Max Payne hasn't got his head screwed on!

[Guest]

HI there,

I have been having a problem. When Max runs in the game, sometimes his head moves up and down as he runs. Does this happen to anyone else?

I have a good enough spec to run the game (1300Mhz, 256Mb ram, 32Mb Nvidia geforce 2 MX graphics card).

Maybe it is just a problem in the software which could be solved in a later patch?

Please Help

Paul Sinfield

[Guest]

that happens to me too, from time to time. looks like the head gets out of sync with the body, animation wise. just kind of goes away after a while.

[Guest]

That's right, I wonder what it is. I am going to email 3D Realms and see what they say. When I get a reply I will post again

Cheers

[Glyrion]

it's not the game cause I dont have that issue

[lasu]

I have the same problem, but I noticed that the head and the arms bounce only at certain points of the game.
Specs, thudnerbird, geforce2 ultra, live player 1024.

[Guest]

I have the same thing happening to me and mine is 1700Mhz with 64Mb graphics card did you get any joy 3D Realms? as it spoils the game even after giong all the way through. the first time now trying Hard ball.

[Guest]

try turning off antialaising on your card- not just in the game settings. It has helped fix mine. I have similar specs running all at max, 1024x768x32.

[MikaRMD]

Read the FAQ on technical issues on the top of this forum. Or actually, here:

http://forums.3drealms.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=17&t=000124

Visual Artifacts
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Problem: If you get any of the following:
- Screen flashing in different ways
- Only partial screen is rendered
- Out of video memory errors
- FSAA does not get enabled even though it's selected
- Characters behaving weird ("floating heads").

Solutions: These are driver issues, possible solutions:
- Update display drivers
- Enable "Application Preference" in display driver's FSAA control panel
- Lower resolution and/or FSAA setting in Max Payne
- On ATI Radeon cards, make sure that you're using 7115 drivers instead of the 7075

Problem: With a Voodoo card, I'm getting constant screen flashing or flickering and objects or characters sometimes get drawn through the walls.
Solution: Select Options and change screenbuffers to Double instead of Triple

[ 09-12-2001: Message edited by: MikaRMD ]

[ 09-12-2001: Message edited by: MikaRMD ]

[lasu]

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by MikaRMD:
[qb]Read the FAQ on technical issues on the top of this forum. Or actually, here:

http://forums.3drealms.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=17&t=000124

Visual Artifacts
================
Problem: If you get any of the following:
- Screen flashing in different ways
- Only partial screen is rendered
- Out of video memory errors
- FSAA does not get enabled even though it's selected
- Characters behaving weird ("floating heads").

Solutions: These are driver issues, possible solutions:
- Update display drivers
- Enable "Application Preference" in display driver's FSAA control panel
- Lower resolution and/or FSAA setting in Max Payne
- On ATI Radeon cards, make sure that you're using 7115 drivers instead of the 7075

Problem: With a Voodoo card, I'm getting constant screen flashing or flickering and objects or characters sometimes get drawn through the walls.
Solution: Select Options and change screenbuffers to Double instead of Triple

<hr></blockquote>


Still the head bounces up and down, but only CERTAIN points of the game: Max enter a room, the head starts to bounce, Max goes out of the room, the head doesn't bounce anymore. Max goes again the same room, and the head starts to bounce.
And when I start a new game, the head bounces excatly at the same point, as earlier.
Do you get what I mean?

[ 09-12-2001: Message edited by: lasu ]

[Guest]

I'm not sure what is causing it, It still happens! I have also noticed it only happens in certain parts of the game!

Hopefully some cure will come up soon

[Joker192]

Maybe its just there and you notice it cuz i have never had problems with his head i got worse problems lag and crashing. =( maybe try putting the settings all down or try a different screen resolution.

[lasu]

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by hyte1:
This is a driver problem. Its refered to as the Rayman effect! It is known to affect Nvidia based cards and ATI radion cards.

Make sure you have the latest drivers, if so then reinstall them and directX. Note, nvidia detonator 4 drivers are out. www.nvidia.com (http://www.nvidia.com)<hr></blockquote>

Nope, this is not a driver problem. I'm using 98SE
I've tried following drivers:
detonator 3
12.40
12.90
14.10
14.40
14.61
14.70
6.50
7.58
Detonator 4
windows XP 21.81

[hyte1]

This is a driver problem. Its refered to as the Rayman effect! It is known to affect Nvidia based cards and ATI radion cards.

Make sure you have the latest drivers, if so then reinstall them and directX. Note, nvidia detonator 4 drivers are out. www.nvidia.com (http://www.nvidia.com)