TExtures not rendering bug while using a VM

PhantaasmPhantaasm Join Date: 2012-11-08 Member: 168289Members
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Hi, A few days Ago I bought NS2. I haven't been able to start it because I have been getting that Rendering error that can be fixed by editing a preference in the CCC. Well As the title said I am running NS2 on a VM running off a mac. The CCC doesn't seem to be there in the VM and I'm stumped when trying to find solutions. although NS2 is coming to mac at some point(I think) I would rather not wait a few more months.

Anyway My computer is running off snow leopard , and the VM is parallels 7 with windows 7. My graphics card is a ATI Radeon HD 5670.
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  • Omega_K2Omega_K2 Join Date: 2011-12-25 Member: 139013Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Don't use a VM. VMs don't tend to work well with 3D applications in my experience and NS2 isn't exactaly intended to be run thoguh a VM or Wine
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  • BlueSpudBlueSpud Join Date: 2012-08-15 Member: 155650Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2017968:date=Nov 9 2012, 10:09 PM:name=Phantaasm)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Phantaasm @ Nov 9 2012, 10:09 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2017968"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Hi, A few days Ago I bought NS2. I haven't been able to start it because I have been getting that Rendering error that can be fixed by editing a preference in the CCC. Well As the title said I am running NS2 on a VM running off a mac. The CCC doesn't seem to be there in the VM and I'm stumped when trying to find solutions. although NS2 is coming to mac at some point(I think) I would rather not wait a few more months.

    Anyway My computer is running off snow leopard , and the VM is parallels 7 with windows 7. My graphics card is a ATI Radeon HD 5670.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I can't help you with a VM, but I've been able to get the game to work with crossover. (not free) Also, people have gotten the game to run with wine under similar steps. Here are the instructions for crossover:

    1. create a new bottle (I only tried windows XP)
    2. add DirectX 9 , DirectX runtime - Modern and Microsoft Visual studio redistributable 2005. These should all be in the install software menu in crossover.
    3. go under run command, select the bottle you are using and type regedit.
    4. go under HKEY_CURRENT_USER and then software. There should be something that says Wine. Right click id and click add new key. Name it Direct3D (cap sensitive)
    5.Right click that and click new -> string value. Do this twice. Right click one of the strings and make it VideoMemorySize (caps sensitive). Then double click it and make it 2048 (regardless of your actual graphics card memory) Then name the next string StrictDrawOrdering and set its value to enabled (caps sensitive)
    6. Thats it! your bottle is ready, just install steam and Ns2.
    7. Hit play and have fun!

    Let me know ^^
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