Mass Effect 2 Directx 10 problem

[solowka]

Greetings,

What it is i recently bought ME2, installed it and it worked fine for a couple of missions then the keyboard and mouse would do nothing....well almost, could aim and fire and the ESC button worked, other than that nothing.

Found out that it could be a conflict with dx10 because the game is specifically designed to work with dx 9.0c, the question is is it possible to replace 10 with 9.0c? if so, how?

Many thanks in advance

 

[stevepoolstock]

DirectX 10 includes version 9.0c, so that's not the problem. Might be a bug in the game itself, since it does have quite a few of them.

Try patching the game to the newest version.

 

[Wishmaster]

You also may have some form of incompatability with the Keyboard you are using. Although rare, I have seen it happen before.

I've played through ME2 a few times with no such issues myself. The Direct X issue should not be a factor at all.
I mean, most Win7 setups will be DX 11 for the OS, Graphics Cards will either support DX 11,10, or 9.
And the game itself run on DX9.

However, updating your Direct X is a very good idea. theres a link to the DX updates in my signature.

I would certainly make sure you have the latest patches as already advised, and if that doesnt help start looking for other possible issues.

 

[solowka]

cheers for the advice, i had already patched to v1.02, so i guess my only option is to update the DX driver.... either that or get a new keyboard and mouse :-/

 

[metalmania31]

That is strange. I've played ME2 all the way through on Win 7 well over a dozen times and never had any major issues. Do you have a friends mouse and keyboard to see if in fact it's your mouse and keyboard. Your game could have also been corrupted somehow and you might need to reinstall and see if that works.

 

[sygnus21]

Not sure what a keyboard and mouse has to do with Directx but to clearify a few things.....

First off Mass Effect 2 is not a DX10 or 11 game, it's DX9. Though your 8800gs is a DirectX 10 card, and Windows 7 is DX11, since the game is a DX9 title, that's what windows will run in.

Bottom line is windows will run a game in the lowest DX mode of the 3 main components - OS, GPU, Game. Sort of like what WEI does in it's score.

See item# 6 here for a full explanation - http://www.sevenforums.com/gaming/77293-tips-troubleshooting-game-issues.html

Anyway, yes, you still need to keep your DirectX files updated as stated by Wishmaster.

Also, if you are having mouse and keyboard issues, check your drivers.

BTW..... Choose Language | BioWare Social Network

System requirements here says you need to Aug 2008 DX files, not that the game is DX10 or 11 - BioWare | Mass Effect | Information : FAQ

 

[solowka]

cheers for those sites, altho have checked and my drivers are upto date, did try running ME2 in compatibility mode with same results, i`m leaning towards a keyboard/mouse clash as suggested by Wishmaster because i loaded up Silent Hunter III (DX9 game) and it worked perfectly, off to see if i have a spare keyboard and mouse in my crap cupboard......err spare room lol!

 

[solowka]

additional, altho the mouse doesnt work ingame it does however work once ESC is pressed and in the 'mission computer`, keyboard still not work ingame as i have swapped the keyboard and reinstalled the game.

 

[solowka]

Hmmm, 3 different keyboards and 2 different mice and no different, this is getting irksome now!

 

[sygnus21]

Well again, whatever issues you're having with your keyboard and mouse has nothing to do with DirectX.

Also, I can assure you that Mass Effect 1 or 2 do not need to be ran in compatibility mode under Windows 7, and anybody having to run them in compatibility mode has other issues that compatibility mode may be hiding.

With that said, you might try reinstalling the game, see if that helps. Also, do you have keyboard and mouse issues anywhere else? Other games?

 

[solowka]

I`ve already uninstalled and reinstalled on numerous occasions, with the same result, as for any other game that i`ve had issues with the keyboard and mouse the answer would have to be none.

I`m at a loss here.

 

[sygnus21]

Have you looked at my guide as previously posted? If not, you want to.

 

[solowka]

yep, i have had a look, but i`ll have another one cheers for having the link in your sig.

 

[solowka]

well, i know it isnt a dx fault, silent hunter iii and the sims 3 play fine, both dx9c games, its a game bug

 

[Wishmaster]

Provided its a legal copy of ME2, there must be something causing the issues.
I honestly do not think it would be the game itself. Theres some form of incompatabiltity somewhere.

 

[sygnus21]

Provided its a legal copy of ME2, there must be something causing the issues.
I honestly do not think it would be the game itself. Theres some form of incompatabiltity somewhere.

Can you tell us where you got the game from? Maybe that's an issue.

 

[Wishmaster]

I do recall one thing ..

There was a few people that had some similar Mouse/Keyboard issues causing freezing/crashing etc a while back.

The official solution was to install the Patch, and the reset all mappings to default even if you are using default mappings, and resart the game.

The only problem is, I can not remember if it was a ME problem or a ME2 problem ...

Im bad about .. "Just a few months ago" and in reality it ends up being a few YEARS ago.

Anyway .. Ill try to dig up the official post to know for certain

 

[solowka]

cheers WM, it is an officail copy, even went to the EA support and all they told me was to empty my temp folder and close a few progs....WTF!!!!

 

[sygnus21]

I'm surprised they didn't blame Windows 7

Anyway are you signed into your EA/Bioware account when playing?

 

[solowka]

Anyway are you signed into your EA/Bioware account when playing?

not that i`m aware of, it doesnt ask me to sign into anything