Hey,
This might be a little hard to explain, but I'll give it a shot.
I run a dual monitor setup (both 1680x1050) and this problem is ONLY happening on my primary monitor. If eq is in the foreground on my primary everything is fine, but if I focus on a screen on the other monitor, the fps drop to nothing (probably a eqpn thing) and the graphics distort. This isn't the main problem, but I would guess the same thing is causing it. The real problem is that when I move a small window on top of EQ on my primary monitor, the graphics of EQ below the top of the screen (im box, wmp, something smaller then full screen) distort. Basically, everything below the foreground screen on top of EQ shows a still screen of something that happened in eq previously.. like the screen is split and i can see a still of where I was 30 sec ago. Kinda hard to explain.
It seems like its a WinEQ2 problem because when I load the normal eq client there's no problem. I found that this also happens with other 3d app's when I use something to make them fullscreen emulated.
I actually think it might have something to do with the title bar being off the screen for some reason.
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WinEQ 2 System Information
System:
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Windows Version: Microsoft Windows XP/Service Pack 2/2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519
System Physical RAM: 707/2047MB
Page File: 3781/4963MB
Virtual Memory: 1137/2047MB (Extended: 0MB)
CPU 1: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz @ 3200MHz
CPU 2: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz @ 3200MHz
CPU Affinity Mask: 1
Video 1: \\.\DISPLAY1/NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
Video 2: \\.\DISPLAYV1/UltraMon Display Mirror Driver
Video 3: \\.\DISPLAY2/NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
Video 4: \\.\DISPLAYV2/NetMeeting driver
Video 5: \\.\DISPLAYV3/RDPDD Chained DD
Monitor 1: \\.\DISPLAY1 (0,0,1680,1050) (1680x1050) PRIMARY
Monitor 2: \\.\DISPLAY2 (1680,0,3360,1050) (1680x1050)
Sound: ?
DirectX: 4.09.00.0904
Internet Explorer: 7.0.5730.11
WinEQ: 2.14
Loaded Modules:
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Module 0: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\eqgame.exe
Module 1: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll
Module 2: C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll
Module 3: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\mss32.dll
Module 4: C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
Module 5: C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll
Module 6: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINMM.dll
Module 7: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
Module 8: C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll
Module 9: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WSOCK32.dll
Module 10: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2_32.dll
Module 11: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll
Module 12: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2HELP.dll
Module 13: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DINPUT8.dll
Module 14: C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3dx9_30.dll
Module 15: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\DSETUP.dll
Module 16: C:\WINDOWS\system32\VERSION.dll
Module 17: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll
Module 18: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WININET.dll
Module 19: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHLWAPI.dll
Module 20: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Normaliz.dll
Module 21: C:\WINDOWS\system32\iertutil.dll
Module 22: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll
Module 23: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMM32.dll
Module 24: C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.2600.2982_x-ww_ac3f9c03\comctl32.dll
Module 25: C:\WINDOWS\system32\comctl32.dll
Module 26: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2.dll
Module 27: C:\WINDOWS\system32\PSAPI.DLL
Module 28: C:\WINDOWS\Lavish.dll
Module 29: C:\WINDOWS\system32\iphlpapi.dll
Module 30: C:\WINDOWS\system32\imon.dll
Module 31: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mswsock.dll
Module 32: C:\WINDOWS\system32\hnetcfg.dll
Module 33: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wshtcpip.dll
Module 34: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DNSAPI.dll
Module 35: C:\WINDOWS\System32\winrnr.dll
Module 36: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WLDAP32.dll
Module 37: C:\WINDOWS\system32\rasadhlp.dll
Module 38: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-EQ.dll
Module 39: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSIMG32.dll
Module 40: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-D3D9.dll
Module 41: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-D3D8.dll
Module 42: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-DI8.dll
Module 43: C:\WINDOWS\system32\uxtheme.dll
Module 44: C:\Program Files\ShiftWindow\CBTHook.dll
Module 45: C:\WINDOWS\system32\oleaut32.dll
Module 46: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\EQPlayNice.dll
Module 47: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSCTF.dll
Module 48: C:\Program Files\UltraMon\RTSUltraMonHook.dll
Module 49: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msctfime.ime
Module 50: C:\WINDOWS\system32\NTMARTA.DLL
Module 51: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SAMLIB.dll
Module 52: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\EQGraphicsDX9.DLL
Module 53: C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d9.dll
Module 54: C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d8thk.dll
Module 55: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\dpvs.dll
Module 56: C:\Program Files\UltraMon\Resources\en\RTSUltraMonHookRes.dll
Module 57: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mslbui.dll
Module 58: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usp10.dll
Module 59: C:\WINDOWS\system32\HID.DLL
Module 60: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SETUPAPI.DLL
Module 61: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINTRUST.dll
Module 62: C:\WINDOWS\system32\CRYPT32.dll
Module 63: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSASN1.dll
Module 64: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMAGEHLP.dll
Module 65: C:\Program Files\Trillian Pro\events.dll
Module 66: C:\WINDOWS\system32\comdlg32.dll
Module 67: C:\Program Files\Trillian Pro\MSVCR71.dll
Module 68: C:\Program Files\ShiftWindow\KeyHook.dll
Module 69: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\mssmp3.asi
Module 70: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\mssvoice.asi
Module 71: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\mssa3d.m3d
Module 72: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\mssds3d.m3d
Module 73: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\mssdx7.m3d
Module 74: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\msseax.m3d
Module 75: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\mssrsx.m3d
Module 76: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSACM32.dll
Module 77: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\msssoft.m3d
Module 78: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\mssdsp.flt
Module 79: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdmaud.drv
Module 80: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msacm32.drv
Module 81: C:\WINDOWS\system32\midimap.dll
Module 82: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DSOUND.DLL
Module 83: C:\WINDOWS\system32\KsUser.dll
Module 84: C:\WINDOWS\system32\netapi32.dll
Module 85: C:\WINDOWS\system32\appHelp.dll
Module 86: C:\WINDOWS\system32\CLBCATQ.DLL
Module 87: C:\WINDOWS\system32\COMRes.dll
Module 88: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ieframe.dll
Module 89: C:\WINDOWS\system32\urlmon.dll
Module 90: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Secur32.dll
Direct3D9:
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Driver: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX/nv4_disp.dll/6/14/10/9792
Adapter Display Mode: 1680x1050 D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8
Game Display Mode: 1680x1050 D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8 (Windowed)
Current Adapter: 0
Available Texture Memory: 731MB
Direct3D8:
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Adapter Display Mode: 0x0 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Game Display Mode: 0x0 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Current Adapter: 0
Available Texture Memory: (not currently available)
DirectInput8:
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EverQuest:
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Profile 2: Nox
EQ Path: C:\Program Files\EverQuest
EQClient.ini: .\eqclient.ini
Patch: OFF Server Type: Normal Locale: us
Video Adapter: Primary
Luclin models: 29 (+145 min RAM)
Texture Compression: ON (+0 min RAM)
MipMapping: ON (+4 min RAM)
Sound: ON (+22 min RAM)
Dynamic Lighting: ON (+4 min RAM)
Texture Caching: ON (+0 min RAM)
Texture Quality: MEDIUM (+30 min RAM)
Sky: COMPLEX (+10 min RAM)
Calculated minimum RAM: 498MB (BASE+215MB)
Level of Detail: 1
MaxFPS: 100
Additional setting: HardwareTnL=TRUE
Additional setting: VertexShaders=1
Additional setting: 20PixelShaders=0
Additional setting: 1xPixelShaders=1
EQPlayNice:
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EQ Version: eqgame.exe Jan 15 2007 11:12:58
Foreground
Mode: CPU Limiter
Max FPS: 40
Rendering: 1/1
Background
Mode: CPU Limiter
Max FPS: 30
Rendering: 1/30
Problem with EQ out of focus.
Moderators: Lavish Software Team, Moderators
graphics distort how?
The expected behavior of a background window with EQPN's rendering limiting enabled is "flashing" of the UI, and no update of the actual game world (i.e. your view of the terrain, players, etc, underneath the UI). The "flashing" occurs when the game world updates. Between those updates, the game world display area is not guaranteed to display anything interesting. The default settings should cause the game world display to update once per second in the background.
With that said, between game world updates it wouldn't surprise me if something else replaced it and it didnt change until the following update.
When you have this issue, and you switch back to the window, does it fix itself?
The expected behavior of a background window with EQPN's rendering limiting enabled is "flashing" of the UI, and no update of the actual game world (i.e. your view of the terrain, players, etc, underneath the UI). The "flashing" occurs when the game world updates. Between those updates, the game world display area is not guaranteed to display anything interesting. The default settings should cause the game world display to update once per second in the background.
With that said, between game world updates it wouldn't surprise me if something else replaced it and it didnt change until the following update.
When you have this issue, and you switch back to the window, does it fix itself?