First post, by X105
Game: (d3d8.dll, 32-bit) Ephinea Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst (largest PSOBB private server) https://ephinea.pioneer2.net - currently self-distributes 2.79.1
Conditions:
- dgVoodoo2 version: 2.75 or higher (any after 2.74.1) on DX11 mode
- Tested on AMD Graphics, Windows 10
Issue:
- All text in the game renders as solid white boxes [] (visible at title screen menu, very quick/easy to reproduce)
Workarounds:
- DX12 mode: Fixes the text, but with new side effects: The game's inbuilt screenshot function produces black screenshots, and the game ignores MSAA settings
- Revert to 2.74.1: All problems fixed.
--- UPDATE: AMD Radeon Adrenalin Driver ver. 22.8.1 (or some driver before it) fixes the DX11 text issue on ALL versions of dgVoodoo2, even 2.75.
After being burned by many extremely buggy AMD drivers, I had cautiously remained on the 9-month-old AMD Adrenalin 21.12.1 - a version I held in high regard for its stability and overall lack of bugs -- until now. At this point I can safely say 2.74.1 is only useful for the few AMD PSOBB players who must remain on an older driver for stability/compatibility reasons. As of yesterday, Ephinea has updated itself to use 2.79.2 and I find no issues, though the black screenshot issues on DX12 remain (the Ephinea staff are attempting workarounds).