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==PC-Specific== | ==PC-Specific== | ||
Most of the problems in Windows Oni can be solved by using the [[Daodan DLL|C-Daodan]] or by updating your drivers, but see below for more details. | |||
===Blam!s=== | ===Blam!s=== | ||
There are a lot of reasons why the PC (Win32) version of Oni can go completely crazy. | There are a lot of reasons why the PC (Win32) version of Oni can go completely crazy. | ||
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There are several occasions on which Oni exits with such a message. However, if Oni "blam"s at startup | There are several occasions on which Oni exits with such a message. The main issue was solved with the introduction of the [[Daodan DLL]]. However, if Oni still "blam"s at startup, [[Troubleshooting/Blam|this page]] contains a thorough list of things that cause Oni to "blam". | ||
For any other problem, see below. | For any other problem, see below. | ||
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=== | ===Bad texturing=== | ||
There are several degrees of severity (from crappy textures to ugly textures to OMFG). | There are several degrees of severity (from crappy textures to ugly textures to OMFG). | ||
That's always a driver issue. | That's always a driver issue. Try and get a recent driver for your GFX card (upgrade to Catalyst if you have an ATI, etc.). But sometimes, Oni is incompatible with modern stuff. Try and get a really old driver, then :) | ||
Try and get a recent driver for your GFX card | |||
(upgrade to Catalyst if you have an ATI, etc) | |||
Try and get a really old driver, then :) | |||
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===Major lag=== | ===Major lag=== | ||
;Power management | |||
This can be a problem on notebooks. Under certain conditions, the performance of the computer will decrease dramatically, for example : | This can be a problem on notebooks. Under certain conditions, the performance of the computer will decrease dramatically, for example : | ||
*if you run on battery power | *if you run on battery power | ||
*if you let the computer overheat | *if you let the computer overheat | ||
;Driver issue | |||
See "Bad texturing", see above. | |||
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;Solution : Run ONI with the '''-noswitch''' [[Customizing#Command-line arguments |command line argument]]. Oni then runs in a "window" in the upper left corner of your screen, with the resolution selected in [[Customizing#Options menu|Options]]. | ;Solution : Run ONI with the '''-noswitch''' [[Customizing#Command-line arguments |command line argument]]. Oni then runs in a "window" in the upper left corner of your screen, with the resolution selected in [[Customizing#Options menu|Options]]. | ||
:If you want that window centered with a black background behind it, use [http://www.chrilly.net/oniwindowmover.zip OniWindowMover]. | :If you want that window centered with a black background behind it, use [http://www.chrilly.net/oniwindowmover.zip OniWindowMover]. | ||