No objects show up--only map! (Screen shot provided!)

wad11656 on 31/8/2009 at 22:35

Hey! Well, after hours and hours of fiddling around and looking at like 3 different forums on here and another [not so] random German tutorial on getting System Shock 2 installed on Vista (32 bit), I finally got it!!!:joke::cheeky:

Running it in Windows 2000 compatibility mode seems to work the best, so I'm doing that, in case that affects anything I am about to say.

You see, the problem seems very basic, and you would think there was a basic solution as well. When I open System Shock 2, (I don't get the intro company name, etc. vids anymore, but that's not important at all), and begin playing, I cannot see any objects anywhere! I've never played this game, but I KNOW the levels cannot be so bland and lifeless...I mean...there's NOTHING there. When a box on the screen forms with four little white corners around a "pistol," for example, there's NO PISTOL! It's like that everywhere! All that is there is the level maps but NO 3D objects besides the terrain (map), the robot droids, and the other soldiers. I've only gone through the training stages so far.

What is going on? Can someone PLEASE help me??:o:D

Thanks! Here are some screenies:

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(http://img199.imageshack.us/i/screen01f.jpg/)

Inline Image:

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/350/screen01f.th.jpg
Where's the train?!? (Isn't there supposed to be one?)

(http://img149.imageshack.us/i/screen02n.jpg/)

Inline Image:

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/9268/screen02n.th.jpg
2 random fog things...so cool...??

(http://img199.imageshack.us/i/screen05v.jpg/)

Inline Image:

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9553/screen05v.th.jpg
A very elaborate "medical hypo."

(http://img299.imageshack.us/i/screen04.jpg/)

Inline Image:

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/4848/screen04.th.jpg
What's supposed to be an audio log.

(http://img199.imageshack.us/i/screen03fao.jpg/)

Inline Image:

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9528/screen03fao.th.jpg
A bottle of juice....hypothetically.??

(http://img149.imageshack.us/i/screen06p.jpg/)

Inline Image:

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6135/screen06p.th.jpg
The very decorative training center.

(http://img199.imageshack.us/i/screen07c.jpg/)

Inline Image:

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9590/screen07c.th.jpg
The "plaza" for the training course areas. (The robot droid is visible!)

I truly respect this game and its developers, and want to fully know why it is so respected and enjoyed, so please, please help me fix this problem.

Thank you very much!

EDIT: In case the images don't show up in my post (they don't on my computer for some reason), here's the link to the gallery of my screen shots on ImageShack: (http://img199.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=screen07c.jpg) http://img199.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=screen07c.jpg

Nameless Voice on 31/8/2009 at 22:47

Sounds like your file obj.crf is missing or corrupted.

Double-check that you have the file (it should be in the Res subfolder). If not, you may want to reinstall the game or copy that file manually from the CD. (You may want to do the crf-merge patch from the SS2Tool again afterwards if you choose to copy the file manually).

wad11656 on 31/8/2009 at 23:12

Oh, wooooooooow...THIS would be the problem:

(http://img406.imageshack.us/i/screen11uee.jpg/)

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http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/3319/screen11uee.th.jpg

A folder named obj? And guess what? There's absolutely nothing in the folder! :laff::idea::p:tsktsk::weird: Oh wow. That was smart.:joke:

Well, thank you very much for the simple suggestion or I may have never noticed that empty obj folder! It works BEAUUUUUTIFULLY now!

Nameless Voice on 31/8/2009 at 23:18

Yes, an obj folder will override obj.crf completely if it exists and you haven't patched up your game to move the .crf files into a Res folder.

wad11656 on 31/8/2009 at 23:26

Quote Posted by Nameless Voice

Yes, an obj folder will override obj.crf completely if it exists and you haven't patched up your game to move the .crf files into a Res folder.

I know, 'cause last time I did, (and tried to apply the enhanced graphics patch), the game wouldn't even launch.:confused:

EDIT: Never mind. I think I got it. I have yet to see whether the enhanced graphics mod did anything--the train and garbage cans at start look the same...thank you for all your help! I've seen many posts from you around these forums that are all extremely helpful. :)

Bjossi on 4/9/2009 at 13:31

Quote Posted by wad11656

I know, 'cause last time I did, (and tried to apply the enhanced graphics patch), the game wouldn't even launch.:confused:

After moving the files into the res folder you did edit install.cfg to reflect the new location of the crf files, right?

Crazystars on 24/9/2009 at 19:37

When you see the screen you would like to see, press "prt scrn." Then go to paint and press Ctrlv and save the image. Then you go to imageshack.us and upload the picture, and finally you copy the link for thumbnail and paste it in your post.

D'Arcy on 25/9/2009 at 05:37

Wait... what?

Yakoob on 4/10/2009 at 22:40

Thanks for that useful tip, Crazystars!