HL2MP Model GFX error

OK...Occasionally....about 50% of the time when I play multiplayer, Some of the opponents look like this:



I think this happens whenever someone on the server is using a model I don't have. When this happens, shouldn't there be an option to make that person default their model to, say, a combine soldier or something on my end so it doesn't look so f*ck*d up? IT is the freaking weirdest thing to see in motion. Again....I think I can only see models I have installed.....wtf is my problem?

edit: I googled and steampowered this problem with no results

double edit: Oh..and also certain weapons (the grav weapon in particular) will also occasionally have a purple tint over them....

last time i saw something like that, i was playing the taboo HL2 rip. it turned out to be driver related. you might check into that area.

what is your video card?

NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700LE 256 MB

hmm mine was ATI..

still try different, or newer drivers.

nVidia is savagely picky, be sure to remove all the previous drivers before installing new ones. driver clashes suck ass.

hmm mine was ATI..
still try different, or newer drivers.
nVidia is savagely picky, be sure to remove all the previous drivers before installing new ones. driver clashes suck ass.

No they're not.
Every driver install I've ever done with nVidia drivers has succefully overwritten the current driver. (I imagine, if Windows has any optimization, that the current driver would be loaded and the "code" of how it works can be written over without overwriting the original driver file)

I just downloaded...I think...some new driver(s)....it was like a 17 meg download from the nvidia site....I will restart in about 20 minutes to see if it made a difference if I have time....

edit:

I say 20 minutes...because I am encoding a dvd right now that is a fairly long process...don't wanna interupt it :smile:

crono, its been a couple years since i owned an nVidia card, it was a 440MX i think, but i never successfully installed new drivers without completely removing the old ones. if that info is no longer valid i apologize, but it used to be true.

the fact that you have had different results does not belie my statement however. :/

Only from Orph will you hear the word 'belie' used in common language. :biggrin:

<DIV class=quote>
<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Dark Tree</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>Only from Orph will you hear the word 'belie' used in common language. :biggrin: </DIV></DIV>
i don't think i used it out of context.. me goes and looks. :

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Main Entry: be?lie
Pronunciation: <TT>bi-'lI</TT>
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -lied; -ly?ing
1 a : to give a false impression of b : to present an appearance not in agreement with
2 a : to show (something) to be false or wrong b : to run counter to

Send it in to valve, maybe they can fix it (YEAH RIGHT!)

<DIV class=quote>
<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Orpheus</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>
<DIV class=quote>
<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Dark Tree</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>Only from Orph will you hear the word 'belie' used in common language. :biggrin: </DIV></DIV>
i don't think i used it out of context.. me goes and looks. :

[edit]

Main Entry: be?lie
Pronunciation: <TT>bi-'lI</TT>
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -lied; -ly?ing
1 a : to give a false impression of b : to present an appearance not in agreement with
2 a : to show (something) to be false or wrong b : to run counter to

</DIV></DIV>

I wasn't doubting that it was used correctly...I know it was....I just have....never heard that word before :smile: . therefore obscure....therefore.....
/runs

I have the exact same card as you and here's what my setup looks like:

http://img222.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img222&image=helpfordarktree9gk.jpg

My drivers version is 6.14.10.6693. Hope this helps.

I bought a 9800 Pro after owning a MX400 for a while. Anyway, I
didn't uninstall the old drivers and got the weirdest effect. It
appeared like both drivers were trying to draw to the screen at the
same time.

Anyway, these cursed ATI drivers have been giving me trouble off an on
since I got this card. It's a lot like my 8mb ATI card I got so I
could play Half-Life in OpenGL mode. It kept crashing in
multiplayer games until I hunted down a stupid patch that should have
been a part of the official updates anyway.

<DIV class=quote>
<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Joe-Bob</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>I bought a 9800 Pro after owning a MX400 for a while. Anyway, I didn't uninstall the old drivers and got the weirdest effect. It appeared like both drivers were trying to draw to the screen at the same time.

Anyway, these cursed ATI drivers have been giving me trouble off an on since I got this card. It's a lot like my 8mb ATI card I got so I could play Half-Life in OpenGL mode. It kept crashing in multiplayer games until I hunted down a stupid patch that should have been a part of the official updates anyway.
</DIV></DIV>

1) you did something wrong.
2) your card is broken
3) you are using generic drivers.

my 9800 runs perfectly, no glitches at all, my only trouble was when i attempted to install omegas drivers. it refused to accept them for some reason and i cannot fathom why. i reinstalled the ATI catalyst drivers again and all is well once more.

be sure to remove all traces of the old drivers, whether they are nVidia or ATI. i use regclean, but there are driver removal programs out there. use whatever it takes.
unless your card is broken, its not an ATI 9800 issue.