I had black lines like "shooting behind" my characters. I was using WIN98se, Direct X 8.1 (4.08.01.0881), and an Intel 810e Chipset (ver PV3.2) Graphics Driver (DC133 FSB 133), 4.11.01.1321, 10-22-99. When I updated the 810e to 4.11.01.2546, 1-13-2000, the black lines disappeared.
I got the chipset driver updated from the Intel support site, support.intel.com/graphics/810
Hope this helps you.
Oh yeah, I have found the people in town really nice, the just walk over the stuff I have accidentally stored there.