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hi
i need help with a problem.
i play Halo Pc online and everytime i zoom in with the sniper rifle i have a clouded area around the middle of the scrren where the aiming point is. i also have this problem with the pistol and bazooka. plaese help its driving me mad!!!!
here r my system specs:

Intel Pentium 4 2.53 GHz
512 RAM
Ati Radeon 9000 64 Mb

Every time i start up Halo i get a message which says 'this game was not tested with your computers video driver'
i have tried getting a new driver from the Ati website but it won't install.

thanks in advance
Duffman II

  • 01.05.2007 6:48 AM PDT
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You arent talking about the blur that is supposed to be there right?

  • 01.05.2007 7:17 AM PDT
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theres supposed to be a blur where the reticule is???
ive asked online when im playing multiplayer and they say that they dont have it so....
its more like a grey rectangle around the reticule when i zoom

duffman II

  • 01.05.2007 7:25 AM PDT
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google noalpharendertargets

  • 01.05.2007 7:26 AM PDT
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Posted by: staticx57
You arent talking about the blur that is supposed to be there right?

No, he's referring to the area inside the crosshairs.

Get us a screenshot to get an idea of what you're talking about.

  • 01.05.2007 7:40 AM PDT
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using noalpharendertargets fixes this problem

go to your halo dir and open the config.txt

search down the list for your graphics card and on the line under it put disablealpharendertargets

If your card is not located there. For example my card is an Nvidia Gefore 7900GTO so i put


Unknown = "GeForceFX 7900GT"
disablealpharendertargets


[Edited on 1/5/2007]

  • 01.05.2007 7:50 AM PDT
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Posted by: Nessy
using noalpharendertargets fixes this problem

go to your halo dir and open the config.txt

search down the list for your graphics card and on the line under it put disablealpharendertargets

If your card is not located there. For example my card is an Nvidia Gefore 7900GTO so i put


Unknown = "GeForceFX 7900GT"
disablealpharendertargets


It's not a problem though, it's supposed to be rendered that way.

  • 01.05.2007 8:06 AM PDT

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The area around the reticle should be clear its around the outside thats gets blurry, at least that how it has always been for me. Nessy's fix will probably remove all the blur.

  • 01.05.2007 8:13 AM PDT

posted by: ART1LL3RY
I'm there but, man this is really starting to sound like communism.
Long live the MAW.

if not just give us a screenshot, ironicly makes things more Clear

  • 01.05.2007 8:34 AM PDT
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Nessy wrote:

using noalpharendertargets fixes this problem

go to your halo dir and open the config.txt

search down the list for your graphics card and on the line under it put disablealpharendertargets

If your card is not located there. For example my card is an Nvidia Gefore 7900GTO so i put


Unknown = "GeForceFX 7900GT"
disablealpharendertargets


Actually, Nessy, there are actually two ways to do this. And what your looking for is the Device ID number, like for mine, since I have a Radeon X1600 Pro, my device ID for that card is 0x71C2. Each video card has a unique device ID. And there are two ways to find them.

The easiest and fastest, but may not work on some computers, depending on their version of Direct X, is to go to the Start menu, Run programs, and type in dxdiag. When there, click the Display tab, and around the top it will display your video card chipset and device ID.
It should look something like this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/Sk8n4ElEmEnT15/directX driver.jpg

Then once you found your device ID, open Halo's config.txt file (default location = Program Files > Microsoft Games > Halo) and use CTRL F and type in your device ID that you got from the Direct X Diagnostic Tool, and it should find it. If your card isnt listed in the config.txt, dont worry, because mine didnt show up. Considering you found it or not, find where the other similar cards made by the same company go (i.e Radeon goes with Radeson cards, Intel with intel cards, etc...) and put the command, DisableAlphaRenderTargets underneath your video card.
It should look something like this..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/Sk8n4ElEmEnT15/noscope blurconfig.jpg
Save then run Halo.

If you tried running dxdiag, and your device ID doesnt show up, there is another, yet slightly longer way of finding your device ID. In your Halo shortcut icon, right click it, go to Properties and put the -timedemo command in with any other commands you may already have there. Now run Halo using that shortcut. It will run through a series of campaign vids and may start to get laggy. That is normal and let it run until it auto quits. When it does quit, take the -timedemo command out of your Halo shortcut, then go to your Halo folder, find the timedemo.txt file and find your device ID there. From then, follow the instructions I wrote with the config.txt file and your all set.

Here is a small video I made showing the differences between having the no scope blur config on.

http://media.putfile.com/GFX-Before-and-After <-- Putfile link for higher quality
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSDY1l6EQsI <-- Youtube link for slower connections

Hope this helps :D

  • 01.05.2007 10:24 AM PDT
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i had a look at the video but this isnt the problem
ill try and put a screenshot on for everyone

Duffman II

  • 01.05.2007 10:39 AM PDT
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Wait, duffman, are you saying that whenever you zoom in, instead of seeing your reticle, theres a square box or something opaque that you cant see through that shouldnt be there? Just one video issue I once encountered on my old comp when I started playing Halo pc, which had a bad graphics card.

  • 01.05.2007 10:44 AM PDT
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yeh an opaque rectangle round the reticule
is there anything i can do about it?

Duffman II

  • 01.05.2007 10:47 AM PDT
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Ok, now I know what your talking about. Well, there isnt really much to explain, since you already mentioned that whenever you run Halo, it says that your video card is unsupported. I cant really say what would fix it at the moment.

Can you post your video card specs here? Like what brand, how much memory, and chipset number (refer to my long post above to find that). If you can give me that info, I'll try to find as much information for you as I can.

Also, a screenshot of exactly what this looks like will help alot. If you dont know how to take screenshots, CTRL + S for Xfire usually works. That is, if you have xfire. If not, just go in game, make a LAN server, zoom in with a sniper, and hit the Printscreen button. Then ALT F4 out of Halo, and open up Paint, then Paste and save.

  • 01.05.2007 10:55 AM PDT
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its an Ati Radeon 9000 64mb and 0x4c66 i think.
as for the screenshot thtle come l8r.
how do u post them on the forum?

  • 01.05.2007 11:06 AM PDT
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you have to use an image hosting site like image shack and then upload it, then post the link on these forums.

  • 01.05.2007 11:14 AM PDT
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cant i just put it on the gallery?

  • 01.05.2007 11:16 AM PDT
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Posted by: duffman II
cant i just put it on the gallery?

This ain't a blog, dude, there is no gallery.

  • 01.05.2007 11:32 AM PDT
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duffman II wrote:

its an Ati Radeon 9000 64mb and 0x4c66 i think.
as for the screenshot thtle come l8r.
how do u post them on the forum?


Ouch, bad video card. If you have the time and money, I would suggest investing in another video card.

  • 01.05.2007 11:45 AM PDT

you may know me as X[IGN]

Posted by: Iggwilv

*hands Kim a crowbar*
Here you will need this to help you get your foot out of the back of your throat, looks llike its in there pretty deep. And what is that on your face? Egg?! *hands Kim a washcloth*

the 9000 can blur the zoom...

  • 01.05.2007 11:48 AM PDT
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Most of the PC issues posted here are the result of PEBKAC.

I haven't even seen the 9000...

  • 01.05.2007 1:05 PM PDT
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im getting a new comp soon. can anyone recomend any graphics chips?
thanks

Duffman II

  • 01.07.2007 7:18 AM PDT
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Most of the PC issues posted here are the result of PEBKAC.

GeForce 7600 GT
The best card for the money. Unless you're rich, of course, then you can get a GeForce 8800 GTX.

I'm anxious to see what ATI will come out with though.

  • 01.07.2007 8:16 AM PDT
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Posted by: vincent5
GeForce 7600 GT
The best card for the money. Unless you're rich, of course, then you can get a GeForce 8800 GTX.

I'm anxious to see what ATI will come out with though.


the 8800GTX isn't really all that expensive.

  • 01.07.2007 8:41 AM PDT
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Posted by: Omnios
the 8800GTX isn't really all that expensive.

It's still more than 500 USD.

  • 01.07.2007 12:31 PM PDT

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