Reflections bugged

[[Sins]TurboHydra]

This is how reflections look for me since last patch(mid wars one):

This is how they used to look:


How to replicate(for me):
Start hon, then mm game.
However, if I will start hon, then practice mode first, then mm, bug WON'T occur.
Checked with and without mods.

I am using windows 7 x64, newest drivers, hd4850, maxed out settings. I doubt other specs make a difference.

Fun fact: Accursed alt looks badass with this bug, like his armor is made from silver scales.

[[SBT]Necroth]

Totally offtopic but picture of accursed please.

[[Sins]TurboHydra]

Unfortunately I can't spawn accursed alt in practice mode cause I don't have it, I know how he looks because my friend uses it a lot. I will make a screenshot asap, and that will be when he is online.

[[S2]ElementUser]

http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/sh...nsole-Commands

StartCmdClickPos SpawnUnit2 Hero_Accursed 0 1 1

That'll do it

[[Sins]TurboHydra]

My friend doesn't use mods at all, and he too had this bug. HD6370M, win7 64bit. Happens on A8-3850 APU too, but I don't know whether my friends have newest drivers or not. Above screenshot was taken from public game(if I start practice before normal game, bug doesn't occur).
Also, it looks AWESOME in motion, as accursed sparkles and shines and everything.

[[SBT]Necroth]

Thank you for sharing this.

[[S2]ElementUser]

I can't reproduce on my system - can anyone else try?

[[Sins]TurboHydra]

I will ask my friends to update drivers(if they don't have newest yet) and try again. Will that be enough?

[[E]theli]

make a screenshot of your video settings page pls

[[Sins]TurboHydra]

I will play with Antialiasing later, and options in general(like set mid, then set high) to check if reapplying them fixes this.(Tough if it does, it will mean I wasted your time -_-').

edit: tried changing settings, same effect. If I start mm game, reflections are bugged. Starting practice mode, then normal one-reflections work as intended. The only thing I didn't try is reinstalling the game, which I will try later tonight. Should I delete some files manually(like idk, shaders cache)?

edit2: reinstalled hon, reinstalled drivers. Still occurs

edit3: Looks like me and my friends aren't the only ones. http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/sh...1#post15124951

[[S2]Inomares]

I'm getting this same thing.

- image of video settings

Oh and I guess I should point out that sometimes it doesn't occur right away, but might start happening as I start my fifth game or something.

[MotaboY]

Oh god, I thought my card was dying :P

Got the same thing. http://i.imgur.com/jSq67.jpg

Not exactly sure when it starts happening or why.

[[S2]Inomares]

Okay so it's definitely running out of memory.

Note however that the amount of heroes required before actually running out is very high... did HoN stop unloading assets after games?

[[Sins]TurboHydra]

Inomares, this is not the same(picture with lots of heroes). If you look at rampage, he is indeed without textures, but he reflects the sky and surroundings like he should. In case of bug I described, there is a checkboard instead of some sort of normal reflection. You can see it clearly on observatory lens.

[[E]Blocked99]

True! The Graphics Now Look Kinda Bad! I Hope S2 Returns Them To Normal

[[S2]Inomares]

Inomares, this is not the same(picture with lots of heroes). If you look at rampage, he is indeed without textures, but he reflects the sky and surroundings like he should. In case of bug I described, there is a checkboard instead of some sort of normal reflection. You can see it clearly on observatory lens.

I know, it just depends on in which order everything is loaded and hence what will start out without textures, it is the same thing. If I'd loaded the map again the creeps would've gone silver-y and the observatory would've gotten checkboxes, I get this every day, I know what it looks like

EDIT: What I'm trying to tell you is that they're related :P
EDIT#2: Hmm, though reflections can be bugged the first game in...

[contra]

Got the same problem as OP.
win7 64, HD 6850, max settings. Not using any mods. Been like this since midwars patch.

[[Sins]TurboHydra]

Contra, did you try starting practice mode before playing any game? If so, did it "fix" the reflections?

[[S2]Inomares]

Starting a practice game first does actually seem to prevent it from happening, though I've only been able to try it a few times.

[[JTO]KuMuLuS]

BUMP
Got exactly the same problem - the game runs normally smoothly and on some reflective surfaces it is almost unnoticable, but on the observatory and water it is clear and very annoying!
It is true I used to get rid of it sometimes and couldn't explain how, so maybe it was indeed after practise! Will try when I get home and also post my specs.

I really hope this will be fixed soon - after updatin my PC I was really enjoyin the full grafics, but now it is spoiled by this "detail" :-P

Also as far as I can say, the OP's and mine bug is not (exactly) the same as Inomare's...