Rift Forum

Macbook Pro 15" 2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo, 8 GB RAM, 7200 RPM drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
Mac OS X 10.6.7 10J869
Version 10.1 (10.1.0) - Check for Update says latest version
RIFT installed from retail DVD and patched, winxp bottle

Approximately one to two times per hour of play time I experience a problem I can only explain as a "3D only freeze."
All 3D player/NPC/mob models disappear or stop animating completely. Weapons continue to move (i.e. if I jump my staff bounces up then down), and 2D overlay elements (map, chat frame, etc) continue to function as normal.

A full exit and restart of CrossOver/RIFT is required to fix the issue. Changing video settings and hitting apply, logging out and back into character, and UI reloads have no effect.

I am re-copying the install ISO over from my server and will be attempting to install inside a Vista bottle. I'm new to CrossOver, so if anyone has any other troubleshooting suggestions they would be appreciated...

Just a quick update... my friend says that he can still see me moving, so I do not believe this is a connection related issue.

Interestingly enough, physics fail as well when this happens, because I can fly in-game.

I have noticed your issue sometimes but not very often. It appears to be random for me.
When it happends if I do a logout the 3d model freeze is in effect even on character selection.

I have a Macbook mid2010 model (core2duo 2,4 GHz / Nvidia Geforce 320M)

Yes, I forgot to mention that once the issue has happened in-game, the model on the character screen is frozen as well.

I have been able to avoid the issue by avoiding in-game rifts (based on my limited testing). I think it is related to the full-screen darkening effect that happens when I rift opens up near by.

Is there some way to pay a bounty or something to get this looked at? I am at the point right now where I buy an external DVD drive (my SuperDrive is broken, but I own a copy of Windows already for VMware), or buying CrossOver. I would really prefer to go the CrossOver route.