OK This Sux N4 Won't Run Here either.

Finally got N4 today, will not run!! Just spent $4000.00 on a new system and N4 won't run, have not had any problems with any other game, I have been a long time papy fan, and have bought everything they have every done, but this really sux, what is up with this.. anybody found a way around it. System is New Dell 8100 P4 1.5ghz Geforce 2 Ultra 64 meg card Soundblaster Live Full Version 256 PC800 Ram NEC DVD 5700A Sony CDRW CRX160E DirectX8a 21" Trinitron Monitor

>"Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote > Just spent $4000.00 on a new system and N4 won't run, have not had any > problems with any other game, I have been a long time papy fan, and have > bought everything they have every done, but this really sux, > what is up with this.. anybody found a way around it. System is So vague you are... That's like saying "I'm having a problem with my PC, anybody found a way around?" What exactly is the problem? -- -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> -- May the Downforce be with you... -- http://www.ymenard.com/ -- People think it must be fun to be a genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

Sorry, just so upset, The game will load do the movie thing hang at the splash screen. I have deleted and reinstalled from both drives 3 times, does the same thing running off either drive. Thanks Morris "ymenard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:xWTg6.6964$[email hidden]...

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> >"Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote > > Just spent $4000.00 on a new system and N4 won't run, have not had any > > problems with any other game, I have been a long time papy fan, and have > > bought everything they have every done, but this really sux, > > what is up with this.. anybody found a way around it. System is > > > So vague you are... > > That's like saying "I'm having a problem with my PC, anybody found a way > around?" What exactly is the problem? > > > > -- > -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> > -- May the Downforce be with you... > -- http://www.ymenard.com/ > -- People think it must be fun to be a genius, but they don't realise how > hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world. > > >

you tried the Detonator Drivers for your Video Card? I had that problem at first and it's now fixed I got same vid card as you......... fluffypony

On Fri, 9 Feb 2001 09:32:28 -0600, "Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Sorry, just so upset, The game will load do the movie thing hang at the >splash screen. I have deleted and reinstalled from both drives 3 times, does >the same thing running off either drive. Probably not related, but have you tried the NoCD patch yet? ftp://209.236.41.230/N4_nocd.exe Jan

Well, finally just let it sit at that splash screen and low and behold 5min. later it finally goes in to the game. I must say even running at 1280x960x32 and 4X FSAA the graphics are a big let down. I still get avg. 36fps, but nothing comes close to looking as good and sharp as HEAT. I am really disappointed so far. Another weird thing is that i loaded it on my PIII800, with a 32 Geforce 2 and it loads 3 times faster and looks the same. "Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Finally got N4 today, will not run!! > > Just spent $4000.00 on a new system and N4 won't run, have not had any > problems with any other game, I have been a long time papy fan, and have > bought everything they have every done, but this really sux, > what is up with this.. anybody found a way around it. System is > > New Dell 8100 P4 1.5ghz > Geforce 2 Ultra 64 meg card > Soundblaster Live Full Version > 256 PC800 Ram > NEC DVD 5700A > Sony CDRW CRX160E > DirectX8a > 21" Trinitron Monitor > >

**** Post for FREE via your newsreader at post.usenet.com **** Ok, I downloaded it (and yes, I've bought the CD, I just despise this CP nonsense). I'm chicken-shit to launch it though :) Could be a Trojan. Anyone else actually run this program yet? -Larry "Jan Loebzien" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Fri, 9 Feb 2001 09:32:28 -0600, "Morris Jones" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Sorry, just so upset, The game will load do the movie thing hang at the > >splash screen. I have deleted and reinstalled from both drives 3 times,does

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> >the same thing running off either drive. > > Probably not related, but have you tried the NoCD patch yet? > ftp://209.236.41.230/N4_nocd.exe > > > Jan

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On Fri, 9 Feb 2001 11:17:46 -0600, "Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> thus spoke:

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>Well, finally just let it sit at that splash screen and low and behold 5min. >later >it finally goes in to the game. I must say >even running at 1280x960x32 and 4X FSAA the graphics are a big let down. >I still get avg. 36fps, but nothing comes close to looking as good and sharp >as HEAT. I am really disappointed so far. >Another weird thing is that i loaded it on my PIII800, with a 32 Geforce 2 >and it loads 3 times faster and looks the same.

It's probably being caused by the copy protection and your DVD drive. I've noticed that quite often the copy protected cdroms also cause the video sequneces to play jerky and slow. -- Jagg

I'm afraid the AA is going to be your biggest draw. If you can live without it you will be much faster.Thats probably why it took so long to load. Are you using D3D or Open GL. Make sure you have V-Synch off as well. The GeForce cards seem to run N4 best in Open GL. I also noticed it loaded slow and I formatted and did a fresh OS reinstall and it cut the time ot load from 2 minutes to about 20 secs. "Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Well, finally just let it sit at that splash screen and low and behold5min. > later > it finally goes in to the game. I must say > even running at 1280x960x32 and 4X FSAA the graphics are a big let down. > I still get avg. 36fps, but nothing comes close to looking as good andsharp

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> as HEAT. I am really disappointed so far. > Another weird thing is that i loaded it on my PIII800, with a 32 Geforce 2 > and it loads 3 times faster and looks the same. > "Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Finally got N4 today, will not run!! > > > > Just spent $4000.00 on a new system and N4 won't run, have not had any > > problems with any other game, I have been a long time papy fan, and have > > bought everything they have every done, but this really sux, > > what is up with this.. anybody found a way around it. System is > > > > New Dell 8100 P4 1.5ghz > > Geforce 2 Ultra 64 meg card > > Soundblaster Live Full Version > > 256 PC800 Ram > > NEC DVD 5700A > > Sony CDRW CRX160E > > DirectX8a > > 21" Trinitron Monitor > > > > > >

Ok, don't know why but after I went in multiplayer and changed the connection type off the modem that is no longer installed to tcp/ip the load times is now about 10 seconds, much more like it. "Mike Grandy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:EXXg6.4762$[email hidden]... > I'm afraid the AA is going to be your biggest draw. If you can livewithout > it you will be much faster.Thats probably why it took so long to load. Are > you using D3D or Open GL. Make sure you have V-Synch off as well. The > GeForce cards seem to run N4 best in Open GL. I also noticed it loadedslow

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> and I formatted and did a fresh OS reinstall and it cut the time ot load > from 2 minutes to about 20 secs. > > > "Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Well, finally just let it sit at that splash screen and low and behold > 5min. > > later > > it finally goes in to the game. I must say > > even running at 1280x960x32 and 4X FSAA the graphics are a big let down. > > I still get avg. 36fps, but nothing comes close to looking as good and > sharp > > as HEAT. I am really disappointed so far. > > Another weird thing is that i loaded it on my PIII800, with a 32 Geforce

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> > and it loads 3 times faster and looks the same. > > "Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Finally got N4 today, will not run!! > > > > > > Just spent $4000.00 on a new system and N4 won't run, have not had any > > > problems with any other game, I have been a long time papy fan, and

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> > > bought everything they have every done, but this really sux, > > > what is up with this.. anybody found a way around it. System is > > > > > > New Dell 8100 P4 1.5ghz > > > Geforce 2 Ultra 64 meg card > > > Soundblaster Live Full Version > > > 256 PC800 Ram > > > NEC DVD 5700A > > > Sony CDRW CRX160E > > > DirectX8a > > > 21" Trinitron Monitor > > > > > > > > > > > >

Are you sure the proper version of Direct X is installed? -- Scott B. Husted PA-Scott The Pits: PowerSims Magazine (http://www.theuspits.com) Morris Jones <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Finally got N4 today, will not run!! > > Just spent $4000.00 on a new system and N4 won't run, have not had any > problems with any other game, I have been a long time papy fan, and have > bought everything they have every done, but this really sux, > what is up with this.. anybody found a way around it. System is > > New Dell 8100 P4 1.5ghz > Geforce 2 Ultra 64 meg card > Soundblaster Live Full Version > 256 PC800 Ram > NEC DVD 5700A > Sony CDRW CRX160E > DirectX8a > 21" Trinitron Monitor > >

Morris, It comes down to taste but I find the OpenGL graphics much inferior to the D3D appearance. BUT.. with my ASUS V7700 GeForce 2 GTS 32mb card, I get better performance with OpenGL but no so much so its worth the downgrade in appearance. I find N3 at 1024, TnL enabled, and all detail turned up to be quite nice. Not as 'flashy' as HEAT, but unlike HEAT, N4 it is a raceable product ;) Make sure you have V-sync turned off. -- Scott B. Husted PA-Scott The Pits: PowerSims Magazine (http://www.theuspits.com) Morris Jones <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Ok, don't know why but after I went in multiplayer and changed the > connection type off the modem that is no longer installed to tcp/ip the load > times is now > about 10 seconds, much more like it. > > "Mike Grandy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:EXXg6.4762$[email hidden]... > > I'm afraid the AA is going to be your biggest draw. If you can live > without > > it you will be much faster.Thats probably why it took so long to load. Are > > you using D3D or Open GL. Make sure you have V-Synch off as well. The > > GeForce cards seem to run N4 best in Open GL. I also noticed it loaded > slow > > and I formatted and did a fresh OS reinstall and it cut the time ot load > > from 2 minutes to about 20 secs. > > > > > > "Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Well, finally just let it sit at that splash screen and low and behold > > 5min. > > > later > > > it finally goes in to the game. I must say > > > even running at 1280x960x32 and 4X FSAA the graphics are a big let down. > > > I still get avg. 36fps, but nothing comes close to looking as good and > > sharp > > > as HEAT. I am really disappointed so far. > > > Another weird thing is that i loaded it on my PIII800, with a 32 Geforce > 2 > > > and it loads 3 times faster and looks the same. > > > "Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:[email hidden]... > > > > Finally got N4 today, will not run!! > > > > > > > > Just spent $4000.00 on a new system and N4 won't run, have not had any > > > > problems with any other game, I have been a long time papy fan, and > have > > > > bought everything they have every done, but this really sux, > > > > what is up with this.. anybody found a way around it. System is > > > > > > > > New Dell 8100 P4 1.5ghz > > > > Geforce 2 Ultra 64 meg card > > > > Soundblaster Live Full Version > > > > 256 PC800 Ram > > > > NEC DVD 5700A > > > > Sony CDRW CRX160E > > > > DirectX8a > > > > 21" Trinitron Monitor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

On Fri, 9 Feb 2001 12:42:02 -0500, "Dog-Leg" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>**** Post for FREE via your newsreader at post.usenet.com **** > >Ok, I downloaded it (and yes, I've bought the CD, I just despise this CP >nonsense). > >I'm chicken-shit to launch it though :) Could be a Trojan. > >Anyone else actually run this program yet? > >-Larry

Ever hear of a virus checker? ~daxe

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> > On Fri, 9 Feb 2001 12:42:02 -0500, "Dog-Leg" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >**** Post for FREE via your newsreader at post.usenet.com **** > > > >Ok, I downloaded it (and yes, I've bought the CD, I just despise this CP > >nonsense). > > > >I'm chicken-shit to launch it though :) Could be a Trojan.

C'mon, dont be a wus! Run it!!! It won't hurt a bit.... =:o

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> >Anyone else actually run this program yet? > > > >-Larry > > Ever hear of a virus checker? > > ~daxe

A virus checker will find....viruses, small parasite programs that attach themselves to legitimate application .exe files. A Trojan or malicious .exe is a whole different critter and will NOT be detected by a run of the mill virus zapper program. -GRC ============ Anti-Spam measures have been taken! Remove duplicate letters to reply.

Dude, I'm sorry you can't get N4 to run, but next time you feel like blowing $4000 call me first please. I can build a system that would kick that ones butt and the leftover 2 grand sure would come in handy right now. Ed Benson "Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Finally got N4 today, will not run!! > > Just spent $4000.00 on a new system and N4 won't run, have not had any > problems with any other game, I have been a long time papy fan, and have > bought everything they have every done, but this really sux, > what is up with this.. anybody found a way around it. System is > > New Dell 8100 P4 1.5ghz > Geforce 2 Ultra 64 meg card > Soundblaster Live Full Version > 256 PC800 Ram > NEC DVD 5700A > Sony CDRW CRX160E > DirectX8a > 21" Trinitron Monitor > >

On Fri, 09 Feb 2001 19:11:59 -0800, Greg Campbell <[email hidden]> wrote: >A virus checker will find....viruses, small parasite programs that >attach themselves to legitimate application .exe files. A Trojan or >malicious .exe is a whole different critter and will NOT be detected by >a run of the mill virus zapper program. so use a really GOOD virus checker, then..... ~daxe

On Fri, 09 Feb 2001 19:11:59 -0800, Greg Campbell <[email hidden]> thus spoke: >A virus checker will find....viruses, small parasite programs that >attach themselves to legitimate application .exe files. A Trojan or >malicious .exe is a whole different critter and will NOT be detected by >a run of the mill virus zapper program. True. But, I believe you can get a free trogan detector at www.datafellows.com -- Jagg

P.S. It's called F-Script. -- Jagg