with direct3d just like before but not having textures sux the only thing that shows is the green outline around the units an the trapizoid on the overhead all else is white. I never had a white screen untill 1.7 so i stopped playing myth figured it was fixed but its not.

[zach]

im on the latest version 1.7.1 beta 2

[Myrd]

Does OpenGL work if you disable detail textures under preferences as a test?

[zach]

its white with or without textures its white with or without all open GL options

[carlinho]

maybe it's caused by fog
disable 3D fog in preferences or something like that it's called

I see the same white screen if I enable fog.

[Pyro]

Why would you stop playing if you can run it fine on Direct3D? Are you ATI drivers up to date?

Download this zip file, extract it and place both files in your Myth II folder. Run each of them and see if issue still happens in both. You said this started with 1.7, so the zip contains 1.6 modern and classic builds. See if it happens with both.


Carlinho, do you still see a white screen when 3D Fog is enabled under the 1.7.1 beta?

[carlinho]

mm haven't tried fog with the new beta
will test it and let you know

[zach]

like i said its with or without every different option fog on or off an this is off a fresh install starting with 1.7 then to the new beta. I checked before there was no driver updates available

[Myrd]

Can you try what Pyro said?

Download this zip file, extract it and place both files in your Myth II folder. Run each of them and see if issue still happens in both. You said this started with 1.7, so the zip contains 1.6 modern and classic builds. See if it happens with both.

[zach]

it white for 1.6 also but i dont recall it being like that before

[Pyro]

Right click on "Computer" and select Properties. Or go to Start Menu, then Control Panel, and then "System". Either way takes you to the same place which should look like this image. You said you were on Vista, are you on 32-bit or 64-bit? System properties will tell you which one you are on.

Also, since you have an ATI card, you probably have the ATI Catalyst Control Center in your system tray. Open it up and go to Information Center... Graphics Software. It will look something like this other image. What does it say for Catalyst Version for you? In the image it has it at "09.3".

It is possible something is wrong with your hardware. Maybe some part of your graphics card is already broken. However, there is something you can try once I know what Vista type you are on and what ATI catalyst version you are on.

[zach]

im running 32bit vista i tried to install ccc 10.1 nothing theres no way to open it i dont think it installed properly an then i went to device manager an updated my driver now myth doesnt even open just plays music WTF FML

[zach]

went back to the original driver an myth works again