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eduardoc1997's avatar
12 years ago

Failed to compile shader

the game doesnt start up becasue it says Failed to compile global shader FDOFAndBloomGatherFallbackPixelShader                                                                    What am i supposed to do in order to play the game? 

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    12 years ago

    What is the graohics card you have in your machine? 

    Video [b][i]Card[/b]:[/i]
    NVIDIA GeForce 6 series (6800GT or better: G.205, 210, 310, 520, 610, 620, 7100, 7200, 7300, 7400, 7500, 7600 GS, 8200, 8300, 8400 GS, 8500, 9100, 9200, & 9300 are below minimum system requirements)
    ATI Radeon X1650 XT or better (X1050, X1300, X1300 Pro, *X1550*, HD 2400, HD 3100, HD 3200, HD 3450, HD 3470, HD 4200, HD 4250, HD 4270, HD 4350, HD 4550, and ("[u][b]probably[/b][/u]") HD 5450 are below minimum system requirements) no video device with Intel's name on it is supported in any way, shape, or form.

    (Varying amounts of VRAM beyond 256 have no detectable influence)

    The lists of failed graphics cards starts from the Geforce 6000s and the Radeon X1000s.  Cards older than that won't work, no matter how fast their internal clocks. 

  • This error can be caused by using a graphics device that does not support shader model 3.0 or higher, such as old Intel integrated graphics. If you have a laptop with a Geforce GPU, it may switch to Intel to save power.

    But before we jump to conclusions, it is best, as Gorath said, that you tell us your hardware specifications.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    12 years ago

    @eduardoc1997 

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