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quote: And what did the good doc have to say? Let me know if you want me to email the log file.

It generates an exception and calls Dr. Watson.

quote: I'm Playing Universal Combat. V. 1.01 I didn't see a more up to date patch but I might be wrong. I cant try your advice because I never get a chance to input any commands or take control. It exits the animation and the craft is already crashed I should rename my asset to "Value Jet"OK! 'DONT PANIC' (Hitchhiker's Guide) Actually I've seen this once myself.I ingresed the planet and was immediately on the ground.However it only happened once for me.Like I said previously each type of craft has a different ingress altitude.(The altitude where they enter the planet's atmosphere) If this is a reproducible problem (And I mean 100 percent) record your steps and submit it the ... (hangon)...general issues area. Just for grins exipermint with a different craft.

quote: People passing through EB or even Walmart casually scanning the racks, might stumble across and figure "what the hell" at 19$, buy it and like it. That is how you make new fans. I agree 100 percent.Thats why we need all the VETS online and familiar with the game.

quote: However, I dissagree with charging for patches. Ok. I agree with that. However most of the time Derek does more then just fix bugs. He makes additions to the game, adds functions that were not a part of the original game.Now I'am not a heavy duty gamer, but how many other game sites do you know of where you can communicate with the main game developer?

quote: Fist off, I own all the 3000AD games but just registered and I'd like to say "HI". Now, to the problem. Not sure if this is a bug or human error. I've tried to enter various planet atmospheres and after it displays that cool animation of the craft breaking through the stratosphere with all the flams and stuff as soon as it cuts to the planet surface I'm crashed and ship is damaged big time before even given a chance to take control. I followed procedures IAW the manual (target planet, hit shift+9 then yes to enter planet). Any ideas? Thanks for any help Not sure what version you are playing but try this: After the annimation you are in manual control. Hit the '5' on the numeric keypad to level out. Then 'ctrl' E for cals (Computer Aided Landing System) should land you automatically. Are you playing the new game, Universal Combat ? If so ,the engress altitude will vary with different craft.As an experiment try landing with a different craft such as a shuttle or a fighter.

quote: Derek, color me impressed so far, and congratulations on a job well done! Dreamcatcher can go screw themselves because they tried to kill an excellent title.I agree 100 percent. (OK...200 percent).Its obvious to the most casual observer that this title deserves more than it's reduced status to $19.90(US).I am still trying (to no avail) to figure out what is going on in the minds of Dreamcatcher managment. Dunno .. I guess thats for others to decide.

First of all my compliments to all who cancelled orders of UC due to the controversy between 3000AD and Dreamcatcher games on the matter of principal. However the dam is broken.The game has been released and nothing is going to hold it back.You are missing a 'Kick Ass' game.The graphics are fantastic and the game will only get better. I believe there are other ways we can support Derek and 3000AD. For example he can charge for upgrades(I know from other posts he doesn't want to do that), but if necessary he can and I for one will gladly pay.Also some have suggested PayPal direct to him.I will support that as well.Also as I hinted in another post he could charge for GBS. What I am trying to say here is that boycott In my opinion is not the answer to the problem.Supporting 3000AD is the answer.I mean just look at all the new names on the boards.For every ten people who have posted there are probably another hundred who haven't.These people need support from the VETS like yourselves who have boycotted Dreancatcher.So... do yourselves a favor (and the BC Community as well) get the game and lets move forward.

quote: does any body know if there is a way to get tasks/job if your on planet in a ground vehicle and in a friendly zone and in roam.... or am I just stuck with mining and picking my own targets. I went over the book abit. If I misssed it can some tell me what page??????OK. If I read you right your asking if this game is like ,say Starlancer, where you have discourse with characters which give you certain tasks to perform. The short answer is no... however don't panic. This game is also as much about exploration as well as combat.Try the ACM scenario in which you have a specific task to perform within a given time frame.Hopefully the SC will make available the GBS 3 (Game Builder System) in which you write your own scripts.Even if we have to pay for this it will be a HUGE enhancement to the game.

quote:I can spare a new dell percision workstation, dual cpu, 2Gig,Scuze, ect 24/7 server/workstation. just let me know..Say What!!! If you have decent bandwidth I'd say give it a shot. However, as previously mentioned, you may want to wait for the next patch (hopefully) for console support. On second thought, try it anyway..

Now I remember Beleive it or not the problem may not be directx support.You also need some audio codecs installed to make the game(or demo)work.Try to dig up a copy of mplayer, the old media player 6 from microsoft.For BCM/BCMG I think you need media player 7 or 8? That was part of the problem,getting those media players to install under wine/winex.Maybe there is better support now.

quote:ItÔÇÖs simple really: as of WineX version 3.2.1, BCMG still doesnÔÇÖt run on Linux.Have you tried any of the BCM demos? I beleive the first one only required directx 7. I remember trying this a couple of years ago and of course it didn't work.I did like you did and had to copy the installed game from a windows partition. I have pretty much given up on linux (and wine/winex).Just too much of a hassle getting drivers and stuff to work right.Nice idea though.

quote: The demo is official done and tested. I am going to be releasing it to the public later this month. Also all mags will be carrying it in their upcoming publications. Cool! Christmas in January.

quote: You could try running the console server mode. But since that version is probably buggy (since it wasn't fully fleshed out), you might have other problems.I have tried this (/console command line argument). A window opens up,text scrolls down,get initialization message and then the app terminates.It used to work on a earlier patch.

quote: Should have a fix later this month. Until then, use the transporters for troop deployment. Thanks for looking into this SC!

quote: Right now I just want to get the registration key problem fixed so I can go MP and check out servers etc.Well I can't help you on any registration problems but you do not to need register to play MP.However you do need to upgrade the game to the latest version.Go go the download section of this forum and donwload two files (actually file links).You need V1.01.00 9.87 MB dated 6-02-03 size 10,350,717 bytes.And you need V1.01.01 8.25 MB dated 12-12-03 size 8,654,733 bytes. OK.Now be carefull!From wherever you downloaded these files to, move(or copy) these files to your BCMG directory.Repeat do not attempt to do the patches from anywhere other then the folder where BCMG is installed.If you do not do this some files will not be upgraded properly. OK. After upgrading the game should run.Test it in singleplayer mode first.I personally suggest you play in single player for a while to get a feel for the game.It is not necessarily easy (or hard) to learn depending on what you what to do.There are a lot keyboard commands to learn to take full advantage of the game. At any rate to play MP select the "join mp server" menu item to start MP. If any servers are up available they will be apparent.DreadX has a server up at 16:00 EST and I have my server up usually during the day until his comes on line. And for god's sake save youself much abuse by reading the manual,the manual addendum,the VCF,and the FAQ. Good luck.

quote: Have you tried it from inside a mission zone? i.e. give the shuttle a waypoint that is not on terrain? Anyway, give me all the steps you are using and I'll see if I spot any mistakes.OK, here's what I am doing: 1. Start new roam scenario using defaults. 2. Enter tatical,prep marines 1-4,13-15. 3. Enter tacops,observe earth,select zone ter/mil,earth 288,mbase 202(nice flat area). 4. Set command craft waypoint just outside the MZ. 5. Set SC-1 waypoint inside MZ with orders 'deploy team'. 6. When marines ready send to SC-1. 7. When SC-1 full land command craft. 8. From tacops launch SC-1 and monitor progress.SC-1 definitely lands in MZ.Get the dustoff in 10..5.4.3.2.1. message,SC-1 takesoff with orders RTB.All personal are still on board. 9. Can deploy drone or vehicle no problem. Repeat above in hostile MZ.Repeat above with marine AI 100.Repeat above with a variety of personal.Same result. Be glad to try any suggestions. Thanks.

quote: Just an obvious thing, but after you send the marines to the shuttles do you wait for them to get there before launching or do you just launch after the waypoints are down w/o checking to see that they made it into the shuttle?Thanks for your response.I definitely wait for the crew.I check by watching for the shuttle number icon to glow green.Then click on the icon and select crew and check that all the crew are onboard.Also if the TacOps computer is selected it tells in the waypoint information at the bottem of the screen.

SC - Thanks for your response.When I was doing my tests I was careful to select flat terrain in the tacops computer.In fact, several times I landed the Command Craft and checked the terrain before dispatching shuttles.Apparently I (we) are missing something.Possibly as the developer of the game you are doing something automatically that the rest of us are missing.Maybe sometime when you are not so busy you could give us a walk through.Thanks. BTW come join the MP on the DreadX server.I am also working on a server but the computer I am using has somewhat marginal specs.

quote:For now, use the transporter for planetside troop deployment or man the shuttle yourself and manually deploy. The waypoint deployment issue is being reviewed in Area 51. Keep an eye on the VCF (you'll note that the issue is already listed there) for further developments.Has anybody been able to get this to work yet? It was in the VCF 'Issues under investigation' for the longest time but has been removed with the latest patch 1.01.01 (12/12/03).At any rate I have been unable to get marines or anyone else to deploy from shuttles. I set waypoints in the normal manner,launch shuttle,the shuttle lands just fine,get the dustoff 5..4..3..2..1.. message,the shuttle takes off with RTB order but the marines are still on board.I have tried this with a variety of different personal with the same result.I have also increased the marines IQ to 100 with playmod but that doesn't seem to help.I can deploy space marines in space around stations with no problem, as well as deploy vehicles on ground with no problem.Anyway if anyone has figured this out I would appreciate a heads up.BTW I have read the manual,the addendum,the VCF,and the FAQ.

I had the same problem with my radeon 9000 AIW after upgrading to the catalyst 3.8 drivers. Everything worked fine after going back to catalyst 3.7. Anybody else have problems with 3.8? BTW do you know what chipset your MB uses?

quote:Originally posted by $iLk: Updated my shortcut for the JoinMP and ServerMP stuff, but when I start it from the shortcut, the splash screen comes up, it looks like it's about to open up from the window, and then it dissappears... Don't know if that's supposed to happen or not before we get the patch. Just trying to help out here: I discovered totally by accident that if there is a saved game in the save game folder the JoinMP app will not work. In windows ME you will get a exit to desktop. Moving the saved game out of the saved game folder fixes the problem.