Strange Matrix Like Graphics

Lord_HelmchenLord_Helmchen Join Date: 2003-12-05 Member: 23982Members
in Tech Support
<div class="IPBDescription">messed up half-life?</div> Hi, since today I experience really strange problems with all Half-Life based games. Whenever I start the game everything is still fine in the menu, but when I open the console or get into the game the sctreen changes to something like this (see attachment).
You can still guess figures and I could probably even run through a map, but overall it's unplayable. If someone here knows something about this I'd be glad to recieve some help or hints on why this is hapening.
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  • The_Real_QuasarThe_Real_Quasar Has the I.Q. of 12,000 P.E. Teachers Join Date: 2002-11-26 Member: 9998Members
    Looks like that ASCII mod for Quake 2...
    No idea what's causing it, but it looks cool!
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  • Lord_HelmchenLord_Helmchen Join Date: 2003-12-05 Member: 23982Members
    edited December 2003
    Ok I found out what cause it with some help from Schtopper on driverheaven.net.
    It's the OPENGL Green Ascii Art Smartshader, which was active by fault.
    However I think it's considered a cheat when playing with it (at least I got disconnected with CD active. But I could not see why. The text was a little bit greenish)
    *edit my CD was too old...
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  • ZerogreatZerogreat Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10537Members
    The newer ATI catalyst drivers can do such useless but cool looking picture magic. It is playable in the ASCII mode, you just have to focus not at the monitor, but behind it, so you wont see sharp text but it will become blurry instead which will make you see the picture ALOT better. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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