Zapppa
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posted 04-05-12 01:02 AM
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1 / 21
A suggestion:
Go to the rise2.ini file and see what are the SYS, MEM, CPU, and GPU grade override settings. Mine are set to auto. If yours is set to auto then substitute with A, B etc and see if there is a change. The auto settings may not be a true reflection of your computer. (and it is an older game).
While there you can also disable the intro screen. (set SkipIntroMovies=1)
KyleAmerica1718
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posted 04-05-12 08:17 PM
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4 / 21
yeah, i had googled it after i posted it and had to unhide the files. Unfortunately, no luck with that. Thank you for the suggestion!
It's just hard to understand why a game would have a harder time loading correctly with better graphics cards.
Shaddy
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posted 04-06-12 04:32 AM
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5 / 21
Hi Kyle,
Have you found any luck with this issue?
I also have the same issue but none help to fix it.
My Laptop is HP Pavilion dm4-3001tx.
Shaddy
KyleAmerica1718
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posted 04-12-12 03:03 AM
EDT (US)
8 / 21
Okay, so still no solution as of yet.
But for anyone else having this problem, i have a very minor solution, it's still 100% annoying, but you can see.
If you move the text so that it's over something other than terrain, you can see.
Like, if you move the screen so the text appears above trees, a mountain or a building, instead of water or dirt, it will show. Change your text boxes to minimum detail so you can get what you need out of them, and expand the resources box in the top left to fix that part.
If anyone has a permanent solution (possible tested?) it would be appreciated!
Zapppa
Member
posted 04-13-12 08:42 PM
EDT (US)
9 / 21
Try changing the compatibility mode for RoN. Set it to XP and see what happens.
Right click RoN > Properties > Compatibility
There are also display settings that you can adjust as well.
KyleAmerica1718
Member
posted 04-27-12 02:55 PM
EDT (US)
11 / 21
Hi Guys,
Thanks for the posts.
I've tried all the compatibility options twice, and nothing changed.
VelvetClaw, what kind of computer are you using? When i right click patriots.exe, my options are: "Open, Run as Administrator, troubleshoot compatibility, send to bluetooth, edit with notepad++" then there's several antivirus options followed by the usual cut, copy, paste, etc. I've also searched all the options, but there isn't one about a graphics processor.
Alejandro17
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posted 05-13-12 05:48 PM
EDT (US)
12 / 21
I have the same issue anybody found solutions? playing on Windows 7 here also
PalaceGuard
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posted 10-08-12 11:06 AM
EDT (US)
14 / 21
I just bought a new laptop (Toshiba Satellite, Windows 7) and I now have this same problem. All my text boxes are mismatched in size, and there is a black "gap" visual artifact with them.
It's pretty bizarre. Later on I'll give all these suggestions a try to see if they solve the problem. I may post a screenshot if it shows up properly.
Liljox
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posted 11-12-12 12:44 PM
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15 / 21
I made an account to just to show my solution. I went to the top left and expanded the resources and my text showed just like normal. It was very strange but it works and i suggest all of you try it to. I play with Intel HD Graphics just like all of you and it works for me which means it should work for you.
Az_Kasper
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posted 01-20-13 12:44 PM
EDT (US)
16 / 21
I made an account just to say this lol. Liljox is right, I just expanded all of the resource text on the top left of the screen and the text box at the bottom left started to show completely. Thank you so much Liljox!!!
creepongirls
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posted 02-12-14 08:59 PM
EDT (US)
18 / 21
Have you tried making the game run on windows 7 compatibility ? it fixed it for me
M o d
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posted 02-13-14 03:03 AM
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19 / 21
KyleAmerica1718,
does your laptop just have 1 grapics card? I had this issue with optimus-technology choosing the onboard instead of the Nvidia dedicated(or the other way around). manually override and select the other 1 resolved it for me.
newguy123
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posted 03-21-14 08:28 PM
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20 / 21
I love this game and I created an account just to reply to this thread.
M o d's solution WORKS without having to expand any boxes.
I think I know why too. I woke up this morning and to my annoyance I found that some random driver installed on my computer, and it didn't say what. It turned out that it was the new Intel HD 3000 driver, and my laptop was scheduled to install important updates automatically on the 21st. Well for some reason the new driver changed the defaults for some programs to run on the Intel drivers instead of my Nvidia card.
To FIX: Go to your Nvidia control panel (probably right click on the desktop) and go to "Manage 3d Settings". From there you can choose which card individual programs run on, or what all programs run on. I just changed the global settings to run on my Nvidia card and it is working like a champ now.