Graphical Glitches in 2.9

Feanor · February 10, 2021, 02:47

Hi I downloaded v2.9 and have been happily and slowly playing for a few weeks. My dwarf priest is level 32 and now the game is messing up. It wouldn't open, so I moved the save file out of the folder, deleted the game and reinstalled, but the glitches are still occurring.

Specifically, there are ghost "@'s" through the path that I move. The walls are either in the wrong places (so I can walk through them) or invisible (so it tells me I'm bumping into a wall when there is no wall there.)

I know this is a pretty old version. My plan was to play through 2.9 which is what I spent a ton of time on back in college/grad school. Then I would play the newest version and see if some of my concerns about the direction of the new version would stick. Any help is appreciated.

Feanor · February 10, 2021, 02:55

Here is a screenshot of the town. Please help!

Nick · February 10, 2021, 05:23

This version is before my time, and I have never seen this problem, but there are a couple of things you might try:

Refresh the screen (Ctrl-R)
Switch from ascii to tiles and back - since tiles would not have shipped with 2.9, you would have to download those separately.

bughunter · February 10, 2021, 08:24

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Originally Posted by Feanor

Here is a screenshot of the town. Please help!

You've killed 21 village idiots?

Aw, man... I just feel sorry for those guys.

What do you have against drool?

fph · February 10, 2021, 10:38

The village idiot approaches without a face mask.
The village idiot coughs on you!
You hit the village idiot.
You have killed the village idiot.

Feanor · February 10, 2021, 16:06

Thanks. That seems to have helped. But for some reason every time I enter a room and cast light it causes the "@" to jump across the room and the walls to change shape. Well, at least it looks that way. As soon as I take a turn the "@" is clearly in the right place with a ghost "@" across the room and a string of "@s" trailing my char.

I know this is an older version, but is there perhaps some file that has become corrupted that I could delete or something?

Feanor · February 10, 2021, 17:51

FIXED! Sorry for my stupidity. I had unchecked the "Bizarre Display" property on terminal 0, my main playing window.

So, what does "Bizarre Display" do? Apparently when unchecked it causes things to behave bizarrely.

whartung · February 11, 2021, 06:12

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Originally Posted by Feanor

FIXED! Sorry for my stupidity. I had unchecked the "Bizarre Display" property on terminal 0, my main playing window.

So, what does "Bizarre Display" do? Apparently when unchecked it causes things to behave bizarrely.

Looks like it works then!

Feanor · February 11, 2021, 16:13

Working great...my 32nd level Dwarf priest died an hour or so later. Killed by a dread. I'm sure my fixation on the graphical glitch caused me to play carelessly....moving on to v3.5.

February 10, 2021, 02:47	#1
Feanor Rookie Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 6	Graphical Glitches in 2.9 Hi I downloaded v2.9 and have been happily and slowly playing for a few weeks. My dwarf priest is level 32 and now the game is messing up. It wouldn't open, so I moved the save file out of the folder, deleted the game and reinstalled, but the glitches are still occurring. Specifically, there are ghost "@'s" through the path that I move. The walls are either in the wrong places (so I can walk through them) or invisible (so it tells me I'm bumping into a wall when there is no wall there.) I know this is a pretty old version. My plan was to play through 2.9 which is what I spent a ton of time on back in college/grad school. Then I would play the newest version and see if some of my concerns about the direction of the new version would stick. Any help is appreciated.

February 10, 2021, 02:55	#2
Feanor Rookie Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 6	Here is a screenshot of the town. Please help! Attached Thumbnails

February 10, 2021, 05:23	#3
Nick Vanilla maintainer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 58 Posts: 9,561 Donated: $60	This version is before my time, and I have never seen this problem, but there are a couple of things you might try: Refresh the screen (Ctrl-R) Switch from ascii to tiles and back - since tiles would not have shipped with 2.9, you would have to download those separately. __________________ One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

February 10, 2021, 10:38	#5
fph Veteran Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pisa / DL0 Posts: 1,027	The village idiot approaches without a face mask. The village idiot coughs on you! You hit the village idiot. You have killed the village idiot. __________________ -- Dive fast, die young, leave a high-CHA corpse.

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February 10, 2021, 16:06	#6
Feanor Rookie Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 6	Thanks. That seems to have helped. But for some reason every time I enter a room and cast light it causes the "@" to jump across the room and the walls to change shape. Well, at least it looks that way. As soon as I take a turn the "@" is clearly in the right place with a ghost "@" across the room and a string of "@s" trailing my char. I know this is an older version, but is there perhaps some file that has become corrupted that I could delete or something?

February 10, 2021, 17:51	#7
Feanor Rookie Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 6	FIXED! Sorry for my stupidity. I had unchecked the "Bizarre Display" property on terminal 0, my main playing window. So, what does "Bizarre Display" do? Apparently when unchecked it causes things to behave bizarrely.

February 11, 2021, 16:13	#9
Feanor Rookie Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 6	Working great...my 32nd level Dwarf priest died an hour or so later. Killed by a dread. I'm sure my fixation on the graphical glitch caused me to play carelessly....moving on to v3.5.

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