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    Some problems with playing Far Cry 3

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by FourSeasonsBean, Dec 15, 2012.

  1. FourSeasonsBean

    FourSeasonsBean Newbie

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    Hello everyone,
    When I play Far Cry 3, I get a square of shadows that seems to follow me around. Also, sometimes there will be black but transparent squares
    Lastly, my screen keeps flashing or flickering.
    Any suggestions on how I could possibly fix these problems?
    Thank you in advance :)
     
    FourSeasonsBean, Dec 15, 2012
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  2. DoomMunky

    DoomMunky Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do you have graphical corruption in other games? Sounds like it might be video card problems. FC3 makes my card hotter than any other game I have.
     
    DoomMunky, Dec 15, 2012
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    FourSeasonsBean Newbie

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    As far as I know, I haven't had any graphical corruption. Other games I play (Guild Wars 2, Borderlands 2) work perfectly fine :(
     
    FourSeasonsBean, Dec 15, 2012
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  4. bigtonyman

    bigtonyman Desktop Powa!!!

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    Have you tried updating your GPU drivers to the latest version out? It could be a driver issue.
     
    bigtonyman, Dec 19, 2012
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  5. Alienware-Luis_Pardo

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    I agree with tony, which drivers are you currently running?

    Try to do a clean video driver installation and update to the latest nvidia driver out there.
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Dec 19, 2012
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