Bioshock Issue PC.

[Spencer G.]

ok well i purchased bioshock for the pc i have it for the 360 but i perfer using the pc and the weird thing is it installed perfectly and everthing the only issues i found is on the main menu the cursor does not show up so i have to guess where it is just to click a button and on the actual game it goes all black or it shows black boxes everwhere here is a picture to show you an example

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd3/oober_games/wtf.jpg
This is the begining when your in the water after crashing in the plane

My computers meets all the requirments the game says it needs but it still does this ever other game that i have works including gears of war,Call of duty 4, and even halo 2 but this game fails to work :(

Oh and please dont post stuff like Just use the 360 because i really perfer the pc.

[JesusTheJedi]

Make sure you patched the game, and update your video-card drivers.

[Spencer G.]

Make sure you patched the game, and update your video-card drivers.

my video-card drivers are all up to date but i havnt patched it ill start looking if this works or doesnt work ill either post or edit this post to let you know.

[h4z4rd]

What Windows version are you using? And is you video card Nvidia or ATI?

[Spencer G.]

Im am using windows vista ultiment and my video card is a ATI

[h4z4rd]

Install this Vista hotfix here (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a156e265-40ff-468e-bba2-3d1e1929c416&DisplayLang=en)

Get the latest XTreme-G Catalyst Vista drivers here (version 8.2) (http://www.tweakforce.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=20)

(make sure you uninstall your previous video drivers before you install these)

[Spencer G.]

Ive done that already. oh and i installed the patch the cursor on the menu came back :D but when it starts to load the game itself it freezes :(

[h4z4rd]

So you're already using the XTreme-G Catalyst drivers and NOT the ATI Catalyst drivers AND you have that exact Vista patch installed? I find that hard to believe.

[Spencer G.]

yes ive done this before someone recomended i should a while back

[PsiRedEye22]

You need to reinstall the game.

If the patch altered the game functions in any way negatively, there's a problem with one of the files to begin with. Reinstall and you'll be fine.

[Offcell]

You're video card doesn't have the right shader version. You need 3.0, you probably only have 2.0. Only way to fix it is to buy a new video card.

[Spencer G.]

I will try to reinstall it again but if it comes down to it ill get a new graphics card which i dont want too.

[aooga12]

bioschocks real issue is that it sucks PERIOD.

[blayzn_boardr]

You're video card doesn't have the right shader version. You need 3.0, you probably only have 2.0. Only way to fix it is to buy a new video card.

This guy is right. You need a vid card with 3.0 shader. I had the same problem and that's what it was. But you don't HAVE to buy a new vid card.

Go to the following website. People are making patches to fix this problem for people with 2.0 shaders.

http://www.paolofranchini.com/shshock/viewforum.php?f=1

[Spencer G.]

Ok it works now just a heck of a long wait almost a half an hour oh and some of the scenery is rainbow colored so it really ruines the darkness effect ill try those patchers hopefully they do something.



EDIT: Hey guys that shader file worked perfectly everything is back to normal the only issue now is the slow loading but im going to assume its my ram or somtin thanks guys