I've read thru most of the topics in this forum but i can't find the solution to my problem all night. i used to be able to install and play PotC with clean install no problem, even with standard drivers.
I couldn't load the game last night when i reinstalled it after 6 months of which i did not play.
- running US version PotC
- no glithch in installation
- running omega drivers which i downloaded last night
- game is clean install, no mods
- dxdiag.exe shows no problems except the omega drivers are not certified.
- system running: AthlonXP 1700
1GB memory
~3GB harddisk space after installation
Win XP Pro SP2
Direct X 9.0c (but loads Direct X 8 for this game)
ATI Radeon 9600 XT w/ omega drivers
Windows Media Player 10
SB Live! value sound card.
<u>THE PROBLEM</u>
the game starts the boot screen loading this and that, then i see the black screen with the little icon on the lower right which disappears after a blink. from there on, the game stops. all black, nothing else. no sound. i tried running it in full screen mode and windowed mode. if fullscreen, 2nd time around my whole system locks up and i have to hit reset. windowed mode i can still end task.
<b>compile.log</b>
Init encounters complete.
Init weathers complete. 10 weathers found.
Init character names complete.
Main_LogoVideo() 0
PauseAllSounds
ResetSoundScheme
<b>system.log</b>
Scanning modules
Loading modules...
Loaded 0
Reset...
Initializing CORE...
Creating atoms space: 128
done
initializing complete
Initializing DirectX 8
Techniques: 9 shaders compiled.
Techniques: 179 techniques compiled.
Techniques: compiled by 142690680 ticks.
can someone tell me where the problem came from? if the clean install doesn't work now, i doubt Build 12 would work anyhow.
I couldn't load the game last night when i reinstalled it after 6 months of which i did not play.
- running US version PotC
- no glithch in installation
- running omega drivers which i downloaded last night
- game is clean install, no mods
- dxdiag.exe shows no problems except the omega drivers are not certified.
- system running: AthlonXP 1700
1GB memory
~3GB harddisk space after installation
Win XP Pro SP2
Direct X 9.0c (but loads Direct X 8 for this game)
ATI Radeon 9600 XT w/ omega drivers
Windows Media Player 10
SB Live! value sound card.
<u>THE PROBLEM</u>
the game starts the boot screen loading this and that, then i see the black screen with the little icon on the lower right which disappears after a blink. from there on, the game stops. all black, nothing else. no sound. i tried running it in full screen mode and windowed mode. if fullscreen, 2nd time around my whole system locks up and i have to hit reset. windowed mode i can still end task.
<b>compile.log</b>
Init encounters complete.
Init weathers complete. 10 weathers found.
Init character names complete.
Main_LogoVideo() 0
PauseAllSounds
ResetSoundScheme
<b>system.log</b>
Scanning modules
Loading modules...
Loaded 0
Reset...
Initializing CORE...
Creating atoms space: 128
done
initializing complete
Initializing DirectX 8
Techniques: 9 shaders compiled.
Techniques: 179 techniques compiled.
Techniques: compiled by 142690680 ticks.
can someone tell me where the problem came from? if the clean install doesn't work now, i doubt Build 12 would work anyhow.