Results 1 to 5 of 5

Thread: Rage 2 Yellow Line Direction Graphics Glitch! Quad Q9500 CPU & GeForce 1070.

  1. #1
    Senior Member retroborg's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2003
    Posts
    676
    Thanks
    19
    Thanked
    19 times in 13 posts

    Rage 2 Yellow Line Direction Graphics Glitch! Quad Q9500 CPU & GeForce 1070.

    Good day

    My PC Specs:
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 @2.83GHZ
    MSI GeForce 1070 8GB Gaming X
    8GB Ram
    256GB Samsung SSD 850 PRO
    Win 7 PRO 64BIT
    Nvidia Drivers 441.87 English

    My problem:
    I installed and run Rage 2 and used the following Core 2 Quad CPU patch "RAGE2_dbg.zip" in order to make it work on my PC since my CPU does not support the SSE4.2 instructions needed by the game. (It needs an Core i5 CPU at minimum)

    https://github.com/unknownproject/Rage2

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfH6bFRKPVU

    The game runs fine @60FPS on Ultra settings, but I encountered the following glitch, whenever I press the directional arrows on my keyboard or with an XBOX joypad, a yellow line appears every time across the screen pointing the way I press and move!

    https://postimg.cc/gallery/1tmBbqN







    I have reset everything to their defaults and tried the game from lowest to highest graphics settings, but the problem persists.
    Other games like Doom Eternal seem to play just fine with no issues using a similar Core 2 Quad CPU patch.
    So any ideas on how to fix this problem?!
    Thanks in advance

  2. #2
    HEXUS.Squirrel Output's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Posts
    2,084
    Thanks
    908
    Thanked
    351 times in 267 posts
    • Output's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte AORUS Master X570
      • CPU:
      • AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
      • Memory:
      • 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 Corsair Vengeance Platinum @ 3200MHz
      • Storage:
      • Sandisk Ultra 3D 2TB
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Gigabyte RX Vega 56 Gaming OC 8GB
      • PSU:
      • EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G3
      • Case:
      • bequiet Dark Base Pro 900 Rev.2
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10 Pro x64
      • Monitor(s):
      • 2 x Dell P2214H

    Re: Rage 2 Yellow Line Direction Graphics Glitch! Quad Q9500 CPU & GeForce 1070.

    I have no response that can help you, but I have to say that I find it interesting that there are people creating patches to run much newer games - even as recent as DOOM Eternal - on older hardware that doesn't support parts of the instruction set.

    Although I'd imagine how well it might run could still be a bit hit and miss depending upon the game, as I would think that older CPUs like that are still going to be a bottleneck in many cases.

    It wouldn't surprise me if the issue you are encountering was a side-effect of the patch, but I have no idea if that is likely to actually be the case.
    Last edited by Output; 30-03-2020 at 04:50 AM.

  3. #3
    Going Retro!!! Ferral's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    North East
    Posts
    7,848
    Thanks
    550
    Thanked
    1,413 times in 871 posts
    • Ferral's system
      • Motherboard:
      • ASUS Z97-P
      • CPU:
      • Intel i7 4790K Haswell
      • Memory:
      • 12Gb Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 Mhz
      • Storage:
      • 120Gb Kingston SSD & 2 Tb Toshiba
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Sapphire Radeon R9 380 Nitro 4Gb
      • PSU:
      • Antec Truepower 750 Watt Modular
      • Case:
      • Fractal Design Focus G Mid Tower
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10 64 bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • 28" iiyama Prolite 4K
      • Internet:
      • 80Mb BT Fiber

    Re: Rage 2 Yellow Line Direction Graphics Glitch! Quad Q9500 CPU & GeForce 1070.

    All I could really suggest is the usual troubleshooting. Uninstall current graphics drive, then clean with Driver Uninstaller/Cleaner (in safe mode) and then a completely clean install of latest graphics driver.

  4. #4
    Senior Member retroborg's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2003
    Posts
    676
    Thanks
    19
    Thanked
    19 times in 13 posts

    Re: Rage 2 Yellow Line Direction Graphics Glitch! Quad Q9500 CPU & GeForce 1070.

    So, it turns out it was the patch itself that was the cause of the problem after all.
    I followed the instructions as described here and everything seems to be working fine now...
    https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/RA...on_Core_2_Quad

    That other pre-patched executable seems to be running on debug mode which is why it's showing the direction I move and press to with a yellow line. I have no idea how and if it's possible to disable debug mode via command prompt?...
    https://github.com/unknownproject/Ra.../RAGE2_dbg.zip

    Anyway, I'm happy, glad and satisfied that my old rig from 2007 can still play Rage 2 & Doom Eternal at Ultra Graphics settings @60FPS without having to pay loads of $$$ on new hardware just for 2 games which would lose more than 50% of its value within 5-6 months!

    Especially considering that Doom Eternal hasn't been living up to the hype for me so far, game-play isn't that great, all those spider-man stunts are quite irritating, the story-line is a mess and the difficulty is very unbalanced, nowhere near as enjoyable as Doom 2016 was.
    The linear level layout and storytelling reminds me of Unreal 2 from 2003 really.


    Rage 2 is great so far though! I love the massive open world and the tone of exploration and secrets. It's what Rage 1 should have been like in 2011, which I also enjoyed.
    Last edited by retroborg; 31-03-2020 at 02:04 PM.

  5. #5
    HEXUS.Squirrel Output's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Posts
    2,084
    Thanks
    908
    Thanked
    351 times in 267 posts
    • Output's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte AORUS Master X570
      • CPU:
      • AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
      • Memory:
      • 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 Corsair Vengeance Platinum @ 3200MHz
      • Storage:
      • Sandisk Ultra 3D 2TB
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Gigabyte RX Vega 56 Gaming OC 8GB
      • PSU:
      • EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G3
      • Case:
      • bequiet Dark Base Pro 900 Rev.2
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10 Pro x64
      • Monitor(s):
      • 2 x Dell P2214H

    Re: Rage 2 Yellow Line Direction Graphics Glitch! Quad Q9500 CPU & GeForce 1070.

    Glad to hear you got it figured out.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •