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If I go to my main colony, I can buy everything currently sold in the open market, exit the market screen, open it again, and everything will be filled up once again, with the same quantities.

I'm currently producing drugs, and I can fill up my entire cargo with that and then sell everything to a pirate base for a huge profit.

I'm not sure if it's a bug or if that's intended, seeing as things don't magically appear instantly if you buy stuff from a faction's base.

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General Discussion / Re: Where can i buy Odyssey?
« on: November 22, 2018, 11:41:15 AM »
Has anyone found a Paragon in one of Tri-Tachyon's bases in the current patch? (After starting fresh).

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General Discussion / Re: Where can i buy Odyssey?
« on: November 21, 2018, 11:20:44 PM »
I've actually noticed that several ships have been completely missing from markets. So, consider this the milk-carton poster

All Tri-tach ships (Hyperion, Medusa, Aurora, Astral, Odyssey, Paragon)

I've noticed this as well. Tried to find a Medusa to no avail, I wonder if it's a bug.

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Discussions / Re: Flickering on a GTX 960 with latest drivers.
« on: August 14, 2016, 09:40:05 PM »
No, I don't have another GPU available, and no other "complete" PC either. This would have been a lot easier to solve had that been the case. Well not "solve" necessarily, but at least pinpoint the issue.

Guess we've listed all possible solutions now. I'll update the thread if I have good news, or if my GPU finally dies for good (which in this case would actually be a good thing).

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Discussions / Re: Flickering on a GTX 960 with latest drivers.
« on: August 14, 2016, 02:13:59 PM »
And how many flawless graphics drivers have you gotten your hands on lately? ;D

Flawless graphic drivers don't exist, they're flawless with a list of specific games. Nowadays you'd almost need different drivers for different games you want to play.

However, the drivers I'm currently using are used by a lot of people, and one other person on this forum, also using the same GPU, although a more powerful version with more VRAM.

Also, the fact that the same exact issue appears in all the versions available for my GPU means it can't be the drivers or tons of people would be complaining.

But again, I also agree that a hardware issue seems less likely considering what the issue is, and me also having experienced several GPU failures before and knowing what they usually look like. This one is very specific and doesn't have any other issue linked to it.

Then again, the problem was here on a fresh system with no software that could interfere, which also means that a hardware issue isn't completely excluded.

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Discussions / Re: Flickering on a GTX 960 with latest drivers.
« on: August 13, 2016, 09:25:00 PM »
When I get a new PC I pick my parts, and then I ask them to build it for me because I'm really lazy for some things, then it's shipped. When I receive it, the drive is empty, I then install my OS. This is what I mean by "day one". I didn't upgrade this PC, everything was changed from my previous one. Even though only the GPU died, it was time for a complete upgrade anyway, the previous rig was from 2011 and then I would have had to switch the CPU, which would mean switching mobo, etc etc... Might as well replace everything.

This problem was here right after the installation of the OS and the drivers is what I meant.

These "driver cleaners" usually create a lot more problems than they solve, that's actually the case for a lot of "cleaners", for the registry, "unnecessary files", etc... Nvidia installer wipes the previous drivers correctly as long as you tick "clean install" in the advanced options. On the previous system I changed drivers like 15 times and had no issues after finding a stable version.

I tried the oldest, tried the newest, some in-between, same issue. Safe to say that's not it.

I may try to reinstall an OS either on a partition or another drive. I would prefer another drive because I would also use it to test some stuff and I wouldn't want to infect the main drive. I could use a VM for this though. But for actual testing like full 3D apps I need the real thing.

Honestly if I knew 100% that buying another card would fix the issue I'd probably do it, but since I'm not sure and I'm not rich, wasting money like this would really annoy me.

And I really don't picture myself saying "Hey this card is kind of dying, just boot up any game that uses a specific kind of transparency and you'll see." to the support guys. The card is cool, passes benchmark tests, basically it seems fine. It could be the GPU, the mobo, hell even the PSU that doesn't send enough juice, or too much, I don't know. The voltages are in the norms.

The only other GPU I have is in a PC from 2000 with an amazing 256mb RAM stick, somehow I doubt it'll fit. Rest is either completely fried or fried enough that it only produces the most basic image possible.

I could also try to borrow a card from a repair shop but usually they won't let you do that unless you bring your whole rig to test it right here, and it costs something.

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Discussions / Re: Flickering on a GTX 960 with latest drivers.
« on: August 13, 2016, 02:02:54 PM »
I still don't think the card needs to be faulty. Faulty cards tend to either throw serious errors or show corruption in general and doing different things, not just one particular borked effect. Windows 7's Aero is hardware accelerated including transparency, and I gather that it works fine. Think 'software first' and save yourself some headache. ;)

The first thing I would do is make a backup of your Windows 7 and try the same thing on a newer version of the OS. You're running a modern card with modern drivers on an almost legacy OS. Could be something isn't playing nice here. If the same thing happens on a test run of Windows 10, then I'd consider sending the card in for a replacement.

Windows 7 is far from being "legacy". I will never install Windows 10. If it's really Windows 7 then I'll just switch to Linux.

As I already said, I also have doubts concerning the card because indeed when a card is dying it's a lot worse than this. However, drivers are already ruled out, somebody else is using the same. A friend of mine is using 7 on a GTX 980 and doesn't have those issues.

I searched everything I could on Google and nobody seems to have the same issue as me, so this seems really strange that it would be the OS. I'm not the only person using 7.

To be honest it's really starting to get on my nerves. And it's probably a really stupid thing too. I don't even think wasting time reinstalling an OS would work seeing as the problem was here day one, with no other programs except Steam.

Recently I've been playing Titan Quest for as long as 8 hours straight and again, not a single problem. If the card is dying then it's the strangest death I've ever seen.

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Discussions / Re: Flickering on a GTX 960 with latest drivers.
« on: August 08, 2016, 03:40:50 PM »
The issue isn't limited to Starsector in my case. It's just the most annoying case. Any game that uses the same kind of transparency will give me issues. This can be as "small" as mining some rocks in Stardew Valley. If you play this game you will know what I'm talking about. When you mine, the sprites have "transparent" parts, like in any image using transparency. Some black lines can be seen when the sprite is moving, only on this sprite.

Something is definitely wrong on my rig, that much I am sure of. However, if something is wrong with my hardware, I find it really strange that the card runs perfectly fine otherwise. It's only the transparency stuff. Switching drivers didn't change anything, and since somebody else is using the same GPU, although a different version with more VRAM, and the same drivers, it's not the driver's fault.

This problem was here since the very beginning, right after I finished installing the OS I checked Starsector and the issue was here already. But it was in March so if the card is about to die surely it would have shown some signs, especially given that I can play demanding games with no issue, other than transparency if those games have some. It's not all transparency either, and it happens in directx games as well.

Maybe it's the mobo that has a faulty slot? I really have no clue at this point. I would know for sure if I had another card to test with.

Edit: Off-topic:

I will soon create another partition and install a second OS here for testing purposes, how safe is it to install it on the same drive but a different partition? I only ever did that on separate drives. Can I "shrink" my current drive with no issue, create a new NTFS partition of say 30gb, install the OS on it and choose which one to boot on startup? Can I also wipe it from the "main" OS by simply doing a quick format?

(using windows 7 for both)

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Discussions / Re: Flickering on a GTX 960 with latest drivers.
« on: July 31, 2016, 08:36:41 AM »
Honestly this sounds with high possibility a bad card. If you could return it and get a replacement you should. Cards about to die often wont crash or drop in fps (because the main chip almost never have problems). Pay close attention if you see any other weird artifacts in other games.

If you cant return it or anything you could try "re-flushing" it. There are many ways and you can google it how it works.

Since March when I started using it, there has been no other problem besides this one. The cards are tested before shipping. If I return it and it turns out that the card is fine I'd be pretty annoyed. If the card is really about to die then in a few months tops it's going to stop working altogether. Then I can safely return it. I think it's one year warranty minimum so I'm good for now.

Even though the fact that changing drivers had no effect at all, it's still very strange that the problem only occurs when it comes to transparency, and in the case of Starsector, the glitches always appear at the same exact places. When a card is artifacting it's totally random and also a lot worse than this. In 3D games you start to see polygons that deform, screen covered in "checkers", acid trip colors etc...

It's soon going to be 5 months and the card is used every day in 3D apps that fully utilize it (HWMonitor reports 100% usage anyway).

If I had another card to test I would gladly do that but while the card is being sent I have no GPU whatsoever, basically I can't use my PC, not even an integrated chipset. Well, I have my previous damaged one but the main chip is dead so it's locked in 800x600, I have no idea how it's still able to produce any image to be honest. I actually have to disable the GPU in safe mode to start the system but the screen is plugged on it... Heh, it's dead anyway.

I googled "re-flushing gpu" but didn't find anything that wasn't game specific.

PS: I know it almost sounds like I don't want to fix the problem, but trust me I do want to fix it. I tried everything in the control panel, tried various drivers versions and I would try another card but right now apart from the transparency stuff it's fine so that's why I'm a bit reluctant about being PC less for a few weeks due to lack of other GPU.

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Discussions / Re: Flickering on a GTX 960 with latest drivers.
« on: July 29, 2016, 05:35:32 AM »
Not sure what you mean. Factory defaults are used when you install a new driver if you select "clean installation", which you should always do. I then modify game specific options, never the global ones. I tried changing every setting for Starsector because I have nothing to lose anyway. Worst case scenario the game refuses to launch, but it didn't happen anyway. Absolutely nothing changed.

Definitely changing opengl settings, not directx?
It's been a long time since I had an nvidia card, but they used to be separate settings.

Yeah it's the correct panel. I force v-sync off from here and it works. I know you can remove it in the config file but I actually find it easier here. All other settings had no effect apart from the pre-rendered frame which very slightly reduced the performance (unnoticeable really) and also slightly reduced the input lag, as expected.

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Discussions / Re: Flickering on a GTX 960 with latest drivers.
« on: July 28, 2016, 07:49:43 PM »
Not sure what you mean. Factory defaults are used when you install a new driver if you select "clean installation", which you should always do. I then modify game specific options, never the global ones. I tried changing every setting for Starsector because I have nothing to lose anyway. Worst case scenario the game refuses to launch, but it didn't happen anyway. Absolutely nothing changed.

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Discussions / Re: Flickering on a GTX 960 with latest drivers.
« on: July 28, 2016, 11:34:29 AM »
Well that rules out faulty drivers.

Edit: I tried forcing various settings, I switched msaa, fxaa, and aniso off, still the same.

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Discussions / Re: Flickering on a GTX 960 with latest drivers.
« on: July 28, 2016, 09:53:51 AM »
Sigh... Just played Overwatch for 3.5 hours straight with the card topping the temp at 64°C, all smooth, no stutter, not a single framerate drop.

AA is already off for Starsector in the panel, I'll try to force other kinds of AA. I know that Audiosurf would completely fail to render with one specific type of AA.

I almost want it to be a hardware failure now, the little things like that are what's annoying me the most.

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Discussions / Re: Flickering on a GTX 960 with latest drivers.
« on: July 28, 2016, 05:20:31 AM »
Only because recently I thought my GPU was ready to be thrown out of the window, and if things go south with the drivers, I would suggest trying to remove it from your PC, clean it's connection and put it back in.

Randomly my GPU started giving me artifacts and errors and the PC would get stuck. I tried removing the static a handful of times, holding the power button while the PC was not connected, but sadly it did not work.

I just then took it off, cleared the dust and when I put it back on, it was as if it never had a problem. It was weird cause if I did not try to play a game or watch a video, it would not have problems. As soon as I did, it would show artifacts and eventually get stuck. That feminine part of the computers, that I will never understand..

I've also gotten heavy artifacting due to dust but then it would be completely random and would happen in any game that pushes the card above a certain temperature. In this case it's not random, it happens with very precise elements.

Could you record a video of the corruption(s) and upload it to YouTube?
Knowing precisely when, and which texture(s) are affected will be useful.

Also do you have access to any other opengl/lwjgl games to see if they might also exhibit the same issue anywhere?

http://wiki.lwjgl.org/wiki/Projects_Using_LWJGL


I don't have access to other opengl games but it also happens in Overwatch when looking at the only transparency screen in the game so it's safe to say it's not limited to that type of game.

Can't really record but it happens when:

In the main menu, when moving the mouse across the various options, sometimes a small glitch will appear.
When in the codex, on the main page while accessed through the main menu, the first two options (ship etc, can't remember), will glitch periodically. If planets or nebulas are behind then they sometimes take priority and appear above the codex, when that happens the codex window border flash white.
In-game, when I attack something or dock to a base, anytime I have a choice, the screen will flash white for what appears to be one frame.
Inside shops, items will sometimes flicker, but always in the same locations, regardless of what items they are, how many there are, etc... If the slot is empty then you can still see the effect, it's just less obvious.
In-game, if I open the map in combat, it will periodically flash white, this happens more often if asteroids are behind, but will happen regardless. Only the map flashes white, I can move it around and only this rectangle is affected.

Even though it would be really strange that only this would be affected, it looks like a hardware failure because the "glitches" of the text really look like a distortion, almost like it was made on purpose for the game but sadly it's not. Maybe it's not even the card and something else is at fault. It's just strange because they always appear in the same places, not at random. This is very frustrating.

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