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Main problems
A dialog box indicates that the file D3D9.dll can
not be found
If the file D3D9.dll is missing, you need to install Microsoft DirectX
version 9.0b or higher.
DirectX9.0b is available on the game cd in this
directory: ôDx9.0b Redist\DirectX9ö. You can also download it from
Microsoft's official website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx?url=/windows/directx/downloads/
The game crashes when I move the mouse
In
the launcher, click on Configure->Emulate cursor, and save. When the cursor
is emulated, its reaction time will be slightly slower.
The game has display problems
Always
get the latest drivers of your video card (you can find them on the website of
your graphic card's manufacturer). Compatibility and performance issue are
regularly corrected.
Laptops can cause
problems since most graphic chips manufacturers (including ATI and Nvidia) don't support them in their drivers. Laptops often use
proprietary drivers (supported by the assembler, but rarely updated).
For ATI cards, you can try to download the Omega drivers at http://www.omegacorner.com/
or the DNA drivers at http://www.dna-drivers.nl/.
Some other, more complex
manipulations can help: deactivate Fastwrite in the advanced
properties of your card, reduce AGP aperture to 64 Mo, set AGP to 4X.
Some display problems are linked
to advanced functions (shadows, reflections...) that you can
deactivate in the game's launcher.
The display is very slow
The
display speed depends mostly on the display options that can be reduced to gain
performance.
From the launcher, click Configure
to access the display setting dialog box. Try to reduce the
resolution. The full screen mode is usually faster than the windowed.
Set the graphical quality to « Best performance ».
For even more performance, you can
set the graphical quality to « Custom » to
access advanced display configuration. The minimum settings are:
Shader quality = PC0, Texture quality = Low, Antialiasing = None,
MaxFiltering = Bilinear, Shadows = None.
In the game
settings, you can lower the quality of the opponents.
The sound
may also cause lag on some machines (set in the audio settings).
The
game is very slow although my machine is way over the minimum
requirement
Some applications lauched automatically when you
start your computer can hamper the game's performances. Try to close
applications not required for playing (Peer2Peer, downloads,
communication tools, virus scanners...). The display is often a cause
of slowdown (the
display is very slow).
I
can't create a server.
You need to configure or deactivate
your firewall if you have one (at least open the port 2350 in TCP and UDP).
Sometimes, Windows XP users forget they activated their
default firewall. It is configured in local network connexion
properties -> TCP/IP properties -> advanced,
then Options -> TCP/IP filtering -> Properties.
Zone Alarm users must launch the game in
windowed mode the first time they connect to Internet to allow
TrackManiaDemo to use the connexion.
The « BitDefender »
software enters in conflict with the game. You can either uninstall
it or upgrade it to version 7.1, or install the game in one of the
following folders (in lower case): avx, mgui, rav7, ravwin8, sweep.
Sometimes,
my car turns by itself.
Try using “alternate method”
in the input tab of the advanced settings.
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