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General Category => Gaming and Halo-themed Games => Call of Duty 4 General Discussions => Topic started by: BFM_JANE on July 23, 2010, 08:45:24 AM

Title: Flaming, floating fireballs... of DOOM!
Post by: BFM_JANE on July 23, 2010, 08:45:24 AM

In the zombies mod, when the artillery is used, it leaves behind these floating, smoky fireballs I can't see through and I lag really bad when I walk through them. Easy fix, just don't walk through them, right? But they're everywhere! And apparently I'm the only one who can see them...

They're everywhere.Tails doesn't see the fireballs.And I can't see through them.
(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z234/JaneDeaux_47/th_everywhere.png?t=1279897032) (http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z234/JaneDeaux_47/everywhere.png)               (http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z234/JaneDeaux_47/th_allover.png?t=1279897032) (http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z234/JaneDeaux_47/allover.png)               (http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z234/JaneDeaux_47/th_nearafireball.png?t=1279897032) (http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z234/JaneDeaux_47/nearafireball.png)


Walking through one.Grand Canyon.Zombies on the right, Tails somewhere on the left...
(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z234/JaneDeaux_47/th_nearanotherone.png?t=1279897032) (http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z234/JaneDeaux_47/nearanotherone.png)               (http://www.sustainabilityninja.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/grand-canyon-uranium-mining.jpg) (http://www.sustainabilityninja.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/grand-canyon-uranium-mining.jpg)               (http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z234/JaneDeaux_47/th_cantsee.png?t=1279897032) (http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z234/JaneDeaux_47/cantsee.png)


And totally blind in the middle.Not that I spend lots of time standing in them. :P
(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z234/JaneDeaux_47/th_inafireball.png?t=1279897032) (http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z234/JaneDeaux_47/inafireball.png)               (http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z234/JaneDeaux_47/th_inanotherone.png?t=1279897032) (http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z234/JaneDeaux_47/inanotherone.png)
.Or try not to anyway. :doh:


Sometimes the smoke clears away from them and all that's left are floating flames. I see those in regular COD after someone's thrown a smoke grenade, and those have the same effect - I lag when I walk through them. I think I've heard people complaining about those, and since misery loves company, I'm glad. ;D

So yes, now you see what I have to deal with. Sympathy please. Why am I the only one who sees them?! Grr.


Title: Re: Flaming, floating fireballs... of DOOM!
Post by: Fraggle on July 23, 2010, 03:37:28 PM
Don't panic Jane, You're not the only one afflicted by this misery.

i hate when people use artillery, because I am bathed in plumes of smoke and cannot see anything except the odd shadow of a zombie as it chomps down on my arm.

Title: Re: Flaming, floating fireballs... of DOOM!
Post by: Goalie on July 23, 2010, 04:54:06 PM
me too, lag-fest when someone uses them.
Title: Re: Flaming, floating fireballs... of DOOM!
Post by: BFM_WeeGee on July 23, 2010, 07:49:17 PM
Wow look at that Grand Canyon  :)
Title: Re: Flaming, floating fireballs... of DOOM!
Post by: BFM_Hlao on July 23, 2010, 09:15:37 PM
Hey JANE, in that second screenie you go muleikill 4ith 3 k lls! Congrats! :)

Anyway... do you have your graphics turned down to low? :eyebrow: Mine are all as low as they can be, no fireballs here.
Title: Re: Flaming, floating fireballs... of DOOM!
Post by: Jmaster on July 24, 2010, 07:33:58 AM
Quote from: BFM_Hlao on July 23, 2010, 09:15:37 PM
Hey JANE, in that second screenie you go muleikill 4ith 3 k lls! Congrats! :)

 ^^! CANT  ^^! STOP  ^^! LAUGHING  ^^!

I had to take a look at that second screenie again and hlao spelled it perfectly

Anyway.. im the same as hlao... settings down and no fireball... there is smoke cause it is a rocket after all... but no floating fireballs
Title: Re: Flaming, floating fireballs... of DOOM!
Post by: Vincitore on July 24, 2010, 11:25:11 AM
Quote from: BFM_WeeGee on July 23, 2010, 07:49:17 PM
Wow look at that Grand Canyon  :)
Title: Re: Flaming, floating fireballs... of DOOM!
Post by: BFM_JANE on July 24, 2010, 01:22:38 PM

My settings are as low as they go. But I'm pleased to know that others suffer as well. ;D


Title: Re: Flaming, floating fireballs... of DOOM!
Post by: Wic on July 26, 2010, 05:36:48 AM
My settings are very high and I don't have any fireballs, so not sure about them.  I do get the smoke though, except it looks more like smoke, not the misty fog here.

I hate the artillery as well but you don't have much of a choice if it hauls you up, lol.  I do try to aim away from the players I can see, because I know what its like to bump into a Macron in the dense smoke :(
Title: Re: Flaming, floating fireballs... of DOOM!
Post by: BFM_Invert on July 26, 2010, 08:00:37 AM
Is Grand Canyon a new map I don't have yet?  Looks really really cool!
Title: Re: Flaming, floating fireballs... of DOOM!
Post by: BFM_JANE on July 26, 2010, 01:25:25 PM

The grand canyon map is coming soon, and I feel bad for the guy who's too far from the ammo drops... Word has it there'll be donkey rides.

I used to not shoot the artillery to keep the fireballs out of everyone's way, until I found that not many people see them. Now I shoot as fast as I can. I know the AC130 smoke affects everyone and I don't shoot those unless no one's in the area.


Title: Re: Flaming, floating fireballs... of DOOM!
Post by: BFM_RedFox on July 27, 2010, 09:10:36 AM
It is not only the zombie mod. When I play normal COD4 it happens to me too and I have a mixture in settings (good looking by good performance).
Title: Re: Flaming, floating fireballs... of DOOM!
Post by: Ben-BSH on July 27, 2010, 10:18:16 AM
JANE, could you and Tails email / PM me your mp_config files? ill take a wee look. but i fear it might be more individual graphic drivers/card related.
Title: Re: Flaming, floating fireballs... of DOOM!
Post by: BFM_JANE on August 07, 2010, 02:19:12 PM

There they are again! Here's a delightful video showcasing these charming smokeballs that hinder my game so. Mind not my poor shooting, I was trying to get into the smokeballs and wasn't aiming as well as I usually do. I'm not kidding, I pretty much rock when it comes to shooting. Seriously. 

:giggle:

Oh, there is no sound in this video.

Watch at :50 sec when the zombie emerges from the smokeball, and at :40 sec that really is our Enoch playing COD.


http://www.youtube.com/v/BNG4kGCtY8Q&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0


And Ben, I'm pretty sure it's my integrated graphics, it's a wonder I can run the game at all!