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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Rage PC patch released; launch problems 'out of our control'.

    A patch for Rage on PC was issued over the weekend, fixing up a few bugs and adding new options. id's John Carmack has also spoken on the driver issues that saw "half of our PC customers" get "a product that basically didn't work."
    Oct 10, 2011 8:00am PDT
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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Rage PC patch released; launch problems 'out of our control'.

    A patch for Rage on PC was issued over the weekend, fixing up a few bugs and adding new options. id's John Carmack has also spoken on the driver issues that saw "half of our PC customers" get "a product that basically didn't work." : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      I was on the side that had no issues at all getting this game up and running. The guns feel great, the dr... : ajvitaly
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        Try this http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2156408 And if the game vsync with the... : Longgshot
        • The link doesn't fix low resolution textures that are part of the game. Quote from link ...except for : Alco23
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      "You can choose to design a game around the specs of a high-end PC and make console versions that fail to... : Longgshot
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        You're wrong. The game plays fine now, it is a great game at that. : TEXIT
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          It still doesn't work as it should, vsync for example doesn't stay on all the time for most people, among... : Longgshot
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            Are you insinuating that there haven't already been massive improvements made with the most recent graphi... : [gooie b]This person is cool!
            • Saying that graphics menu options are not necessary already says a lot. You have very low standards for g... : Longgshot
          • vsync isn't supposed to stay on all the time for most people--that's what smart vsync is. It hits vsync i... : daVinci1980
          • You dont shit making games or software in general. Go read about api and how its fuckin hell fo devs. : Frush81
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          I think you might want to check the Steam support forums... still a lot of people with a lot of problems ... : quixThis person is cool!
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            Did you use driver sweeper? : TEXIT
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              Yeah, even did the 21 step uber clean that was posted here. I have definitely put in a bunch of time on ... : quixThis person is cool!
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                Have you tried turning off anti-aliasing and/or using the force texture size options from this thread und... : ArcanumThis person is cool!
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                  I'll give it another go when I get home tonight. I had tried it with an earlier driver revision, but not... : quixThis person is cool!
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                    http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2156408 : Longgshot
                    • Sigh nvm, this doesn't work with the latest patch. Hello again popping. : Longgshot
        • You keep saying that - I do not think it means what you think it means. : wytefangThis person is cool!
    • so whose control was missing, then? :( : DownforceThis person is cool!
    • LOL "id technical wizard John Carmack was less restrained, describing the launch driver issues as "a r : Volatus32x
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      This is a start; the UI screwups are fully IN their control. I understand if it'll take time to redesign : the archvileThis person is cool!
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        I can see the intro vid skip and the console, plus mouse smoothing shutting off there, but aren't you set : Artifex33
        • In Rage it adds 20 the default FOV value instead of setting the value outright. : SapiensThis person is cool!
      • BTW image compression is the pixel format on the GPU. It will not make any difference image quality wise ... : hyperwired
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        is g_fox 20 adding 20 degrees to the current FoV? Also what is the current FoV -75 or 90? : LukiopimpThis person is cool!
        • g_fov typo :/ : LukiopimpThis person is cool!
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      Once I turned of GPU Transcoding the game ran beautifully! If you have a quadcore CPU turn that setting ... : Jobos
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        What? Link to guide? : Volatus32x
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          AFAIK it's an NVIDIA-only option that was enabled in their Rage driver release. Look in your video card'... : SapiensThis person is cool!
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            Yep. IIRC, they tried it with AMD cards, but they were significantly slower. So slow as to not be worth... : ArcanumThis person is cool!
            • An nvidia engineer wrote it in nvidia's proprietary languange. You had better consider the source when th... : Tchest
          • It was a video option in-game. : Jobos
        • Nvidia-only thing. : LoioshDwaggieThis person is cool!
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        Incorrect, leave it on unless you have a slow graphics card. : aggybong
        • No, if your CPU is fast enough it may perform better. It's going to depend on your system. : ConanThis person is cool!
        • Actually, it's "turn it off if you have a fast CPU," or, "turn it on if you have a slow CPU." : Jobos
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      Now that AMD has rolled out the new BF3 Beta+Rage driver package and id released the first page, the game... : SapiensThis person is cool!
      • err, page=patch : SapiensThis person is cool!
    • I'm on the verge of buying this for my bluray player, I mean PS3. Even with the patches, driver updates, ... : shmargin
    • I think there would have been a ton less backlash if ID had just said upfront that the current release ve... : boarder2This person is cool!
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      Does Rage utilize Steam Cloud for in game options and save games? : vynnThis person is cool!
      • I think it does for game options, but not for saves. : ArcanumThis person is cool!
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      I don't get it.. why didn't they release a Rage Test version first like they did with Quake ... such a sh... : .cssThis person is cool!
      • Probably because 90% of the audience is going to buy it for their 360 or PS3. And that the resources it ... : SapiensThis person is cool!
    • it worked great for me out of the box and it is fucking amazing : eeeealmoThis person is cool!
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      It ran really good for me before the patches, and now it runs even BETTER. : splThis person is cool!
      • likewise! : [gooie b]This person is cool!
    • I am totally in love with the game now that it's running right. The only thing I'd like to see is support... : at0micgardenThis person is cool!
    • Now that it's mostly fixed... the game is actually very boring and presents no challenge what so ever. I'... : spammehardo
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      I gotta say I'm loving this game so far. I was lucky enough to have downloaded the beta nvidia driver for... : Artifex33
      • Technically it works and looks great. Creatively its lacking and isn't worth the $60 asking price, it's s... : Visceral MonkeyThis person is cool!
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      "John Carmack: Developing RAGE for consoles was a big mistake, future titles will put priority on PC hard... : Saldrin
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        "Developing RAGE for consoles was a big mistake, but that doesn't mean we won't milk PC users dry with bu... : creeping-deathThis person is cool!
        • dude, you bitter? The game owns. : TEXIT
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          Give it a rest, RAGE runs so smooth and looks awesome. It's wierd to have to click the mouse to get it t... : Pneum0This person is cool!
          • Clearly many people do or we wouldn't have this thread to post in. : wytefangThis person is cool!
        • Keep fighting the good fight. : atom519This person is cool!
      • He's talking about development platforms and not downscaling to consoles, but rather creating content alr... : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
    • I was one of the lucky people that have an nVidia card and had the BF3 beta drivers installed when I firs... : Wiz74
    • I wonder if graphics drivers should work the way the MS VC++ redistributable libraries do. It looks like... : jazz_ucThis person is cool!