Fatal ERROR!! Image '_default' was generated...

[]KIA[Werewolf]

Plz someone help!!!!
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FATAL ERROR: Image '_default' was generated with internal format 0x83f0 but GL returned 0x83f2
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--------------- BSE Shutdown ----------------
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Shutting down OpenGL subsystem
...releasing DC
...destroying window
...shutting down QGL
...unloading OpenGL DLL
idRenderSystem::Shutdown()
Shutting down performance queries
Image '_default' was generated with internal format 0x83f0 but GL returned 0x83f2

[DeathMaker]

Easy fix, uninstall those TweaksRus video drivers your using, and install the official drivers from www.nvidia.com

[]KIA[Werewolf]

Jeej it worked thx very much

[vootronic]

im getting the same error and i have the latest drivers (no tweaked driver and i just downloaded and installed the latest incase it was that causing the issue)
My vid card is a 7800GS

any ideas anyone , please help

[RR2DO2]

The reason for this is that if you've told your drivers to force DXT1 textures to be DXT3 (via a registry/inf tweak) you will get this error. You need to turn this off.

The reason for this functionality existing was because of a hardware issue with the original GeForce (which you obviously don't have) causing artifacts on hardware decompressed DXT1 textures.

By enabling this functionality on any newer cards you'll be causing DXT1 textures to use 4 times as much memory for no reason at all. This increased memory usage might even degrade performance.

[vootronic]

Thankyou RR2DO2, you were right. I must have set up that DXT3 option sometime ago in a tweaking frenzy.
It says a lot that the technical director took the time to assist a user in need, and I look forward to buying this game and relishing in splash damage' obvious intent to give their users the best game experience possible.
Thanks.

[un1zo.]

I was having the same problem, I'll see if it fixes it. ^^

[Herr_Doktor]

Originally Posted by RR2DO2

The reason for this is that if you've told your drivers to force DXT1 textures to be DXT3 (via a registry/inf tweak) you will get this error. You need to turn this off.

The reason for this functionality existing was because of a hardware issue with the original GeForce (which you obviously don't have) causing artifacts on hardware decompressed DXT1 textures.

By enabling this functionality on any newer cards you'll be causing DXT1 textures to use 4 times as much memory for no reason at all. This increased memory usage might even degrade performance.

The way I found to disable this setting without reinstalling drivers (which is a pain for laptops) is as follows:
* Download, install, and run RivaTuner
* In the "Driver Settings" section of the "Main" tab, click the triangle button next to "Customize..."
* Choose the OpenGL button from the pop-out bar
* On the "Rendering quality" tab, uncheck the "Compress to DXT3 instead of DXT1" box.
* Click the [OK] buttons until RivaTuner closes
* Restart your computer and enjoy ET:QW!

NOTE: It's necessary to restart, even though RivaTuner doesn't suggest so. I got really disappointed when I changed the settings and tried ET:QW with the same result, but decided to restart. After restarting, ET:QW now works great!

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I posted this on the forumplanet ETQW forum as well, but if anyone else has had as much trouble as I did trying to access those forums (gamespy ftl), I think they'll appreciate having this information here