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   Buskieboy
   Member

   The last few games I've downloaded, Styrateg, Troll, AlienTerminatorDeluxe, Gregory_Phoenix, have issues when I try to start them.
   I either get "Display failed to load" or the exe simply does nothing.

   Wasting my time downloading these games that don't work is getting boring.
   I noticed the problem downloads are for highly graphical games.
   If I try Rake in The Grass' help email it comes back undeliverable. Nice.
   I realize it's free, but how about helping with the initial set up etc.
   Can rate or comment on usable software.
   Can anyone shed some light on why this is happening?
   Buskieboy

   Posted 14 years ago #
2. 

   Txnnok
   Member

   I just installed styrateg after reading your post on W7 64bit, didnt have any issues and played it for about 20 minutes.

   I would think you have a some software blocking installs or taking away key components either after its downloaded. Also I believe that it does have be activated before it will work, so always run the setup as an admin just in case.

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   Do this. uninstall todays game and delete the zip or rar from the download. then turn off all protection, firwall, antivirus, adware protection and install the game again.

   Turn make sure the gamne works and then turn back on program and run a scan.then run the game again. If the works then that wasnt the program causing the problem.

   If this doesnt work, then tell what kind system you have and do you meet the minimum specs. Windows 98/2000/XP; PC 500Mhz; 128 MB RAM; 3D Video Card

   Posted 14 years ago #
3. 

   wizzard_of_ozz2004
   Games Master

   Sounds like it may also be a screen resolution problem. Try changing your screen resolution and then start the game. I know that was a somewhat common problem with past game giveaways. It may be a pain in the butt, but you may have to change the resolution each time to play it.

   Posted 14 years ago #
4. 

   Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   All those games use OpenGL as the main 3D graphics program. The games always start with the OpenGL as default, not Direct X. You may need to download OpenGL then the problem may be fixed. (I hope)

   Posted 14 years ago #
5. 

   GMMan, Hexadecimal Blacksmith
   Blocked

   @Whiterabbit-uk: I don't think OpenGL is "downloadable", are they? I think they are all included in the graphic card's drivers. I've tried to find a standalone OpenGL download in the past but never managed to. The closest I came was a package for Windows 4.x.

   Posted 14 years ago #
6. 

   watcher13
   Member

   Hey GM, Stephen's probably been too busy too respond or didn't see you post. Here's the OpenGL download link that he posted in the first recent Rake In The Grass game, Archibald's Adventures:

   http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/windows/18800

   Buskie, from the discussion we've had with all these "Rake" games, I'm willing to bet Whiterabbit's right. He usually is, though he gets embarrassed when we say so. :) Although Wizzard is right, too, but the OpenGL seems to sense the resolution properly, so that you don't have to guess what to have your screen size set to when you try to open these games, like you seem to have to do when you're using DirectX/Direct3D with these games. Most of these games you're having trouble with, however, appear to be using 1024x768. If you don't change to OpenGL, you might want to try that, if you haven't already. Good luck.

   Posted 14 years ago #
7. 

   Buskieboy
   Member

   To All: Thanks for the replies. I really appreciate the help.
   As for OpenGL, I searched for it and found 2 instances of it that
   apply to this problem. One seems to belong to Kingsmania the other
   to Beaking. Both of these games wouldn't work, but yet the OpenGL
   seems to have loaded with the game.
   They are:

   opengl2d3d.dll C:\Games\kingmania
   opengl2d3d.dll C:\users\buskieboy\Desktop\beaking

   Interestingly I find no OpenGL for the other games, which I haven't
   uninstalled (yet) as the free time had expired and I can't reactivate them.

   Would the opengl issue pertain to the application (exe) file errors:
   "kingmania has stopped working" after it actually did nothing anyway?

   I am running a HP Pavilion Laptop with 32bit Vista, 1.5ghz, 2GB RAM.

   Thanks,
   Buskieboy

   Posted 14 years ago #
8. 

   Anonymous
   Unregistered

   http://www.opengl.org/

   http://www.g-truc.net/post-0233.html

   http://www2.ati.com/relnotes/Catalyst_912_release_notes.pdf

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenGL (see Direct3D vs. OpenGL). " very good info "

   OpenGL 1.0 (is old) OpenGL 3.2 (New)

   http://filehippo.com/download_directx/

   Direct3D is Microsoft, OpenGL Catalyst drivers best to update & directX

   Posted 14 years ago #

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