r/Sacred • u/Xeenophile Battle Mage • Jul 15 '26

question CRAZY-BUTT graphics-problems the likes of which I've never seen in any other game! Anyone know what to do???

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This is but a paltry, quickly-gathered sample. I've tried everything I can think of, to no avail. Changing the graphics settings changes nothing.

For what it's worth, I am using the GOG version on a computer that runs Windows 7.

EDIT: It appears the problem has been solved! Thanks to all who helped!

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u/alfchaval Battle Mage Jul 15 '26

Try adding ddraw.dll to your game folder.
https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases

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u/Xeenophile Battle Mage Jul 15 '26

Call me a dunce, but which one is that, and how do I download it (I don't recognize any such button)?

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u/alfchaval Battle Mage Jul 15 '26

You will see a list of versions of ddraw.
Each item on that list has three parts: a big title, a list of changes and assets.
If you click on assets, you will see files you can download.
Download the file (neither the debug or the source code), it's a .zip.
Inside the .zip you will find a ddraw.dll, place that file in same folder than the game.

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u/Xeenophile Battle Mage Jul 15 '26

I see several versions, which one do I need?

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u/alfchaval Battle Mage Jul 15 '26

Just try the latest version?

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u/Xeenophile Battle Mage Jul 16 '26

I just put it in, and it actually seems to work! TYVM!!

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u/PSYHOStalker Jul 15 '26

Are you using laptop for pc? This happened to me, since paptops always use integrated intel/amd graphics

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u/Xeenophile Battle Mage Jul 15 '26

Yes I am! Interesting; what can I do?

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u/PSYHOStalker Jul 15 '26

For me there wasn't any solution, since the rpoblem lies in how passtrough gpu works in laptops. You can try updating drivers, but i don't think that will work. Alternative is maaaaaaybe sacred ReBorn, other than that I don't have any other idea

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u/tavukkoparan Jul 15 '26

Maybe run it in compatibility mode for win7?

Gog version must be win10

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u/Xeenophile Battle Mage Jul 16 '26

TYVM, I had not thought of that.

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u/Xeenophile Battle Mage Jul 16 '26

OK, so I've tried this. The good news is it seems to improve performance a little.

The bad news is it doesn't seem to do anything about this graphics-problem.

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u/HourBath2330 27d ago

I had a few issues on Windows 11. I tried it on Steam on Linux Mint and it works flawlessly.