Tech Tips (game not working? Read this!)

[Wutang]

awesome tech help but had a quick question about D3D graphic resolution.

I'm using XP professional with a geForce 3 Ti200 with latest drivers but I can't get the game resolution to work properly at higher resolutions above 640 x 480.

I can set it higher but the text is all garbled and not very clear.

Anyone else have this problem?

[ 02-19-2003, 04:11 PM: Message edited by: Wutang ]

[Detah]

Hello:

I'm not certain that you will be able to increase the resolution. But let's check some things first before we rule it out.

Do you have Direct X 8.0? Direct X 8.0 and certain mixes of OS, video cards, and video card drivers are not compatible with W&W. It is my understanding that some of the TNT2 drivers were the main culprit here. So it is quite possible that your Geforce3 (which is a card built on TNT technology) may still have the same problem.

1) Lets do the easier tip first:
a) update your video card drivers (you said you have done this). and
b) go to Display proprerties and reduce your hardware acceleration by 1 notch. If your video card has an advanced settings window, then you need to reduce it by one notch in there too.

2) if tip 1) does not solve your problem, then go back and undo the hardware acceleration adjustment(s). Then I recommend getting the Direct X buster program and bust your Direct X down to 7.0. 7.0 is compatible with W&W and the downgrade should not affect normal computer performance. Altho if you have some new high end games, you may want to upgrade back to 8.0 before you play them.

Detah

[Gungnir]

I have almost the same problem,running W&W with a Geforce4 Ti4200 under XP and the graphics are all messed up.I tried uninstalling Directx 8.1 with Directx Buster and installing Directx 7.0,but I'm not sure it works under XP,and even if it does it didn't solve the problem.

[Wyvern]

Bump

[Detah]

I'm sorry my 2 suggestions did not work for you. I do not have XP. I will not ever buy XP. My suggestions come from talking to people who do have XP and have solved their problems using one of those 2 methods. I do not have any more advice for you. Perhaps another XP techie could chime in now. And please please please post your solution here when you get it resolved.

Detah

[catzenpewters]

I have a new computer and reinstalled W & W, sat down in anticipation to play and... nothing. It won't start. My new PC has Windows XP, and I'm getting the following message when I try to run the program:

"The program you are trying to run requires a current Indeo codec.
To obtain a current driver that is compatible with this version of Windows, please contact the manufacturer at http://indeo.ligos.com."

So I went to the Ligos site and found that I can get the codecs I need by buying Indeo XP for Windows, but frankly I don't want to spend the $US 15, especially since I'm not sure if the game will run even after I get Indeo XP or what other effects (if any) Indeo may have on my system.

Can anyone help? I'm afraid I don't know what version of DirectX I have or what kind of graphics card, nor even how to find out. I know nothing about this new Windows.

Thanks!

[gurthang]

Originally posted by catzenpewters: I have a new computer and reinstalled W & W, sat down in anticipation to play and... nothing. It won't start. My new PC has Windows XP, and I'm getting the following message when I try to run the program: "The program you are trying to run requires a current Indeo codec. To obtain a current driver that is compatible with this version of Windows, please contact the manufacturer at http://indeo.ligos.com." So I went to the Ligos site and found that I can get the codecs I need by buying Indeo XP for Windows, but frankly I don't want to spend the $US 15, especially since I'm not sure if the game will run even after I get Indeo XP or what other effects (if any) Indeo may have on my system. Can anyone help? I'm afraid I don't know what version of DirectX I have or what kind of graphics card, nor even how to find out. I know nothing about this new Windows. Thanks!

I do not believe the game will run properly in XP unless you edit the video files. Check thru the Tech Tips, there is a link for a site that will allow you to make the necessary changes.

[WillowIX]

Originally posted by gurthang: I do not believe the game will run properly in XP unless you edit the video files. Check thru the Tech Tips, there is a link for a site that will allow you to make the necessary changes.

Nope that fix does not apply to this problem. You can't edit those files since they're not avi files. I hope we managed to fix this problem. I know we managed to help one member to obtain the necessary codecs. If that wasn't you catzen, then send me a PM. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Wylf]

I have the full Wizards&Warriors released by CD-Action
as their supplement to their magazine.
This is my problem, and the solution if FAQ did not help me:
I have a problem with the town screen going black and empty
when i enter the game. I can run the game with no problems and
have no problems with seeing the intro movie.
When i select to start a new game in the menu i'm supposed to
begin in some town, but i can only see the framework around the main window.
I can see the empty character portraits, the paper doll, the buttons used to travel to other towns and the buttons for
game options, loading and quiting.
I also see the two arrow in the lower-left and lower-right parts
of the city window and can click them, but it doesn't help.
I have tried to begin a game and click on the black screen,
guessing that i'll enter the guild, but nothing changed.
I have tried all within the game graphic modes and adjusting gamma both in the game and in the control panel of my graphics card. Even if turned gamma to be very bright, it only affected the menu and framework. No matter the setting the center window was completely black.
Also note that when i opened the game options window, or the load game window it's graphics remained stuck to the screen.
As far as i know this means that the town window is not
refreshed.
My specs are:
AMD Athlon XP 2200+, 3Dnow, 1.8Ghz
254MB of RAM memory
Windows version: 98 SE(4.10)
Video card: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400, approx 63.5MB of memory
DirectX: 7, the one that's included on the Wizards&Warriors CD.
Previously i had DirectX 8 and the game did not run on it either.

[Wylf]

I've managed to solve my problem.
I needed to download the Ace Mega Codecs Pak
and during installation pick only
"microsoft video 1" to be installed.
Sorry