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axel · 04-09-2001, 02:58 PM

Here's a guy on the Heuristic Park forum who just resorted to re-installing Windows with DirectX 7 and it worked! So this is further strong evidence that DirectX 8.0 is at fault here.

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And finally it runs...
by DoctorD posted 4/9/01 12:55:32 AM

Well my friends, after many months of waiting for HPI and Activision to step up to the plate, I finally broke down and decided to try what I deemed to be the last-ditch solution. I reformatted the hard drive, reinstalled Windows (98SE), and only upgraded to DirectX7.0a instead of 8.0. I also put in a new video card, going from a Diamond Viper II to a Geforce Prophet II MX. Since doing that stuff, I have been able to leave town without a crash (there's a world out there!!!) and have played for around 10 hours so far without a hitch. The Windows reinstall has not worked for everybody, but it appears to have worked for me. I still think that HPI/Activision is on the hook for some explanations (I won't hold my breath) since the dozens of other games I own weren't so tempermental to require such drastic fixes. Course, now I find that if you locate and talk to Scabban in the crypt before getting the "find Scabban" quest from the Wizard's Guild, it won't register- you can't get credit for the quest. Gads- I hope that I don't get all excited about FINALLY being able to play only to find that the game's still a buggy piece o' pooh.

04-09-2001, 02:58 PM	#7
axel Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: April 9, 2001 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 15	Here's a guy on the Heuristic Park forum who just resorted to re-installing Windows with DirectX 7 and it worked! So this is further strong evidence that DirectX 8.0 is at fault here. ------------------------------------------------------------- And finally it runs... by DoctorD posted 4/9/01 12:55:32 AM Well my friends, after many months of waiting for HPI and Activision to step up to the plate, I finally broke down and decided to try what I deemed to be the last-ditch solution. I reformatted the hard drive, reinstalled Windows (98SE), and only upgraded to DirectX7.0a instead of 8.0. I also put in a new video card, going from a Diamond Viper II to a Geforce Prophet II MX. Since doing that stuff, I have been able to leave town without a crash (there's a world out there!!!) and have played for around 10 hours so far without a hitch. The Windows reinstall has not worked for everybody, but it appears to have worked for me. I still think that HPI/Activision is on the hook for some explanations (I won't hold my breath) since the dozens of other games I own weren't so tempermental to require such drastic fixes. Course, now I find that if you locate and talk to Scabban in the crypt before getting the "find Scabban" quest from the Wizard's Guild, it won't register- you can't get credit for the quest. Gads- I hope that I don't get all excited about FINALLY being able to play only to find that the game's still a buggy piece o' pooh.