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GPL Demo runs/doesn't run

5 posts by 3 people · 19 Jun 2001 01:46 UTC - 20 Jun 2001 02:29 UTC

Cone Killer 19 Jun 2001 01:46 UTC#178066
Greetings, I have ordered my copy of GPL from Chips & Bits but It won't be here for a few days. I D/L the demo hoping to get a few laps in before receiving the full game. On my home system the demo fires up to the splash screen then dumps back to the desktop. This happens with/without the wheel connected. P3-600, 256Mb, 40Gb Quantum, Win 98 SE, RS Shifter (USB) Abit BE6-II, Creative AWE 64, Graphics Blaster RIVA TNT, Linksys 10/100 Ethernet. I have no problems with any other games. The weird thing is that I took the game to work and tried it out on that system and it started and played with no problems (keyboard only). P3-800, 128Mb, 40Gb (dunno), Win 98SE, clone CPU, Sound Blaster clone, ATI Rage (dunno model), 3 Com Ethernet. USB is enabled. Can someone point me in a direction to get the demo running? Will I have the same problem when the full game arrives? TIA, Doug aka Cone Killer
"Cone Killer" wrote...
Quoted text (27 lines)> Greetings, > > I have ordered my copy of GPL from Chips & Bits but It won't be here for > a few days. > > I D/L the demo hoping to get a few laps in before receiving the full > game. > On my home system the demo fires up to the splash screen then dumps > back to the desktop. This happens with/without the wheel connected. > > P3-600, 256Mb, 40Gb Quantum, Win 98 SE, RS Shifter (USB) > Abit BE6-II, Creative AWE 64, Graphics Blaster RIVA TNT, > Linksys 10/100 Ethernet. > > I have no problems with any other games. > > The weird thing is that I took the game to work and tried it out on that > system and it started and played with no problems (keyboard only). > > P3-800, 128Mb, 40Gb (dunno), Win 98SE, clone CPU, Sound Blaster > clone, ATI Rage (dunno model), 3 Com Ethernet. USB is enabled. > > Can someone point me in a direction to get the demo running? > > Will I have the same problem when the full game arrives? > > TIA, Doug aka Cone Killer
Welcome to GPL, Cone Killer. As a little reassurance, I recently tried the demo in a fit of nostalgia and couldn't get it to run although the full game works fine on my PC (more or less...). So much work has been done on GPL that I'm sure any problem you face will have already been overcome. I suspect it's your graphics card, it usually is. -- Tony Whitley GPLRank -0.54 "On some laps I'd get as many as fifteen corners really right, but Moss, he gets them all right on every lap" - Von Trips after the 1961 German Grand Prix.
Hello Tony, Thanks for the advice and the welcome. I D/Led the newest drivers, played with the graphics acceleration and video modes with no improvement. On the plus side, my NFS:PU is running better than ever. Maybe it is time to 'upgrade' my video board but I am loath to choose as every board seems to have some problem with some game. I will try again after I rebuild my rear brakes. I have a time trial this weekend to prepare for. Regards, Doug aka Cone Killer "Tony Whitley" <[email hidden]. c o . u k> wrote in message news:9gms2k$ohi$[email hidden]... > > "Cone Killer" wrote... > > Greetings, > >...
Quoted text (8 lines)> > Can someone point me in a direction to get the demo running? > > > > Will I have the same problem when the full game arrives? > > > > TIA, Doug aka Cone Killer > Welcome to GPL, Cone Killer. > > As a little reassurance, I recently tried the demo in a fit of
nostalgia and > couldn't get it to run although the full game works fine on my PC(more or > less...). So much work has been done on GPL that I'm sure any problemyou > face will have already been overcome. I suspect it's your graphicscard, it
Quoted text (7 lines)> usually is. > > -- > > Tony Whitley > GPLRank -0.54 > "On some laps I'd get as many as fifteen corners really right, but
Moss, he > gets them all right on every lap" - Von Trips after the 1961 GermanGrand > Prix. > > >
Hello Stefan, Thanks for the advice and the links. Lots of good stuff for future reference when GPL gets here. Changing the video modes had no effect on the demo. I played with video acceleration and new drivers to no effect. I'll try again if the full game takes much longer to arrive. Regards, Doug aka Cone Killer "Stefan Zscharnack" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:75DX6.2655$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (7 lines)> Hi and Welcome > http://www.bonghead.org/racing/gpl/gpldemo.htm > http://www.bonghead.org/racing/gpl_help/index.htm > try set desktop to 16 bit 640x480 befor starting gpl demo. > Stefan Zscharnack > >

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