Since the game came out in 2006 big Black Squares has been appearing from time to time on the map in areas you already visited. But lately i experienced these every time i play the game which almost makes the game unplayable to me.
The game starts to stutter and abit later the big Squares appear after exiting a cave or using the portal.
I always make backups on all my games, and i went back on previous characters and found these Squares appearing maybe 1-3 times on each character normal-legendary. Now i have about 15-20 times on normal from Helos to Ambrossos. This is just too much for me!
Something has changed from day to day since i get these all the time. I tried everything from changing graphic resolution and quality to re-installing both game, directX and Nvidia drivers. Even a full Windows re-install with no succes.
Does anyone know why this problem suddenly gotten 100 times worse? Is it my Graphic Card giving up on me or something with the updated Nvidia drivers?
I have no clue but something is different for the first time since 2006 when i started playing the game.
You’re still on the pre-AE version of the game then? That issue has been fixed in the Anniversary edition.
Well, if haven’t changed the game or the computer, I’d say it’s probably an issue with newer graphics drivers.
No, im on the Anniversary Edition. I just been playing TQ since 2006. I had the Base game, then Immortal Throne, then added the fan patch to TQ IT, but now im only on TQ AE.
The Black square bug has been on every edition and is still on TQ AE. Grim Dawn also has this bug though it’s the opposite as it is as cleared square appearing on unexplored areas.
Yes, it might be the newer updated drivers on my GPU.
The reason for my post is that this bug in TQ AE has greatly increased in number of occurrences lately and i really want to know if anyone had this experience aswell?
That’s the thing which confuses me. I’ve seen that reported in the Steam forums multiple times, till it got adressed in a patch IIRC. I haven’t seen that issue pop up since. While that doesn’t help you, it makes me wonder what’s up with your version. You are on version 1.42, yes?
Have you got DirectX 9.0c installed? Game compatibility set for XP SP3? Which version are you using Steam or GOG? GOG doesn’t notify you of updates unless you’re using their Galaxy system so you may not have the latest updates to the game.
Im running v1.42 on Steam and XP SP3. When i run DXdiag it says i have DirectX 11 installed. This may sound really stupid, but do i have to install DirectX 9.0c aswell?
The game was designed for 9.0c so it might be worth doing.
Just installed DirectX 9.0c. It would explain the stuttering and black squares. This is the first time it’s been mentioned in a thread about the squares, so i really hope it helps. I’ll let you know once i’ve tested it. Thanks.
Ran some tests in areas that always produces Black Squares, and im happy to say the problem is now solved. Also the game runs super smooth and all stuttering is gone. Im so happy 
I’ve been seeing a lot of people having this issue, and im glad i finally found a fix for it. Thank you so much…
Glad to hear that. Have fun
