Really important Question

[Gnarly Bro]

Hey this is a really important question dudes....I just got beta and waited forever for it to download and everything....so im all ready to play and when I click play, it brings up a black screen saying it doesnt recognize any "Direct 3D Devices". Can anyone help me out with what to do, cause I really need to play some Planetside!!! Thanks

[Seabass03]

nm

[FraBaktos]

Download the latest directX and install it. I think latest is DirectX 9, not sure tho.

[Gnarly Bro]

I already downloaded it, but it still is giving me the message.

[Civilian]

Post your system specs, specifically your graphics card. Then I can help you....maybe. ;)

[Tricky]

Grab the latest drivers for your video card and try to grab DirectX 9a from Microsoft. Most of the time you get this is when your running default windows drivers....specially for Windows XP

[Gnarly Bro]

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System Information
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Time of this report: 4/5/2003, 09:15:09
Machine name: YOUR-TWA0MACJQU
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 1 (2600.xpsp1.020828-1920)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: eMachines, Inc.
System Model: L7VMM
BIOS: KM266 - 42302e31
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1673MHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 224MB used, 898MB available
Primary File System: n/a
DirectX Version: DirectX 8.1 (4.08.01.0810)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.01.2600.1106 32bit Unicode

[Civilian]

What graphics card do you have? It's not there...

[Gnarly Bro]

alright let me try to find it....that was my dxdiag (doh).

Card name: S3 Graphics ProSavageDDR
Manufacturer: S3 Graphics, Inc.
Chip type: S3 P4M266
DAC type: S3 SDAC
Device ID: Enum\PCI\VEN_5333&DEV_8D04&SUBSYS_0A761019&REV_00
Display Memory: 32.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (16 bit) (75Hz)

[Gnarly Bro]

its a shitty card:(

[FraBaktos]

I don't think that card is good enough to run Planetside.... minimum is a 64mb card. Sry man.

[Civilian]

Well, don't quote me on this, but that card may not be compatible with Planetside. You'll probably need to get a new graphics card before you can play. :(

[Gnarly Bro]

yeah my computer can use a new card anyway....ill have to pick one up

[simba]

gud luck in findin a new card bro

[Chanfan]

A minimally compatible card shouldn't run too much� but buy the best you can afford.

[Gnarly Bro]

Yeah i need a compatible card also, im thinking of just getting a 128 and spending the extra denaro.

[Venoxile]

don't think of all the cards in their memory. If you really want a long lasting card, and you wanna play planetside NOW go get a radeon 9700 pro. You can get one for about as cheap as 300$ right now.

[Gnarly Bro]

yeah but i dont really want to spend 300, im gonna get the cheapest card I can get while still being able to play ps.

[Sputty]

Radeon 9500s are good deals. Faster than the ti 4600 often on newer games and PS is a newer game. It's cheap too. around 200 I think.

[Gnarly Bro]

Im gonna get a nVidia GeForce4 MX440 se 128MB AGP Video Card w/TV. It's not too expensive and its a pretty good card. It should work well........

[MrVulcan]

oops.... wrong thread :lol: