Help plz!!

[CaptnRedbeard]

Everytime i try to start the game this comes up:

Scanning modules
Loading modules...
Loaded 0
Reset...
Initializing CORE...
Creating atoms space: 128
done
initializing complete
Initializing DirectX 8
InitDevice::CreateDevice
The method call is invalid For example, a method's parameter may have an invalid value

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":c" border="0" alt="mad.gif" />

I got Radeon 9000
AMD XP 2200
512 ram
directx 9.1c i think

just updated my drivers...

 

[CatalinaThePirate]

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" /> <b>CaptnRedbeard!</b> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" /> Were you able to run the game before, or is this something new right out of the box?

 

[CaptnRedbeard]

I couldnt even start it once. That comes right out of the box

 

[CatalinaThePirate]

Try uninstalling and reinstall. Perhaps it was a corrupted install. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> Happens... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

Hope that helps! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/onya.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="onya.gif" />

 

[CaptnRedbeard]

Nope didnt help... i think theres something wrong with my engine.ini couse if i try to run the config file it says missing engine.ini or options or something like that...


damnit i really liked this game when i tried it on my friends comp <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":c" border="0" alt="mad.gif" />

 

[CatalinaThePirate]

Ah, I see, now... It may be that your video card drivers, while new, are messing with the game. Radeon 9000 series do that. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> You will need the OMEGA DRIVERS, which you can get at this link:

<a href="http://downloads.driverheaven.net/index2.htm" target="_blank">http://downloads.driverheaven.net/index2.htm</a>

There's more info on them here:

<a href="http://forum.piratesahoy.net/`ftopic20-0`.php" target="_blank">http://forum.piratesahoy.net/`ftopic20-0`.php</a>

and this is their official website:

<a href="http://www.omegadrivers.net/" target="_blank">http://www.omegadrivers.net/</a>

The site seems to be down at the moment, but hopefully will be back up soon...

Hope this helps! (it should!) <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/onya.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="onya.gif" />

 

[NathanKell]

You're not seeing the intro video either, right?
If not, go to resourcevideo and rename all the files to .bak instead of .wmv.
Then try again and see if it was the videos that was the problem.