QW Patch

[[AK]Hylander]

I have an ATI card in my new pc and its running flawlessly, not sure what is causing their issue. I have an x1950 pro running driver version 8.421.0.0, but then again I always run stock all the way no need to overclock and use the ATI default drivers.

Overclocking is not an issue for me either. Neither my computer nor video card is overclocked. I don't like to run the stock ATI drivers because they are bloated .net ware. But I'll try them to see what happens.

Splash Damage (ironic considering the patch they released) has already admitted there is a problem:

If you have an ATI card and are crashing to the desktop when you try to join a server or load a map, please do the following:

Disable Triple Buffering in the ATI Control panel.

This should solve the crash problem and allow you to play while we work with ATI to fully resolve the issue.

Unfortunately, the FPS drop - which I have no idea if it's related to this issue or not because alot of nvidia users are complaining about the fps drop as well on the forums - makes the game virtually unplayable for me.

It's basically just a waiting game until they fix it.

[[AK]Squidly]

I am running an ATI x1900 under Windows Vista using stock drivers.

No problems.

[[AK]Hylander]

Update for Nuts...

I did a clean sweep of my drivers, uninstalled everything, deleted all directories, etc. Rebooted. I then installed the latest package from ATI/AMD and installed the full package (Catalyst Control Center and all) and started the game up. Everything is back to normal. My FPS are back up to 60fps or so and graphics look fine.

By default, the triple buffer was disabled.

[[AK]Nuts]

Damn. Just tried it but with no luck. I didn't go as deep with my cleanup as I could have because I've got some overclocking going on. I'll wait till they fix this mess.

[[AK]Hylander]

Damn. Just tried it but with no luck. I didn't go as deep with my cleanup as I could have because I've got some overclocking going on. I'll wait till they fix this mess.

You might want to check and see if the Triple Buffering is set to on by default. Try disabling it (if it isn't already), rebooting, and then see if it's still disabled.

I played a quick match with Gunny and Squidly last night just to test. It's still not as "smooth" as it was prior to the patch - but it's performing pretty decently. I'm still hoping the 'fix' will turn on some extra performance and smooth things out a touch. But then again, when you think everything is fine and aren't paying attention, everything seems fine. But when you are having problems, you are aware of every single odd thing you come across and then some things that might have always been there and you never noticed before. So it's kind of hard to tell.