Laser/Lightning Effects' Graphic Glitch

[Lurtzello]

This issue has already been discussed in other threads, but since one of them is possibly in the wrong section while the other one has an incorrect title, and since it seems to occour more often since 2.7 came out, I'm starting this thread.

Detailed information about the glitch can be found in the pages linked above.

In short: it appears that (with some AMD video cards?) certain visual effects such as (1) the lightning of some Inquisitor's abilities (in particular the streams of lightning that go all the way from the player to the target), (2) the pillars of light above dead enemies that indicate loot on them, (3) the laser effects of Galactic Starfighter blaster bolts and (4) the repair drones' green healing laser are often either invisible or less bright.

 

Thank you in advance for the eventual acknowledgement of this issue.

Edited April 8, 2014 by Lurtzello

[TaitWatson]

Thanks for your post! I've passed this along to be looked into.

[TaitWatson]

Hey Lurtzello,

 

Would you (or anyone having the issue) be able to link a video or screenshots of what you're seeing? It would also help to have a DxDiag or MSInfo for the machine you're running SWTOR on as well.

 

Thanks!

[Glzmo]

Hey Lurtzello,

 

Would you (or anyone having the issue) be able to link a video or screenshots of what you're seeing? It would also help to have a DxDiag or MSInfo for the machine you're running SWTOR on as well.

 

Thanks!

This has been an issue with AMD/ATi cards since beta. The lightning isn't nearly as detailed than it is on Nvidia cards and doesn't look all that much like Force Lightning at all. Unfortunately, I don't have access to AMD/ATi cards at the moment, so I can't help. But the issue has been well-known and often reported in detail since beta. I'm sure you can find screenshots of it with in the in-game bug reports of the past.

[Lurtzello]

Here is the DxDiag

 

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System Information

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Time of this report: 4/10/2014, 00:49:23

Machine name: EMC2

Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130801-1533)

Language: Italian (Regional Setting: Italian)

System Manufacturer: ASUS

System Model: All Series

BIOS: BIOS Date: 11/25/13 10:38:00 Ver: 07.05

Processor: Intel® Core i7-4771 CPU @ 3.50GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.5GHz

Memory: 16384MB RAM

Available OS Memory: 16322MB RAM

Page File: 5385MB used, 27256MB available

Windows Dir: C:\Windows

DirectX Version: DirectX 11

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

User DPI Setting: Using System DPI

System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)

DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled

DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

 

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DxDiag Notes

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Display Tab 1: No problems found.

Sound Tab 1: No problems found.

Sound Tab 2: No problems found.

Sound Tab 3: No problems found.

Input Tab: No problems found.

 

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DirectX Debug Levels

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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)

DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)

DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)

DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)

DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)

DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)

DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

 

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Display Devices

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Card name: AMD Radeon R9 200 Series

Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6811)

DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)

Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6811&SUBSYS_048D1043&REV_00

Display Memory: 4095 MB

Dedicated Memory: 2022 MB

Shared Memory: 2073 MB

Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)

Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor

Monitor Model: 2D FHD LG TV

Monitor Id: GSM59C6

Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)

Output Type: HDMI

Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll

Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1267 (English)

Driver Version: 13.350.1005.0

DDI Version: 11

Driver Model: WDDM 1.1

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

Driver Date/Size: 3/12/2014 18:10:42, 1329352 bytes

WHQL Logo'd: n/a

WHQL Date Stamp: n/a

Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-2B51-11CF-0077-8724BEC2C535}

Vendor ID: 0x1002

Device ID: 0x6811

SubSys ID: 0x048D1043

Revision ID: 0x0000

Driver Strong Name: oem22.inf:ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.1:ati2mtag_R575:13.350.1005.0:pci\ven_1002&dev_6811

Rank Of Driver: 00E62001

Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_C ModeWMV9_C

Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY

{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

{3C5323C1-6FB7-44F5-9081-056BF2EE449D}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

D3D9 Overlay: Not Supported

DXVA-HD: Not Supported

DDraw Status: Enabled

D3D Status: Enabled

AGP Status: Enabled

 

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Sound Devices

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Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)

Default Sound Playback: Yes

Default Voice Playback: Yes

Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0887&SUBSYS_10438576&REV_1003

Manufacturer ID: 1

Product ID: 100

Type: WDM

Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys

Driver Version: 6.00.0001.7071 (English)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

Date and Size: 10/22/2013 21:38:24, 3692632 bytes

Other Files:

Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

HW Accel Level: Basic

Cap Flags: 0xF1F

Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000

Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0

Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0

HW Memory: 0

Voice Management: No

EAX 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No

I3DL2 Listen/Src: No, No

Sensaura ZoomFX: No

 

Description: 1 - 2D FHD LG TV (AMD High Definition Audio Device)

Default Sound Playback: No

Default Voice Playback: No

Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_1002&DEV_AA01&SUBSYS_00AA0100&REV_1003

Manufacturer ID: 1

Product ID: 100

Type: WDM

Driver Name: AtihdW76.sys

Driver Version: 7.12.0000.7718 (English)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

Date and Size: 12/19/2013 18:45:50, 94720 bytes

Other Files:

Driver Provider: Advanced Micro Devices

HW Accel Level: Basic

Cap Flags: 0xF1F

Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000

Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0

Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0

HW Memory: 0

Voice Management: No

EAX 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No

I3DL2 Listen/Src: No, No

Sensaura ZoomFX: No

 

Description: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)

Default Sound Playback: No

Default Voice Playback: No

Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0887&SUBSYS_10438576&REV_1003

Manufacturer ID: 1

Product ID: 100

Type: WDM

Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys

Driver Version: 6.00.0001.7071 (English)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

Date and Size: 10/22/2013 21:38:24, 3692632 bytes

Other Files:

Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

HW Accel Level: Basic

Cap Flags: 0xF1F

Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000

Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0

Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0

HW Memory: 0

Voice Management: No

EAX 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No

I3DL2 Listen/Src: No, No

Sensaura ZoomFX: No

 

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Sound Capture Devices

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Description: Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio)

Default Sound Capture: Yes

Default Voice Capture: Yes

Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys

Driver Version: 6.00.0001.7071 (English)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

Date and Size: 10/22/2013 21:38:24, 3692632 bytes

Cap Flags: 0x1

Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

 

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DirectInput Devices

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Device Name: Mouse

Attached: 1

Controller ID: n/a

Vendor/Product ID: n/a

FF Driver: n/a

 

Device Name: Keyboard

Attached: 1

Controller ID: n/a

Vendor/Product ID: n/a

FF Driver: n/a

 

Device Name: Diablo III Gaming Mouse

Attached: 1

Controller ID: 0x0

Vendor/Product ID: 0x1038, 0x1362

FF Driver: n/a

 

Device Name: Diablo III Gaming Mouse

Attached: 1

Controller ID: 0x0

Vendor/Product ID: 0x1038, 0x1362

FF Driver: n/a

 

Device Name: USB Keyboard

Attached: 1

Controller ID: 0x0

Vendor/Product ID: 0x1241, 0x1503

FF Driver: n/a

 

Device Name: USB Keyboard

Attached: 1

Controller ID: 0x0

Vendor/Product ID: 0x1241, 0x1503

FF Driver: n/a

 

Poll w/ Interrupt: No

 

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USB Devices

-----------

+ USB Root Hub

| Vendor/Product ID: 0x8086, 0x8C2D

| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub20

| Service: usbhub

|

+-+ Generic USB Hub

| | Vendor/Product ID: 0x8087, 0x8008

| | Location: Port_#0001.Hub_#0001

| | Matching Device ID: usb\class_09

| | Service: usbhub

 

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Gameport Devices

----------------

 

------------

PS/2 Devices

------------

+ HID Keyboard Device

| Vendor/Product ID: 0x1038, 0x1362

| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard

| Service: kbdhid

|

+ HID Keyboard Device

| Vendor/Product ID: 0x1241, 0x1503

| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard

| Service: kbdhid

|

+ Terminal Server Keyboard Driver

| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd

| Upper Filters: kbdclass

| Service: TermDD

|

+ HID-compliant mouse

| Vendor/Product ID: 0x1038, 0x1362

| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_mouse

| Service: mouhid

|

+ Terminal Server Mouse Driver

| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou

| Upper Filters: mouclass

| Service: TermDD

 

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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives

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Drive: C:

Free Space: 435.7 GB

Total Space: 653.8 GB

File System: NTFS

Model: WDC WD10EZEX-00BN5A0 ATA Device

 

Drive: F:

Model: ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device

Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (Italian), , 0 bytes

 

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System Devices

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Name: High Definition Audio Controller

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C20&SUBSYS_85761043&REV_05\3&11583659&0&D8

Driver: n/a

 

Name: AMD Radeon R9 200 Series

Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6811&SUBSYS_048D1043&REV_00\4&3834D97&0&0008

Driver: n/a

 

Name: Intel® 8 Series/C220 Series PCI Express Root Port #3 - 8C14

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C14&SUBSYS_85341043&REV_D5\3&11583659&0&E2

Driver: n/a

 

Name: Intel® B85 LPC Controller - 8C50

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C50&SUBSYS_85341043&REV_05\3&11583659&0&F8

Driver: n/a

 

Name: Intel® 8 Series/C220 Series PCI Express Root Port #1 - 8C10

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C10&SUBSYS_85341043&REV_D5\3&11583659&0&E0

Driver: n/a

 

Name: Intel® Management Engine Interface

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C3A&SUBSYS_85341043&REV_04\3&11583659&0&B0

Driver: n/a

 

Name: Intel® 8 Series/C220 Series SATA AHCI Controller - 8C02

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C02&SUBSYS_85341043&REV_05\3&11583659&0&FA

Driver: n/a

 

Name: Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C31&SUBSYS_85341043&REV_05\3&11583659&0&A0

Driver: n/a

 

Name: Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core processor PCI Express x16 Controller - 0C01

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0C01&SUBSYS_85341043&REV_06\3&11583659&0&08

Driver: n/a

 

Name: Intel® 8 Series/C220 Series USB EHCI #2 - 8C2D

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C2D&SUBSYS_85341043&REV_05\3&11583659&0&D0

Driver: n/a

 

Name: Intel® 4th Gen Core processor DRAM Controller - 0C00

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0C00&SUBSYS_85341043&REV_06\3&11583659&0&00

Driver: n/a

 

Name: Intel® 8 Series/C220 Series USB EHCI #1 - 8C26

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C26&SUBSYS_85341043&REV_05\3&11583659&0&E8

Driver: n/a

 

Name: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller

Device ID: PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_85541043&REV_0C\4&33CE3517&0&00E2

Driver: n/a

 

Name: Intel® 8 Series/C220 Series SMBus Controller - 8C22

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C22&SUBSYS_85341043&REV_05\3&11583659&0&FB

Driver: n/a

 

Name: High Definition Audio Controller

Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_AAB0&SUBSYS_AAB01043&REV_00\4&3834D97&0&0108

Driver: n/a

 

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DirectShow Filters

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DirectShow Filters:

WMAudio Decoder DMO,0x00800800,1,1,WMADMOD.DLL,6.01.7601.17514

WMAPro over S/PDIF DMO,0x00600800,1,1,WMADMOD.DLL,6.01.7601.17514

WMSpeech Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,WMSPDMOD.DLL,6.01.7601.17514

MP3 Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,mp3dmod.dll,6.01.7600.16385

Mpeg4s Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,mp4sdecd.dll,6.01.7600.16385

WMV Screen decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvsdecd.dll,6.01.7601.17514

WMVideo Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,wmvdecod.dll,6.01.7601.18221

Mpeg43 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,mp43decd.dll,6.01.7600.16385

Mpeg4 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,mpg4decd.dll,6.01.7600.16385

ATI Ticker,0x00200000,0,1,Ticker.ax,

DV Muxer,0x00400000,0,0,qdv.dll,6.06.7601.17514

Color Space Converter,0x00400001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

WM ASF Reader,0x00400000,0,0,qasf.dll,12.00.7601.17514

Screen Capture filter,0x00200000,0,1,wmpsrcwp.dll,12.00.7601.17514

AVI Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

VGA 16 Color Ditherer,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

SBE2MediaTypeProfile,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528

Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder,0x005fffff,2,4,msmpeg2vdec.dll,12.00.9200.16426

AC3 Parser Filter,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.7601.17528

StreamBufferSink,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528

MJPEG Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

MPEG-I Stream Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

SAMI (CC) Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.7601.17514

ATI MPEG File Writer,0x00200000,1,0,atimpenc.dll,13.30.0000.40312

AMD Video Decoder,0x00200000,1,2,atimpenc.dll,13.30.0000.40312

MPEG-2 Splitter,0x005fffff,1,0,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.7601.17528

Closed Captions Analysis Filter,0x00200000,2,5,cca.dll,6.06.7601.17514

SBE2FileScan,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528

Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,6.01.7601.17514

Internal Script Command Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

MPEG Audio Decoder,0x03680001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

MMACE ProcAmp,0x00200000,0,2,MMACEFilters.dll,

DV Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,qdv.dll,6.06.7601.17514

Video Mixing Renderer 9,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

Microsoft MPEG-2 Encoder,0x00200000,2,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,6.01.7601.17514

ATI MPEG Audio Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,atimpenc.dll,13.30.0000.40312

AMD MJPEG Decoder,0x00200000,1,1,atimpenc.dll,13.30.0000.40312

ACM Wrapper,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

Video Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

MPEG-2 Video Stream Analyzer,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528

Line 21 Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,qdvd.dll,6.06.7601.17713

Video Port Manager,0x00600000,2,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

Video Renderer,0x00400000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

AMD Video Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,atimpenc.dll,13.30.0000.40312

ATI MPEG Multiplexer,0x00200000,2,1,atimpenc.dll,13.30.0000.40312

VPS Decoder,0x00200000,0,0,WSTPager.ax,6.06.7601.17514

WM ASF Writer,0x00400000,0,0,qasf.dll,12.00.7601.17514

VBI Surface Allocator,0x00600000,1,1,vbisurf.ax,6.01.7601.17514

MMACE SoftEmu,0x00200000,0,2,MMACEFilters.dll,

File writer,0x00200000,1,0,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514

iTV Data Sink,0x00600000,1,0,itvdata.dll,6.06.7601.17514

iTV Data Capture filter,0x00600000,1,1,itvdata.dll,6.06.7601.17514

AMD Video Scaler Filter,0x00200000,1,1,atimpenc.dll,13.30.0000.40312

DVD Navigator,0x00200000,0,3,qdvd.dll,6.06.7601.17713

MMACE DeInterlace,0x00200000,0,2,MMACEFilters.dll,

Overlay Mixer2,0x00200000,1,1,qdvd.dll,6.06.7601.17713

AVI Draw,0x00600064,9,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

RDP DShow Redirection Filter,0xffffffff,1,0,DShowRdpFilter.dll,

Microsoft MPEG-2 Audio Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,6.01.7601.17514

WST Pager,0x00200000,1,1,WSTPager.ax,6.06.7601.17514

MPEG-2 Demultiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.7601.17528

DV Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,qdv.dll,6.06.7601.17514

SampleGrabber,0x00200000,1,1,qedit.dll,6.06.7601.18386

Null Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,qedit.dll,6.06.7601.18386

MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x005fffff,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.7601.17514

Microsoft AC3 Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msac3enc.dll,6.01.7601.17514

StreamBufferSource,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528

Smart Tee,0x00200000,1,2,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514

Overlay Mixer,0x00200000,0,0,qdvd.dll,6.06.7601.17713

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I'll be installing some video recording and editing software to show what happens, it may take a couple of days.

This has been an issue with AMD/ATi cards since beta. The lightning isn't nearly as detailed than it is on Nvidia cards and doesn't look all that much like Force Lightning at all. Unfortunately, I don't have access to AMD/ATi cards at the moment, so I can't help. But the issue has been well-known and often reported in detail since beta. I'm sure you can find screenshots of it with in the in-game bug reports of the past.

Thank you for your continuos input (even in the other thread). Here's hoping the issue gets finally looked into a little bit more and a solution is found.

[Lurtzello]

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I haven't recorded the issue within starfighter since it was taking a bit long for the match to start but if you deem it useful I will show that too.

A note for the video: when I move around with the speeders it's because sometimes the lightning power links and the cables connecting the seat to the engines would appear/disappear randomly when moving but apparently this time they didn't want to reappear at all.

 

To point out the common link of these visual effects, I would say they are streams of light/material which don't collide with other objects and which don't cast shadows. I hope this helps.

Edited April 14, 2014 by Lurtzello

[Lurtzello]

I've just remembered that the /doublelasers Legacy emote is also affected by this. Edited April 11, 2014 by Lurtzello

[Lurtzello]

Update: it seems that the glitch occours with a frequency that can depend on the local zone the character is in, at least as far as the issue regarding the speeders' energy beams goes,

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As you can see, the lightning of the mount is all right until I go beyond the passage and it continues for a little while, even after I go back through the passage into the previous area, before becoming normal again.

About the Force Lightning ability, though, it seems that it got bugged both inside and outside the area that made the mount glitch. I don't know whether because the cause of the issue is different or because it simply has an higher chance of not displaying correctly independently from the area the character is in.

Lastly, I admit I've only checked it out with Kurtob Alliance speeder (since I only have that speeder on Imperial characters and that area, in which it is very clear when the glitch happens/doesn't happen, can only be accessed by Imperials) so this whole argument might be done only for that vehicle.

I hope this helps.

Edited April 14, 2014 by Lurtzello

[TaitWatson]

Thanks for the additional video! I've sent it to the team.

[Alec_Fortescue]

dat stinky amd. can't wait til watch dogs and dat gsync asus monitor so i can switch to dat 780. Got plenty of issues her myself with radeon r9 290. Three fans on the gpu and it perform so bad with TOR! :[

 

Btw I know you have a problem with lightning - how about other 2d effects like the holograms om walls or the harness on the rancor - do they disappear for you, too? Especially the holoscreens with ppl cheering in hutball are super annoying. They flicker really hard when you move the camera! My dxdiag is identical to yours in the display section. You know what? Do as I did. Arrange for someone to buy it off you and get a geforce. Nvidia for life! Or report this card as unfit or purpose. I told the shop that I can't play SWTOR with it and it's pretty much the only game i play. This makes the card unfit for purpose in my eyes. They would've given me a refund but I found a different way out xd

[smartphone keyboard]

 

I'll post pictures tomorrow of something you can test out / check on your character in the imperial fleet and say if u have a similar problem. BTW you wouldn't get weird fuzzy icons for like .5 of a second when opening legacy/crafting/collections/cartel market windows?

Edited April 14, 2014 by Alec_Fortescue

[Alec_Fortescue]

I just logged in onto my inquisitor and... Lol, I have the same problem with lightning disappearing

 

Dat amd.

[Lurtzello]

how about other 2d effects like the holograms om walls or the harness on the rancor - do they disappear for you, too?

i don't think I've had that... yet. Though I have seen some halos of increasing color brightness towards my character on certain walls/floors but I don't know if it's because of the video card or it's just the shadows which I had turned off most of the time previously (I used to play with a GTS240, everything maxed except for Shadows and AA which were off, and I had about 40-50 fps on average (in Warzones/16 man Operations about 20-40 fps), sometimes lower than that. Now I also have Shadows and AA enabled and get about 20 more fps than before, though some low-fps spikes are still there)

 

BTW you wouldn't get weird fuzzy icons for like .5 of a second when opening legacy/crafting/collections/cartel market windows?

I do! It has also happened with the icon that displays to the side of a castbar once or twice but it's something I'm starting to get used to (I'm imposing my subconscious to think that they were in-universe loading screens put there by the devs to increase the realism of the game )

Edited April 16, 2014 by Lurtzello

[Lurtzello]

I just logged in onto my inquisitor and... Lol, I have the same problem with lightning disappearing

Have you noticed any issue with the light pillars that indicate loot, the lasers in Galactic Starfighter, the electrical power links of some speeders or the /doublelasers emote?

Since if you aren't having problems with any or some of these other visual effects it could mean that there is more than just one bug affecting everything (seems to be something useful to know! )

Edited April 16, 2014 by Lurtzello

[Alec_Fortescue]

Have you noticed any issue with the light pillars that indicate loot, the lasers in Galactic Starfighter, the electrical power links of some speeders or the /doublelasers emote?

Since if you aren't having problems with any or some of these other visual effects it could mean that there is more than just one bug affecting everything (seems to be something useful to know! )

 

I totally did! The loot "pillars" flicker from lighter to darker depending on camera position. The very same speeder from refer a friend suffers from same issue as yours. I will post you something and u can tell me if u experience the same:

 

http://i.imgur.com/VmlpATs.jpg

http://postimg.org/gallery/cadqk3da/b9c9c9fb/

 

In huttball: the screens flicker depending on my camera position. The screens with cheering people. You actually see, on the left, there are only parts of the screen.

 

When fighting Draxus yesterday me and my amd guild mate confirmed that there are huge squares on the floor, after the big-hitting adds show up, jumping from above. Black, textureless squares. :/

 

There is also a nasty shadow flicker (associated with same stuff imo) on the coruscant's spaceport.

/doublelasers stopped releasing lasers in some places even on my old computer. ;] they screwed that one up themselves months ago.

 

Pls tell me if you experience same stuff as me on those pics. Now, you need to enable BLOOM. IT won't happen with bloom off but lack of bloom just kills the ligthing effects for me.

 

Yes, fuzzy icons also show up on the castbars and buff space.

 

Solution: sell your card and get a geforce.

Edited April 16, 2014 by Alec_Fortescue

[Lurtzello]

Pls tell me if you experience same stuff as me on those pics. Now, you need to enable BLOOM. IT won't happen with bloom off but lack of bloom just kills the ligthing effects for me.

Game runs with everything maxed so that's not an issue.

Solution: sell your card and get a geforce.

I would have picked up an Nvidia if it were for me but it's my father who got the pc

 

I'll check Huttball later today, though I haven't noticed that issues so far. As regards as the Operation encounter, I don't know when I'll be able to do that since I lack time for Ops these days.

[Alec_Fortescue]

Game runs with everything maxed so that's not an issue.

 

I would have picked up an Nvidia if it were for me but it's my father who got the pc

 

I'll check Huttball later today, though I haven't noticed that issues so far. As regards as the Operation encounter, I don't know when I'll be able to do that since I lack time for Ops these days.

 

You don't get teh shadow flicker on coruscant?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jDmZfYuMrM

 

Lol, first ever video uploaded to youtube. it's easy ;d

Edited April 16, 2014 by Alec_Fortescue

[Lurtzello]

You don't get teh shadow flicker on coruscant?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jDmZfYuMrM

 

Lol, first ever video uploaded to youtube. it's easy ;d

I'll have to check that one too. I haven't logged into the game yet.

[Lurtzello]

So, I do get the shadow flicker but at a very, very reduced frequency and intensity and only when I'm much closer to the Senate building than you were.

I also get the flicker of the spectators' screens in Huttball but that also happened only at a great distance (when I was close to the Rotworm scoreline I had to stop and actually look for the flicker on the opposite wall to actually notice it).

Edited April 16, 2014 by Lurtzello

[Lurtzello]

I'm not sure if it's related, but I've noticed a flickering of the yellow and purple lines inside the bunkers of the Novare Coast Warzone (the lines of light that indicate which team has control over the turret), especially when viewed from a distance.

 

Also, in the Sith Inquisitor cinematic that happens at around level ten, right before unlocking the door that leads to Khem Val (where he is encountered for the first time, inside the tomb of Naga Sadow) the player summons lightning from four rods: with the player in the middle and the rods at the corners of the screen, the lightning started from the rods and arrived halfway to the character before becoming invisible (all of the four lightning streams stopped after the same amount of distance) and this identical effect happened each and every time that camera angle was displayed (three times, if I recall correctly - I also apologise for not taking a screenshot but I was focused on leveling and almost got used to seeing these glitches). I just thought of sharing this event, since it seemed less random than most. Sadly I didn't go through the cinematic mutliple times to further test it but double xp called

Edited July 3, 2014 by Lurtzello

[Lurtzello]

Update/Solved(!!!):

the glitch appears to have been fixed! I have checked starfighter laser bolts/beams, "light pylons" on enemy corpses that indicate loot, vehicle lightning links and lightning ability effects!

Everything was probably fixed a month or so ago, though I'm not sure with which update, specifically (I haven't played my Sorcerer much and once I got used to the glitch it became hard to even notice it in general).

I'm also fairly confident that there haven't been driver updates for my video card so the issue and subsequent fix probably came from the Bioware side.

Lastly, I don't know whether this thread has been helpful in solving the issue but wish to thank Tait and everyone else who has paid attention to it

Time to use lightning strikes and admire their beauty!

Edited November 25, 2014 by Lurtzello