Game won't start

Raven 1701 · #1 January 2nd, 2004, 12:57 AM

[ January 02, 2004, 16:40: Message edited by: Raven 1701 ]

Lord Hammer · #2 January 2nd, 2004, 01:43 AM

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Originally posted by Raven 1701:
I have designed top selling computer games for a top software game company and have built and sold computers for 6 years, I know how to get a game to run, this one will not do it.

And your asking US for help?

Well, i have to agree since you know the in's and out's of computers, as i designed my Last three myself, that it is your computer...call it an anomaly if you will. The newest drivers for Nvidia products do not perform well, or work at all, for "some" games...that is the developers oversight. I have had to "roll back" the drivers for one or two "graphics intensive" games to get them to work but that aside it only seems logical that your "setup" won't run this game...there are SO many configurations but in my years of experience Windows XP can be wonderful after the steep learning curve. I design computers for Gaming ONLY, therefore after meticulous research i only use components that will be "game compatible" and i've had a 99% success rate...Win Me games being the elusive 1% that don't always work

.I don't use the very latest Nvidia drivers...yet...it might be your only solution

. In your case after i have experienced Dominions 2 since it's release and consider myself a jaded game snob i would suggest buying/making a new PC...but that's just me

. Good Luck!

Gandalf Parker · #3 January 2nd, 2004, 02:28 AM

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Originally posted by Raven 1701:
53.03 for my video, latest for sound card newest bios for mb and video. I have designed top selling computer games for a top software game company and have built and sold computers for 6 years, I know how to get a game to run, this one will not do it.

Ahhhh I see. A computer hardware guru. I understand, Im abit of an OS guru. That explains alot. A guru isnt a guru if he recommends the same things that 90% of the machines use. So I take it for granted that about half of your computer is made of parts that no local computer store ever heard of?

Lord Hammer · #4 January 2nd, 2004, 03:37 AM

[quote]Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
QUOTE: Ahhhh I see. A computer hardware guru. I understand, Im abit of an OS guru. That explains alot. A guru isnt a guru if he recommends the same things that 90% of the machines use. So I take it for granted that about half of your computer is made of parts that no local computer store ever heard of?

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Raven 1701 · #5 January 2nd, 2004, 06:44 PM

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Taqwus · #6 January 2nd, 2004, 10:05 PM

Hm. Debugging this is going to be difficult anyway since Dominions/Dominions II have a small fan base, so the probability of finding someone with a near-identical configuration might be low. You might still be able to find other assistance -- perhaps the nVidia newsgroup, forums like those at www.ntcompatible.com, similar.
I've an ancient Frankenstein's Monster of a machine myself, and the one bugaboo I've sometimes run into is nVidia -- some drivers failed for Shogun, some drivers (again hit or miss) were buggy for Combat Mission, etc. My understanding is that the video card companies frequently cut corners or sacrifice complete compliance with APIs in order to eke out more FPS.

Gandalf Parker · #7 January 2nd, 2004, 10:46 PM

Hmmm Taqwus might be right about the difficulty of finding a Dominions player with matching config.

Maybe you can go about it the other direction? Do you have the same problem with the demo? Maybe you can find someone with the same hardware and ask them to run the demo. If they have the problem, bingo. If they dont, then you can concentrate on other softwares that might be running.

Hmmm new thought. Maybe you should scandisk and reinstall. A bad spot on the harddrive might have scrambled an important video-code bit.

[ January 02, 2004, 20:47: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]