I need tech help real bad !

snidley_whiplash2001 · 06-03-2001, 07:01 PM

I bought this game and man was i in a hurry to get homee and try it! did a full install , that went in good , tried to start the game .... it started, went to create characters in the inn and the game will lock up....press the space bar and i go back to windows. this is very disturbing to say the least. my computer ... 533 amd k6 20gb hard 64 mg ram ...seems to work fine with any other game BG,BG2,Sims,diablo1+2,age of empires etc. i have the newest direct 7 program...... what gives?????? help!!!!! anyone please.
sacamron@telusplanet.net OR snidley_whiplash@netbroadcaster.com

Sazerac · 06-03-2001, 07:06 PM

Sounds like a driver problem. What's your card's manufacturer?

I'd run the game in Software Mode first; that may solve the problem. If not, go to your card's manufacturer's web site and download the latest drivers.

Software Mode works just fine for the game. You miss out on some of the lighting effects, but in general, the game is brighter in Software Mode anyway.

Hope this helps! Let us know if you need more assistance.

-Sazerac

snidley_whiplash2001 · 06-03-2001, 07:24 PM

thanks SAZ... but im not much of a computer (0) buff, what do you mean by software mode?

Sazerac · 06-03-2001, 07:31 PM

Okay...when you're in the Town screen, click on the little computer icon on the lower left corner of the screen. This pulls up the Options window. Click on the "Graphics" button. On the "Mode" drop-down list box, select "Software"...make sure you're not in D3D mode. Sometimes that's a problem.

If it's already at software mode, come back and let us know. We'll try to figure out something else.

-Sazerac

Wyvern · 06-04-2001, 10:05 AM

Welcome to the board, snidley!!!

Have you gotten the game to run yet??

Wyv

snidley_whiplash2001 · 06-04-2001, 08:21 PM

Hi all, I havent got the game to work yet, BUT TODAY IS A NEW DAY ! I can tell its going to work. Im sso glad I joined here ,all of you are so friendly and I really appr. the time and effort you all take to answer questions from complete strangers....off i go to try to make it work

thanx all..... scott

RudeDawg · 06-04-2001, 08:28 PM

WELCOME to IronWorks, and the W&W forum !!

Ask around, everyone here is great !

They've cheered me on, and helped me out ! gotta love em!

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snidley_whiplash2001 · 06-04-2001, 08:32 PM

Guess what.. it is in software mode...darn .... any more sugg?, stick of dyno?, chainsaw?, baseball bat maby? lol

Sazerac · 06-04-2001, 08:36 PM

Okay...we're most likely talking a driver problem here.

What is your card's manufacturer? Find out what that is, and then check their website on the internet and see if they have some updated drivers. Download those and install them, and then restart your computer and see if it works.

Also: what OS are you running? Windows 98? Windows Me? Windows 2000? Systems other than 98 sometimes give problems, and there are workarounds for those.

-Sazerac

snidley_whiplash2001 · 06-04-2001, 08:41 PM

Thanks Saz,im running win98 ,im not sure on the card,iwas told that the video card was part of the mother board amd k6 3d now. this is my first computer and im just learning , you must get tired of being bothered by dummies like me lol

scott

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06-03-2001, 07:01 PM	#1
snidley_whiplash2001 Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: sedgewick,Alberta,Canada Posts: 10	I bought this game and man was i in a hurry to get homee and try it! did a full install , that went in good , tried to start the game .... it started, went to create characters in the inn and the game will lock up....press the space bar and i go back to windows. this is very disturbing to say the least. my computer ... 533 amd k6 20gb hard 64 mg ram ...seems to work fine with any other game BG,BG2,Sims,diablo1+2,age of empires etc. i have the newest direct 7 program...... what gives?????? help!!!!! anyone please. sacamron@telusplanet.net OR snidley_whiplash@netbroadcaster.com

06-03-2001, 07:06 PM	#2
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 60 Posts: 7,387	Sounds like a driver problem. What's your card's manufacturer? I'd run the game in Software Mode first; that may solve the problem. If not, go to your card's manufacturer's web site and download the latest drivers. Software Mode works just fine for the game. You miss out on some of the lighting effects, but in general, the game is brighter in Software Mode anyway. Hope this helps! Let us know if you need more assistance. -Sazerac

06-03-2001, 07:24 PM	#3
snidley_whiplash2001 Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: sedgewick,Alberta,Canada Posts: 10	thanks SAZ... but im not much of a computer (0) buff, what do you mean by software mode?

06-03-2001, 07:31 PM	#4
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 60 Posts: 7,387	Okay...when you're in the Town screen, click on the little computer icon on the lower left corner of the screen. This pulls up the Options window. Click on the "Graphics" button. On the "Mode" drop-down list box, select "Software"...make sure you're not in D3D mode. Sometimes that's a problem. If it's already at software mode, come back and let us know. We'll try to figure out something else. -Sazerac

06-04-2001, 10:05 AM	#5
Wyvern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Rural Paradise, MI Posts: 5,701	Welcome to the board, snidley!!! Have you gotten the game to run yet?? Wyv

06-04-2001, 08:21 PM	#6
snidley_whiplash2001 Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: sedgewick,Alberta,Canada Posts: 10	Hi all, I havent got the game to work yet, BUT TODAY IS A NEW DAY ! I can tell its going to work. Im sso glad I joined here ,all of you are so friendly and I really appr. the time and effort you all take to answer questions from complete strangers....off i go to try to make it work thanx all..... scott

06-04-2001, 08:28 PM	#7
RudeDawg 20th Level Warrior Join Date: April 9, 2001 Location: Dallas, Tx, USA Age: 55 Posts: 2,830	WELCOME to IronWorks, and the W&W forum !! Ask around, everyone here is great ! They've cheered me on, and helped me out ! gotta love em! ------------------

06-04-2001, 08:32 PM	#8
snidley_whiplash2001 Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: sedgewick,Alberta,Canada Posts: 10	Guess what.. it is in software mode...darn .... any more sugg?, stick of dyno?, chainsaw?, baseball bat maby? lol

06-04-2001, 08:36 PM	#9
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 60 Posts: 7,387	Okay...we're most likely talking a driver problem here. What is your card's manufacturer? Find out what that is, and then check their website on the internet and see if they have some updated drivers. Download those and install them, and then restart your computer and see if it works. Also: what OS are you running? Windows 98? Windows Me? Windows 2000? Systems other than 98 sometimes give problems, and there are workarounds for those. -Sazerac

06-04-2001, 08:41 PM	#10
snidley_whiplash2001 Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: sedgewick,Alberta,Canada Posts: 10	Thanks Saz,im running win98 ,im not sure on the card,iwas told that the video card was part of the mother board amd k6 3d now. this is my first computer and im just learning , you must get tired of being bothered by dummies like me lol scott

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