GTA3 visuals are messed up

[Apoogod]

Man GTA3 is way to friggen dark.I cant see shit its all GRAY all I can see is outlines of things. Im running XP and i updated the MS stuff but still nothing. Ne1 have a clue

[faz2002]

I have win XP pro too, but the game starts fine and plays but when i play it jitters and jumps like f*ck.
I have tried mucking about with the gameplay settings but no luck.

i have a 855ghz athlon and 320mb ram and a 32mb riva tnt2 pro.

any help?
faz2002

[packer]

i have seen this alot now... there is some huge problem with GTA3 and something.....Go to otherforums and you will see the problknes. if you have diownloaded the pathc and it still doesn;t work properly then i don;t know what to do. i suggest to go to the official site of GTA3 or e-mail tecj support

[sandmairlines]

have you tried reading the readme? no? then you should!


Windows XP + nVIDIA based cards (possibly other brands):
We have found a possible problem with Windows XP that manifests itself
as graphical problems both in the game menu and also during game play.
We have traced this problem to be a Windows XP problem.
Technically this problem is solved by the use of a newer version of
d3d8.dll than is shipped on CD with Windows XP. (The version on the
Windows XP CD that has problems is 5.1.26000.0 – versions tested
without error include 5.1.2600.15 and 5.1.2600.29)
Currently the only way we know to update this dll file is to install
the Windows XP Patch: “The Computer Cannot Enter Standby or Hibernate
If a Direct3D-Based Screen Saver Is Running (Q306676)” downloadable
from the following Web Site:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Patch/Q306676/WXP/EN-
US/Q306676_WXP_SP1_x86_ENU.exe.
This update may in the future be available as part of an official
Windows XP Service Pack, a Windows XP Compatibility Update, or possibly
a DirectX 8.1 update.

as i am too lazy to quote the rest, if this doesnt solve your problem, youll have to read it yourself