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Re: No menu graphics in new GZdoom

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Are you sure you're not running Zandronum in software mode? To play in hardware mode you need to enter 'vid_renderer 1' in the console or to select the OpenGL renderer in the menu.
Your card somewhat supports GL 3.3 so i think it's a driver problem and you need to install the latest amd legacy driver for your card.
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Re: No menu graphics in new GZdoom

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drfrag wrote:Are you sure you're not running Zandronum in software mode? To play in hardware mode you need to enter 'vid_renderer 1' in the console or to select the OpenGL renderer in the menu.
Your card somewhat supports GL 3.3 so i think it's a driver problem and you need to install the latest amd legacy driver for your card.
Yes i'm sure. It always stays in OpenGL mode. And yes, maybe it is a drivers problems, but my video card is no longer supported, so i don't think that i can find drivers for my video card.
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Re: No menu graphics in new GZdoom

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Then try '-glversion 2' as Rachael suggested but i think either your graphics driver is not the latest or it's bad. I had a Radeon HD 4650 until recently BTW.
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Re: No menu graphics in new GZdoom

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drfrag wrote:Then try '-glversion 2' as Rachael suggested but i think either your graphics driver is not the latest or it's bad. I had a Radeon HD 4650 until recently BTW.
I already tried to find GZDoom with glversion 2, but i can't find it. Could you help?
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Создай ярлык гздума легаси версии, нажми правой кнопкой мыши по нему и в графе Объект, через пробел от последнего символа, добавь -glversion 2 в самый конец строки.
Если создашь ярлык обычной версии гздума и проделаешь то же самое он выдаст ошибку "Unsupported OpenGL version." .
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Re: No menu graphics in new GZdoom

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Apeirogon wrote:Создай ярлык гздума легаси версии, нажми правой кнопкой мыши по нему и в графе Объект, через пробел от последнего символа, добавь -glversion 2 в самый конец строки.
Если создашь ярлык обычной версии гздума и проделаешь то же самое он выдаст ошибку "Unsupported OpenGL version." .
Не знал я что тут русские обитают. И все же, спасибо за наводку. Сейчас попробую так сделать. Посмотрим что с этого получится.
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Re: No menu graphics in new GZdoom

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The vintage build supports GL 2 but your card has 3.3. That's a command line parameter to force GL 2.
You could upgrade the graphics driver instead.
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Apeirogon wrote:Создай ярлык гздума легаси версии, нажми правой кнопкой мыши по нему и в графе Объект, через пробел от последнего символа, добавь -glversion 2 в самый конец строки.
Если создашь ярлык обычной версии гздума и проделаешь то же самое он выдаст ошибку "Unsupported OpenGL version." .
Сделал я все так как ты сказал, и результат уже получше но все ещё не тот которой хотелось бы.
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Re: No menu graphics in new GZdoom

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drfrag wrote:The vintage build supports GL 2 but your card has 3.3. That's a command line parameter to force GL 2.
You could upgrade the graphics driver instead.
But i tried Zandronum 3.0 and it works for me without this problem with graphics. And i think that Zandronum 3.0 uses OpenGL too, and it might be somewhere near 3.0 version of OpenGL. So... isn't it weird that Zandronum 3.0 works for me in OpenGL and GZDoom is not? Also, i have a problems with updating my video card drivers too. Cause, after updating it, i see the black screen instead of Windows loading screen or my desktop. And i googled it, and many people said that, the better option in the case with black screen, is to reset drivers back to previous version. So, i'm kinda stuck in this situation, bewteen playing games with newest version of OpenGL, and not playing them and just skip them and move on.

Also, i can't play those mods/games on Zandronum 3.0, cause they were made only for GZDoom. So that is not an option too.
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Re: No menu graphics in new GZdoom

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Yeah that's typical of those cards, GL 2 is even more broken than GL 3. That's what happened with my card.
Then try LZDoom or upgrade your driver.
Edit: Zandro requires GL 1.4 with some features from later versions.
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Re: No menu graphics in new GZdoom

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drfrag wrote:Yeah that's typical of those cards, GL 2 is even more broken than GL 3. That's what happened with my card.
Then try LZDoom or upgrade your driver.
I already replied to you about my drivers updating problems. Check my previous reply that you skiped please.
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I'm almost sure it's a broken driver. In those cases you should use DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) to remove the old driver completely and then install the latest amd legacy driver.
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Re: No menu graphics in new GZdoom

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drfrag wrote:I'm almost sure it's a broken driver. In those cases you should use DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) to remove the old driver completely and then install the latest amd legacy driver.
But i can't do that, cause when i uninstall old driver and install new, then i see the black screen insetad of my desktop or windows loading screen. So, i don't want to risk it.
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Re: No menu graphics in new GZdoom

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But it's a different scenario, you'd be installing a driver from scratch not updating it.
However now i remember the latest driver was a beta (not sure), install the previous one then.
Edit: this one: https://www2.ati.com/drivers/whql-win8. ... -oct30.exe
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drfrag wrote:But it's a different scenario, you'd be installing a driver from scratch not updating it.
However now i remember the latest driver was a beta (not sure), install the previous one then.
Edit: this one: https://www2.ati.com/drivers/whql-win8. ... -oct30.exe
I will try, and if it not works, then i'll quit.
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