*FIX* Text Problems

Tue Apr 01, 2003 4:16 pm by Kinyajuu

Heh BOW before me, I have figured out how to fix it. Here is a step by step tutorial just as I did it to fix my friend's copy.

1. Go to your Freelancer\EXE\ folder

2. Look for a file named, "flconfigdatabase.txt" and open it.

3. Scroll down until you see the name of your manufacturer.

4. Now look for your GFX card's model number.

5. Make a new line under it

6. Hit TAB then paste this: TextureOffset

7. Scroll down to the bottom of the model number list and you should see some words like this:

UnsupportedHardware
BrokenAlphaTest
ForceSquareTextures
break

8. Delete the ForceSquareTextures line.

9. Save the file then close it.

10. Run Freelancer.

NOTE: If you can't get it to work post here and I will help you. If it DOES work for you PLEASE post here with your model number and a copy/paste of the edited lines.

This has been tested with the Intel 810 GFX card and it worked no problem.

More test results to come......

HEH HEH SO MUCH FOR MICROSOFT LOOKING INTO FIXING PROBLEMS........

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Kinyajuu AKA Goldenbeast
The old PlanetFallout's HTML, Mapping, and Modding guru.

Edited by - Kinyajuu on 01-04-2003 17:27:47

Fri Apr 04, 2003 9:05 am by Badcalma

I can't get it to work with the Voodoo 3, I tried the above steps but I get the same flashing text.

Badcalma

Fri Apr 04, 2003 6:10 pm by spaceace34

I've been bowing since yesterday, when I first read your post about the fix. Thanks again. I'll post my edited file when I get home from work.

Fri Apr 04, 2003 6:53 pm by Echelonix

It didn't fix my problem... My text has been huge ever since I had to restore my registry.

Fri Apr 04, 2003 7:10 pm by spaceace34

Echelonix, looks like others who have had the large text problem have had to reinstall the game to correct.

Mon Apr 07, 2003 3:39 am by spaceace34

Vendor = 0x8086 "Intel"

0x7800 = "740"
0x1240 = "752"
Bad8888
NoMipMap
ForceSquareTextures
LimitTextureSize
UnsupportedHardware
break

0x7121 = "810"
0x7123 = "810"
0x7124 = "810e"
0x7125 = "810e"
0x7126 = "810"
0x7127 = "810"
0x1132 = "815"
TextureOffset
Bad8888
NoMipMap
LimitTextureSize

Thu May 01, 2003 6:51 pm by ncc21271

I couldn't get your suggestion to work, but my graphics card isn't listed at all in the text file. I tried just making the modification to all of the listed SiS cards just in case, but this didn't help.

I'm running an SiS 630 (64Mb) and just can't get rid of the flickering/invisible text problem no matter what I try.

Is all lost? Is there anything else anyone can suggest? Any help would be appreciated.

Mon May 12, 2003 7:56 pm by reps

Thank you!

This worked for my Intel 810. I nearly took the game back as it was ruined by the text - now its as clear as day!

Tue May 20, 2003 9:54 pm by Andeyn

Doesnt work for My 'sis 730'
the flickering text is very annoying

Wed May 21, 2003 8:40 pm by Tiberian

If you have an Nvidia card, get Riva tuner, and when you figure out how to use it go to the Direct3D setting then the Blitting tab. Changing some of the options there works, but unfortunatly I can't remember whchc ones it is. I had this problem with a few other games when I had my GF4, but since I no longer do I cannot test it out to tell you the correct ones to check. It only took me a few tries to get it right, as I think it is only one of the options that matters, it isn't an exact combination of the 3.

Mon May 26, 2003 2:00 pm by Venom

If you ran a system restore and find that the text is huige, it's because you don't have the Font files installed anymore. Make sure you have AGENCYB.TTF, AGENCYR.TTF and ARIALUNI.TTF in your C:\Windows\Fonts directory (They are on the install CD)

Sun Jun 01, 2003 7:23 pm by Stephen R.

I was wondering if any one cud send me the Li01 text file for freelancer i kinda deleted it wehn i was tryin to get a mod to work and now i cant get back into the New York system when ever i try to get into the NY system the game just crashes and for some reason the computer trys to read the A drive. Any help would be appreciated you can contact me at [email protected].

Sun Jun 15, 2003 11:28 am by SmallFry34445

I have a 82815BA Intel card. How do I do it?

My stupidity doesn't concern you, it's your stupidity that doesn't concern me.

Sun Jun 15, 2003 6:19 pm by Longinus

I couldn't get it to work. When I tried Freelancer wouldnot work at all so i had to reinstall. I did what you said but I didn't see anything saying BrokenAlphatest.
I have an Intel 810

Thu Jun 19, 2003 12:15 pm by mattyd

VENOM - You are a lifesaver!!

I had a C: drive crash (IBM 'Deathstar') - and I've been trying to get my FREELANCER text bug fixed for the last week (since re-installing XP).

I've done ~ 6 video driver installs - all in the name of fixing the Freelancer HUGE text problem. Until I came across this forum doing a Google search (in a last desparate attempt....rapidly tiring of re-installing bad video drivers).

Alas - a Simple missing font problem

Sometimes the obvious things are right in front of you.....

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