Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magik Obscura.. getting it to work on Vista?

Firestormalpha · 08-24-2011, 01:52 PM

Has anyone discovered a way to get this game to work on Vista. In the past, I've tried installing it, but when I try to run it, nothing happens. I'm running an oldish HP Pavilion pretty much stock assembly, dual core processor, 1GB of ram. In terms of power, it should be more than capable of running the game, so I'm guessing the issue has to do with compatability.

ElfBane · 08-24-2011, 03:12 PM

Have you tried 'running as administrator' ? How about using XP compatibility mode?

Firestormalpha · 08-24-2011, 09:07 PM

Oddly enough, this install started just fine. Though the GUI keeps overlaying the black borders during the opening videos. It could be a glitch pertaining to the resolution...
Anyways, I'm looking at patches. there is the official patch. v1074
and an unnofficial patch which is reportedly supposed to be used on a clean un-patched, un-modded install. Which do you think I should go for, and who is a reputable provider of the unofficial patch?

ElfBane · 08-25-2011, 05:33 AM

This site has a boatload of Arcanum tweaks and the patches. It's reliability is unknown to me. http://www.terra-arcanum.com/

BTW, I run Win7 with MSE and 7's Firewall. I save to Desktop and scan DLs once they are there. How do you do it?

This has the official patch... http://www.gamebanshee.com/arcanum/

Firestormalpha · 08-25-2011, 11:34 AM

At the moment, with Ad-aware and Windows Defender. So far, I've found nothing in my downloads. I don't know if it's because the files are clean or just because WD's definitions are incomplete. But, my computer hasn't been behaving strangely at all, so I'm going with a clean bill of health.

Firestormalpha · 09-01-2011, 11:41 PM

Well now, that just sucks. Made progress all the way to Ashbury, and I was tackling the haunted castle when I tried to reload and the game 'decided' that my save file was corrupt. The irritating bit is that whatever seemed to happen killed all three of my saves. The two named files and the auto save.

Firestormalpha · 09-02-2011, 07:11 PM

having trouble getting Thorvald Two Stones to join up, Is it because I have magnus in my group or just not enough persuasion? I'm playing the Godfrey Castleburger character, persuasion is at a 3 with expert level training and Charisma is around14/15. Intelligence is over 13 I think, if that makes a difference.

ADD: just found one guide claiming that you have to be at least level 22 as well, I'm level 27, virgil is level 27, I have magnus and Ms. Styles at level 21 each, and dog around level 20, I think., Could it be that I need to have all party members over level 22?If so, that would kinda suck.

Another issue I've noticed, is that I seem to be stuck at 1 fate point. Even when I accomplish something else that should have added another, nothing happens. patched and UAP'd

Could the fact that I'm playing a gnome be a factor?

ElfBane · 09-03-2011, 05:46 AM

I can't help with actual gameplay, I never got far into it.

08-24-2011, 01:52 PM	#1
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 40 Posts: 4,454	Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magik Obscura.. getting it to work on Vista? Has anyone discovered a way to get this game to work on Vista. In the past, I've tried installing it, but when I try to run it, nothing happens. I'm running an oldish HP Pavilion pretty much stock assembly, dual core processor, 1GB of ram. In terms of power, it should be more than capable of running the game, so I'm guessing the issue has to do with compatability. __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

08-24-2011, 03:12 PM	#2
ElfBane Mephistopheles Join Date: March 21, 2004 Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Age: 69 Posts: 1,443	Re: Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magik Obscura.. getting it to work on Vista? Have you tried 'running as administrator' ? How about using XP compatibility mode? __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759. Iraq and Afghan fatalities: 6,855 and counting. Silence IS consent.

08-24-2011, 09:07 PM	#3
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 40 Posts: 4,454	Re: Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magik Obscura.. getting it to work on Vista? Oddly enough, this install started just fine. Though the GUI keeps overlaying the black borders during the opening videos. It could be a glitch pertaining to the resolution... Anyways, I'm looking at patches. there is the official patch. v1074 and an unnofficial patch which is reportedly supposed to be used on a clean un-patched, un-modded install. Which do you think I should go for, and who is a reputable provider of the unofficial patch? __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

08-25-2011, 05:33 AM	#4
ElfBane Mephistopheles Join Date: March 21, 2004 Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Age: 69 Posts: 1,443	Re: Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magik Obscura.. getting it to work on Vista? This site has a boatload of Arcanum tweaks and the patches. It's reliability is unknown to me. http://www.terra-arcanum.com/ BTW, I run Win7 with MSE and 7's Firewall. I save to Desktop and scan DLs once they are there. How do you do it? This has the official patch... http://www.gamebanshee.com/arcanum/ __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759. Iraq and Afghan fatalities: 6,855 and counting. Silence IS consent. Last edited by ElfBane; 08-25-2011 at 05:39 AM.

08-25-2011, 11:34 AM	#5
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 40 Posts: 4,454	Re: Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magik Obscura.. getting it to work on Vista? At the moment, with Ad-aware and Windows Defender. So far, I've found nothing in my downloads. I don't know if it's because the files are clean or just because WD's definitions are incomplete. But, my computer hasn't been behaving strangely at all, so I'm going with a clean bill of health. __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

09-01-2011, 11:41 PM	#6
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 40 Posts: 4,454	Re: Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magik Obscura.. getting it to work on Vista? Well now, that just sucks. Made progress all the way to Ashbury, and I was tackling the haunted castle when I tried to reload and the game 'decided' that my save file was corrupt. The irritating bit is that whatever seemed to happen killed all three of my saves. The two named files and the auto save. __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

09-02-2011, 07:11 PM	#7
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 40 Posts: 4,454	Re: Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magik Obscura.. getting it to work on Vista? having trouble getting Thorvald Two Stones to join up, Is it because I have magnus in my group or just not enough persuasion? I'm playing the Godfrey Castleburger character, persuasion is at a 3 with expert level training and Charisma is around14/15. Intelligence is over 13 I think, if that makes a difference. ADD: just found one guide claiming that you have to be at least level 22 as well, I'm level 27, virgil is level 27, I have magnus and Ms. Styles at level 21 each, and dog around level 20, I think., Could it be that I need to have all party members over level 22?If so, that would kinda suck. Another issue I've noticed, is that I seem to be stuck at 1 fate point. Even when I accomplish something else that should have added another, nothing happens. patched and UAP'd Could the fact that I'm playing a gnome be a factor? __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com Last edited by Firestormalpha; 09-02-2011 at 09:38 PM.

09-03-2011, 05:46 AM	#8
ElfBane Mephistopheles Join Date: March 21, 2004 Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Age: 69 Posts: 1,443	Re: Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magik Obscura.. getting it to work on Vista? I can't help with actual gameplay, I never got far into it. __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759. Iraq and Afghan fatalities: 6,855 and counting. Silence IS consent.

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