Checkerboarded maps and VERY laggy!!!!

[motokid271]

Every time i start a race it loads slow and then the game will start but the track and the whole map is black and grey checkerboards! Also the game is SUPER laggy! I have updated my graphics card, and it still persists! Please help!!

[Klazyz]

some tracks are the same for me, like Green Valley and maps like that!!! i need help with it to!

[jlv]

Try toggling "Ground Mipmaps" and "Framebuffer Objects" in the Graphics/Sound Setup menu.

[Klazyz]

huh?

[Klazyz]

Well, no that doesnt work...

[jlv]

Make sure you restart the game after you change them.

[motokid271]

i might just have a bad gaming laptop.... Its a custom with an inter duo processor. 60gb hdd, 2gb RAM

[Klazyz]

Ohh sorry its not my problem, the whole track is checkerboarded! and very laggy!

[Klazyz]

well my comp aint bad... Intel i7 950, Nvidia GTX 480 and stuffs like that, can play any game on max graphics

[motokid271]

Okay i was just playing it, then i closed the game, downloaded maps and gear then went back on and it was super laggy. No checkers but supper laggy.. now what? delete the files i just downloaded?

[jlv]

Try following yzmxer's graphics driver tutorial.

A GTX 480 should definitely work if the drivers are installed correctly.

[Klazyz]

I already did as he said! Hmm, i wanna ride Green Valley and more in that track pack! looks so nice!

[jlv]

If you have "Ground Texture Resolution" turned up, set it to 256x256. 1024x1024 will use an enormous amount of memory. I should probably take that setting out.

Also, what does is say under "Driver Info"?

[motokid271]

I have it set that setting, and the driver is an =Intel Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family 2.1.0 - Build 6.14.10.5303

[jlv]

You need to turn off "Ground Mipmaps" for Intel graphics. Intel's drivers claim to have the extension for that but don't actually implement it. The latest drivers fixed it for my Intel laptop.