nVidia 347.09 breaking the game

[Fernando Zart]

Installed new WHQL nVidia driver 347.09 and got this message when starting GSCE, followed by a CTD:

Tried to reinstall drivers (clean install), DX9, GSync, etc. Nothing worked. Solution: rollback to 344.75.
Just a warning if you get in trouble with these drivers too.
Cheers.

EDIT: for those looking for a solution, see here.

 

[Burke Wells]

I used 347.09 and now I'm using 347.25 with no problem.

If you were not using a different d3d9.dll file in the root folder, then you would not have a problem. I was using the Wombat dll mentioned in the link below in an effort to reduce stutters while racing a field of Vees at Interlagos. It did help reduce stutters, but it's not compatible with the latest Nvidia drivers.
http://www.racedepartment.com/threads/wombat-dll-and-track-map.94312/#post-1876460

 

[Fabio Rodrigues]

I've just updated to the latest drivers. One thing I noticed is that it also reset my nVidia Inspector settings for GSC, not only the config.ini as usual. Everyone should double-check that.

 

[Burke Wells]

I've just updated to the latest drivers. One thing I noticed is that it also reset my nVidia Inspector settings for GSC, not only the config.ini as usual. Everyone should double-check that.

Same here. Had to redo Nvidia Inspector settings because the jaggies came back.

 

[Óscar Melero]

Try downloading new drivers: 347.25.

I just got a popup to update and I remembered this thread. Try to update and tell us how is going!

 

[William Wester]

I've just updated to the latest drivers. One thing I noticed is that it also reset my nVidia Inspector settings for GSC, not only the config.ini as usual. Everyone should double-check that.

I always export my nvidia inspector settings before I update drivers - then import after driver install.

 

[William Wester]

If you were not using a different d3d9.dll file in the root folder, then you would not have a problem. I was using the Wombat dll mentioned in the link below in an effort to reduce stutters while racing a field of Vees at Interlagos. It did help reduce stutters, but it's not compatible with the latest Nvidia drivers.
http://www.racedepartment.com/threads/wombat-dll-and-track-map.94312/#post-1876460

I am using a non- standard d3d9.dll for GSCE and haven't had any problems updating drivers - 347.09 and 347.25 both have installed and ran my sims just fine. There must be a variable that causes problems for some but not others.

 

[Lou Sytsma]

Same here.

 

[Fernando Zart]

I am using a non- standard d3d9.dll for GSCE and haven't had any problems updating drivers - 347.09 and 347.25 both have installed and ran my sims just fine. There must be a variable that causes problems for some but not others.

William and Lou, are you using the Wombat's d3d9.dll or the other one that restores the "clamp" feature for modern nvidia cards? There are more than just one "tunned" d3d9.dll floating around, and it would be nice to know if you guys are having success with the Wombat version, as I too would like to reenable it. So far, with the latest two drivers, I simply can't.
Edit: GTX660 here.

 

[William Wester]

William and Lou, are you using the Wombat's d3d9.dll or the other one that restores the "clamp" feature for modern nvidia cards? There are more than just one "tunned" d3d9.dll floating around, and it would be nice to know if you guys are having success with the Wombat version, as I too would like to reenable it. So far, with the latest two drivers, I simply can't.
Edit: GTX660 here.

Good question, I believe I was using the dll I got off of an nVidia site below (posting #36):

https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/529407/geforce-drivers/clamp-negative-lod-bias/3/

I did say "was using" as just yesterday I was trying various settings because of recent postings of bad FPS with the GSCE Vee's. I didn't have a problem but thought I would experiment some more. After all was said and done I couldn't see much, if any, difference between the standard dll and the LOD Pos/Neg Clamp=0 d3d9.dll above. I know at the time I first tried that dll it did seem to cleanup the jaggies but I was also making other changes within nVidia Inspector and game settings. Long story short, I've got GSCE to a point that the graphics look very good with a solid 60 FPS frame rate with the standard d3d9.dll.

 

[Lou Sytsma]

I'm using SweetFX and the wombat.dll

 

[Msportdan]

im using a gtx 970 and the dll just black screens on game boot. I gave up in looking for a fix to the vees. Reiza told me they have optimised the Vee, so should see improvement on the next update.

I tried all the NVidia 3d settings. How comes the clamp setting on that doesn't rid the need for the dll?

x4 aa in game is just as good as x8 supersampled in NV.]
spot the difference?

 

[Fernando Zart]

im using a gtx 970 and the dll just black screens on game boot.

Same here. Tried with the wombat d3d9.dll v0.3t. Maybe there's another version?

 

[Spinelli]

im using a gtx 970 and the dll just black screens on game boot. I gave up in looking for a fix to the vees. Reiza told me they have optimised the Vee, so should see improvement on the next update.

I tried all the NVidia 3d settings. How comes the clamp setting on that doesn't rid the need for the dll?

x4 aa in game is just as good as x8 supersampled in NV.]
spot the difference?

One of those is using plain old 4x AA, and the other is using 8x SS??! They look almost identical.

 

[Msportdan]

yeah i know.. and yes i double checked that my settings in game were off.
Only noticed a difference running dsr. x4

 

[Spinelli]

Ohhh if running DSR + 4xMSAA, then of course that will help close the gap between 4xMSAA and 8xSSAA

 

[Msportdan]

its not running dsr though in the above. Just saying i can run it and that will differenciate from the above.

 

[Spinelli]

Ohhh, so can you tell me the exact differences in the two pics? Is one just 4xMSAA from Nvidia control panel and the other 8xMSAA + 8xSGSSAA??

Any other differences?

Any special files in use like DLL files?

 

[Msportdan]

first one is x4 aa in game.

the last is x8 supersample in Nvidia.

 

[Spinelli]

Very nice

 

[Msportdan]

I think the nvidia cp doesn't work. That's y screens looks the same. I installed inspector and those same settings a world apart!!!!