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    Sony Z: Z11 Bad Company 2 graphics solution

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by mfpreach, Apr 24, 2010.

  1. mfpreach

    mfpreach Notebook Evangelist

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    When playing BC2 the graphics are constantly tearing and flickering and sometimes the walls show up when they aren't supposed to be there.

    Because we have hybrid graphics drivers we are unable to updated to the latest drivers as desktop users can so I sort of found a solution to this problem.

    Manually set your DX version to 9 in the BC2 settings.ini
    The ini can be found in my documents\bfbc2\
    Change DxVersion=Auto to DxVersion=9

    I get a solid 40 FPS on 1280x800 @ medium detail. Make sure HBAO is off and I also turn my shadows to low.
    1x AA and 4x AF

    Gluck!
     
    mfpreach, Apr 24, 2010
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  2. beaups

    beaups New Jack Hustler

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    Big Thanks!!! Only game I play and it was driving me crazy! I'll check it out.
     
    beaups, Apr 25, 2010
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  3. brody_

    brody_ Notebook Consultant

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    is vertical sync enabled?
     
    brody_, Apr 25, 2010
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    Qwaarjet Notebook Deity

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    sweet man, worked for me, thanks! that's the sole reason i wanted some updated graphic drivers, this will keep me sane in the mean time! :D
     
    Qwaarjet, Apr 25, 2010
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  5. mfpreach

    mfpreach Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't enable mine but that is up to you.
    I like to benchmark my games by using fraps while I play.
    http://www.fraps.com/

    This program shows your real time frame rate in the corner of your screen.
    Thats how I tweak my settings to get a good frame rate.
     
    mfpreach, Apr 26, 2010
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    brody_ Notebook Consultant

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    yes but vsync should prevent the tearing (provided the fps is higher than the refresh rate).
     
    brody_, Apr 26, 2010
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  7. mfpreach

    mfpreach Notebook Evangelist

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    Sorry vsync doesn't solve the issues with this game and our drivers.
    This game has major issues with gpus, even my ATI 4870x2s had issues with this game.
     
    mfpreach, Apr 27, 2010
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