Kanwen

Make sure Frame Buffer Effects is on in advanced display options, this should fix your problem.

I would suggest waiting for a patch before returning it

check out my thread here http://forums.obsidianent.com/index.php?showtopic=29908&st=0 its not the most favorable solution for everyone but it should work for your situation (i was having the same probs)

Boba, what catalyst version are you using?

in the config file there are 2 sections with Fullscreen=# one in display options and one in graphics options I have the one in display options set to Fullscreen=1 and the one in graphics options set to Fullscreen=0 edit - let me know if this works

in my game they were only in the dock area during the small cut scene, Id suggest reloading a save before you left your ship, or just play through the game if it doesnt hinder your progress in any way as I dont think your supposed to be able to talk to them

I was crashing very often, at least 3 times an hour, I tried many many things to work around these. Then I thought I would try playing the game in a window and have not crashed once since. I dont know if Ive just been lucky or not but I would suggest trying this if your like me and dont mind playing games in windows. Thought for some this could be a satisfactory fix until they release a patch.