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Salah-ad Din
15-07-2008, 12:33 AM
I found this bug and thought it would be helpfull to record it properly:


Game version: 1.2



Happens at: Team menu --> sponsor menu & branding menu



Reproduceabilty: 100%



Description: When I change my sponsors and exit the sponsor menu the car is becoming black. It does not happen when the game is loaded and I only change the branding so it has something to do with the sponsors.



Reproduction (this is what I've done to trigger it): I started the game. First I played a bit with the branding and there was no bug when I exited the branding menu. Then I had a testdrive with my Dodge Viper at the LeMan track. After it I entered the sponsor menu and changed my main sponsor and some minor sponsors. Then when I left the sponsor menu the bug appeared. From then on it also appears when I enter and exit the branding menu.

NOTE: This bug appeard many times before so the testdrive or the car has nothing to do with it. Other cards are also affected and I had this bug since version 1.1 with every sponsor. So it's quite general and has nothing to do with the car or the sponsor.



Workaround: Reload the car using the car menu. But once the sponsor or branding menu is entered again the bug appears.

OR restart the game. It will not appear as long as no sponsor is changed and you can enter and exit the sponsor and branding menu as long as you don't change anything in the sponsor menu. Changes in teh branding menu are possible without triggering the bug.



Video: http://rapidshare.com/files/129755761/GRID_2008-07-15_02-14-16-25.avi.zip



Attachement: dxdiag (http://freenet-homepage.de/chagemann/DxDiag.txt)


If you need any more information (maybe the game is running some internal logs) just ask and I'll provide them. :)

Billybones
16-07-2008, 06:12 PM
Happens to me too, but not with every car oddly enough... but like you I just reload the car and see how the change of sponsors turned out...it's a pain, but I can live with it

Salah-ad Din
16-07-2008, 06:19 PM
Thanks, at least I know I'm not the only one.

Though I would like to see a moderator / developer recognize the problem and state that the next patch will fix it. :D

Salah-ad Din
22-07-2008, 10:03 PM
Apparently this has been a driver issue! Im using the quite new ATi HD 4870 and recently upgraded to the final Catalyst 8.7 driver. I tried to reproduce the bug again but it is gone.

So if anybody is running into the same problems just install the latest official 8.8 Catalyst driver. :)