ERROR: ClipAlloc. Scene complexity too high - by Peanuckle
Peanuckle on 10/8/2010 at 05:33
ERROR: ClipAlloc. Scene complexity too high
This is the error message I get when trying to play the FM "Silent Nightmares." It's a very rainy mission, but I have a fairly decent computer and it should be able to handle it. This is the first time I've run into this error. Restarting Thief has no effect. Is there any way around this, maybe turning off the rain?
I appreciate any help you can offer.
Specs:
Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 3
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Motherboard
CPU Type 2x , 2500 MHz
Motherboard Name Unknown
Motherboard Chipset Unknown
System Memory 2048 MB
BIOS Type Award Modular (12/31/08)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)
Display
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT (512 MB)
Monitor Samsung SyncMaster 177N/710N/MagicSyncMaster CX701N/CX711N [17" LCD] (HVFY207312)
Multimedia
Audio Adapter Realtek HD Audio output
bob_doe_nz on 10/8/2010 at 12:25
There is far too much on screen for Thief to process. Try reducing the resolution you play at.
It might help a little.
baeuchlein on 15/8/2010 at 19:23
Quote Posted by Peanuckle
ERROR: ClipAlloc. Scene complexity too high
This is the error message I get when trying to play the FM "Silent Nightmares."
If you're playing with a widescreen mod, it does increase scene complexity sometimes, AFAIK. Might be the reason for that.
Peanuckle on 16/8/2010 at 04:14
Quote Posted by baeuchlein
If you're playing with a widescreen mod, it does increase scene complexity sometimes, AFAIK. Might be the reason for that.
No, I'm not using a widescreen. It's a very rainy mission, so there's probably just too much going on at once.
Is there a way to turn off the rain? Kinda dumb since the water effects are the point of the mission, but it's too much.
jtr7 on 16/8/2010 at 04:56
The newness of the system has nothing to do with it, unless it's an incompatible graphics driver, or high resolution settings. It's hard-coded capped limits in the engine, which is a big reason why we're begging Eidos/Square-Enix for the source codes. Interestingly, there are no threads about this issue with that FM. Have you tried lowering visual settings in the options menu just to rule it out, including lowering the resolution, since monitors have higher resolutions these days? It could be a corrupt file,too. Hopefully someone's figured it out for other FMs with the same rare error.
Brian The Dog on 16/8/2010 at 12:03
There's no way of turning off the rain as it's part of the mission design the FM author will have set up in Dromed. Unless you edit the game yourself, that is.
I'd definitely try reducing the screen resolution. If you've installed DDFix, remember to do it in both the ddfix.ini and cam.cfg files.
Peanuckle on 16/8/2010 at 19:20
Quote Posted by Brian The Dog
There's no way of turning off the rain as it's part of the mission design the FM author will have set up in Dromed. Unless you edit the game yourself, that is.
I'd definitely try reducing the screen resolution. If you've installed DDFix, remember to do it in both the ddfix.ini and cam.cfg files.
I'll do that. I remember when I set up DDFix I set the resolution to 1280x1024. 800x600 is the usual for Thief correct?
Brian The Dog on 16/8/2010 at 20:15
Yes, I think that's the default. You could also try 1024x768.
baeuchlein on 17/8/2010 at 11:55
Why not 640x480, at least for testing purposes? That's the resolution I used when playing this mission (twice, I believe) on a far inferior computer several years ago, and it did work.
If it does work for you, you can increase the resolution until you receive the error message once again, and then go back to the highest resolution possible.
Oh, wait. ddfix doesn't support 640x480, if my memory serves me well.
