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Sassums Wormhole Exploration Crew Transmission Lost 25	Posted - 2011.11.30 16:28:00 - [1] - Quote I have been having the same issue, however it started before Crucible. I am using an XP Machine as well. Can't really pinpoint what causes it, but I could be in the middle of an email, and move my cursor, and have all the windows on the screen disappear and it just go to a blank image of space. I am able to click on all the functions within the game though, such as hitting escape makes the screen dim, so I know the window opens. Clicking on random things is like playing minesweeper! I was told to clear my cache but I have not done it yet as I wasn't happy it'd delete my overview settings. I had submitted a ticket about this as well if thats something that would help your investigations.
Sassums Wormhole Exploration Crew Transmission Lost 25	Posted - 2011.12.01 03:41:00 - [2] - Quote I am also seeing the screen flicker as well - if its not flickering, the entire UI Disappears except for the ship information in the bottom that lists the cap and mods. I have been having screen flickering issues for quite some time as well - really noticeable when probing, also had a petition on about that, and they said to delete the cache files as well. Windows XP 32bit, Service pack 3 Intel Core 2 Duo 4 GB Ram (3.25 readable) Nvidia 560Ti
Sassums Wormhole Exploration Crew Transmission Lost 25	Posted - 2011.12.01 13:17:00 - [3] - Quote CCP Paradox wrote: Thanks, I love Boobies. (Your name -_-) At least I am still hopeful it sounds more like a WinXP issue. I think the issue happens less frequently when I run only one client, but I still do encounter it every now and then. Like it was mentioned before, sometimes the whole ui disappears if I mouse over something (when it gets into that funky state of disappearing randomly)
Sassums Wormhole Exploration Crew Transmission Lost 25	Posted - 2011.12.01 20:12:00 - [4] - Quote CCP Paradox wrote: Nope. Looking at a potential fix right now, that's in testing. Many people still have reasons for using XP such as licenses or hardware. But Windows 7 is not like Vista, it's good :) Will let you know how the 'fix' works out. Good to see you have a fix in the works already. Hopefully this fixes the screen flicker I see sometimes, especially when I am probing. Thats how this whole ordeal started. And for future reference, is this the place to report these issues and see if we can get a fix? I submitted a ticket and after going back and fourth with the GM, the best thing we came up with was deleting my cache. Don't get me wrong, the GM was very helpful and was willing to work with me with the various DXDiags and such, but it ended up without a fix. Seems like posting here to get your attention is quicker?
Sassums Wormhole Exploration Crew Transmission Lost 25	Posted - 2011.12.02 13:05:00 - [5] - Quote CCP Paradox wrote: The potential fix will be on our test server Duality later today. If you feel compelled enough to give it a test, please do! (If you don't have it or have Singularity, you can use the files from TQ so you don't have to download a big patch) Check out the wiki, http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Duality Thanks for the quick fix - hopefully before the weekend roles out?
Sassums Wormhole Exploration Crew Transmission Lost 25	Posted - 2011.12.03 13:43:00 - [6] - Quote the issue even happens when alt tabbing out of the game, with out a single client running. If you hit tab twice, the windows appear but minimized, you can double click on them to maximize them, but then the ui eventually disappears and you have to alt tab out again to reset it.
Sassums Wormhole Exploration Crew Transmission Lost 25	Posted - 2011.12.04 06:54:00 - [7] - Quote This is really unacceptable and needs to get fixed ASAP. The game is for the most part unplayable. The Fixed Window mode works better than Full Screen but still causes the UI to disappear every now and again, but far less frequently. There is also a new annoying but that causes the game to think the alt key is being held down so when you click on an object in space, the camera zooms in on it, whatever you click on, it zooms you to. Highly annoying.
Sassums Wormhole Exploration Crew Transmission Lost 26	Posted - 2011.12.04 17:42:00 - [8] - Quote The Fixed Windowed move seems to work okay, however now instead of the UI disappearing altogether the screen flickers real badly every now and then. White flashes and white lines going across the screen. Seems it only happens when I dual box.
Sassums Wormhole Exploration Crew Transmission Lost 28	Posted - 2011.12.05 20:09:00 - [9] - Quote Bobby Newmark wrote: The screenshot who u realy want to see is this one :D http://imgur.com/SPl33 See I have had it do this and have had it where the whole UI just disappears. I can't figure out why it glitches one way or the other. Why is the typing SO SLOW on these forums?
Sassums Wormhole Exploration Crew Transmission Lost 28	Posted - 2011.12.08 11:55:00 - [10] - Quote CCP Paradox wrote: After you alt+enter, try resizing the window to fit. Or maximize the windowed client (it should maximize and not go fullscreen). That seems to bring the UI back for me. Hopefully it will help you out too. How do I switch from Full screen mode to windowed mode or vis versa if I cannot see the UI when I hit escape when this problem arises? Is there a key command to switch from one view to another? Because when the UI totally disappears (not when it becomes that weird view of colors and odd looking windows, there is a name for that, but I cant think of it) but when the UI disappears, even by hitting escape, you cannot see the escape menu.

Sassums Wormhole Exploration Crew Transmission Lost 28	Posted - 2011.12.09 05:24:00 - [11] - Quote In regards to this issue, I haven't had the screen UI disappearing nearly as often with the fixed window fit. I have however, had a lot of issues with the screen flickering something furious when I have two clients running. I am not sure how this relates to the UI disappearing, but it is almost just as bad as the entire ui disappearing when you are fighting stuff. It flickers so badly that it goes white or it makes in unplayable.
Sassums Wormhole Exploration Crew Transmission Lost 28	Posted - 2011.12.09 16:18:00 - [12] - Quote CCP Paradox wrote: Wooo. I really hope it holds. I still can't reproduce internally on our XP machines. Me too! Where you able to reproduce the issues I was describing? When I switched to Fixed Window, it for the most part eliminated the issues with the UI disappearing, but it caused the client to flicker something furious. It was on and off flickering, and when it was on, would get to the point where it would flicker so badly the screen would go white. Also when you run multiple instances, it seems something is broken and it forces you to automatically zoom in on every object you click on. This is also random and happens when two or more clients are working. But one client will work fine, where as the other one, say I click on an SMA, the game will zoom in on that object, rather than just selecting it and me having to hit "look at".
Sassums Wormhole Exploration Crew Transmission Lost 32	Posted - 2011.12.15 04:36:00 - [13] - Quote So while in fixed window mode - it seemed to have fixed the UI disappearing, however it caused the screen to flicker quite horribly. It also caused you to auto look at things when you clicked on them either in space or in the over view - much like that auto target bug when you click on something in the overview it automatically tries to target whatever you have selected. I just switched back to full screen mode and we will see how it works out. But for now, fixed window mode is also broken.
Sassums Wormhole Exploration Crew Transmission Lost 32	Posted - 2011.12.15 19:12:00 - [14] - Quote CCP Paradox wrote: Thanks for the replies. Puts my mind at rest for now that you can play again without the UI going nuts. Sassums, can you file a bug report about your problems? I can try to investigate, I have never heard of anything like that. And Nyio, I noticed that about the camera last night. Did it used to be different? I always thought it was like that.... maybe I will check what it was like before Crucible. After switching back to Full Screen mode the issues I described ceased to exist. I can file a bug report (I have one open but got an email stating they couldn't reproduce the issue) So it seems the Fixed Window mode is where the issues are right now for me, but that is not game breaking because I like full screen anyway. I can still file a bug report if you wish.

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