Supreme Cmdr Posted March 27, 2001 Report Share Posted March 27, 2001 Speaking of which. I keep forgetting to update the product page to reflect a PIII minimum spec to run the game. Its not like any hardcore BC gamer (not that I'm in the least interested in any other kind) is going to be running a PII 450 (the max PII speed, I think) box, anyway.Archivian, its going to take nothing short of an excorcism, to get that machine to run the final version of BCM, let alone the debug demo build.As for the Blue highlighting on the V3-2K card, its a driver issue. Nothing I can do about it.Time to upgrade bud - IF - you want to play this game. [This message has been edited by Supreme Cmdr (edited 03-27-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Archiveian Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 Thanks for your help everyone. I followed most of your suggestions, except I didn't visit tmanufacturer websites for upadates/patches. No improvements so far, but the game is playable(after I set display to 16 bit). The biggest problem now is thta I can't restore. I will keep checking the forum to see if anyone has a fix for that because I don't want to start all over every time I die. Oh yeah, and for some reason the shortcut doesn't work. I can live with that. Just thought I would mention it.Thanks again. I'm off to play. I'll contact tech support when I get the full version. A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr Nova Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 Yeah, I know. The save game thing really sucks when you can't restore and/or resume the game. Answers, SC? ------------------ Commander Alec Nova (Terran/Mercenary) UCV Dark Outlaw (Modified SpaceStar Class Ship) "To me, luck is useless in life; especially if you've got a bigger gun than the guy next to you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipse Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 ai don't believe you can save/restore IA scenarios------------------ Commodore Kyle Antilles ICV-Eclipse, Destiny Starstation (Nevuela) Commanding Officer, Destiny Spectre Fleet External Beta Tester Battlecruiser Millennium"You can only love or hate something you truly understand" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soback Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 I have a voodoo 3. Updated to the 1.7 drives and under the driver version it reads 4.12.01.0666 is this the correct drives or whats going on? If someone else has a voodoo3 card and 1.7 update, could you please check what it reads under your driver version. The reason I am asking is because before it read 4.12.01.1268 and now it looks like I downgraded the drives instead of upgraded them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrn Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Cmdr Nova: Yeah, I know. The save game thing really sucks when you can't restore and/or resume the game. Answers, SC?Simple: If a demo doesn't have some limitations, then there is no reason to get the full version. Afterall, demos are really only teasers. Rest assured, however, that something as basic as Save/Restore will function exactly as intended in the full version.------------------ Commander Tyrn Marcel GCV Falcon, Wraith HQ (Lyrius) Wing Leader - Wraith Fleet/S.O.G. Hard, Fast, Furious... FIRST! Official BCM Beta Tester Team-5 Co-Leader[This message has been edited by Tyrn (edited 03-28-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 quote:I'll contact tech support when I get the full version....not with that rig you won't.And the only available options on the main menu, are the Instant Action and Configuration options.Apart from that, you can't save/restore IA/TA scenarios either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kush Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 SobackI have a Voodoo 3, and that's the driver version I have too (x.xx.xx.0666). I'm using version 1.07 and generally everything runs fine. I wouldn't bother worrying, 3dfx is out of business, there will be no more driver releases, there is no way to get the 1.06 driver. Relax and enjoy.[This message has been edited by Kush (edited 03-28-2001).][This message has been edited by Kush (edited 03-28-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PeteyG Posted March 29, 2001 Report Share Posted March 29, 2001 Howdy guys. I've been having some troubles with getting the demo to run. My specs are: PIII 600 128 Megs RAM 32 Meg TNT2 Ultra (with the Detonator .0650 version drivers) SB Live! value Windows 98, 2nd Edition 7 gigs free HD space1. I disabled the Z-buffer option 2. My DirectX version is 8.0 3. My BIOS don't contain a 'Video BIOS Shadowing' option, although it does have some kind of Palette Snooping option, which is not active.When launched, the demo will display a black rectangle (where the fabled AVI goes, I am guessing) surrounded by messy splashes of funky graphics. Then, it goes to another screen of some sort, also covered with funny graphics, and plays a couple seconds of music, then stops and freezes. Sometimes, Windows will kill the program, but other times it just freezes there for an eternity (okay, okay, I haven't actually left it going for an eternity, but it's a fairly safe bet).So it seems, even after following the three tips I found here, I'm still unable to play. Which is really too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PeteyG Posted March 29, 2001 Report Share Posted March 29, 2001 Wait a second... I'm confused. I believe I read somewhere that Detonator drivers (of the proper version) were A-okay, and then I think I read somewhere else that Detonator drivers were NOT okay. So could this be the whole root of my problem, me having Detonator drivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipse Posted March 29, 2001 Report Share Posted March 29, 2001 Personally I've used version 650 and had no problems.------------------ Commodore Kyle Antilles ICV-Eclipse, Destiny Starstation (Nevuela) Commanding Officer, Destiny Spectre Fleet External Beta Tester Battlecruiser Millennium"You can only love or hate something you truly understand" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PeteyG Posted March 29, 2001 Report Share Posted March 29, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Eclipse: Personally I've used version 650 and had no problems. Blast! I guess I have no clue as to what the problem is then. Thanks, though, Eclipse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipse Posted March 29, 2001 Report Share Posted March 29, 2001 Just cause they work for me doesn't mean that they aren't causing your problem. go ahead and give a few other versions a shot, see if it helps.------------------ Commodore Kyle Antilles ICV-Eclipse, Destiny Starstation (Nevuela) Commanding Officer, Destiny Spectre Fleet External Beta Tester Battlecruiser Millennium"You can only love or hate something you truly understand" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted March 29, 2001 Report Share Posted March 29, 2001 Trying uninstalling and reinstalling. It definitely sounds like a driver problem.Also, nvidia have released the 758 WHQL drivers already. You can grab them over at http://www.the-ctrl-alt-del.com/Drivers.htm#7.59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloogan Posted April 12, 2001 Report Share Posted April 12, 2001 When I get into the demo, after loading, everything is all the same texture, greenish dots, , the dots make everything look the same, also all of the icons in the game are diffrent, even after reinstall the same thing happens, I have tried the game on my brother's computer with the same files (Copying the files from my hardrive to his computer over the net work) and it worked perfectly no problems. The game used to work fine... Celeron 366 MMX 64 Ram Windows 98 4.10.1998 2gb of free space(HELP!) [ 04-11-2001: Message edited by: Baloogan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kush Posted April 12, 2001 Report Share Posted April 12, 2001 What's your video card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloogan Posted April 12, 2001 Report Share Posted April 12, 2001 ATI 3d Rage Pro Turbo2x AGP 4mb sdram hope u can help... Worked fine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipse Posted April 13, 2001 Report Share Posted April 13, 2001 What vid card does the other computer have. Overall your system might be too low end to run the demo properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Remo Williams Posted April 13, 2001 Report Share Posted April 13, 2001 hmmm! Very interesting I'm using almost the exact same v-card without any problems, except mine has 8mb sdram. Are you using the latest drivers from ATI v.4.11.2560. I had a simular problem before I updated my v-card drivers. Hope this helps. [ 04-12-2001: Message edited by: Remo Williams ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloogan Posted April 13, 2001 Report Share Posted April 13, 2001 wHERE CAN I GET THE DRIVERS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neo_dreamworld Posted April 13, 2001 Report Share Posted April 13, 2001 I have a problem when i try to load the game, it changes resolution and then quits back to the desktop with no errors.No i have tried switching off the video shadowing in the bios and z buffering in vid options, plus using detonator 6.50 drivers instead of new version which i also tried(spec below) Celeron 550 256mb ram 3d prophet mx2 geforce2 with detonator 6.50 Tft 15" Directx 8aCan someone please help as i really want to so this game, just sounds like the game i have been looking for. PS. Can you fly your ship and re-enter into a planets atmosphere?Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neo_dreamworld Posted April 13, 2001 Report Share Posted April 13, 2001 Sorry about typos, i have had a few beers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Remo Williams Posted April 13, 2001 Report Share Posted April 13, 2001 Baloogan you can find the drivers here.ATI Rage Pro Drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soback Posted April 13, 2001 Report Share Posted April 13, 2001 Hey Neo, make sure that your desktop is set to 16 bit resolution and so is the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloogan Posted April 13, 2001 Report Share Posted April 13, 2001 TANKS NOW I CAN PLAY AGANIN YES OH YES beutaful game, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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