Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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Subject: Something I Misunderstand......
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I am using an Intel Integrated 2. But my decals are greyed out when I try to turn them on. I don't get it. I KNOW my card does not support Pixel Shaders, but decals do not need Pixel Shaders. Another PC runs on a GeForce 2 and the decals work fine. So what's up? Any way to turn them on?

  • 08.14.2006 6:24 PM PDT
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Probably because Safe mode is turned on.

  • 08.14.2006 6:37 PM PDT
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I have the same problem too. Oh and DivX, how do I not make it on Safe Mode? I want decals so badly...*sniff*

  • 08.14.2006 7:01 PM PDT
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Halo is either forced into safe mode due to a crash OR your GPU doesnt support decals OR go into your Halo shortcut's settings and take the "-safemode" out of the "Target" box.

  • 08.14.2006 7:57 PM PDT
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It's a problem with your graphic card drivers. That's all I know, don't ask me where to fix it.
And Divx, your site need a Halomaps-style Map summary. AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE ZIPS NOT RARS! WinRAR is crap. WinZIP rox. END OF STORY.

  • 08.14.2006 7:58 PM PDT
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Yeah probably safe mode...if it gives vyou messag before it starts halo whether to hav it on or off run it normal.

  • 08.14.2006 8:17 PM PDT
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ASSUMING YOUR USING WINDOWS XP

Go to Start>Control Panel>System>hardware tab>device manager>Display Adapters.
Right click your video card there and click "Update Drivers". If that does not help save up some money and get a new video card.

And no I do not think you are stupid, that is just the step by step guide to updating your drivers.

  • 08.14.2006 8:24 PM PDT

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It's a problem with your graphic card drivers. That's all I know, don't ask me where to fix it.
And Divx, your site need a Halomaps-style Map summary. AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE ZIPS NOT RARS! WinRAR is crap. WinZIP rox. END OF STORY.


rar is so much better than zip it's not even funny.

  • 08.14.2006 8:30 PM PDT
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Posted by: dalmedya
It's a problem with your graphic card drivers. That's all I know, don't ask me where to fix it.
And Divx, your site need a Halomaps-style Map summary. AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE ZIPS NOT RARS! WinRAR is crap. WinZIP rox. END OF STORY.


rar is so much better than zip it's not even funny.

Statix576, no. Stop. We do not need a Zip vs. Rar war.

*bets on WinRAR*

  • 08.14.2006 8:57 PM PDT
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>.>...<.<....WinRAR FTW!

  • 08.14.2006 9:20 PM PDT

Buy a video card.

Integrated graphics aren't worth it.

  • 08.15.2006 12:20 AM PDT
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Damn Straight. Oh, just for a laugh, the graphics card in my old laptop has a RAM of... wait for it... 8, yes, 8, the number after 7, but before 9, 8mb.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Look at my sig. DO IT!

  • 08.15.2006 12:49 AM PDT
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Posted by: trekkie
ASSUMING YOUR USING WINDOWS XP

Go to Start>Control Panel>System>hardware tab>device manager>Display Adapters.
Right click your video card there and click "Update Drivers". If that does not help save up some money and get a new video card.

And no I do not think you are stupid, that is just the step by step guide to updating your drivers.


I tried that just now, but as I have already told you guys in another similar post, I have already upgraded to the best possible upgrade for my integrated card (Intel Extreme Graphics). But thank you anyways.

Also, my Halo is not on safemode, on my target line, all I have added is " -use11" and " -console". So I don't understand why my decals option is greyed off, as K121 have said, although Intel Integrated chips does not support Pixel Shaders, you don't need it for decals. What's going on?

P.S. And WinRAR is so much better than WinZIP. Just thought I'd say my thoughts before this whole thread turns into a RAR vs ZIP war...

[Edited on 8/15/2006]

  • 08.15.2006 4:46 AM PDT
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I like WinRAR better than WinZIP, but I'd rather have zipped folders - they're much more easier to use and not as complicated.

  • 08.15.2006 6:30 AM PDT
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I am not in safe mod, the game just looks like in safe mofe. It makes no diff if i run it safe or normal. But I'm confused. Regardless on how sucky Intel is, it should be able to render the basic decals, even w/o PS.

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And Divx, your site need a Halomaps-style Map summary. AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE ZIPS NOT RARS! WinRAR is crap. WinZIP rox. END OF STORY.

Next time email me about it, eh? There is a suggestion page.

I dont use winrar or winzip. IZarc FTW.

  • 08.15.2006 7:07 AM PDT

Posted by: K121 Widowmaker
Regardless on how sucky Intel is, it should be able to render the basic decals, even w/o PS.

It's not a question of Intel being sucky. It's a question of integrated graphics generally being sucky, since they're not real 3D graphics accelerators.

Video cards avoid the need for general system resources to be used for graphics processing. Your RAM and CPU are freed up to concentrate on other game-related things. However, integrated graphics chips use exisiting system RAM. Some games don't like this, and weird things can happen.

So invest in a decent, dedicated graphics card.

  • 08.15.2006 7:29 AM PDT

I get 70+ frames on integrated with 640 res and everything at max.

  • 08.15.2006 7:34 AM PDT
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I get about the same. It's cause pixel shaders are all gone so its less to render.

  • 08.15.2006 7:58 AM PDT
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Posted by: dalmedya
Damn Straight. Oh, just for a laugh, the graphics card in my old laptop has a RAM of... wait for it... 8, yes, 8, the number after 7, but before 9, 8mb.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Look at my sig. DO IT!


Why are all the numbers afraid of 7?

Cuz 7 8 9!!! LOLORZ!!

haha ya lame crappy joke, but at least it was somewhat relevant! :-p

  • 08.15.2006 10:37 AM PDT

I'm with Goweb, go buy a video card. There are cheap ones and they all can run Halo perfectly. Just stick your nose for 128 VRAM GDDR2 if you can. 128-bit m-interface. For the clock speed, at least 300 mhz.

If you really insist on IGPs, there could be a possibility that Intel Integrated 2 doesn't support it, and it's just a tag-error within Halo itself.

After all that's how you get Active Camoflague to work on Nvidia cards, by fooling the Halo app to recognize your card as something else, in our case your IGP is being fasely recognized, but that's doubtful.

[Edited on 8/15/2006]

  • 08.15.2006 11:17 AM PDT
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Most of the PC issues posted here are the result of PEBKAC.

Heh, I have Graphics Media Accelerator 900 and I have support for pixel shader 2.0. In this case, you need the graphics card, and if you have the money, I hear the GeForce 7 series is pretty good.

  • 08.15.2006 9:00 PM PDT

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  • 08.15.2006 9:04 PM PDT
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^^ The perfect example on why the maw has turned into -blam!-.

Basically, if you arent going to contribute to the conversaion, dont say anything.

  • 08.15.2006 10:29 PM PDT
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Spurious fanboyism snipped

[Edited on 8/16/2006 by goweb]

  • 08.15.2006 11:09 PM PDT