Need help stopping my screen flashing

[eltay]

it seems every time i play gauntlet ledgends the screen flashes like a strobe light is this just the rom or is it the setting or is there anyway to stop it any help would be much appreciated thanks

 

[squall_leonhart]

what is your system configuration.

 

[eltay]

sorry im a newb how do i show u my system configuration

 

[squall_leonhart]

...download Aida32 or Everest Home...

 

[eltay]

alright thats downlad now how do i check the configuration of my system i tried & its frigin confusing

 

[Agozer]

...

Or run dxdiag and check the System and Display tabs.

 

[squall_leonhart]

click computer > summary

that'll tell us what we need

 

[eltay]

Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180


Motherboard
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4A, 2400 MHz (4.5 x 533)
Motherboard Name Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 4600
Motherboard Chipset Intel Springdale i865PE
System Memory 512 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Phoenix (05/07/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port RIM Virtual Serial Port (COM4)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 (64 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420
Monitor Dell 1800FP (Analog) (8R39335L004K)

Multimedia
Audio Adapter Creative SB Live! Series Audio Processor

Storage
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive Apple iPod USB Device
Disk Drive ST3120026AS (120 GB, 7200 RPM, Serial-ATA/150)
Optical Drive SAMSUNG CDRW/DVD SM-348B (DVD:16x, CD:48x/24x/48x DVD-ROM/CD-RW)

Partitions
C: (NTFS) 114470 MB (71596 MB free)

Input
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Logitech USB WheelMouse

Network
Primary IP Address 10.1.1.3
Primary MAC Address 00-07-E9-7E-D7-58
Network Adapter Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection (10.1.1.3)
Modem Conexant SmartHSFi V92 56K DF PCI Modem
Modem Standard Modem

Peripherals
Printer hp officejet 7100 series fax
Printer hp officejet 7100 series
USB Device Logitech USB WheelMouse
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device

 

[Allnatural]

what is your system configuration.

Why go through all that? The flickering is a known issue.

 

[squall_leonhart]

i know, but getting his system specs is also useful for configuration purposes, so other games won't have issues.

to the original poster.

the best video plugin for you is the Dx6 plugin.

im going to 'aquire' gauntlet legends now and i'll see if i can find a fix for it.

ok i seem to have fixed it (i don't know how)

i tried messing with all the settings, but that didn't help

heres what fixed it for me.
disabled
Super2xSal
and always fitler textures
then i reenabled them,
and now the flickering is gone. :|

it comes back when you run though... seems to be a really slow redraw rate thats the problem, that why its flickering. fps is also very slow.

just noticed something, this game isn't slow becoz of system requirements, the core is causing the slow down, changing the self modifying code style to none, it runs fast with video, but without audio,

ok, the video plugin is missing primary textures and alpha isn't being properly applied, its semi applied in the Dx6 plugin, but only Rices shows the video properly.

but, the video plugin isn't the cause of the flashing, that would appear to be a problem in the core itself,
also, that same bug is causing the overly large slowdown that is appearing, theres no high system spec needed for this, just a better core. or so it would seem. as disabling the recompiler is allowing it to run smoothly,.. bar as i said without audio, also, the flickering seems to have lessened with the self modifying code set to none. which further shows that its a core issue and not a plugin issue for the flickering.