Anyone know what might cause this? (Graphic issue - screenshots)

So I've noticed an issue with the AoE visuals on my computer.

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Anyone know why the AoE textures repeat for me? It drives me nuts, and sometimes effects play. I'd post it in bugs but I'm pretty sure it's just my cruddy laptop.

Thanks.

that's really odd.. i'd say a fresh install might fix it but A/ its all server side and B/ thats 10GB you have to redownload lol..

I can't even begin to speculate what is causing that

Do you mean the texture is remaining there after it's done?

Or that it's doing a pulsing wave?

If it's doing a pulsing wave and then going away it's working as intended, they changed the AOE indicator to appear > pulse > disappear as of 2.16;

http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...091451154b56c5

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If the texture isn't appearing correctly or is remaining on-screen, it seems most likely due to a GPU that doesn't meet the recommended graphics-memory requirement for FFXIV (causing the issue where it's not de-rendering it after drawing. In that it's having difficulty managing drawing/de-drawing sections of the scene.

However I could be wrong.

According to the screenshots, the AoEs are being displayed in two spots. I know for a fact that the Manor Clavinger can't cast two spells at once, for instance, so what's the second casting area doing there? It's not about the changed AoE. As for what to do, submit a bug report and get back to playing (tomorrow), that's about as much as you can do.

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Originally Posted by Shioban

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He means like it is repeating like for example, the Giant Knat's directional attack, it should only be one line, but there are two side by side.

Same with the haukke manor example, only 1 circle should be popping, but there is one on the boss and one beneath the player.

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It's neither actually. The patterns repeat next to the actual AoE. So for instance, in the second screenshot there is a non-damaging semi-circle next to the actual effective circular AoE area.

So strange.

looking at the pic with the circle aoe.. it looks like they have 2 different textures.. one has a lighter border.. maybe these are actually the same aoe, like different layers.. and your GFX card/chip is having trouble putting them on top of eachother.. but yea.. bug report is the best thing you can do.. not in game.. on the bug reports section of this forum, with these screenshots.. i submitted a bug report and they fixed it in a patch

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It's neither actually. The patterns repeat next to the actual AoE. So for instance, in the second screenshot there is a non-damaging semi-circle next to the actual effective circular AoE area.

So strange.

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It's definitely worth posting in the bugs section in that case;

Make sure to use the Final Fantasy XIV - System Information tool before posting to send them your exact system information (as shown in the image).

And use the bug-report form!
Be clear, concise and detailed.

http://i.imgur.com/PuUvO05.png

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Originally Posted by DenzelTaru

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Y'know, that's a thought. Look at this as another example, and I could see your theory having some ground to stand on. Under the character there's colored ground not unlike the AoE, maybe a lighting issue the card can't resolve.

http://i57.tinypic.com/a4tz11.png

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Originally Posted by DenzelTaru

looking at the pic with the circle aoe.. it looks like they have 2 different textures.. one has a lighter border.. maybe these are actually the same aoe, like different layers.. and your GFX card/chip is having trouble putting them on top of eachother.. but yea.. bug report is the best thing you can do.. not in game.. on the bug reports section of this forum, with these screenshots.. i submitted a bug report and they fixed it in a patch

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After much mulling, yea it's probably the GPU stress causing layers to not be intertwined.

OP, band-fix for now will be to set all your graphical stuff to lowest. Or play around with play settings (window mode, full screen, etc.) and look for the least stressing type.

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After much mulling, yea it's probably the GPU stress causing layers to not be intertwined.

OP, band-fix for now will be to set all your graphical stuff to lowest.

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Everything is as low as it can go unfortunately. Hope it won't hurt my laptop, or I might have to call it quits for a while.

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Originally Posted by ZeahV

Y'know, that's a thought. Look at this as another example, and I could see your theory having some ground to stand on. Under the character there's colored ground not unlike the AoE, maybe a lighting issue the card can't resolve.

http://i57.tinypic.com/a4tz11.png

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definately.. that is the base layer for the fire aoe, very clear in this pic.. i'd still submit it to bug report but i do think its a GFX problem..

as for stress on your laptop.. unless its a dedicated gaming laptop the game will cause alot of stress anyway.. i set FFXIV up on my laptop just to prove it could do it and just standing in ul'dah made it hot enough to cook an egg on..

a tip i have heard for cooling your laptop down is have it elevated at the back, standing on somthing like a box so there is alot of air circulation underneath and i am assuming so there is a place for the heat to go rather than just hovering around inside cos hot air rises (physics yo) also have you considered a cooling mat? those laptop stands with fans underneath that plug into the USB.. i would suggest getting one that has an angle on it though not a flat one..

again though i aint a laptop expert.. just a few common sense things there which you probably already know

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My laptop is already a little elevated but I do put it on a lapdesk to help with circulation. It still gets pretty dang hot though, especially in boss fights and in highly populated areas.

On top of this issue, my FPS is never above 35. SM Titan was a total fail in many ways because I had 1-2 seconds of latency, making escaping AoE in time very hard.

I wish they had ways to reduce character models on-screen and turn off weather effects like FFXI did - that really helped then.

I really want a desktop but money is tight in that regard.

Damn, I would Ctrl+Home your interface so much if I could. I for one wouldn't be able to play with UI elements taking up 80% of my screen.

On topic though, probably an issue with graphic card drivers.

Also, just read through your other posts, it's most likely you don't meet minimum requirements to play.

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My laptop is already a little elevated but I do put it on a lapdesk to help with circulation. It still gets pretty dang hot though, especially in boss fights and in highly populated areas.

On top of this issue, my FPS is never above 35. SM Titan was a total fail in many ways because I had 1-2 seconds of latency, making escaping AoE in time very hard.

I wish they had ways to reduce character models on-screen and turn off weather effects like FFXI did - that really helped then.

I really want a desktop but money is tight in that regard.

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They are introducing something like this in 2.2:

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New options are available in the System Configuration interface.
Display Settings
Default UI Size
Default Size
* The default size will apply to any interfaces that have not been unlocked prior toadjusting this setting.

Other Settings
Display Limits
Character and Object Quantity (Windows only)

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and yes your latency will come from the GFX and it sucks that they would make a game so heavily reliant on dodging and then make it impossible to dodge for 50% of the sub base due to hardware limitations.. I had latency before i upgraded my GFX card which i thought was my connection, it was indeed the GFX though

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Damn, I would Ctrl+Home your interface so much if I could. I for one wouldn't be able to play with UI elements taking up 80% of ny screen.

On topic though, probably an issue with graphic card drivers.

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I did look at the UI and cringe lol i dunno how some people play without adjusting it xD

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I did look at the UI and cringe lol i dunno how some people play without adjusting it xD

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Probably because it's not very intuitive. I remember on my first day I was like "Why is everything so big?" Then I had to spend half hour Googling just to find a method to resize it, lol.

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Originally Posted by ZeahV

Everything is as low as it can go unfortunately. Hope it won't hurt my laptop, or I might have to call it quits for a while.

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It won't cause any damage, heat causes entirely different issues like snow, visual artifacts and crashing. The laptop likely doesn't support the method they are using. Best you can do is try other settings/update drivers and bug report it if it still persists.

Wow, I thought I was the only one...

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Needless to say, it makes fights like Ultima a bit more challenging. I have yet to find a fix for this, but I did notice it start to happen after a video card driver update, maybe the same is true for you?

Curse this post limit though. >T

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Alright, awesome. Totally gonna keep playing for a while then.

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OMG screenshot from hell

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Jesus dude, that is terrifying. Any idea what that move ACTUALLY looks like, without all the screwed up AoE?

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Resizing

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I didn't know I could. /newb This is much easier, thanks a ton for mentioning it. xD Better?
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