my computer quits out to the desktop saying : Internal driver error in Direct3Device9::Present()
it does this only with hl2, cs source and now ff.
no hl1 mods ever have had this problem.
cs source is sometimes playable.
-------bs weak comp
i want ff bad cause i miss tfc maps other than 2fort. i miss the game play.

Maybe try switching HL2 to DX8 mode, then launch the mod? I'm not sure if Source mods work the way HL1 mods do, where switching the graphic modes in any one of them makes it span accross all mods.

Beyond that advice it's the usual: Update graphic drivers, reinstall DX9c distro, send babies to Mr. Newell, etc. etc.
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Thothie

So I thought it might be funny to see if I could find a reference online to Gabe eating babies. So I googled "babies Gabe Newell."

Guess what the first link was? That's right:
http://www.thothie.com/ns/GEB.html

Heh, not sure where the baby eating thing started, but that's certainly where it ended.

Never did turn that into an interactive game as originally intended though...
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Thothie

Just running a WD 120gig standard on a IDE 100ata i believe. Have 3 partitions, C - windows : D - games : E - data. Though tis a bit fragmented as of now but when i get around to it.......

stupid question....if you have hl2 installed..which i do..do you need source also..or is already installed? my comp was fine when i was playing hl2...but kept crashing with hl2-eoisode 1. i do not play any other source games ..............cancer

Jeeze, should crawl compared to my high end 500GB Sigma, Maxtor, and WD SATA2 drives…


HL2 should be all you need to have installed to play Source Mods.

If HL2 Episode One is causing issues, it, again, maybe related to the graphic settings. Might try setting DX8 mode in HL2, then running Episode One and seeing if the graphic settings stick. If they do, it should extend to all Source mods and maybe that’ll fix em.
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Thothie

i've heard dx7 helps alot of people with FF

ok..how do i "force" my game card to run at dx7, intead of dx9(where it is currently at)?

Should be under advanced graphic options in HL2.

i can't remember the exact command, and i'm too lazy to look it up, but in a shortcut to FF add -dxlevel7 to the command line

you need source sdk base under tools in steam

I discovered something nifty about FF today: The Rail Gun

They changed this lil puppy. You can charge it! At low charges, it's our old reliable 100% accurate in a straight line SG killer. At high charges, it packs a wallup, shots bounce around corners - and you can even jump with it! (a bit) - Basically it's the HL1 Gause Gun in pistol form. Careful not to overcharge or it'll singe yer nose.

On a full charge it can take out a healthy engie in one shot, or a level 3 SG in two. Not sure about what else.
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Thothie

Was that you I saw on the server today thothy?

Interesting ill have to try that.