Quake 3 bugged -need halp D:

[Mox]

Well hello there
My first post - and of course it's a problem with Quake 3 (And 4) :P

So here goes:


Yup, that's how my problem looks like.
It seems to be OpenGL bug, which ruins not only the ingame textures but also the menus.
Quake 4 got only bugged menus.

I've tried googling for that, Idsoftware's own help etc. still not working.

Specs:

Intel Pentium 4 @3.06 Ghz
Nvidia 7300GS
GA-8TRC412M-NF -Chipset Ati RS400/RC400/RC410 -Southbridge ATI SB400
1024 Mb of DDR2 ram @266.5 Mhz (2x 512)
Win XP Media Center Pro SP2
DirectX 9.0c

used CPUZ for those.

as far as I know it's OpenGL, because my Stepmania worked fine before :P

I've Overclocked my 7300 GS, but I went back to defaults to see if that was the problem. Didn't work

Any suggestions?

[Foo]

Try a different graphics driver version. Go a few version numbers backwards if possible.

[^misantropia^]

How hot does the video card become while playing Q3A?

[^misantropia^]

Oh, and what are the resolution and color depth you are running the game and your desktop at?

[+JuggerNaut+]

actually, i'd leave it as is, smoke a bowl, and start fraggin.

[MKJ]

indeed, i wish my gfx card would do that

[Mox]

@Foo - Tried older gfx drivers, did not work.
@Misantropia - passive cooled 90*Celcius IDLE, can hit 120*C in CSS/TF2. Desktop reso 1280x1024 and 32bit color. Quake3:A is on defaults *800x600?*
@Jugger - I don't really like that crosshair :P and I'd like to play Quake3:A in its full shine
@MKJ - Why? :/

[§ìgñå]

those temps are way too high for a graphics card. your going to need to get an aftermarket cooler for it, that is if it isnt damaged already.

[Mox]

I used nTune, Nvidia's own program to check the temps.
And yeah I know, they're way too high and I would've added a cooler if there was space under my gfx card :/

I still think it's driver related because I've been having those temps for a year or something and my Stepmania worked fine before :P

Now they both look like that pic I posted

*ninja edit* decided to take a few more pics of those bugs.
Menu:

Ingame:

[^misantropia^]

I still think it's driver related because I've been having those temps for a year or something and my Stepmania worked fine before :P

Nope. Those screenies are classic examples of overheating artifacts. Time to buy a cooler or swap the whole card.

[Mox]

Aw damn...
Ah well, getting my new pc in few days so this wont be a problem for long...

I still wonder why it's only Q3, Q4 and Stepmania that bug around.

[Foo]

OpenGL vs DirectX

Can you try r_vertexlight 1 then vid_restart at the console, see if it changes anything...

[Mox]

I believe that is done ingame rather than a config file. I shall have a go

-brb-
And Im back. With the results:
It did change something, maybe smoother edges but nothing else.
*Sorry for the load of pics :P*