Visual glitches?

[DarkBaron]

Hey guys,

I recently "persuaded" my friend to buy me this amazing game on Steam, by offering to pay him back. But when I tried to play, I got video glitches through cutscenes and gameplay. I've got some screenshots and as you can see, they change whenever I alt tabbed, but never went away, I tried reinstalling but to no avail. Anyone got any fixes?

[Masked Marauder]

I'm thinking that it is a hardware (graphics card) or software (video driver/operating system) problem. Posting your system specs may get you more help from those with more insight about a problem such as this. EDIT: I have no experience with downloaded copies of games, i.e. Steam, but from what I have observed during my time at TGTAP they are susceptible to problems such as this as opposed to purchasing the game on disk. Good luck.

Edited September 10, 2011 by Masked Marauder

[DarkBaron]

I'm guessing this is what you want, I've got the rest if you need it:

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System Information

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Time of this report: 9/10/2011, 16:11:19

Machine name: CHURCHILL

Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.101209-1647)

Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.

System Model: Dell DM061

BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 2.4.0

Processor: Intel® Core2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz (2 CPUs)

Memory: 2046MB RAM

Page File: 1599MB used, 2338MB available

Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS

DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes

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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.

Display Tab 1: No problems found.

Sound Tab 1: No problems found.

Music Tab: No problems found.

Input Tab: No problems found.

Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels

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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)

DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)

DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)

DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)

DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)

DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)

DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices

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Card name: ATI Radeon HD 5600 Series

Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.

Chip type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x68D8)

DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)

Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_68D8&SUBSYS_E152174B&REV_00

Display Memory: 512.0 MB

Current Mode: 1152 x 864 (32 bit) (75Hz)

Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor

Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200

Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll

Driver Version: 6.14.0010.7140 (English)

DDI Version: 9 (or higher)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

Driver Date/Size: 10/27/2010 03:49:50, 301056 bytes

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

WHQL Date Stamp: n/a

VDD: n/a

Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys

Mini VDD Date: 10/27/2010 04:55:50, 5524480 bytes

Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-2B98-11CF-1F6F-58C1A1C2CB35}

Vendor ID: 0x1002

Device ID: 0x68D8

SubSys ID: 0xE152174B

Revision ID: 0x0000

Revision ID: 0x0000

Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D

Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch

{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch

{3C5323C1-6FB7-44F5-9081-056BF2EE449D}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch

Registry: OK

DDraw Status: Enabled

D3D Status: Enabled

AGP Status: Enabled

DDraw Test Result: Not run

D3D7 Test Result: Not run

D3D8 Test Result: Not run

D3D9 Test Result: Not run

[Masked Marauder]

Have you tried setting your game video settings back to the defaults? For example: usually something like turning the frame limiter off can cause problems, no matter how close to top-of-the-line your system is.

[TUN3R]

Have you tried setting your game video settings back to the defaults? For example: usually something like turning the frame limiter off can cause problems, no matter how close to top-of-the-line your system is.

It DOES cause problems on high-end PC's, GTA 3 and VC weren't made to run at high frame rate. GTA SA seems to run well on high-end PC's except for the occasional mouse freeze.

Edited September 11, 2011 by TUN3R

[Jimmy-526]

ATI raedon has problems running GTA3 on Xp. I had this prob on my laptop. Go to your GTA3 MENU> OPTIONS>DISPLAY SETTINGS> TRAILS>OFF. Then to the GTA 3 User Files directory from my documents and delete the gta3.set file. Then open your game directory>models>and delete the txd.img and txd.dir.

Run the game and it should work fine.

[TUN3R]

ATI raedon has problems running GTA3 on Xp. I had this prob on my laptop. Go to your GTA3 MENU> OPTIONS>DISPLAY SETTINGS> TRAILS>OFF. Then to the GTA 3 User Files directory from my documents and delete the gta3.set file. Then open your game directory>models>and delete the txd.img and txd.dir.

Run the game and it should work fine.

OR just turn the damn frame limiter on...

[ice_trey]

i wish it could be run under opengl, i never have issues with those games, which means, of course, im NOT a fan of unrealbased games, they all have these fgraphical gltiches n thelikes, and far cry look shite and runs choppy n laggy with the default direct3d, but that game CAN be run under opengl fortunately =)