Screen Flickering?

[ParalelUni]

I am trying to run Ys I on Windows XP SP2 with the latest version of the patch (1.27) and I keep getting this annoying flickering on screen that appears right after the Falcom logo and then persists from that point forward no matter what I do. I haven't encountered this on any other game/program I have run on my system. I thought it might be in response to the V-Sync setting so I tried turning it off, but it doesn't make any difference if it is on or off.

Has anyone encountered this before or have any suggestions on what I can do to get it to stop? Any assistance is appreciated. Thanks.

Uni

[NightWolve]

Try following the instructions on lowering your Graphics acceleration setting to the lowest possible level that are in the ReadMe.

- Troubleshooting video playback issues
   
   When you start a new Ys I Complete game, an Indeo 5.1x encoded AVI opening
   video is played. If you notice any flickering type problems, you'll need to
   adjust your graphics hardware acceleration settings. To do so, open up your
   Control Panel and double click 'Display'. In the dialog that comes up, click
   on the 'Settings' tab. Next, click the 'Advanced' button at the bottom.
   Finally, in the dialog that comes up, click the 'Troubleshoot' tab or if
   you're on Win9X/ME, the 'Performance' tab. There, you'll see a slider
   control with 'None' to the left and 'Full' to the right, next to 'Hardware
   acceleration'. Move that slider to the 2nd position from the left. That'll
   disable all but basic accelerations. Then, start Ys I Complete again, and
   see if the video playback has improved. If not, exit the game again, and
   increase the slider by one and try again. Repeat for the best results - you
   get the idea. I should also mention that if the slider is too low, the game
   may crash upon startup. So be aware of that when fiddling for the best
   settings.

[ParalelUni]

Lowering the graphics acceleration worked to solve the flickering, but a new problem has developed. After the falcom intro, where it introduces the project, I get a flash of color and all the images start displaying incorrect colors. I tried lowering the acceleration one step at a time all the way to the lowest settings but the problem didn't resolve, I even tried restoring it to the previous level and that didn't work either. I shutdown/restart my system, but that didn't help. I even reinstalled the game and the patches and that didn't help either.

I'm stumped, any suggestions?

Try following the instructions on lowering your Graphics acceleration setting to the lowest possible level that are in the ReadMe.

- Troubleshooting video playback issues
   
   When you start a new Ys I Complete game, an Indeo 5.1x encoded AVI opening
   video is played. If you notice any flickering type problems, you'll need to
   adjust your graphics hardware acceleration settings. To do so, open up your
   Control Panel and double click 'Display'. In the dialog that comes up, click
   on the 'Settings' tab. Next, click the 'Advanced' button at the bottom.
   Finally, in the dialog that comes up, click the 'Troubleshoot' tab or if
   you're on Win9X/ME, the 'Performance' tab. There, you'll see a slider
   control with 'None' to the left and 'Full' to the right, next to 'Hardware
   acceleration'. Move that slider to the 2nd position from the left. That'll
   disable all but basic accelerations. Then, start Ys I Complete again, and
   see if the video playback has improved. If not, exit the game again, and
   increase the slider by one and try again. Repeat for the best results - you
   get the idea. I should also mention that if the slider is too low, the game
   may crash upon startup. So be aware of that when fiddling for the best
   settings.

[NightWolve]

That happens sometimes, but restarting the game usually resolves it. Other than that, make sure your video card drivers are up to date then play with the acceleration setting again. Mostly, this happens for Ys II actually. I can't remember for sure if I've had it happen for Ys I though. Good luck.

[ParalelUni]

That happens sometimes, but restarting the game usually resolves it. Other than that, make sure your video card drivers are up to date then play with the acceleration setting again.

Yeah, my drivers are the lastest revision that they released for this card, they stop supporting my card with their most recent revisions.

[ParalelUni]

Does anyone know anything about "write combining"? Could this be causing it?