PC Terraria and other Steam Games flicker and crash

Collcroc123

Collcroc123

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All of my Steam Games flash and glitch out when I open them! can anyone help out with this? Its been happening for about 2-3 weeks now, and it makes it so I cannot play any games. Please Help!

 
If this happens on all your Steam games I highly doubt this is a Terraria issue. Might be a part of your hardware that borked, but I'm hardly an expert.
 
collcroc123 said:
All of my Steam Games flash and glitch out when I open them! can anyone help out with this? Its been happening for about 2-3 weeks now, and it makes it so I cannot play any games. Please Help!
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Please update your graphics driver for Windows 10.
 
Give us your specs:

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Troubleshooting Your Problem with TerrariaServer.exe
In order to figure out what your problem is with the game, we require that you run the Terraria Server Client (TerrariaServer.exe). This will display any errors or successes on launch. Should there be any errors from the program itself, use the command prompt and copy the error to display it here.
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Before proceeding any further, please delete the config.json file located in your Terraria Folder under My Documents/My Games. Then start Terraria again, this may fix some unexplained issues, but we wish to make sure you are running a nice and clean installation:
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A: You can attempt to make sure you have all Game Dependencies first, then try attempting this solution:

If you don't feel like sifting through all that, it's basically to do with the framework permissions.

This is how you change the right to use Framework/XNA:
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  2. Select Properties.
  3. Select the Security Tab
  4. Click on Advanced Option
  5. Select the Owner Tab
  6. Click on the bottom button to Edit.
  7. On this window select the Administrator in the row and make sure to select the Checkboxes below.
  8. Hit Apply and close all the windows.
  9. Try running the game again.
Do the above for all of the following FOLDERS:

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_32:
Microsoft.Xna.Framework\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Xact\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL:
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Avatar\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.GamerServices\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input.Touch\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Net\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Storage\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Video\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553

Q: Steam has reported that one (1) file has failed verification and was downloaded?
A: This file is known as the serverconfig.txt file. Originally this file shouldn't be packed with the game as Terraria should create this file automatically on launch if it is missing or out of date. Due to it being changed and updated by server owners, the file will constantly fail the verification process. This has no effect on playing the game, and can be ignored.

Q: I am experiencing low frame rate for Terraria, but the machine passes as recommended?
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  3. Choose Program Settings Tab.
  4. Select Terraria as current program.
  5. Turn Triple buffering and Vertical sync to On.
  6. Run Terraria and turn Frame Skip to Off.
  7. The application should be running better than your current setup.
Alternate Solution (The Aero Mode Bug)
  1. Goto your Desktop.
  2. Right Click and Select Personalize.
  3. Enable Aero Mode by selecting an Aero Background Option.
  4. You can also go Fullscreen Mode while Disabled Aero Mode.
Q: Experiencing an XAudio Driver Issue?
A: Check this out about the error: http://forums.terraria.org/index.ph...out-due-to-xaudio2_6-dll-on-windows-10.32894/
 
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The video at the top is what's happening, so watch it.

System Info:
Windows: 10 Pro
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4200U CPU @ 1.60GHz 2.30 GHz
RAM: 8.00 GB (7.89 GB Usable)
System Type: 64-bit Operating System, x64-based processor
Touchscreen

The game worked completely fine until March 21st, 2016
 
collcroc123 said:
The video at the top is what's happening, so watch it.

System Info:
Windows: 10 Pro
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4200U CPU @ 1.60GHz 2.30 GHz
RAM: 8.00 GB (7.89 GB Usable)
System Type: 64-bit Operating System, x64-based processor
Touchscreen

The game worked completely fine until March 21st, 2016
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Have you actually tried "Installing" it?
 
collcroc123 said:
The video at the top is what's happening, so watch it.

System Info:
Windows: 10 Pro
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4200U CPU @ 1.60GHz 2.30 GHz
RAM: 8.00 GB (7.89 GB Usable)
System Type: 64-bit Operating System, x64-based processor
Touchscreen

The game worked completely fine until March 21st, 2016
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You didn't provide the graphics driver, and your .NET version.
 
In the NDP file in the NET Framework Setup (Regristry), I found the following files:
CDF
V2.0.50727
v3.0
v3.5
v4
v4.0
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For my Graphics Driver, the Device Name is:
Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
And the Main Driver is:
igdumdim64.dll,igd10iumd64.dll,igd1

Need anything else? I really need to get this fixed ASAP.
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SpiderboyX03 said:
Have you actually tried "Installing" it?
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Terraria is Installed.
 
I tried to install 4.6.1, but it said:
".NET Framework 4.6.1 or a later update is already installed on this computer."
so...
 
The exact graphics card and its drivers is what you need to look up, that Intel card is not up to date for this.
 
This is likely a video driver issue, especially since you say more games have this behaviour. Windows' weird graphic glitches when you move windows around only makes my guess stronger.
Try uninstalling your videocard drivers, restart your system and install the latest drivers.
Also check if your laptop isn't full of dust. Videocards that are unable to lose their heat can start doing strange things. Eventually it can lead to permanent damage.
Is it running hotter than normal? Fan always blowing at max? Or not blowing at all? Etc.
 
I did uninstall my video driver, restarted, and updated them. It did not work, sadly. I hope this can be answered soon, because I cannot play any games with this problem.
 
You'd probably be better off contacting Steam Support, as this is almost certainly a Steam/hardware issue and not a Terraria issue.
 
collcroc123 said:
I did uninstall my video driver, restarted, and updated them. It did not work, sadly. I hope this can be answered soon, because I cannot play any games with this problem.
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Problem is I do not know your exact Graphics Card type (Intel HD Graphics are not recommended), but I can assure you an Intel Integrated card is not worth your gaming efforts. I highly recommend you invest in a better graphics card for your system.
 
Marcus101RR said:
Problem is I do not know your exact Graphics Card type (Intel HD Graphics are not recommended), but I can assure you an Intel Integrated card is not worth your gaming efforts. I highly recommend you invest in a better graphics card for your system.
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Generally seconding this; integrated cards are a convenient middle ground, maybe for those with small PC cases, but usually not up to the challenge that a dedicated GPU can tackle.
 
collcroc123 said:
Again, everything was working before, and randomly started. I'll see what else I could do.
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Well, if it WAS working before, I would recommend listing what did you change between before and now. Because whatever changed, is now causing all your games to refuse to work.
 
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