graphics card

[hugeknight]

ok the game hasnt crashed for me in a long time but ive had this issue since a long time looong time, the game doesnt detect my graphics card it just uses the intel hd graphics which will heat up over time and cause cpu dust build up lol. but what pisses me of most is the graphics card is just sitting there not being used i spent alot of money on it and i demand it to be used. i litreally screamed BE USED! at it and it still doesnt work!

hahaha all kidding aside this game doesnt detect my gfx card.

system specs

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
Video Card 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
Video Card 2: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
Memory: 16 GB
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit

[Hatsune_Neko]

did you try reading thru here first?
[READ THIS 1ST!] KNOWN PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

[hugeknight]

yes i did and failed to find the issue ill look again

only found 3 related to graphics cards(alot more but these 3 are closest?):

1:
I can get to the opening screen, but the New Game option instantly causes a crash

It is likely your graphics card can't support the game. You need vertex and pixel shader support. This is often a problem with non-gaming laptops.

OR if you updated from an old installer (0.22.0) it can cause this. Download the latest installer and re-install.

2: The game crashes right after I press OK in the config window

You have to install directX9. Directx11 doesnt count, its a separate thing. Go to the kenshi/dependencies folder for an installer.
If that doesn't work, update your graphics card drivers.

3: All the terrain is garbled like this: Image

Try turning the shadows off in the options. If that doesn't work, try entering any building, that often clears it up for the rest of the gameplay session.
Also make sure your graphics card drivers are totally updated.


if you found same issue please show me

[Hatsune_Neko]

can you upload your current DxDiag File please.
so one of our more technical people can have a look.

To run DxDiag go to here C:\Windows\System32 look for the file labeled ( in win 7 ) Dxdiag : application.
run that.
When it opens let it scan your system then save it.
either zip up the file or upload it to dropbox and paste the link to it here.

[Tolwrath]

Hugeknight, you missed one.

I have a laptop with 2 video cards. At startup the game only recognises the crappy onboard card, but does not list the good one.

Its a problem with nVidias Optimus driver stuff. To fix this, you need to go into the nVidia control panel and add the game there. Once the game is added, you need to explicitly set it to use the nVidia card instead of Intel as that's not the default setting when you add a new game.

Same if you have the problem with an ATI card, you need to add kenshi in the ATI Catalyst Control panel.

OR, this is how i fixed it without optimus installed, using just the NVIDIA control panel:

There's pictures in the known solutions thread, and even steps for if the control panel fix doesn't work for you.

[hugeknight]

hey guys could access the internets for a while.

anyway i could not manually add the game (nvidia control panel crashes) so i guess ill just wait until it does it automatically?

also i missed it because i assumed all gfx stuff will be at the bottom

thanks.