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Bungleau · 12-06-2004, 01:06 AM

I've been having problems getting W&W to work on my XP machine ever since I upgraded to DirectX 9.0C. I even managed to get Windows Explorer to crash if I went in to certain directories [img]smile.gif[/img]

I upgraded to the latest video drivers, reinstalled W&W (several times, in fact), and had no luck. In the process, I deleted my last roster.dat

so I had to start a new party. Double

But even then, I couldn't get out of Valeia...

Tonight, I shut down all my protection (Spybot, ZoneAlarm, Popup Killer, and more) prior to playing. Sure enough, the game worked just fine! Live was (and is) wonderful

I also discovered something new that I haven't done, thought of, or seen before. After running down the stairs in the crypt, past the hole where they've collapsed, I turned around and noticed that the top of the stairs wasn't too far away. So I backed up a couple of steps, started running, and jumped back over the hole to the top of the stairs. Success! Now this low-level party can quickly run back to Valeia any time they need to, even though they haven't finished off F'lokis Ra yet

Life's good... just thought I'd share.

12-06-2004, 01:06 AM	#1
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	I've been having problems getting W&W to work on my XP machine ever since I upgraded to DirectX 9.0C. I even managed to get Windows Explorer to crash if I went in to certain directories [img]smile.gif[/img] I upgraded to the latest video drivers, reinstalled W&W (several times, in fact), and had no luck. In the process, I deleted my last roster.dat so I had to start a new party. Double But even then, I couldn't get out of Valeia... Tonight, I shut down all my protection (Spybot, ZoneAlarm, Popup Killer, and more) prior to playing. Sure enough, the game worked just fine! Live was (and is) wonderful I also discovered something new that I haven't done, thought of, or seen before. After running down the stairs in the crypt, past the hole where they've collapsed, I turned around and noticed that the top of the stairs wasn't too far away. So I backed up a couple of steps, started running, and jumped back over the hole to the top of the stairs. Success! Now this low-level party can quickly run back to Valeia any time they need to, even though they haven't finished off F'lokis Ra yet Life's good... just thought I'd share. __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.