1.69 update problems

Gregpooh · Post by **Gregpooh** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:08 pm

Just FYI. Seamus is seeing no unusual effects re: the Psionic powers.

One strange thing that is happening to me though: I am seeing odd screen freezes since the update. Sometimes they appear random, but I noticed last night that whenever Aria first showed up in Seamus' field of awareness that the animations would freeze for a couple of seconds. THis happens on every board, the first time I "see" her. It also happens any time she swaps out a piece of visible equipment (cloak, helm, armor, etc). I have not yet noticed this with any other characters. I'll keep my eyes open.

silverdragonams · Post by **silverdragonams** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:16 pm

I've always had that problem with every pc/npc that comes into my field of view on my playing computer. It never happened on my old laptop. I think its probably a local problem, and I think its likely that there are some large textures/animations/something being loaded by your graphics that are causing the freezes.

SakanaUshi · Post by **SakanaUshi** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:24 pm

That happened to me last night, and made it almost unplayable.... All the random NPCs in Nagritch would make the game freeze up for two or three seconds at a time every few seconds....

But I think it was on my end... had a browser window open that was taking serious CPU for some reason. Will test it now.

Tremayne7 · Post by **Tremayne7** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:12 am

Not sure if this is 1.69 or another thread I should start. I transitioned from one floor of the Temple of Sune and found myself on the Great Bridge instead of the next floor in the Temple.

Was really odd.

albonia · Post by **albonia** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:32 am

I have also been getting the sudden game freezes. The screen freezes for 4 or 5 seconds and i think my game has crashed then it starts to run again. It seems to happen when to me when i am in a fight with a NPC. I did put it down to the fact that i have installed NWN on a new computer and i needed to tweak things to get it running properly.

But the other night i spoke to somebody and they are getting the same freezes so i dont think its the new (far better) computer. I will try playing NWN on my old computer when i get time and see if i still get the freezes.

ambrosia · Post by **ambrosia** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:18 pm

Tremayne7 wrote:Not sure if this is 1.69 or another thread I should start. I transitioned from one floor of the Temple of Sune and found myself on the Great Bridge instead of the next floor in the Temple.

Was really odd.

Both times I have zoned from skoria bay or the avlis portal, I've been jumped to the beastlands portal. Just an FYI. I'll let you know if it happens again.

Ever since the update, the portal from Avlis to Ysgard bypasses the beastlands and puts you at the portal to the frozen waste area instead. Just an FYI.

silverdragonams · Post by **silverdragonams** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:10 pm

Anyone having problems with their screen freezing, please try playing single player (if you have it, use Wyvern Crown of Cormyr because it has a lot of the same content from the update) and let me know if you have the same problem.

Also, if you play on other worlds, do you have this issue on Avlis/Arkaz?

BPanther · Post by **BPanther** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:41 pm

Not sure if this helps but only time when there is longer halt on my screen is when i look robes at tailoring model and it changes the one with long open coat (like in matrix) Brobably loading textures or something at that halted time and my poor pc whines for upgrades.

only thing remembering freeze this far, could test some more.

Adm.Venge · Post by **Adm.Venge** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:58 am

I have not played my half-ogre in some time. I finally got around to updating to 1.69, and it seems Gaklah the Stone is invisible. He does have a rather hideous shadow of a static ogre, however. I last logged off with him on Ysgard.

What happened to the nice half-ogre model? Did Hala/Ysgard go back to the static half-ogre model?

Gregpooh · Post by **Gregpooh** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:53 am

Update on the freeze issue: So far, the only character that causes me to freeze up is Aria. I've tried to do everything I can think of to test why this may be. I thought it might be because Tremayne and I share an internet connection, but I've had her log on as Peter and I get no hiccough at all when near that character.

I don't know if the problem is with something Aria is carying, or if it is something with the character herself. If I can think of anything else to test, or if I find any other characters who cause me to freeze up, I'll post it here.