CaptnKarob

quote:Originally posted by dennymala: Well i put some men on duty without letting them prepare but when in the tactical section i look at their inventory i see thet they always have their rifle with them..... even while they sleep.....(good old marines....). Of course! They're Marines arent they! ((USMC 1991-1995))

I don't have the Indeo codec (don't have internet access at home so I can't get the fix from Windows Update). Could that be my problem? I used the /n parameter to disable the Dreamcatcher logo and I thought that was the only thing affected. BTW - I installed a new Soundblaster 16 PCI sound card - great sound, but didn't fix my problem. Now, the only parts of my rig that haven't been upgraded are the motherboard, processor, and power supply. Edit: I just found and downloaded the Indeo 5.1 codec - I hope it works on XP. [ 08-11-2003, 10:12 AM: Message edited by: CaptnKarob ]

I will try that SC, but it had the same problem before I had the patch. Come to think of it, it did it when I tried to play the BCM E2 demo version too. The next thing I will try is a new sound card...

Has anyone here tried this software? http://www.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/~martins/orbit/orbit.html

As a programmer myself all I can say is WTF!

I tried again last night to get BCMG to run for more than a few minutes. I completely uninstalled and reinstalled just as directed in the FAQs, I double-checked my bios settings to make sure my on-board video was disabled (it was), I stopped every non-critical service running and STILL the game crashes! I have tried everything I can think of - everything in the FAQs and all the suggestions from this forum all to no avail. All my drivers are current, I have the latest Windows Media Player (9.0), DirectX 9b, I doubled my system memory to 256MB and bought a brand new Nvidia GeForce 2. Here is some more information about the problems I am having: I start a new game and accept all the defaults in setup. I watch as my BC departs from GALCOM. When the Bridgeviewer comes up, I select the Mars jump gate in the NID and the game minimizes to the desktop. I click on the taskbar icon and the game is maximized again, but I have no Icons. I have the NID, Tacscan, and CVD windows, the HUD and the system status display (minus the Icons on the left of the meters), but no alert indicators or ship/missile icons. Even the image of the Earth is gone. If I mouseover any item I see a blue box where it is supposed to be and clicking it brings up the correct menus. If I go into any other screen (like tacops or perscan) and go back to the bridge everything is normal again. I turn on A/P and HJ to the Mars Jumpgate. I go through thew jumpgate and try to cycle through available targets with either the , or the . keys and I immediately crash to the desktop. Please help! I have been waiting for YEARS for a game like this and I REALLY want to play it.

The version numbers match. I'm at my wits' end here - what else can it be?

Thanks SC, I am fairly certain that I did install the patch properly. I copied it to the Battlecruiser program directory and executed it there as instructed but I will check the version when I get home. My RAM checked out OK. Dreamcatcher tech support thinks I have a defective CD. I have tried everything I could think of.

Thanks Kasey I will test my memory modules tonight when I get home. Yes, I have all the latest patches/drivers.

My BCMG crashes to the desktop every time I play usually around 3 to 5 minutes into the game. It happens every time I destroy an enemy ship, and sometimes when I change targets. Sometimes it happens seemingly random. (I know how hard it is to debug random errors) I have contacted Dreamcatcher Tech support with no luck. I bought a new video card (NVIDIA GeForce 2) and upgraded my RAM to 256 MB. I know my rig insn't great but it is better than the reccommended minimum requirements. (See my updated system profile) I uninstalled and reinstalled the game with no change. Someone please help? I REALLY want to play this awesome game!