ToxicFrog on 28/9/2005 at 15:31
On the one hand, this is good in that it's not a problem with my code.
On the other hand, this is bad because that means I can't fix it.
I've got a friend who's going to test it with a GF6800, and next time I'm at home!fergus I'll be able to test it on a GF2 - hopefully you're right and this is just a GF4 issue, or possibly an issue with a few specific driver versions.
TheNightTerror on 28/9/2005 at 16:13
That could very well be the case. Enchantermon and I both don't need the safe_texture_manager fix for SS2, so we probably have very similar, if not the same, driver versions. It would be just typical if the only working driver version for SS1 ended up breaking SS2, eh? :sweat:
ToxicFrog on 28/9/2005 at 16:25
Quote Posted by TheNightTerror
It would be just typical if the only working driver version for SS1 ended up breaking SS2, eh? :sweat:
This is why I stopped using nVidia cards.
bobz on 28/9/2005 at 16:50
I'll report that the first release of hi-res SS1 runs wonderfully on my nVidia 6800 FX. I haven't tried version 2 yet.
Enchantermon on 28/9/2005 at 19:51
Quote Posted by ToxicFrog
If that works, it's an issue with the card.
It worked! :mad: :( That's just wrong.....
Enchantermon
Gudadantza on 28/9/2005 at 20:03
I have a Gforce 4 MX 440 and of course 800 600 and 1024 768 don´t work to me :) didnt work v1 and doesnt work v2.
I think it´s not patch code related. Not driver related. I´ve used a lot of them and not only for this game :). I supposed it wouldnt work because time ago playing a game called spellcross I only could play in 640 480 resolutions without problems, but the option higher not. The message was the same "out of range" and I had a different driver. Of course the game ran on 256 colours svga.
I think there is a problem with nvidia geforce cards and resolutions of 8 bits / 256 colours higher than 640 480 under Windows XP.
I hope this will help a bit.
sorry for my english. :)
Gudadantza on 28/9/2005 at 20:21
Oh, and I must say too that any game that use svga 256 colours and resolution higher than 640 480 dont work to me. Not only the game Spellcross.
Blood... Redneck Rampage...If I switch to vesa modes higher than 640 It dont work.
ToxicFrog on 28/9/2005 at 21:19
Then I think we can mark this off as definitely an nVidia, or at least a GF4, issue.
*stabbity*
Enchantermon on 28/9/2005 at 21:45
*growls at NVidia card*
Well, at least this thread helped me discover the whole new world of SS1 in 640x480. That's something, at least. :p Thanks, ToxicFrog! :thumb:
Enchantermon
Shadowcat on 29/9/2005 at 03:24
I also have a GeForce4 Ti4200, and use the 56.64 drivers.
It took me a while to get around to trying this, and when I reinstalled shock I found that I couldn't run the game normally through Win98 like I've done for years. Sometimes I get an error window, and sometimes the main menu becomes a garbled unrecognisable mess :/ Sigh. I've no idea what has changed since I last played it.
For testing purposes I ran it from DOS and the original game worked fine there. I then applied the patch (setting 800x600 and 1024x768 as the new resolutions) and the game crashes on start-up with:
Code:
Our system has been shocked!!! But rememeber to Salt The Fries
Page fault
EAX: 00000f1c EBX: 2f2f2f2f ECX: 2f2f2f2f EDX: 2fc4c713 TXT: 00000180
ESI: 00836064 EDI: 00836f80 EBP: 00792560 ESP: 00792548 DTA: 00000188
EIP: 0057c449 ERR: 00000002 EFL: 00010212 EXC: 0000000e EMN: 00508248
CS: 0180 DS: 0188 ES: 0188 FS: 0000 GS: 0020 SS: 0188
