2010-10-31, 10:41 AM
The flickering and disappearing bosses problem definitely has something to do with the way MapleStory handles graphics memory. The problem isn't exclusive to Vista/7 users, and I'd never personally experienced the problem until about a year ago, even though I switched to both OS's less than half a year after they came out. I believe the biggest issue is a bunch of unfixed memory leaks, and the reason it almost always shows up on Vista/7 is simply due to the fact that Vista/7 simply use more graphics memory in the first place.
I think a lot of D/C issues are also tied to running out of whatever memory is allocated. I'm not too knowledgeable on this stuff, so that's about as much as I can say.
Edit: The reason changing your graphics settings will temporarily solve the flickering issue...sometimes is because when you change your graphics settings, you also free a bunch of memory. Try opening up Task Manager while changing your settings after having played MS for some time.
I think a lot of D/C issues are also tied to running out of whatever memory is allocated. I'm not too knowledgeable on this stuff, so that's about as much as I can say.
Edit: The reason changing your graphics settings will temporarily solve the flickering issue...sometimes is because when you change your graphics settings, you also free a bunch of memory. Try opening up Task Manager while changing your settings after having played MS for some time.