AMD Catalyst 11.10 Preview Driver (RAGEBF3 Unified Driver) : Othor Games

» Mon May 14, 2012 9:37 pm

These drivers didn't fix anything i still have NPC flickering issue,texture pop did you guys even test this game ?

Processor Intel Core i7-720QM
(4x1.60GHz, 45nm, 6MB L3, Turbo to 2.80GHz, 45W)
Chipset Intel HM55
Memory 4x2GB DDR3-1333 (Max 8GB)
Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5
800 SPs, 700/1.0GHz Core/RAM clocks (4GHz effective)
Display 17.3" LED Glossy 16:9 1080p (1920x1080)
(HannStar HSD173PUW1)
Hard Drive(s) 2x500GB 7200RPM HDD (non-RAID)
(Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420AS)
Win7 64bit

first uninstall rage.
install Borderlands.
play without problems.

» Mon May 14, 2012 1:57 pm

Like really how hard is it to make a [censored] driver like wtf man

» Mon May 14, 2012 3:36 pm

These drivers didn't fix anything i still have NPC flickering issue,texture pop did you guys even test this game ?

Processor Intel Core i7-720QM
(4x1.60GHz, 45nm, 6MB L3, Turbo to 2.80GHz, 45W)
Chipset Intel HM55
Memory 4x2GB DDR3-1333 (Max 8GB)
Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5
800 SPs, 700/1.0GHz Core/RAM clocks (4GHz effective)
Display 17.3" LED Glossy 16:9 1080p (1920x1080)
(HannStar HSD173PUW1)
Hard Drive(s) 2x500GB 7200RPM HDD (non-RAID)
(Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420AS)
Win7 64bit

first uninstall rage.
install Borderlands.
play without problems.

I have a pretty similar set up (playing at 1920x1080 on a laptop with i7-820qm, AMD 5830m) and the 11.10 driver fixed my NPC flickering problem.

I have catalyst A.I. set to "Advanced" mode and I did not use any rageconfig.cfg tweaks.

I loaded up a save from Wellspring where there was a lot of NPC flicker and it was fixed.

» Mon May 14, 2012 8:46 pm

Why can't I install it?
Every time I click :
AMD Catalyst 11.10 Preview Driver for Windows? 7 /Vista?

I download it, works fine.
Then I try to install it, and it tries to install the catalyst thing, which I already have.
So I proceed and everything, then it comes up with an error at the end that says all this:

Catalyst? Install Manager
Installation Report
10/08/11 23:58:26

Hardware information
Name AMD Radeon Graphics Processor
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x68b8
Vendor ID 0x1002
Class Code 0x030000
Revision ID 0x00
Subsystem ID 0xe147
Subsystem vendor ID 0x174b
Other hardware

Existing packagesAMD Catalyst Install Manager
AMD APP SDK Runtime
AMD Display Driver
HDMI/DP Audio Driver
AVIVO
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable
HydraVision
AMD Drag and Drop Transcoding
AMD Media Foundation Decoders
AMD VISION Engine Control Center

Packages for install
AMD Catalyst Install ManagerFinal Status: Success
Version of Item: 3.0.847.0
Size: 20 Mbytes
AMD Display DriverFinal Status: Fail
Version of Item: 8.901.2.0000
Size: 90 Mbytes
HDMI/DP Audio DriverFinal Status: Success
Version of Item: 7.12.0.7702
Size: 1 Mbytes

Other detected devices
RX780
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x5957
Vendor ID 0x1002
Class Code 0x060000
Revision ID 0x00
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Subsystem vendor ID 0x1002

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ATI Integrated SATA Support
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x4390
Vendor ID 0x1002
Class Code 0x01018f
Revision ID 0x00
Subsystem ID 0xb002
Subsystem vendor ID 0x1458

ATI Integrated SMBus Support
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x4385
Vendor ID 0x1002
Class Code 0x0c0500
Revision ID 0x3c
Subsystem ID 0x4385
Subsystem vendor ID 0x1458

ATI Integrated SATA Support
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x439c
Vendor ID 0x1002
Class Code 0x01018a
Revision ID 0x00
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Subsystem vendor ID 0x1458

ATI Integrated Azalia Support
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x4383
Vendor ID 0x1002
Class Code 0x040300
Revision ID 0x00
Subsystem ID 0xa002
Subsystem vendor ID 0x1458

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Error messages
Driver Install: the installation failed

What do I do about this?
Also, I haven't installed the 11.09 drivers yet either.

Edit - If someone can tell me how to get that into a scroll box...

» Tue May 15, 2012 12:30 am

SPECS:
Win 7 Pro 64bit
1920X1080
i7 930
Radeon HD 5870
12 Gig o ram
1 TB HDD

rageconfig.cfg

seta vt_maxaniso 16seta image_anisotropy "4"seta image_usecompression 0 seta r_fullscreen "1"seta r_displayRefresh "0" //keep it so the engine doesn't double render a frameseta r_multiSamples "8" seta vt_lodBias "-100" //LoD settingsseta image_lodBias "-1"seta vt_pageimagesizeuniquediffuseonly2 "8192"seta vt_pageimagesizeuniquediffuseonly "8192"seta vt_pageimagesizeunique "8192"seta vt_pageimagesizevmtr "8192"seta vt_maxPPF 128 //Set this to 64 for Quad-cores CPU's or higher, 16 or 8 for dual-cores CPU'sseta vt_filter "1" //0 makes it pixelated, 1 makes it smooth seta vt_qualityhdplossless "1"seta vt_qualityhdppower "0" //0-255 lower is betterseta vt_qualityhdpspecular "0" //0-255 lower is betterseta vt_qualityhdpnormal "0" //0-255 lower is betterseta vt_qualityhdpdiffuse "0" //0-255 lower is betterseta vt_qualitydctpower "100" //0-100 higher is betterseta vt_qualitydctspecular "100" //0-100 higher is betterseta vt_qualitydctnormal "100" //0-100 higher is betterseta vt_qualitydctchroma "100" //0-100 higher is betterseta vt_qualitydctluma "100" //0-100 higher is betterseta vt_maxlockedpages "2048"

Launch options:

+set com_skipintrovideo "1" +cvaradd g_fov 15 +set com_allowConsole 1 +set r_swa

After installing the latest unified AMD drivers (clean install a.k.a COMPLETE REMOVAL of old drivers and anything ATI related) the game now works and looks
decent. NO MORE CRASHES AT LOADING FOR ME. That was my biggest issue before the drivers, the game would always crash at loading now it does not.

I'll take some screen-shots later today.

P.S. I did notice with the seta image_anisotropy "x" setting anything above 4 causes the texture seems to appear on all models.

If anyone has any questions comments concerns regarding my solution to having the game actually play (without crashing) and no graphical issues (hell it even looks nice now) please ask. As I stated I will post pics later.

However, it still kind of svcks that the textures are still noticeably not up to par with current standards. HOWEVER, artistically I do appreciate the mega texture tech and how it enabled the artists to paint the worlds through their unique vision.

» Mon May 14, 2012 12:33 pm

OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name JAMIE-PC
System Manufacturer Alienware
System Model M17xR3
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel® Core™ i7-2760QM CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2401 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Alienware A08, 29/07/2011
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United Kingdom
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.17514"
User Name Jamie-PC\Jamie
Time Zone GMT Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 6.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 5.95 GB
Available Physical Memory 3.55 GB
Total Virtual Memory 11.9 GB
Available Virtual Memory 8.87 GB
Page File Space 5.95 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

Screen resolution: 1600 x 900.

I've downloaded the 11.10 preview driver. It gets rid of some of the visual bugs, but now the frame rate is choppy - whereas it was playing perfectly smoothly (minus the visual bugs) before.

» Mon May 14, 2012 7:40 pm

The 11.10 driver has greatly improved stability, in fact prior to this I was unable to load new areas at all.

The texture issues are all gone, the game runs at a stable 60fps.

I'm still experiencing serious NPC flickering.

Specs:

Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CORE i5 2500K @ 4.5GHz
ASUS P8P67
8GB DDR3 1600 GSKILL RIPJAWS
2GB ATI 6970 stock: 880/1375MHz, OC: 950/1450MHz
Realtek HD onboard audio
Game installed to Raid 0 hdd's, OS installed to ssd

Resolution: 1920x1080
Steam launch options: +cvaradd g_fov 20 +set com_skipIntroVideo 1 +r_swapInterval 1 +vt_maxPPF 128 +vt_pageImageSizeUnique 8192 +vt_pageImageSizeUniqueDiffuseOnly 8192 +vt_pageImageSizeUniqueDiffuseOnly2 8192 +vt_maxAniso 4
CCC version: 2011.1006.2240.38836 (properly uninstalled previous drivers using install manager).
CCC settings: AA use app settings (morph filter) Edge-detect, Aniso use app settings, Tessellation AMD optimized, Cat A.I. High quality (enable surface format Optimization), Vertical refresh Always on, AA Mode Super-sample AA, OpenGL Triple buffering enabled.

» Mon May 14, 2012 1:13 pm

After installing the catalyst 11.10 preview driver (rage/bf3 unified) my issues loading different instances was completely fixed. Mutant bash tv works now and I haven't locked up during a loading screen yet. I'm still getting NPC shaking/clipping in Wellspring specifically, and I also saw texture corruption/clipping for the first time just driving through the wastland, but overall it is happening much less frequently. I exited out of rage, reloaded and that seeemed to clear it up, but I'm definitely getting closer to a functional game after these drivers.

Intel core i7 950 @ 4.0GHz
AMD Radeon 5870x2
OCZ 6GB triple channel mem

» Tue May 15, 2012 1:21 am

Yes, I'm still getting one or two flickering/clipping characters in Wellspring. The Sheriff has been fixed though, it's just a guy near the garage that's still pissing up. I'm surprised that the driver has fixed some of the visual bugs but introduced lag on my system - it's like trading one problem for another!

» Mon May 14, 2012 4:26 pm

I installed the 11.10 preview driver (10-7 version) yesterday. I notice a lot less npc flickering but it was still present on some enemies in mutant bash (especially the final boss). In Wellspring I am also getting severe FPS drops. It normally runs at 60 fps but the drops go down to 5-10 and basically freeze the game for a second or two. No crashes yet with the new driver installed. I did have a few crashes with the previous 11.10 preview driver installed though.

AMD Phenom II x4 965 Black Edition @ 3.4ghz
4GB DDR3 1600
AMD Radeon 5850 1GB @ stock speeds
1TB HDD

Running it on 1920x1080.

» Mon May 14, 2012 11:58 am

flickering etc can be caused by forcing AF in CCC or radeon pro.

AF is set to Anwendungtikstellungen verwenden (Application controlled).

» Mon May 14, 2012 7:50 pm

HI there

add this to ure shortcut.... "+cvaradd g_fov 12 +com_allowconsole 1 +com_skipIntroVideo 1 +image_anisotropy 4 +image_usecompression 0 +g_showplayershadow 1 +m_smooth 0"
iam playing without userconfig.cfg

ccc.exe + mom.exe disable from Taskmanager....
radeopro disable!

think thats the best way to play.....

System
Phenom x965
HD6970
Crucial Real SSD C300 128 GB
8 GB Ram

Hope i can help u guys

sry for my bad english

» Tue May 15, 2012 1:41 am

After installing the 11.10 driver, I loaded up a save from Wellspring and all the NPC flickering seemed to be fixed. Also traveled around to areas where there were previously weapon glitches/flickering/ floating bullets. All of the problems appeared to be fixed.

However, when I spoke with the merchant in Wellspring for the first time, there is a very slight flickering noticeable only when you are in the "buy" menu:

His head twitches a very tiny bit from side to side: http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/558669913737969576/112A270A64F5D8A82482AE9D07E21BCCD37BF47A/

This is nothing like the flickering experienced before the 11.10 driver.

So far I haven't noticed anything similar to this with any other NPCs in Wellspring. I have not made it to the Mutant Bash TV area yet.

» Tue May 15, 2012 1:39 am

However, when I spoke with the merchant in Wellspring for the first time, there is a very slight flickering noticeable only when you are in the "buy" menu:

His head twitches a very tiny bit from side to side: http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/558669913737969576/112A270A64F5D8A82482AE9D07E21BCCD37BF47A/

I can confirm this as well, getting the same flickering at this vendor. Also, I now have the texture seams on all NPC models. I did not have this prior to 11.10 unified driver

» Mon May 14, 2012 2:00 pm

The driver didn`t really change anything.

I uninstalled all drivers and ATI soft, installed new. Entered the game. Spotted that there are still the same annoying texture loading when I look around. I've pressed Esc to watch if different resolution helps and game just crashed.
It looks like driver solved texture popping issue, but I was able to play like 5 minutes until another crash on area loading. I don't have FPS meter but it looks like now it goes down in some areas.

I really like the game. I could even play with texture loading, but game just crashes all the time, what can I do?

iMac 27", i5 3,1GHZ, 8GB RAM, Radeon 6970m 1GB.
WIndows 7 (32bit) on dual-boot configuration.
Resolution 2560x1440

» Tue May 15, 2012 2:24 am

I had to revert back to 11.9, 11.10 I only got v-sync without forcing it. It freezes very rarely on 11.9 but with 11.10 it froze and the sound would get quieter and quieter until it would just stop and then the game would un-freeze and sometimes it would freeze on top itself, freeze then stop then freeze again. And oh the texture popping is still as bad along with character flickering and bullets appearing out of guns. As for crashes, it still does them, but I don't get them as often as others do.

» Mon May 14, 2012 6:49 pm

I had to revert back to 11.9, 11.10 I only got v-sync without forcing it. It freezes very rarely on 11.9 but with 11.10 it froze and the sound would get quieter and quieter until it would just stop and then the game would un-freeze and sometimes it would freeze on top itself, freeze then stop then freeze again. And oh the texture popping is still as bad along with character flickering and bullets appearing out of guns. As for crashes, it still does them, but I don't get them as often as others do.

Disable Catalyst AI. That fixes the freezing issue for me. Then again, I'm using 11.9. I managed to get rid of the texture corruption some people attribute to the lack of Catalyst AI by reducing Texture Anisotropy to 4 (The max the game allows for is 8 I think, so when you set it to 16 textures eff up).

» Mon May 14, 2012 3:38 pm

I tried the lastet 11.10 preview 2 drivers and it fixed the texture popping problem which was my only problem previously. But now I am experiencing stuttering every 2-4 seconds that causes very fast yet frequent hitches; I was not experiencing any stuttering/hitching previously.

My system:

Crosshair IV Forula Mobo
Athlon Phenom II X4 965 quad core @3.6ghz
8 Gigs Kingston Hyper X RAM 1600
Corsair Force GT 120 GB SSD
Sapphire 5970
3x Acer 24" monitors @ 6048x1080 - Eyefinity

I never encountered any flickering npc's, only experienced the artifacting when disabling Catalyst A.I. The game is just about maxing out my CPU.

The lack of Crossfire support for the game kills me in the graphics card area, I'm only getting half the power out of my card. Really disappointing to not see any Crossfire support yet. I'll put the game back on hold and wait until it gets proper Crossfire support and a patch. Call me when RAGE is not gimping my GPU's and svcking everything it canout of my CPU.

Also running Dead Island, Deus Ex Human Revolution and Lord of the Rings Online on this system currently and they are all running fine.

» Mon May 14, 2012 4:46 pm

Loaded up 11.10 and I the game won't load after the opening cinematic. My saves got corrupted from the other day, so I am trying to play from scratch again. Can't even play at all.....fantastic.

Running Win 7 32bit
ATI 5870
4 gigs ram
Intel Q6600

» Mon May 14, 2012 11:37 pm

Loaded up 11.10 and I the game won't load after the opening cinematic. My saves got corrupted from the other day, so I am trying to play from scratch again. Can't even play at all.....fantastic.

Running Win 7 32bit
ATI 5870
4 gigs ram
Intel Q6600

Disable triple buffering in CCC.

» Mon May 14, 2012 3:54 pm

I tried the lastet 11.10 preview 2 drivers and it fixed the texture popping problem which was my only problem previously. But now I am experiencing stuttering every 2-4 seconds that causes very fast yet frequent hitches; I was not experiencing any stuttering/hitching previously.

My system:

Crosshair IV Forula Mobo
Athlon Phenom II X4 965 quad core @3.6ghz
8 Gigs Kingston Hyper X RAM 1600
Corsair Force GT 120 GB SSD
Sapphire 5970
3x Acer 24" monitors @ 6048x1080 - Eyefinity

I never encountered any flickering npc's, only experienced the artifacting when disabling Catalyst A.I. The game is just about maxing out my CPU.

The lack of Crossfire support for the game kills me in the graphics card area, I'm only getting half the power out of my card. Really disappointing to not see any Crossfire support yet. I'll put the game back on hold and wait until it gets proper Crossfire support and a patch. Call me when RAGE is not gimping my GPU's and svcking everything it canout of my CPU.

Also running Dead Island, Deus Ex Human Revolution and Lord of the Rings Online on this system currently and they are all running fine.

Yeah, same for me mate - with regards the stutter after downloading the preview drivers. They'll probably patch that up fairly soon.

» Tue May 15, 2012 12:52 am

Reminder: if you continue experiencing issues or want to report improvements,
[color="#FFA500"]
Make sure to

1.Post your specs
2. Post your display resolution
3. Post whether you are using any additional tweaks in Steam launch options or rageconfig.cfg file
4. Post your Catalyst Control Center settings

1. i7-2600k, Radeon HD 5970 2gb, DDR3 1600mhz 8gb, logitech G15 keyboard, logitech g35 headset, logitech g9x mouse.

2. screen resolution is 1680x1050

3. I am using the 8K textures
(looks like this)
vt_pageimagesizeuniquediffuseonly2 8192
vt_pageimagesizeuniquediffuseonly 8192
vt_pageimagesizeunique 8192
vt_pageimagesizevmtr 8192
vt_restart
vt_maxaniso 4
image_anisotropy 4
---------- And I am also changing the FoV to 95 by using the console in-game and adding cvaradd g_fov 15

4. All settings are defaulted. No overclock.

Issue I am having with 11.10 version 2 (10/7/11)...

1. NPC's are stuttering again like crazy. They appeared to be fixed, but as time went on playing it got progressively worse until I hit subway town. Then it was just terrible stuttering in full-swing. Also see NPC's guns sometimes hovering above their hands or strange things like that. Also I can see strange lines on NPC's faces, like they were pieced together in blocks or something. It's noticeable when talking to the vendor in wellsprings. Well after TV-bash, nearly when you are almost into subway town, the npc stuttering gets very, VERY bad.

2. Been seeing some strange blue textures on things when I load into new area's. If I get closer to these textures in the games world the disappear and I don't see them again until I load to a new area. It is really quite strange.

3. Having some micro-stuttering here and there while playing. The stuttering is so brief that it hardly impacts gameplay or performance (I stay at 58-60 frames all the time), but I figured I'd mention it, because I did notice it.

4. Fraps 3.4.6 does NOT work properly. Video recording drops frame rate down to 19-20 (clearly a bug) doesn't matter if its half screen or full. The game then gets so choppy that it is virtually unplayable when trying to record with fraps. This is clearly a bug, as I can record battlefield 3 with almost no frame loss at all in full screen.

» Mon May 14, 2012 12:31 pm

I have a high end pc to game w/ and I lock up as well. Last night w/ the new ati driver I removed old drivers and then used driver sweeper to kill anything left over did reboot and installed new driver 11.10 and did another reboot.

I was able to play 4 hrs w/ a lock up every 15 – 30 min give or take unlike what it was every 2 min or less. I put the ccc to defaults last night and removed all config and game start up tweaks.

Anyway I go to play today and locking up every 2 min or less again :/ But I changed nothing from last night to today all I did is turn off pc and boot up today :{

My box is:
i7 CPU 975
6 gigs ddr 3 ram 1600MHz
Radion HD 6990 vid card
Screen res is 5896 X 1080 <----- samsung MD230x3 monitor
win 7 ultimate 64bit
Sabertooth x58 m/b
I put the ccc to defaults
No additional tweaks in Steam launch options or rageconfig.cfg file

On a side note anytime I tried to add additional tweaks it has made it work even less :{ This is why I removed them all and set ccc to defaults last night.

» Tue May 15, 2012 2:54 am

Reminder: if you continue experiencing issues or want to report improvements,

Make sure to post here:

1.your specs
2. your display resolution
3. whether you are using any additional tweaks in Steam launch options or rageconfig.cfg file
4. your Catalyst Control Center settings
5. description of your problem or changes after installing 11.10

Intel core 2 duo E8600 3.33Ghz
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5850
Asus P5E Deluxe
4G Corsair dominator
24'' samsung syncmaster 1920 X 1200
Windows vista 64
directx 11
Catalyst 11.10
no tweaks no rageconfig no change in ccc (all default setting)

The game and the sound is freezing for 10 seconds every 2 seconds so i can't move.
The game look good when i stand still but when i turn around the texture dissapear and become flat grey and reload to normal when i stop.
I have the game since the release and all i saw of the game so far is the intro cinematic and the first room. i can't play.

» Tue May 15, 2012 1:42 am

Using both default Rage settings and a custom rageconfig.cfg, I still get frequent NPC/weapon flickering/distorting issues and some terrain/level artifacting. I have also experienced issues with NPCs holding things and it slowly floating away from where they're supposed to be holding it. Specifically, with a certain Resistance leader. Occassional hitching in the middle of a level. Screen tearing is still an issue. Game otherwise runs very smooth.

These are pretty much the same problems I had with the Rage Performance Driver v2. This driver does nothing to fix the very things the release notes purport it fixes. Additionally, the game appears to run at roughly the same framerates. In other words, "The DRIVERS! They do NAAATHING!"

Without using a custom rageconfig.cfg, I experience heavy texture pop-in and intermittent hitching in addition to the above symptoms.

Reminder: if you continue experiencing issues or want to report improvements,

Make sure to

1.Post your specs
2. Post your display resolution
3. Post whether you are using any additional tweaks in Steam launch options or rageconfig.cfg file
4. Post your Catalyst Control Center settings

http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/GPU122AMDCat1110PreDriverV2.aspx

1. Specs:

AMD Athlon II X4 630 2.8 GHz
4 GB RAM
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition (AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB)
Asus M4A79XTD EVO Mobo
WD Caviar Black 1TB Hard Drive
Asus Xonar D1 Soundcard
AMD Catalyst 11.10 v2 Preview Driver (installed according to AMD directions + Driver Sweeper cleaning)
Rage Steam Edition

2. Display Resolution: 1680 x 1080

3. Using both the default settings and http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=25524360#post25524360. Adjusted to account for my 2GB graphics memory)

Also: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=25497361#post25497361. Saw a big initial performance gain from this while using Rage Perf. Driver v2, so I never tinkered with it after I set it.

4. CCC set to driver default settings.