Bugged textures in Mass Effect 2

@Blackchowder

Verify your local game cache. In Steam > right click at ME2 > Properties > Local Files > Verify integrity of game cache.

If that not helps, pleas create a DxDiag and post it with your next reply.

@holger1405 Thanks for the reply. Verified local game cache to no avail. For the DXDiag was this screenshot what you were looking for?

Hi @Blackchowder

In order to help you I need informations about your system, and the fastest way to get them is the DxDiag.

But the screenshots tell my very little, please safe a DxDiag text file to your Desktop as described in my previous post, then load the file up. You can do that  with the button in the bottom right corner of the reply window. 

@holger1405

@Blackchowder

OK, this is interesting because there is a known Bug in your CPU that causes a similar problem at Noveria in ME1.

But that issue was restricted to one location. You on the other hand, if I understand your first post correctly, encounter this problem everywhere, not just at the Citadel?
The workaround for that problem from ME1 can not be transferred easily to ME2 because of Engin restrictions, plus I'm not even sure if it is in anyway related.

Lets assume for the moment that the problem is not related. If we do that it's look like as if certain Textures are not loaded properly.
The problem is that that can have many different reasons.

Your DxDiag shows that D3D9 Overlay and DXVA-HD are Not Supported. As fare as I know this is a problem with the newest Crimson Driver and should not cause this issue, still see my last point if anything else fails,
  
- You said you already tried to change the in game graphic settings. Can you tell me what you exactly did?

- In Steam disable the Steam overlay for ME2. (In Steam > right click at ME2 > Properties > uncheck "Enable the Steam overlay while in game".) > Test

- Change resolution > Test

- set the "MassEffect2.exe" to "Windows XP service pack 3" compatibility mode. (">drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Mass Effect 2\Binaries" > right click at the "MassEffect2.exe" > Properties > compatibility.) > Test

Set it back to normal if it doesn't helps

- Go to ">drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Mass Effect 2\Binaries" Start the "MassEffect2Config.exe" and set the game under "Video" to windowed mode. > Test

- Run chkdsk  (press the Windows key and "X" at the same time > command Prompt (Admin) > copy "chkdsk C: /F" (without the quotes) in > Enter
if you have ME2 on an other drive than C: change the drive letter accordingly.

If all that does not help, try an older graphic driver.


Please let me know how it goes.

Yes I experienced that bug in Mass Effect 1 but solved it by enabling console and typing in Viewmode unlit. And yes this bug I'm experiencing in Mass Effect 2 occurs everywhere.  With the in game graphics settings, which are very small in selection, I tried turning setting it to windowed mode, changed the resolution, turned off high quality bloom, dynamic shadows, light environment shadows, film grain and dept of field in the game files.

I tried turning off the steam overlay to no effect. Changing the resolution did not work. Running in compatibility mode did not help. Running in windowed mode did not work. I ran a check on both my disks and found no problems. Uninstalled all my graphic drivers and installed older ones did not work. Problem is still present but I greatly appreciate your attempts to solve my problem @holger1405.

@Blackchowder

I doupt that this problem is related to the CPU Bug, but that hardly helps. It could be a Hardware problem or a permission problem.

Try to run the "MassEffect2.exe" as Administrator > Test

Go to your > ">drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Mass Effect 2\redist" folder and install the "PhysX_9.09.0814_SystemSoftware" by hand. > Test

Try a clean boot and test the Game afterwards. This way we can rule out that some third party software or services are responsible.

(Make sure the real time scanner of your antivirus software is also disabled.)

Create a new Administrator account on your Machine and run the Game there.

If that also doesn't helps, can you install the Game to the other Hard drive you have?