Signs in Megaton are flickering

[planrawsto]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTBM9BJd12M

 

I know it's only a two second video, but the signs in it are pretty clear if you max the screen and look at them.

 

Here's my list of mods: http://i.imgur.com/bqM80Ny.jpg

 

Turning off Realistic Interior Lighting, Streelights, and Megalight.esp do nothing.

 

In fact, it doesn't seem to be a mod issue at all... with all mods turned off, it still does it...

Edited June 28, 2015 by planrawsto

[modder3434]

> Double check your archive invalidation, turn it off and then on again (doable using FOMM) fixes most minor texture issues.

[planrawsto]

> Double check your archive invalidation, turn it off and then on again (doable using FOMM) fixes most minor texture issues.

 

Unfortunately it doesn't appear to be a mod issue. I confirmed that someone else, without mods, has the same issue as myself. I also recorded several more videos of instances where other things flicker like this. I think there's a GPU issue or something at play. No idea how to go about fixing it, though.

[Purr4me]

 

> Double check your archive invalidation, turn it off and then on again (doable using FOMM) fixes most minor texture issues.

 

Unfortunately it doesn't appear to be a mod issue. I confirmed that someone else, without mods, has the same issue as myself. I also recorded several more videos of instances where other things flicker like this. I think there's a GPU issue or something at play. No idea how to go about fixing it, though.

 

it's supposed to be that way, it IS default, bad wiring and all. there is nothing wrong with the game or Your PC. It is built that way on purpose.

EDIT: here, extracted the information.

• Architecture\Megaton\MegatonBrassLanternSign.NIF that is the Japanese type sign in front of the brass lantern.
• I lowered it underneeth the map and did not delete it, so there is no sign there now to bother you.
• IF you want a sing, build one, just don't delete stuff in this game, that is very bad practice.

http://www.2shared.com/file/ARORkb9r/planrawstoSignGoByBy.html

Edited June 30, 2015 by Purr4me

[planrawsto]

 

> Double check your archive invalidation, turn it off and then on again (doable using FOMM) fixes most minor texture issues.

 

Unfortunately it doesn't appear to be a mod issue. I confirmed that someone else, without mods, has the same issue as myself. I also recorded several more videos of instances where other things flicker like this. I think there's a GPU issue or something at play. No idea how to go about fixing it, though.

 

 

Hey, I appreciate that, but I decided to go ahead and upload the videos I was referring to:

 

https://youtu.be/lOOL_Ag-T_U - If you look in the background, you will see textures going crazy.

https://youtu.be/tt2b0RTn7tg - Here you see the outline of the lake having some issues

https://youtu.be/vR0kXo1gpBU - Here you can see the colors of the bottles going from light to dark, both when jostled or when I change my view, even slightly.

 

I think I agree with you that those signs do that naturally (or else it would be very silly that everyone has the same problem, which doesn't seem the case). However, the first video in my link is clearly not intentional, nor is the second. No idea about the third. Are these fixable instances or just something I have to deal with?

 

Thanks!

[Purr4me]

it may be that for what ever reason, archive invalidate is not working for you.

That could be due to the games installed location.

Flickering textures means the data is not being allowed to render..Systems bug / permissions problem. C:\Program Files and Folders(x86)\Bethesda\fallout3...etc.etc..

you have too many of the same thing to not be this type of problem.

I can understand miss conceptions about the game, but in most cases...it's the OS and game installed issues that are at fault.

I'll log on with the phone to watch the short clips you made here. I tether my connections so I pay for all data, I don't waste money on videos.

one moment.

[Purr4me]

What kind of PC is this running on?

[M48A5]

StreetLights - Wasteland should be disabled and uninstalled, it is part of StreetLights.

 

The mods with multiple plugins should be in the same order as the vanilla game.

 

Fellout - Full should be lower in your load order.

 

What you are seeing are just normal glitches in the game. There is really nothing you can do about them.

[Purr4me]

I need you to defrag that hard drive, then I need you to do chkdsk on it fully clean up up and then reboot.

it looks like a bad install.

[Purr4me]

M48A5 is correct..and I am with his assessment as well, the camera bugs seen in the last video shows the pipboy camera bugs from the game, the same thing is seen at the birthday party and the 3 balloons as that scene unfolds, those balloons change color "Flicker".

The mods mentioned have been mentioned over and over and over again if used in the incorrect manner, all of this is user error.

 

but I try to at least get to the bottom of things.

use fomm to sort your data >NOT Loot. for some really silly reason, Loot seems to not like this game anymore, and Boss has a hissy fit too.

Tried and true as Fomm is, there are network snafus with it, but your running out of options with an old game.

 

All you really have is US left here