[Bug 24630] New: Everquest 2 Extended - lots of black artifacting

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24630

Summary: Everquest 2 Extended - lots of black artifacting
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.3.4
          Platform: x86
               URL: http://everquest.com
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Keywords: download
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P2
         Component: directx-d3d
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Created an attachment (id=31127)
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screenshot

It's been mentioned in a few bugs, but I don't see a bug for it, so here we go.

First, make sure bug 11354 is fixed (e.g., that you're using git / 1.3.5 /
applied that patch manually).

Then, create a character and choose city Neriak, then launch into game. Go to
the city, and move the camera around. Compare to the attached screenshot.

This is on an nvidia GeForce 480.

The buildings in the city should look like boring old off-white stucco,
but instead they look like a distorted funhouse mirror, with hundreds of
distorted reflections of your character.

To work around this, turn on Shader 3.0 in options
(click on EQII logo in lower left -> Options -> Performance -> Shader 3.0)
and restart the game.
According to the mouseover text, this requires cards with "600 PS instruction
slots".

[Bug 24630] Everquest 2 Extended - lots of black artifacting

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24630

--- Comment #1 from Austin English  2010-10-04 19:37:03 CDT ---
I forgot to trim all of Dan's comments from the bug I cloned :-(.

Ignore that comment, here's the real stuff:

It's been mentioned in a few bugs, but I don't see a bug for it, so here we go.

First, make sure bug 11354 is fixed (e.g., that you're using git / 1.3.5 /
applied that patch manually).

Then, create a character and choose city Neriak, then launch into game. Go to
the city, and move the camera around. Compare to the attached screenshot.

This is on an nvidia GeForce 480.

To work around this, either:
turn on Shader 3.0 in options (click on EQII logo in lower left -> Options ->
Performance -> Shader 3.0)
and restart the game.
or leave on shader 1.0, but set 'Complex Shader Distance' to '-1'.

[Bug 24630] Everquest 2 Extended - lots of black artifacting

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24630

--- Comment #2 from Dan Kegel  2010-10-16 13:57:48 CDT ---
Might be same underlying problem as bug 24486 ?

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--- Comment #3 from Benj  2011-01-04 15:03:16 CST ---
I only notice this bug when playing on performance presets lower than Balanced.
Playing on Balanced or a Quality setting works as well as it does in Windows.
Also, this exists in the Live version of EQ2. The two versions are exactly the
same except for patcher, server, and subscription.

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--- Comment #4 from Matteo Bruni  2011-01-05 07:53:51 CST ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> I only notice this bug when playing on performance presets lower than Balanced.
> Playing on Balanced or a Quality setting works as well as it does in Windows.
> Also, this exists in the Live version of EQ2. The two versions are exactly the
> same except for patcher, server, and subscription.

The problem should be visible only when shader model 3 shaders are disabled and
complex shader distance is > -1 (these are options you can set in the game). It
was understood this is some kind of Nvidia bug with Geforce 8xxx+ videocards.
Is that also your case?

[Bug 24630] Everquest 2 Extended - lots of black artifacting

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--- Comment #5 from Benj  2011-01-10 14:45:53 CST ---
(In reply to comment #4)
> (In reply to comment #3)
> > I only notice this bug when playing on performance presets lower than Balanced.
> > Playing on Balanced or a Quality setting works as well as it does in Windows.
> > Also, this exists in the Live version of EQ2. The two versions are exactly the
> > same except for patcher, server, and subscription.
>
> The problem should be visible only when shader model 3 shaders are disabled and
> complex shader distance is > -1 (these are options you can set in the game). It
> was understood this is some kind of Nvidia bug with Geforce 8xxx+ videocards.
> Is that also your case?

I'm using an Nvidia Geforce GT 240. As I said, the problem only exists when I
drop my graphics below the Balanced preset. At Balanced, complex shader
distance is 50. At High Performance (one step down), complex shader distance is
25. I haven't noticed anything on my windows pc.

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--- Comment #6 from Benj  2011-06-21 12:52:17 CDT ---
This bug still exists in Wine 1.3.22. I use an Nvidia GTX 460 on Ubuntu 11.04.
As I've said before, this only happens when I use a preset below Balanced. This
drops Complex Shader Distance from 50 to 25 so I don't believe it is the
primary cause. On any graphics setting, my frame rate is roughly 20fps slower
than in Windows and it may be caused by this bug as well.

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--- Comment #7 from Benj  2011-09-01 21:11:41 CDT ---
Created an attachment (id=36200)
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Screenshots comparing the bloom effect

These screenshots show that the artifacting is a direct result of the bloom
effect. Starting with a preset with bloom off, the artifacting is visible.
Turning bloom on without changing other settings removes the artifacting.
Starting with a preset with bloom on, the artfacting is not visible. Turning
bloom off without changing other settings activates the artifacting.

The two workarounds to this bug that I've discovered are to turn on bloom, or
switch complex shader distance to -1.

[Bug 24630] Everquest 2 Extended - lots of black artifacting

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--- Comment #8 from Benj  2011-09-01 21:12:12 CDT ---
Created an attachment (id=36201)
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Screenshots comparing the bloom effect - w/o bloom

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--- Comment #9 from Matteo Bruni  2011-09-02 08:48:41 CDT ---
Setting the HKCU\Software\Wine\Direct3D\AlwaysOffscreen registry key to enabled
should also workaround the issue.

[Bug 24630] Everquest 2 Extended - lots of black artifacting

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--- Comment #10 from Benj  2011-09-02 16:33:13 CDT ---
(In reply to comment #9)
> Setting the HKCU\Software\Wine\Direct3D\AlwaysOffscreen registry key to enabled
> should also workaround the issue.

what is the value of the key? I've never heard of this one before

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--- Comment #11 from Matteo Bruni  2011-09-03 13:06:33 CDT ---
(In reply to comment #10)
> (In reply to comment #9)
> > Setting the HKCU\Software\Wine\Direct3D\AlwaysOffscreen registry key to enabled
> > should also workaround the issue.
>
> what is the value of the key? I've never heard of this one before

You have to create it as a string called AlwaysOffscreen and set it to
"enabled" (without the quotation marks).
I forgot to mention, this is a recent addition, you need Wine 1.3.27 or newer
for this setting to have effect.

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--- Comment #12 from Benj  2011-09-20 19:19:22 CDT ---
I did not see the artifacting on a fresh wineprefix in Wine 1.3.28

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--- Comment #13 from Wylda  2011-12-02 16:37:03 CST ---
*** Bug 27964 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

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Sylvain Petreolle  changed:

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--- Comment #14 from Frédéric Delanoy  2012-02-18 17:57:15 CST ---
Works in 1.4-rc3

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--- Comment #15 from Sylvain Petreolle  2012-02-19 16:20:08 CST ---
Still affects Tomb Raider Legend (see bug 27964.)

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--- Comment #16 from Benj  2012-04-14 12:07:30 CDT ---
The bug reappeared in Wine 1.5.2 for EQ2

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--- Comment #17 from Frédéric Delanoy  2012-04-16 02:46:30 CDT ---
(In reply to comment #16)
> The bug reappeared in Wine 1.5.2 for EQ2

Could you perform a regression test? http://wiki.winehq.org/RegressionTesting

Note it can also be a driver issue, e.g. with nVidia 295.20, so you may try to
upgrade it, depending on your configuration.

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--- Comment #18 from Frédéric Delanoy  2012-04-16 02:47:16 CDT ---
(In reply to comment #10)
> (In reply to comment #9)
> > Setting the HKCU\Software\Wine\Direct3D\AlwaysOffscreen registry key to enabled
> > should also workaround the issue.
>
> what is the value of the key? I've never heard of this one before

See http://wiki.winehq.org/UsefulRegistryKeys

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--- Comment #19 from Benj  2012-04-21 14:59:42 CDT ---
I just retested it in Wine 1.4 and this bug did exist. I am using Ubuntu 10.04
x64 and Nvidia driver 295.40

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--- Comment #20 from Benj  2012-11-06 16:33:47 CST ---
I didn't notice the bug in Wine 1.5.16

Ubuntu 12.04 x64
Nvidia Geforce GTX 460
Driver 304.60

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--- Comment #21 from Benj  2013-05-10 14:58:26 CDT ---
I just tested EQ2 today (both streaming and full versions). I did not see any
of the black streaks. Is it safe to say this bug is fixed?

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--- Comment #22 from Frédéric Delanoy  2013-05-10 16:43:34 CDT ---
Marking as resolved.

Feel free to reopen if the problem still happens/reappears.

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Alexandre Julliard  changed:

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--- Comment #23 from Alexandre Julliard  2013-05-24 13:33:16 CDT ---
Closing bugs fixed in 1.5.31.