Need help with Goemon

[Chronowizard]

There are a few areas in the game, Kappa Road for example, has some spots that mess up. The screen goes black and the upper part of it goes glitchy. You can still hear the noise and you can move the character but you cant see anything. please help.

[Chronowizard]

oh and my computer is windows XP with 200gb of memory, 512mb ram, im not sure what the video card is but i know its good. i can play other games without problems.

[axcc123]

what is your gfx card

[Agozer]

I'm pretty sure you don't have 200GB of memory. 200GB hard drive capacity more likely.

[Chronowizard]

uhhhhhh im sorry i have no idea what a gfx card is. im not very competent when it comes to computer components.

[Chronowizard]

yea capacity thats what i meant

[Agozer]

uhhhhhh im sorry i have no idea what a gfx card is. im not very competent when it comes to computer components.
Graphics card. It is responsible for everything you see on your screen. It would be pretty hard to play games without one, wouldn't you agree?

Go to Start --> Run, type 'dxdiag' (without the quotes) and press OK. The DirectX Diagnostics Tool should pop up. Click on the Display tab and tell me what the program says under Device:.

[Chronowizard]

ok it says

Name:NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Manufactuer:NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce FX 5200
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Approx. Total Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1024 X 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor

is this the info you are looking for.

[Blacklord]

:D another FX5200 user. I'm sooo happy!
Well i don't see how the problem could come from the gfx card sinxe i am also a user and never experienced any glitches exept PJ64 related.

[axcc123]

ok it says

Name:NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Manufactuer:NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce FX 5200
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Approx. Total Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1024 X 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor

is this the info you are looking for.
lack of pixel shader support in your gfx card find divers that will work best with that card ATI user here:party: :bouncy:

[Chronowizard]

is there anyway to take a screenshot so i can show you what is going on.

[Trotterwatch]

Deleted the other posts and attached the picture as a .jpg and not the 7zip file containing a .bmp image.

[axcc123]

your card lacks the pixel shader suport like i said my ATI 9800pro displays it fine as you can see you will see your cards pic on the right:bouncy: :bouncy:

[Trotterwatch]

axcc123, the FX5200 supports Pixel Shader 2.0, so it's most likely just a driver issue. Though he mentions a specific point in the game (ie not the one you have took a screenshot off), so perhaps it happens later on.

[axcc123]

i thought so but wasn't sure:bouncy:

[Clements]

Looks like a framebuffer problem due to the characteristic multicoloured static. You could try:

- enabling 'Copy Framebuffer to RDRAM' in Jabo's advanced settings.
- use Glide64 Wonder Plus + Hacktarux wrapper and use the 'Read every frame' option.

[Chronowizard]

i tried the copy framebuffer but it didnt help and i cant download a new plugin because the emulator tells me it cant find the Glide 64 plugin or thr Glide 3X file even though they are in the plugins folder.

[Typify]

The heck you're all on?
That is normal with PJ64 in underwater places and one room in Kappa Road, which is an underwater tube. I recommend you to use wireframe rendering on such areas.

[Blacklord]

why don't u send me a save file chronowizard? Since i am also FX5200 user so i could help you.

[Clements]

i tried the copy framebuffer but it didnt help and i cant download a new plugin because the emulator tells me it cant find the Glide 64 plugin or thr Glide 3X file even though they are in the plugins folder.

You probably put Glide3x in the plugin folder when it really needs to be in PJ64's directory or Windows\System32.

[Chronowizard]

1.I have been using wireframe but its hard on the eyes.
2.Send a save file? what do you mean?
3.Ok ill try putting it in the directory.

[Agozer]

2.Send a save file? what do you mean?
Make a savestate at the point where the game borks up and attach the savestate to your next post. Or send it via some othre means.