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Same problem here. And as I'm using a laptop, I can't simply upgrade my
videocard.

I haven't come across a solution for it yet, it's not even clear yet if it's
a problem with the game or a driver problem. I think they should also add an
option to turn off pixelmapping (I think that was the term for it) to
improve framerates on lower-specced machines.

I guess it's just a matter of waiting until I can finally play this game,
it's a bit frustrating.

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I have this problem as well with my 8500. I bought a used 9800Pro, cause I
got reeeeally fed up :-) It should arrive today.

There's a workaround that works for some (it did for me): Hold the [PRINT
SCREEN] button when you're in the game, and the flickering should (almost)
disappear. As long as you hold [PS] the fix will stick, but touch any other
key on the keyboard after that, and you have to press and hold [PS] again.
You'll see.

That said, ATI has just released new beta CAT drivers (v8.07 beta), a hotfix
for Star Wars KOTOR:
http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4649.html

I believe they are based on CAT 4.11, due out in november (current CAT =
4.9). Anyway, Omega has released a new driver set based on these betas, and
this is what it says in the readme:

[quote]
Fixed a bug with some Radeon cards (mostly 8500 and 9000) which caused
texture corruption in some 3D games/applications. Thanks to lockves for the
tip."
[/quote]

from:
http://www.omegadrivers.net/ati/radeon_omega_drivers.txt

I don't know if this fix addresses the 'flickering' issue, but you might
want to try it...

Ice D

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To Stephen F:
Apparently I overlooked that you were already mentioned the Print Screen fix
(and it didn't work for you). Sorry :-)

Ice D

Ice D

Ah I got lucky then.

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Thanks for the tip!

I tried them out but unfortunately they didn't solve the problem. I didn't
really expect them to solve it, because that would be a really fast driver
fix.

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Ice D

Those cards are so old and/or slow that the game wouldn't be playable
anyway.   I wouldn't even think about playing this game on anything less
than a 9500 Pro.

In that case they should do something about that, because Mercedes World
Racing runs perfectly fine on my Radeon 9000 and it looks much better than
RBR.
Adding an option to turn off the pixel shaders would probably fix the
framerate well enough, those are only used for dirt on the car and window
and fog anyway.

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The scenary in RBR is at least 3x more detailed than in MBWR.

Just out of curiosity, I installed MBWR on my second PC (P4 2.66GHz with a
9200) and it ran like a dog's breakfast to put it mildly.

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