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| - | ======= Technical Info ======= | + | ~~NOTOC~~ |
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| + | <WRAP centeralign>======= Technical Help =======</WRAP> | ||
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| Unending Galaxy is in Beta. As such, you may experience some issues and bugs. | Unending Galaxy is in Beta. As such, you may experience some issues and bugs. | ||
| ===== Minimum Requirements ===== | ===== Minimum Requirements ===== | ||
| - | * CPU Intel or AMD Dual Core 2Ghz | + | * Intel or AMD Dual Core 2Ghz CPU |
| - | * Graphic card with DirectX 9.0c and Pixel shaders 2.0 support | + | * Graphics card with DirectX 9.0c and Pixel shaders 2.0 support |
| - | * 1Gb RAM | + | * 1GB of RAM free (2 highly recommended) |
| - | * 150Mb Hard Drive space | + | * 150MB Hard Drive space |
| * Windows Vista SP1 | * Windows Vista SP1 | ||
| - | * DirectX installed | + | * DirectX 10 or later installed |
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| + | In **theory**, the game may run on CPU with only one core, but stability and performance may suffer dramatically. The game is mostly CPU bound and fully multi-threaded - the more cores your CPU has, the better the game will run. | ||
| - | In **theory**, the game may run on CPU with only one core, but stability and performances may get hit dramatically. | ||
| ===== Troubleshooting ===== | ===== Troubleshooting ===== | ||
| - | ==== Graphic Issues ==== | + | ==== Graphics Issues ==== |
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| - | * In video and sound settings, check that //Bloom Shading// is disabled | + | * Try enabling or disabling the //Full Hardware Acceleration// in the graphical settings menu (you'll need to restart the game) |
| - | * Try running the game in 1024x768 windowed mode | + | * Try enabling or disabling the //DirectX 9 Legacy Mode// in the graphical settings menu (you'll need to restart the game) |
| - | * In can of very poor performances, it's likely caused by having Windows' visual style disabled. You can fix that by doing the following (Windows 7): | + | * If the game can't run with //full hardware acceleration// and if it's running very slowly with the setting is disabled, it's likely caused by having Windows' visual style disabled. You can fix that by doing the following (Windows 7): |
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| Open the **Control Panel**, click **System** and then **Advanced System Settings**. | Open the **Control Panel**, click **System** and then **Advanced System Settings**. | ||
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| In the **Visual Effects** list check "Use visual styles on windows and buttons" at the bottom. | In the **Visual Effects** list check "Use visual styles on windows and buttons" at the bottom. | ||
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| + | * Try running the game in windowed mode at a lower resolution (like 1024x768) | ||
| + | * Ensure that the latest version of DirectX is properly installed on your computer. [[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35|Download it here]]. | ||
| + | * Be sure to have the latest drivers for your graphic card installed. Here's the link for [[http://support.amd.com/en-us/download|ATI]] and [[http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx|NVidia]] cards. | ||
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| + | ==== Game Not Launching ==== | ||
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| + | * If you're using the Steam version, ensure that the [[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17718|Microsoft .NET Framework 4]] is installed. | ||
| + | * Issues launching the game on systems with certain antimalware applications (e.g. Avast and McAfee) have been reported. White-listing the game seems to fix the problem. | ||
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| + | ==== Sound Issues ==== | ||
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| + | * The ffdshow filter, installed with some multimedia and codec packs **may** cause issues with our sound library on some computers. You can prevent ffdshow from running with our application by opening its settings, clicking DirectShow Controls / don't use ffdshow in / edit... and add Unending Galaxy's executable to the list. Refer to FFDShow website and documentation for help if need be. | ||
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| ==== General Tips ==== | ==== General Tips ==== | ||
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| - | - If you are experiencing extremely poor graphical performances (low FPS), it is possible that the game didn't detect DirectX properly, it usually happens if you disabled the Windows' **Themes** service (commonly known as Aero). The problem is being investigated, meanwhile please keep this service enabled while playing the game. | + | * Compatibility with Windows XP isn't guaranteed at all. In all cases, be sure to have the latest service pack installed (no matter the OS). |
| - | - The latest version of DirectX need to be properly installed on your computer. [[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35|Download it here]]. | + | * Try to run the game in windowed mode (not full screen) if it doesn't launch properly. |
| - | - Compatibility with Windows XP isn't guaranteed at all. In all cases, be sure to have the latest service pack installed (no matter the OS). | + | |
| - | - Try to run the game in windowed mode (not full screen) if it doesn't launch properly. | + | |
| - | - Be sure to have the latest drivers for your graphic card installed. Here's the link for [[http://support.amd.com/en-us/download|ATI]] and [[http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx|NVidia]] cards | + | |
| - | - The ffdshow filter, installed with some multimedia and codec packs **may** cause issues with our sound library on some computers. You can prevent ffdshow from running with our application by opening its settings, clicking DirectShow Controls / don't use ffdshow in / edit... and add Unending Galaxy's executable to the list. Refer to FFDShow website and documentation for help if need be. | + | |
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