Video Issues: White/Transparent Objects

[Crazeh]

I posted on this a while back but ended up resolving it by forcing another mode of DirectX (7.0). But I'd now like to play using 8.0 or 8.1 if at all possible. I know my video card supports it, but it gives me a bunch of problems when I force it.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/Crazeh1/de_prodigy0001.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/Crazeh1/de_prodigy0002.jpg

With the flashlight on, things look somewhat normal until they get shot or pushed, then they turn white or clear. I'm guessing it might be a lighting problem but I'm not sure. My pc isn't great, Dell Dimension 2400. Has a P4 2.66ghz processor, 640mb of ram and a Geforce FX5200 PCI video card. As good as it's going to get unless I buy more memory for it.

But has anyone had this problem before and know how to correct it? I'd really like to play using something other then 7.0 so that I can actually enjoy the quality of the graphics. I mean, it looks great with 7.0 alone, but if 8.0 is possible.. I'd like to know what to do to correct it. Thanks in advance. =)

 

[Chris D]

First thing I'd recommend before anything is clicking Start > Run > and typing:

steam://validate/240

and pressing enter.

This will launch Steam and hopefully repair the DirectX 8.0/1 .dll files that HL2/CSS would be using.

 

[Crazeh]

Yay.

Sorry it took so long to post a reply, got absorbed into World of Warcraft. I did what you said and it actually worked first go. It would have been nice to know about that when I first got the game, now I'm going to have to go play through single player just to see what I missed. =P Thanks alot for helping me out, I really appreciate it. :thumbs: