AllenKG2001

quote: Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this? Yep. Windows 98! This was a problem with 98 and shutting down. There is a patch somewhere for it. If I were you, just upgrade your OS.

Viper2000, your video drivers are not up to date! Download version 30.82 from nvidia site. Make sure the video acceleration tab is down one notch. (Right mouse click on your desktop and from menu select properties. From the Display properties window select Settings. Now click on advanced and select the Trouble shooting tab.) When done this, un-install game, delete the 3000 folderAD folder and then re-install game. Then just load the 1.0.07 patch from the game folder e.g. (c:program Files3000adbattlecrusiermillennium) and then unzip the 1.0.07 script update patch to the data folder. Don't bother with any other patches until the .exe file comes out! I find doing this in this order should help solve afew probs. It helped on my machine which is simular to yours. Note: Make sure you update your system before un-installing and re-installing! Note2: Make sure you have no other programs running in background(NOT even antivirus!) - Ctr,Alt,Del and end all tasks except Explorer and Toolbar- when running the game. Note3 : Make sure you have DirectX 8.1! Note4: If all else fails, un-install Windows98 and re-install it(Windows98 is crap!) [ 10-08-2002, 06:15 AM: Message edited by: Lightning Bolt Man ]

quote: heh, just wait until you hear what we have in store for you. Those artifact bugs? Well, they're not bugs. Go back and read the appendix data and you'll see the bit about system upgrade artifacts not requiring the RE to analze them (though she'll still try to, since its her job). Which is why the three you reported, work. Yea I noticed that which is why I was confused. The artifacts page says you can install them without being analzed, but the command craft officers page says the RE needs an AI of 65 for the TA, 65 for the karanian reactor and 85 for the POD. It also say's and I quote: "Upgrade artifacts such as the Tacyon Anagram Shield and the Karanian Mark IV Reactor are only available as upgrades in Logistix after they have been analyzed..." Please don't put me in the airlock with Resnig! Well, I'm glad that's cleared up so now you can get on with the more important things. Like BCMG and BCG!! [ 10-07-2002, 09:48 PM: Message edited by: Lightning Bolt Man ]

I've just been training up my pilots. I put Resnig in a shuttle a lanched him and then sent my fighters out after him! Cmdr. "Resnig, I need you to go out on an important mission." Resnig "Yes sir?" Cmdr. "Yep, just take a shuttle and fly around for a bit, there's a good chap!" (I wonder if the game will actually allow you to do this? *goes off to find out*)

quote: Thanks Lightning Bolt Missy, we'll take if from here. Er, I think there's a typo error in my name!

Just comfirmed. Un-installed game ( deleted bc3000 folder) then re-installed. Applied patch 1.0.07 from the game folder and unzipped script update files to data folder. Started new game, selected MEGARON ship. 1. First, sold all spare parts and weapons at GALCOM. 2. Purchased TA shield (noted RE's AI at 22). 3. Left station and upgraded shield to TA sheild(assigning all 10 engineers). 4. When upgrade was complete, went to bridge view where RE said "I have no idea how this thing works" and CE informed me that the shield had been repaired. 5. Went to TACOPs and selected my ship and noted shield strength of 5000 instead of 3500. Will try the other artifacts (Karanian reactor and POD) and post back when I earn more credits to do so.

quote: assuming that report from Lighting Bold Missy, about artifacts, is in fact a bug. Hey, I heard that! Anyway, like I say, I'm gona check on it for you and report back. Will start a new game using 1.0.07 with script updates and try to reproduce it.

Check if you have power allocated to the transporter in Logistix.

quote: - Sometimes I'm driving my own OC (an ATV) shooting everything and enjoying , when suddenly the main gun starts discharging until DON'T SHOOTS! . Does anybody know why? Were you shot at all, maybe you guns have been damaged?

(takes cover!)

Good work on the forum Remo. BTW if you need any help with implementing some of your ideas on the web page just let me know and I can help free your hands a little for you. Just give us an email.

1. Using the steps from my previous post. Artifacts are TA shield, PAD and Karanian reactor. Infact I buy all artifacts but can only install the above 3 and use them. The TA shield gives me 5000 shield strength, I can shot with the PAD (I think, could be wrong. It fires a constant beam, as to how much damage it's doing I don't know so ignore me on that one till I find out for sure), the Karanian reactor gives me extra power output. RE's AI was about 25 at this time. 2. No problem, I'll just check that one again some time. I'm sure it happened but will double check for you. 3. Sorry I should have said, but I was using the continue as well, that's when I first noticed it. Anyway, I will try and sort some of these out myself when I get more time. I'll just put up with it for now, still enjoying the game.

1. Mother, OK (it was just that I could select both Direct and Mother control). 2. steps: 1. Sell all spare parts on ship. 2. Buy bridgeviewers from Galcom and keep selling at Lyrius. 3. When have enough credits, buy artifacts from Galcom. 4. Install one at a time using all ten engineers for each one. 5. Use artifacts. I could do this in version 1.0.07! Hope the above helps to reproduce it. 3. I did take note of EX points and they didn't go up. But like you said, this was from version 1.0.08RC15 so unsupported. No probs. 4. I did read the post which is why I done everything posted first before posting this. It may be my system but I only got the parts a few months back. Would it be corrupted files? 5. Sorry, my mistake. 6. I must of missed that, OK. What I will do is run the game in 1.0.07 and see if I still get any of the above. Strange that you can't reproduce the artifact prob! I've been doing that for ages and didn't realise it was a bug! Please help on the game crashing prob as it's really annoying having to go back to even older saved games. Sometimes I'm too scared to save incase this happens! please check my system specs and notes on previous post. Thanks (runs and hides again)!

A few probs to report, some have already been touched in a different post. 1. When Flight Officer is off duty ( and all other officers for that matter), I can still select direct AI control. Who's flying the ship? 2. Currently RE officer AI is 31, still able to install and use TA shield, PAD and Karanian reactor! These items were installed about 2 hours into game so RE's AI was alot lower then as well. Also note, she still said "I have no idea how to use this thing" when I purchased them! 3. Sometimes when capturing a space station, I've noticed I didn't gain any EX points or combat shield! Namely the Ter/Ins station somewhere( Can't remember exactly) between the Polaris system and Trenis system. 4. I know this one has been posted but I'm still getting probs with it, even though following all instructions from this post, the FAQ and VCF. When resueming or restoring some games (Not all the time) the game crashes. Sometimes I can end the task and then reload the game to the same conculsion and sometimes just have to restart computer altogether. My current system specs is in my sig but note at mo when I re-installed game I forgot to add the 1.0.0.8 RC18 patch so currently RC15, also I have just updated my onboard sound drivers. I have moved the acceleration slider down a tad for video card and selected all options in the Direct 3D as said in FAQ. I'm running Windows 2000 with all updates and DX 8.1b. When running the game, only the sound control icon is in taskbar. Desktop display is 1024x768 16bit high colour. Also, I start the game using the batch file containing echo off start /high bcm.exe -n -x0 Please help! P.S. This is prob not a bug( and I'm sure it's not) but ships can just bounce off each other and even space stations, wouldn't they exployed? Anyway, here's hoping I don't get shouted at ( runs and hides)!

Oh GOD!!!

Sorry SC, my fault!

I've been playing BCM now for a while these last few weeks, my current game is about 16 hours into. I have to say that I have loved every minute of it!! I've only come across a few probs with the game which most are known and currently being sorted out so thats fine with me. All said, I still feel that there may need to be a few changes made to some areas of the game. My current game as I said is 16 hours into and I'm already a Strategic Commander about to be a Tacops Commander( alot of this time was spent trying to work out or get working, planetry assaults which I later found out half the the things I wanted to do were known bugs, never mind I didn't really have a problem with this as we all know SC is working on it). I just feel the game is a little to easy in some parts. Capturing a space station for example, cloak, jump to station and shoot with PA IOD till SOS and then capture. Works every time with no-one even shooting at me. Shooting down anything is easy, be it a super carrier or a small fighter, just as soon as their in my scope, let of loads of missiles and BANG, their dead. At this point I should say that I'm not complaining, just more pointing out things that may have been over-looked! I wonder if anyone else has noticed this? Also, I'm NOT using any cheats! I think that the artifact upgrades should not be able to be used until the RE has analyzed them, like the TA shield and PA IOD. Also, the PA IOD should have a shot period and then a re-charge time. By this I mean, it will shoot for a while, then you have to wait for it to re-charge. This will stop the ability to just cloak and use it on space stations. I think also, the HSSD(Hyperion Sub Space Device) should have a re-charge for it as well, to stop jumping to a system, and if there is loads of bad guys, just jumping away again like a coward. Lastly, I think the experience points to go up ranks should be increased to make it longer to become higher ranked. How does anyone feel about any of the above and like I say their just ideas and NOT complaints? Does anyone else have different ideas? Looking forward to MP and BCMG.

quote: i prefer chickens! Not the chickens again! How about a nice sish gam kebaab! Covered with chili sauce in pita bread!

quote: What color scheme would you guys like to see for our new forum. I was thinking different shades of gray, but I'm not sure yet. That sounds fine, gives it that military look!

quote: so your the one! i'm member #5! He,he

Hi everyone, I'm back from my 2 day programming training. I've missed playing BCM, I think some serious gam-butt-kicking is in order tonight! How are things shaping up for the new web site? Just been to the new comanders forum, looks good. I'm member number 4!

Reporting in!

quote: He's probably running the Beta 1.0.08 patch. Ignore him. So thats what it is! So it was me, Sorry!

I have two related sort of problems, but with DEPLOYING personnel with shuttles and teleporter. 1. My first problem is, I prep the marines for combat, when ready assign them to shuttle 1 though Tatical and also assign someone to pilot the shuttle (one of the officers say). With Tacops I find an area on a planet to deploy the toops, I set waypoints for SC1 to deploy team and then wait for orders. The shuttle goes down, lands but does not deploy toops! Am I doing something stupid, I've read the manuel and appendix but no joy. Maybe I missed something? 2. Also, after teleporting marines down to the surface, why do they just stand there. And when I give them orders they auto select themselves for evac and sometimes only half the teams lands, the others dissappear. Whats going on here, again am I doing something stupid coz I'd like to know how to do this properly. Please help someone!

Hey, I use to be a computer engineer. Had the coffee cup holder problem a few times with some customers. Some of the other best ones we had was we asked someone to send a copy of a program they were having problems with in and when the letter arrived, we found they sent a photocopy of the disk! Another person sent in a box with a note on it saying "Wont boot!". We opened up the box to find a pair of boots in it! And you wont (or probably will) believe the amount of people who send their computer in with the recycle bin full of porn!