OpenGL Zero-k

I think that Spring runs on something called openGL which is another thing simmilar to directX. Ive also heard that nVidea graphics cards work better than AMD. Currently im using a low end AMD card and have no problem with the game. Could someone explain in depth the difference between the two when playing zero-k?

ATI/AMD cards used to have some bugs related to bumpwater, shadows, and other misc high-end stuff. I think with the newer driver updates that isn't an issue anymore, at least not with me.

Spring has traditionally run better with Nvidia cards because of better openGL support, but this is only related to possible problems and not visual appearance.

That has to do with the icon and draw distances. Look them up in the in-game menu. You can have a gap between the icon distance and draw distance. In this area unit get drawn as fixed picture (no 3d rendering but more detailed than an icon). The resizing of those pictures doesn't work properly for all units in ZK. Especially with aircrafts. You can fix the issue by sliding the draw-distance over the icon distance.

I'm getting the 'vindicator thing' for brawlers too, and i'm on nvidya. But then i did tweak my icondistance into a senseless range :D

Yeah, I've been seeing weird vindicator rendering too, and I've got an nVidia board. All other gunships seem to work fine though.

I too occasionally see (or rather, don't see) a vindicator, though I do see its exhaust. Somewhat disconcerting when it happens. :)