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Darkness Within 2 - graphics problem #627838
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I think I have a problem with the graphics of the game - I'm near the beginning of the game, Day Two, in the "Old Building", have the jigsaw puzzle pieces on the table to rotate and assemble, but the pieces are all black - no images on them. So I looked around and found that a lot of the objects the just black spaces - you can see the outlines but no features - is this supposed to be like that, or a glitch, or what? I assumed it was a video card issue so I did the whole download / uninstall / reinstall thing with my ATI Radeon HD 4800 pci-e but it didn't make any difference. I then thought it would be the Nvidia PhysX software and updated that before I realized that an update came with the downloaded game anyway...Does anybody have any ideas? I like the game and would like to be able to actually SEE everything I'm supposed to be seeing! Thanks!


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Re: Darkness Within 2 - graphics problem [Re: minkimal] #627847
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Originally Posted By: minkimal
So I looked around and found that a lot of the objects the just black spaces - you can see the outlines but no features - is this supposed to be like that, or a glitch, or what?

It sounds to me like a driver problem. The latest drivers aren't always the best.

If you can find someone with an ATI Radeon card who is playing the game and not having the problem with the blacked out pieces, see if you can find out what version of the ATI drivers they're using.

Re: Darkness Within 2 - graphics problem [Re: Jenny100] #627851
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Yeah, it sounded like a driver problem to me too...so...if anybody reads this and has the same hardware and is having no problem...(or has the same hardware, same problem and a solution!!!)...I'd love to hear from you...I can still play the game, and not all areas have blacked-out silhouettes instead of objects, but it would be nice to be able to see all of it. Thanks in advance.


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Hi Jenny, I have run into an insurmountable problem - in spite of having graphics problems, I have progressed to the point where I am ready to use the N-S-E-W code to go down the trapdoor in the Old Building - and I know what the 4 codes are - but I can't SEE them on the trapdoor mechanism. If I could get a save game for this point I might be able to keep on going even with my graphics problem. But do I need to transfer this thread to the "hints and help" forum first, before I ask if anyone has such a save game??? Thanks!


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Since you're asking for a save, I'll move the thread to Hints.

Re: Darkness Within 2 - graphics problem [Re: Jenny100] #627991
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Minkimal -- At the Old Building -- you need a save right after going
Click to reveal..
down into the basement area for the first time? The code for the floor mechanism requires 7 symbols, not 4.

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Re: Darkness Within 2 - graphics problem [Re: Becky] #628006
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Oh...Ok...but I will still need the save (for right after going down into the basement for the first time) since I can't see ANY of the locks on the mechanism, other than vague shadows. I hope this doesn't continue to be a problem...some of the areas of the game seem to look just fine - for example, the bookstore and inn (so far anyway) had no problems and I could see all the detail that was being described. Weird, huh?


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The save is on its way! Hope it helps!

BTW -- have you messed around in the options menu to see if you can change any of the graphics or advanced settings to see if that solves some of your problems?

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Thanks, Becky!


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Re: Darkness Within 2 - graphics problem [Re: Rushes] #628044
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I'm having the same graphics problem - just reached the Old Building on Day 2, and all the objects in there are just black outlines. I'm trying an update of my graphics drivers, although I'm not too optimistic. Mine's a Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family.

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I messed with everything including things I didn't know I could pull off - how a good game will motivate you, hey? Thanks for the save game, Becky, but it is in a different format than the other save game files and I can't open it. I have another possible ideas, though - I can just barely see 7 cylindical shapes in the trap door opening - can't make out any details on them, though - if all they need to be is clicked on in a certain order, I could be in business....??


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Re: Darkness Within 2 - graphics problem [Re: minkimal] #628160
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Minkimal -- here are the number of clicks needed for the device in the floor.

You MUST start with the default. If you've already messed with the device, I suspect the only way to get back to the default (if you can't see the symbols) is to go back to a previous save before you messed with the device.

Anyway, serious spoilers:

Click to reveal..
Looking at the mechanism in the floor when it is at its default setting (all the "wheels" look like the stick-figure acrobat). Going from left to right and clicking on each wheel:

Wheel 1 -- click 2 times
Wheel 2 -- click 13 times
Wheel 3 -- leave it just like it is
Wheel 4 -- click 15 times
Wheel 5 -- click 12 times
Wheel 6 -- click 1 time
Wheel 7 -- click 14 times

If you're correct, there's a click and you draw slightly away from the mechanism. Click on the floor near the mechanism to use the floor as an elevator.


BTW -- are you using Win XP? It's possible that the save game files generated on a computer with Win 7 won't work on Win XP. And vice versa. frown

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Re: Darkness Within 2 - graphics problem [Re: Becky] #628248
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Hi Becky, thanks for not giving up on me - your sequence of clicks worked even though all I could see were vague cylindrical shapes with no details on them. Maybe this will work for others who have this same problem. Aleta and I have brought the issue to the attention of the game developers on their technical issues forum - maybe they can institute a patch or something. So, on with the game! I hope the rest of it goes without incident. I am running XP, BTW.


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Sorry, I meant they might not work with Win 7, not that they might not work with Win &. grin

That's great that you were able to progress!

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Thanks again, Becky. thumbsup
Enjoy the game, minkimal.


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Re: Darkness Within 2 - graphics problem [Re: minkimal] #628781
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Hi all, just to bring this to a conclusion - for anyone who still has this problem (and there are quite a few of us, I've learned!) - I went on the Dark Lineage 2 website and from there to their technical forum and found out that in some cases of download, at least one of the files - for the interior of the "hovel" or "Old Building" - is corrupted and way too small. The administrator there gives a link to a fix - but it is a compressed file (needs WinRAR to be opened) and in my experience ended up containing more files than the folder needed - the folder contained itself sort of so it must get into an endless loop when it tries to open - and the game crashed when it tried to open the "Old Building" content. I am reproducing the tip I put on the Dark Lineage forum here:

Finally got it to work. I extracted the file you refer to (had to download WinRAR to be able to do this), then by trial and error figured out that I didn't want to transfer the whole thing to the "data - stages - hovel - interior" folder, (I did that but the game crashed at the point where I was about to enter the "hovel" or "Old Building", so I looked at the contents of the "interior" folder and found that it contained itself...so I took the "resources" (BIN file) and the "scene.geo" (GEO file) out of the extracted folder and just put these 2 into the "interior" folder, after removing the "corrupted" versions of these files (so the "interior" folder now has nothing in it but these 2 new files). Then it worked. I'm putting in this level of detail for people like me who don't often mess so much with the innards of games! I am going to put this same comment on the gameboomers website in case someone goes there for help.

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OK, spoke too soon - I can see ALMOST all the graphic details BUT still can't see the numbers on the dials I need to turn on the "resurrection" machine to be able to enter the code 51637....I can get an "examine" pointer for each of them, though...so can anybody tell me, if you start from scratch, without having touched the dials, how many times do you have to click each one, from left to right, to enter the code? I have so much effort committed to this game now that I HAVE to finish it. It is a great game, if you don't have these technical problems to deal with.

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Minkimal -- the dials are all at 0 for the default, so you click exactly the number of times as each number of the code.

Does this make sense? lol

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Yes, that worked - and I've gone on to play a lot more of the game with no glitches! (Fingers crossed) - it is a GREAT game, and worth the hassle. Thanks for the help!!


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Glad you got through! thumbsup


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Heres the link to that item about corrupt 'Adventure Shop' files:

http://www.zoetrope-interactive.com/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=275&posts=1&start=1


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I have emailed Iceberg and the developers about this problem, and silence! The DW2 forums have been down for a week now too so I can't see that thread. I pinged the Zoetrope Interactive homepage/forums and it came back server not responding.

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Interesting. Thanks, AmunPtah.

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Ya know I coulda sworn the first game had this same prob for lots of people frown

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Hi everyone,

I am Oral from Zoetrope Interactive.

Unfortunately there are some problems with the Adventure Shop version of the game. It has invalid files which cause missing textures (black outlines) in the "Old Building" and "Station" stages of the game.

You can download the patch via this link

Please follow the link below to learn more about this issue.

Related topic about this issue

We are so sorry for this inconvenience

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