Re: Games black screen and crash after startup
Posted on 2023-11-04, 11:57
I tried software, mixed and hardware, but no luck yet. Here is the log.
Re: Games black screen and crash after startup
Posted on 2023-11-04, 00:02
Here is the DxWnd log, I am adding it as an attachment since posting it in full exceeds the maximum number of allowed characters.
Re: Games black screen and crash after startup
Posted on 2023-10-31, 23:32
Finally got access to FIFA 2004 game (I don't own 2005, 2006, 2007 so I will have to get it by other means, but let's hope I don't have to): https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?mode=view&id=177413 I used DxWnd for it: I launched it, drag and dropped the fifa2004.exe and double-clicked the …
Re: Games black screen and crash after startup
Posted on 2023-10-30, 13:50
BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2023-10-30, 12:44: Did you try hooking games to DxWnd? I'm illiterate regarding DxWnd, I don't really know how to use it (never got any games to work successfully). I would rather avoid it if possible, but if there's no other choice I'll take what I can get.
Re: Games black screen and crash after startup
Posted on 2023-10-30, 11:17
giantclam wrote on 2023-10-30, 10:16: Can you detail your machine makeup? Certainly, I hope this Speccy snapshot is useful.
Re: Games black screen and crash after startup
Posted on 2023-10-30, 10:08
Search google for the string 'Guide to Playing Mechcommander 1 and 2 on Modern Systems' ....that only covers Mechcommander but it's a starting point =) Yes, I have done this, but I run into this issue nonetheless. Primarily you "may" have to paste anything like DDrawCompat or dgVooodoo2 to the game …
Games black screen and crash after startup
Posted on 2023-10-30, 02:02
Hello, I have a list of old games I'm trying to run (FIFA 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, Army Men RTS, MechCommander 2) on Windows 11. Most of these games will start, then crash after displaying a black screen. Some others, like Army Men RTS and MechCommander 2, will crash 9 times out of 10, but start …
Re: Some problematic games I've been trying to run for months...
Posted on 2023-04-23, 12:34
BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2023-04-23, 05:06: You might try one more thing: delete the GPU driver and run games with the Microsoft default driver. See if that changes anything I was on the process of doing that now, and still no luck.
Re: Some problematic games I've been trying to run for months...
Posted on 2023-04-23, 01:53
If you were a coder or programmer, you could look into Urban Chaos' source code as it is on github https://github.com/dizzy2003/MuckyFoot-UrbanChaos Alas, I'm not a programmer. If I were, I probably wouldn't be asking for help. :P Apart from the others, short of say VirtualBox and a legit copy and …
Re: Some problematic games I've been trying to run for months...
Posted on 2023-04-22, 19:02
I'm still fighting with this if anyone has any further ideas.
Re: Some problematic games I've been trying to run for months...
Posted on 2023-04-19, 22:01
Thank you for your response, let me go one by one: Random issues on your computer with games that should work is hopeless for us to troubleshoot, but I'll throw out some ideas: Misbehaving HID USB device. You said you disconnected all USB devices. Did that include internal USB devices? Some CPU …
Some problematic games I've been trying to run for months...
Posted on 2023-04-19, 00:26
I've been fighting with these games for months without any progress, and having failed to figure this out by myself, I am desperately asking for your help! - X-TOM 3D (Original CD): This game should work right out of the bat, without any particular compatibility settings or third-party programs, but …
[SOLVED] Snow Wave Avalanche
Posted on 2021-12-20, 16:43
I once asked for help on this same issue years ago , but I have a new machine now, and the solution I was given back then doesn't seem to work anymore. I'm basically trying to run Snow Wave Avalanche/Snowboard Racer/Tech Deck Snowboarding (it's the same game with minor cosmetic changes here and …
Re: Heavy Gear - Cutscenes show blue square
Posted on 2020-09-04, 12:57
Never need to mess with DxWnd (which uses hooks) or load ancient prehistoric codecs that nothing else will ever use on native OS (may break the OS, who knows?), just use a VM. Heavy Gear 1.2 on QEMU WineD3D upscaled at 1280x960 with all graphics details enabled. Play everywhere, including laptops, …
Re: Heavy Gear - Cutscenes show blue square
Posted on 2020-08-31, 17:47
The biggest change would be the GPU. Previously it was a 750 Ti, now it's a 1660 Ti. did you try the game without dgvoodoo. GPU shouldnt change, it should be driver than may cause proble. I tried the game without dgVoodoo, and it works fine under Direct3D mode, but there are some black squares in …
Re: Heavy Gear - Cutscenes show blue square
Posted on 2020-08-30, 20:41
Machine upgraded... how? Because if you were going from Nvidia to AMD, dgVoodoo doesn't like AMD in its current stable version and it could be that. Discrete_BOB_058 has a Nvidia card so it's not that that. Still though, Heavy Gear 2 FMVs should work fine with dgVoodoo (they do here). So something …
Re: Heavy Gear - Cutscenes show blue square
Posted on 2020-08-30, 19:25
I don't think it has to do with dgVoodoo. I had it before in this same system, and it worked just fine. Well I get the blue square box when using dgVoodoo. As soon as I remove the dgvoodoo dlls the video works fine. Doesn't the game work for you without dgVoodoo? Now it's me who has the LOL …
Re: Heavy Gear - Cutscenes show blue square
Posted on 2020-08-30, 17:33
I don't think it has to do with dgVoodoo. I had it before in this same system, and it worked just fine.
Re: Heavy Gear - Cutscenes show blue square
Posted on 2020-08-30, 15:59
I'm not using DxWnd. Only dgVoodoo.
Re: Heavy Gear - Cutscenes show blue square
Posted on 2020-08-30, 13:47
The game uses Indeo Video 5 for the movies and this codec is disabled by default on modern Windows systems. Did you try enabling the codec from the command prompt with the command: "regsvr32 ir50_32.dll" I did that from the K-Lite Codec Pack Tweak Tool, but the cutscene videos still show up as blue …
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