Half Life 2 graphic problem (the NPCs have gray balls for eyes)

[chiefkawasaki]

hey ppl, well i just got the game and it installed and works sweet which is awesome but theres one lil problem. u kno the NPCs and pretty much every other human in the game who's eyes u can see? well when i look at the NPCs they just have gray balls for eyes. not like human and colorful like in the official site's screenshots, but just gray balls. im guessing that a file may be kinda screwed or sumthing, anyone have any ideas on what could be wrong? if u want i can post up sum screenshots, actually thats what ill do after i finish this so any help will be greatly appreciated
peace

 

[chiefkawasaki]

heres a screenshot:
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2039/d1canals0500039ax.jpg
im tryin to upload more to imageshack but its not working, so i guess ill put up more later. anyone have any ideas what might be wrong?

 

[Beerdude26]

What are your system specifications?

 

[jerkasaur]

try validate the files...?

 

[chiefkawasaki]

well my pc specs are:
operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) its service pack 2.
Processor: Mobile AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3000+ 2200MHz
2.2 GHz
60 GB Hard Disk
Memory: 512MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
System Manufacturer: eMachines. Inc.
System Model: M2352


Video Card: Radeon IGP 320M
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip Type: U1 AGP (0x4336)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Approx Total Memory: 64.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60Hz)
if u need any more info tell me. also, how do i validate the files?


also heres another screenshot:
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/7492/d1canals0700004za.jpg
thanks for ur time peeps

 

[chiefkawasaki]

there we go, official site's specs. only that under "Video" it says "ATI RADEON IGP 320" but when i run dxdiag on my pc it is "Radeon IGP 320M". i have the ATI catalyst 4.4 drivers installed on my pc. its a laptop by the way. dunno if this helps, but plz gimme ur opinions, i wanna fix this before i finish the game!

 

[chiefkawasaki]

another screenshot....
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/9551/d1town0200002vo.jpg

 

[Beerdude26]

Video Card: Radeon IGP 320M
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip Type: U1 AGP (0x4336)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Approx Total Memory: 64.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60Hz)

This won't cut it, I'm afraid.
You need a dedicated graphic card instead of a built-in one.
Validating the files is done by clicking this link : steam://validate/220
You could try changing to DirectX 8.1 mode. Look at "Force DXlevel" on the bottom of this article for help on that. (Link)

 

[Sanada]

My laptop has the same IGP. It's not very good and definatly isn't good for playing any 3D game made it the past 3-4 years. Mine doesn't even run AvP2 properly.

 

[kushtulk]

well when i look at the NPCs they just have gray balls for eyes. not like human and colorful like in the official site's screenshots, but just gray balls.

I had the same problem. I have only and ATI RADEON 7500. But if you go into the options menu (in HL2) into the video setup and set details to high you should get eyes with papillae. This worked for me at least. When I realised it I had played the game through 2 times :-(