For those having graphics problems with Dark Matter

casuela · Post by **casuela** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:03 pm

I have found the solution to the Dark Matter SBSP viewer function problem. If you are getting error messages like these,

"Could not initilize Direct3D"
and "Rasterization Failed" (sp?)

,you need to fix your DirectX settings. Here are the step by step instructions on how to fix this. I hope it works for you.

This tutorial is assuming that you have DirectX 9.0 c If you do not have the latest DirectX version google DirectX and download it.

1) Go to Start and click Run

2) Type in "dxdiag" in the open box, but without the "quotes"

3) Click enter and it will bring up a new window named "DirectX Diagnostic Tool

4) On the tabs on the top of the window find the "Display" tag and select it

5) Find where it says DirectDraw Acceleration and make sure it is enabled

6) Under that is the Direct3D Acceleration, make sure that is enabled also

7) Next to make sure everything worked click "Test Direct3D

If you pass the test and see what the system asked if you saw, it worked. Now fire up Dark Matter and make some awsome mods for me.

I really hope this helps everyone. It was really being a pain to me and I am glad that I figured it out.

-cas

hellknight · Post by **hellknight** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:11 pm

bro i cant even figure out how to open the bsp editor do i need a new version or what

ParaplegicSK8ER · Post by **ParaplegicSK8ER** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:11 pm

Just go to the sbsp tag and click the only meta in it and the viewer opens automatically.

hellknight · Post by **hellknight** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:13 pm

Ok i tryed it and it didnt open up maybe my vid card sux

imp pimp 101 · Post by **imp pimp 101** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 2:54 pm

i followed the tutorial and dark matter still says that it can't initialize direct 3D. i have the correct version of Direct X. What am i doing wrong?

hellknight · Post by **hellknight** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:15 pm

where did u get the tut and your version of dark matter

casuela · Post by **casuela** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:32 pm

I wrote the tutorial myself and I downloaded Dark Matter from the halomods files forum. It worked for me and has worked for about a dozen other people. If you think that I am trying to screw over your PC, stop being paranoid. I was sick of having Dark Matter not work, so I tinkered a bit, found a solution, and posted it.

-cas