Buggy Menus! (PICS) - Garry's Mod

Not sure what the problem is, I'm hoping it's not my graphics card.. I just installed garry's mod on my new computer, it's the only game that has problems [IMG]http://i34.tinypic.com/hrk7yp.jpg[/IMG] I just get wacked out menus and gui errors.. [IMG]http://i37.tinypic.com/35lxfyb.jpg[/IMG] Ideas?

Well, if you can screen cap it, it might not be your video card.

Are you using DX 7...

You mean launch options? -dxlevel 7 Yes without it the game can't even start without crashing

Yeah, it does that in DX 7, no way to fix it other then using a higher level of DX... [editline]08:51PM[/editline] Also in DX7, you cant see the weapon list, your crosshair; and everything else is generally hard to do.

Which dx do you reccomend? I'm a bit behind with all the new gmod slang

No, it's your graphics card, Any Intel 945 IGPs can not handle Orange box effects. Solution: Upgrade.

I'm on a default gateway laptop.. I was really hoping this wouldn't be the problem.

Well I fixed the problem but I have to run the game in a window and have my derma directory in a window and as derma re-installs(Over and over again) I have to delete it over and over again while playing/ joining servers. In the meantime it works great though, only wish there was a permanent solution to such a dam common issue.

It's not a common issue, your laptop isn't good enough to run it.

[QUOTE=Ezhik;17863402]Well, if you can screen cap it, it might not be your video card.[/QUOTE] Screenshot takes the data from the Vram, it is most likely his video card.

Has anyone noticed his spawn menu (prop menu) is out of date? i think he is using a pirated Gmod. (UNLESS he is using that weird menu changer thing you can change the font of your menu and what not.)

[QUOTE=Billy mays`;18083335]Has anyone noticed his spawn menu (prop menu) is out of date? i think he is using a pirated Gmod. (UNLESS he is using that weird menu changer thing you can change the font of your menu and what not.)[/QUOTE] Really doubt it, the pirated versions are very old and even before the Orange Box, also the achievements in the game menu is a pretty new addition. Of course you can't be sure that there's not a new recent pirated version floating around, but I highly doubt it.

^^ I'd just assume that that's a side effect of taking a screenshot with a crappy direct x version.

I'd still ask if it was Pirated. But that's just the whole lot of us buggers :V

Isn't pirated, I bought the game a few days after it came out. Both 9 and 10 I think are well worth 10$.. Anyways any tips on a video card? Could a driver update help?

DX10 is the solution. Buy a real video card.

His spawn menu is using a derma skin, the other one that comes shipped with Gmod :downs: His graphics card / chip is flipping out, he needs to upgrade.

But this is the problem: [DERMA] I can delete it as soon as it autoinstalls and the game runs great! I'd just like a permanent solution to get rid of derma for good.

No, your running Intel 945 VGA chipset, so it's still gonna crash when you blood or explode shit in the orange box engine, so the solution is still upgrade. Do I have to bring up my GFX help Thread into this.

What you can try to do is when the derma reinstalls then open it up in notepad -> delete all the text -> save -> launch gmod and see if that helps.

Use -dxlevel 81 -windowed. Exactly like that

[quote]What you can try to do is when the derma reinstalls then open it up in notepad -> delete all the text -> save -> launch gmod and see if that helps. Use -dxlevel 81 -windowed. Exactly like that [/quote] That's brilliant! I edited the derma file and set -dxlevel to 81 and it works great now! No bugs, No crashes. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to help out! I'm stoked.

this is late...but how do u get to the derma skin text?

[QUOTE=~Kiwi~;17866054]No, it's your graphics card, Any Intel 945 IGPs can not handle Orange box effects. Solution: Upgrade.[/QUOTE] Wrong, Read this: [url]https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?p_faqid=831[/url]

Open the derma skin folder up with a text program and fill it up with anything.

[QUOTE=Juggernog;18418174]Use -dxlevel 81 -windowed. Exactly like that[/QUOTE] omfg ty ty ty ty ty ty ty :D, you fixed my problem which was with the windows going behind each other instead of overlapping, i used dx level 9 but your 81 fixed it so YAYYY