What does this graphics card driver warning mean?

[Eugene Church]

When I open OOTP16, this warning window comes up.

Not very computer-literate...

What does this mean?

Is it an important element in the game? Do I need to fix it?

How do I download the graphics card driver?

[pstrickert]

Click on Game Settings. Look for the 3D & Facegen tab. Click on it and you'll see the OpenGL settings.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by pstrickert

Click on Game Settings. Look for the 3D & Facegen tab. Click on it and you'll see the OpenGL settings.

Thanks for your help, pstrickert.

As always, you are a big help and a great OOTPB gamer.

Thanks for your dedicated Beta Team service on the PBP, too.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by pstrickert

Click on Game Settings. Look for the 3D & Facegen tab. Click on it and you'll see the OpenGL settings.

Does this hurt the 3D process if I disable this?

Will a driver update correct the problem?

If so, how do you download graphics drivers?

[pstrickert]

Do you know what kind of graphics card is installed in your computer? Most of the time, you'll see a popup message on your computer to indicate that a graphics update is available. That would be the place to start. Apart from that, you can just disable the OpenGL options. Not sure what it'll do to 3D, if anything. Maybe someone else will know.

[endgame]

First I'd just follow the guideline and see what effect it has. Go to the 3D section and disable OpenGL Shader. Post back with results OR if there were more than just the option to turn on or off. Some options have options within the options.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by pstrickert

Do you know what kind of graphics card is installed in your computer? Most of the time, you'll see a popup message on your computer to indicate that a graphics update is available. That would be the place to start. Apart from that, you can just disable the OpenGL options. Not sure what it'll do to 3D, if anything. Maybe someone else will know.

I set my computer to auto update... so it should be up-to-date on any Windows updates.

I just purchased OOTP17 and played out one complete game just to test the animation and the sound.

I checked out the new animation and sound... the animation has improved some, but is still a long, long way from something I would use... I won't use animation until it has fairly good 3D graphics... probably years away for this to happen... OOTPB is a text game and will probably not concentrate on graphics... if it's not done well, I don't want it.

The experimental audio play-by-play is somewhat improved, but really has to be improved for it to be a bonafide feature... maybe 5-10 years away from being anything anyone would use.

I guess it doesn't matter whether my graphic card is up-to-date or not since I will not use the sound or the animation.

Appreciate your help.

Thanks.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by endgame

First I'd just follow the guideline and see what effect it has. Go to the 3D section and disable OpenGL Shader. Post back with results OR if there were more than just the option to turn on or off. Some options have options within the options.

Thanks for always helping out, endgame.

Appreciate your help.

You are another standout in our OOTPB community... thanks for all of your devoted work on the Beta Teams... and for your great help here on the Forums answering questions for us.

[endgame]

You, too, Eugene. You're a good man. Just want to make sure we do the right thing in these options so as not to lose anything important to you. When, and if, you make any changes to that Troubleshooting Area please let me know what you did and what resulted so we get you the optimal performance.

[cavebutter]

For what it's worth, I think the OpenGL has more to do with Facegen. At least that's what I tinkered with to solve Facegen issues I was having last version. I could be totally wrong on this, but that's what solved my issues so I think it at least has something to do with that.