Dark mod 2.07 shadows issue

[Timudjin]

Hey, I'm having a problem running TDM 2.07, I can't run newer versions due to Opengl as version 2.08 won't even start. But using version 2.07 that I found on Moddb, I can at least start the game and start some missions. The problem is with shadows and lighting, I can't actually see much of anything as the shadows keep flickering in a weird way. I will upload a screenshot that will hopefully explain the issue better than I can. I tried changing most if not all the settings in-game but I cannot get it to run properly.

Any ideas how I can fix this or what version of the game can run on my laptop? I'm running it on a pretty old laptop but I believe it has the necessary "graphic" chipset i.e an Intel HD 3000.

[duzenko]

Sorry, no support for Intel bugs here

Your options

• go further back to 2.06
• search the beta thread for 2.07 for new rendering cvars
• make sure you have the latest drivers for HD 3000 on Intel website (not the laptop producer's)
• consider trading up on your hardware

Sincere condolences on your GPU

[Dragofer]

I've had an Intel HD 3000 in the past and was able to run TDM 2.04 (most recent version at the time) with around 10-20fps and without graphical errors. For more recent versions I had the same experience as you: unplayable because of performance and bugs. I think part of the problem may be that that laptop is just so old that the system-wide performance has become abysmal.

[OrbWeaver]

Intel HD 3000 officially supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.1, according to Intel. This should be enough, surely? I thought we required OpenGL 3.0.

[duzenko]

12 minutes ago, OrbWeaver said:

Intel HD 3000 officially supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.1, according to Intel. This should be enough, surely? I thought we required OpenGL 3.0.

3.1 for 2.08
3.3 for 2.09
Afair

But in reality i did a quick test with 2.08 and intel 2000/3000. Regret the drivers for that chip are utter garbage.

[nbohr1more]

Try r_useGLSL 0

[duzenko]

2 minutes ago, nbohr1more said:

Try r_useGLSL 0

Something about uniform transforms maybe too?

[Timudjin]

Yeah I tried GLSL but it didn't work I still have the same problems. I rolled back to 2.05 and it worked, 2.06 didn't even launch for some reason, even though 2.07 did.

I mean 2.05 worked but it's so laggy that it is barely even playable. The fps is low unless I stare at the floor and any room with more then 3 lights turns the game into a powerpoint presentation, so it's basically impossible to enjoy. Guess I'm gonna have to wait until I get back to the desktop. I'm gonna try some of the performance tweaks but I doubt it will make much of a difference.