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GRAPHICAL BUGS SINCE LATEST RELEASE [Compilation]

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Nometh Xergent
#1 - 2016-01-03 11:21:50 UTC
This is the first time i feel that CCP is not showing support for mac users.
I'd like to make a compilation thread of all graphical bugs since the latest release in December, because its needed.

Armor/shield booster not working correctly.
I dont see any effect of armor rep/shield boost on my ships anymore and have not done since latest release. Kind of a critical bug, since you cant see if anybody else is repping/boosting aswell?

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Isis Loreda
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2016-02-04 04:50:01 UTC
I'm having the same issue and tried tweaking graphics settings to see if I could get some local rep visuals, but to no effect. I run with max settings normally.

Apparently Windows users aren't having this issue from talking to corp mates
Amarisen Gream
The.Kin.of.Jupiter
#3 - 2016-02-04 08:03:42 UTC
Probably DX 9 issue.

From what I can gather, DX 11 for Mac will be live by years end, CCP will add it by 2020 :)

Don't worry CCP Maxwell, Sledgehammer and others. I still love you all.
Much easier to speak with you all than many of the other Devs. Guess it is because we are such small community.

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Jajuka Cirim
#4 - 2016-02-05 04:56:20 UTC  |  Edited by: Jajuka Cirim
Well, I'm about to sell my old 2009 MBP (Geforce) and one of the reasons is that the client has now outclassed it.
The graphics and UI now break in amazing ways, and recently my navigation settings were somehow changed on that toon to Prefer Shortest. Combined with the navigation route not displaying, this resulted in my piloting a shuttle into lowsec before I caught it and logged off. Wasn't an issue, and after flying that route a thousand times I never imagined it would make a detour through Tama. PirateUgh
CCP Darwin
C C P
C C P Alliance
#5 - 2016-02-07 17:49:14 UTC
Certain graphic limitations on the Mac are related to limitations of DX9, particularly with respect to shield effects. These specific things are known issues and we've done all we can for the time being (though we're working on longer-term solutions that should help.)

That said, if you have specific effects that are nonexistent or seem broken to you, PLEASE file a bug report, preferably from in-client (on the F12 menu) and with a screenshot. Feel free to send me an in-game mail with the bug report number and we'll make sure to have a look.

Monday morning, I'll check specifically about the local armor rep/shield boost effects and report back if I have any news to share.

CCP Darwin  •  Senior Software Engineer, Art & Graphics, EVE Online  •  @mark_wilkins
CCP Darwin
C C P
C C P Alliance
#6 - 2016-02-07 17:56:22 UTC
Jajuka Cirim wrote:
Well, I'm about to sell my old 2009 MBP (Geforce) and one of the reasons is that the client has now outclassed it.
The graphics and UI now break in amazing ways, and recently my navigation settings were somehow changed on that toon to Prefer Shortest. Combined with the navigation route not displaying, this resulted in my piloting a shuttle into lowsec before I caught it and logged off. Wasn't an issue, and after flying that route a thousand times I never imagined it would make a detour through Tama. PirateUgh

Can I ask you to file bug reports for the UI issues you've had, particularly the route not displaying? Note that it is possible to hide the route two different ways, so please make sure you haven't done that.

(First, if you click the "A" icon at the top of the screen, it toggles the route display on and off. Second, once A is toggled, to the right of the section that appears below, there's an invisible collapse icon that only appears when you mouse over the empty spot to the right of the letter A.)

CCP Darwin  •  Senior Software Engineer, Art & Graphics, EVE Online  •  @mark_wilkins
Jajuka Cirim
#7 - 2016-02-08 19:17:10 UTC
CCP Darwin wrote:
Can I ask you to file bug reports for the UI issues you've had, particularly the route not displaying? Note that it is possible to hide the route two different ways, so please make sure you haven't done that.

I will, though a good screenshot is simply luck of the draw.
Yes I'm very certain the route dots should have been displayed. It was very apparent the graphics were glitching.
Isis Loreda
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#8 - 2016-02-09 14:14:38 UTC
CCP Darwin wrote:
Certain graphic limitations on the Mac are related to limitations of DX9, particularly with respect to shield effects. These specific things are known issues and we've done all we can for the time being (though we're working on longer-term solutions that should help.)

That said, if you have specific effects that are nonexistent or seem broken to you, PLEASE file a bug report, preferably from in-client (on the F12 menu) and with a screenshot. Feel free to send me an in-game mail with the bug report number and we'll make sure to have a look.

Monday morning, I'll check specifically about the local armor rep/shield boost effects and report back if I have any news to share.



I neglected to note the bug number last night when I filed a report and I can't tell there's a way for me to look it up after the fact now. I could do another, but I kinda hate to clog up the system. Does Mac also not get ship damage effects? I keep hearing Windows users talk about holes in their ships and offer effect from use / damage that I seem to be missing out on.
Isis Loreda
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#9 - 2016-02-22 21:21:07 UTC
I'm guessing there's no chance we could get the old graphic effects returned to the mac client for reps and hardeners? Not being able to see them is more problematic for pvp than it is pve which potentially puts mac users at an unfair disadvantage.

I'm not sure if testing wasn't done for Mac on the update that broke the effects or if it was decided that Windows users having new shiny effects was more important than mac users having any at all, but it's been a while now it seems.

I'm surprised I haven't seen more discussion on this, but I guess there isn't much to be said from the CCP which is disappointing.
Manssell
OmiHyperMultiNationalDrunksConglomerate
#10 - 2016-02-22 21:34:09 UTC
Isis Loreda wrote:
... if it was decided that Windows users having new shiny effects was more important than mac users having any at all...



Pretty much this.

Welcome to Mac gaming with CCP
Xerxes Fehrnah
The Fallout Shelter
#11 - 2016-02-25 15:58:10 UTC
Bug report filed EBR-68968 for shield and armor effects not being present in mac client.
Manssell
OmiHyperMultiNationalDrunksConglomerate
#12 - 2016-02-25 16:10:51 UTC  |  Edited by: Manssell
Xerxes Fehrnah wrote:
Bug report filed EBR-68968 for shield and armor effects not being present in mac client.


I suppose it's still good to fill these out for this just to remind them. But they know, they've just giving up trying to get them to work, as CCP Darwin said above "These specific things are known issues and we've done all we can for the time being". So us mac customers are just left out with an inferior client yet again.
Arthur Aihaken
CODE.d
#13 - 2016-03-04 22:30:59 UTC
CCP Darwin wrote:
Certain graphic limitations on the Mac are related to limitations of DX9, particularly with respect to shield effects. These specific things are known issues and we've done all we can for the time being (though we're working on longer-term solutions that should help.)

That said, if you have specific effects that are nonexistent or seem broken to you, PLEASE file a bug report, preferably from in-client (on the F12 menu) and with a screenshot. Feel free to send me an in-game mail with the bug report number and we'll make sure to have a look.

Monday morning, I'll check specifically about the local armor rep/shield boost effects and report back if I have any news to share.

Any update on these? If not, any chance of the option to rollback the shield, shield booster, armor hardener and armor repair effects back for Mac users?

I am currently away, traveling through time and will be returning last week.
Briar Thrain
Arcana Noctis
#14 - 2016-03-17 20:13:23 UTC  |  Edited by: Briar Thrain
Is the issue of billboards causing a forced fullscreen video on an endless loop being addressed? It happened to me several times again yesterday and the only way to get rid of it is to force close my client and relog... only lost one ship because of it so far. :/

I am using OSX on a 2011 Macbook Pro.
Isis Loreda
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#15 - 2016-03-23 19:31:56 UTC
Not sure if a graphical bug explicitly or a failure to cache assets maybe, but what's up with the stupid long 1st undock after login? I'm well off the station by the time I can interact with the ship and could easily be exploded / bumped all over the place. Subsequent undocks seem to behave ok, but that first....

I get the impression it's not just a Mac issue from limited conversation on the matter, but it seems like it's long overdue for a fix as a relatively new problem (I think less than a year old maybe?).