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    Graphics Update for G1S ? Bioshock problems.

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Creatz, Apr 5, 2008.

  1. Creatz

    Creatz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi there, has anyone here got Bioshock to work properly on there G1S laptop ?

    mine seems to crash every 5 mins and will only run in DX9
    and everything suggest that i update my Grfx drivers but the nvidia site sends me back to ASUS website and they havent updated them since last year ?

    anyone got the game and found away to get it to work
    or anyone know what and where to get newer drivers so the DX10 works properly for the game

    thanx paul
     
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    umm there has been alot of gameplay issues with that game, i bought it and couldnt play it for 6 months until the patch came out and even then still had issues, when i called 2k support they told me to turn down the high detail shaders and it worked alot better once i did that. this was on my quad core desktop running dual 8800gts's by the way.
     
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    The game runs "funny". When playing, it goes just fine, good framerates, etc...

    But, it crashes at any second load point. Meaning, I can play a level just fine, but when I move onto another level, it will crash back to desktop. Thus, I have to save right before the loading a new level, exit the game, restart the game, and then load the second level. It will then play just fine until the third level, where I have to repeat the procedure.
     
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    yep same prob, trying to get to the med lab and then it goes to a black screen.

    are you running dx9 or dx 10 and have you updated the drivers from that laptop site ?
     
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    Running dx9 with 169.2x. Can't remember the last number, either 1 or 5.
     
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    bioshock is not laptop friendly.. I read that somewhere in the 2K forum.. Crash all the time with my g1s.. But it is fine when i played on my friend desktop.. good luck..
     
    thy1986, Apr 6, 2008
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    on those driver pages in the NFO i dont see 8600m gt just 8800's
     
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    bad on laptops really? I completed it on my smsung R70 and I'm playing it very well with no crashes on my G2S.
    the samsung at the time was runing with 169 drivers
    my G2S is running with 174 drivers
     
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    every time i go install drivers from the laptopvids
    i get an error that says

    "setup could not locate any drivers that are compatitable with your system"

    ive downloaded 3 diffrent ones now with no luck
     
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    You need to read the instructions before installing the drivers.
     
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    ok after finaly figuring out the install of them drivers.

    bioshock now works faultless on my G1S

    very happy indeed
     
    Creatz, Apr 7, 2008
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