Wonky

O.k now.. I have figured the problem out myself.... Whoever did this at 'BattleFront' needs to be put up against the wall, and be 'tickled' to death !!! What a dumb idea !!!!

Ops...sorry.. Which one should it go to then ? New to this...

I have downloaded Theatre of War 2 Africa 1943, and all is O.K up to the time when somebody,or something is destroyed... then the game enters the 'pause' mode... This drives me NUTS. :mad:... I have made sure the 'Pause' in set up, is NOT selected, and still the thing stops... I found the file within the game that gives you all the specs etc, BUT, it will not allow you to change any of the settings.. so the section on 'Messages', that lists the option's, will not allow me to put 'None', instead of 'Pause' and whatever else it says, and then 'save'..... So... what do I do to stop that annoying, and frustrating, 'pause', which is spoiling what would be a good 'sim'.... Look forward to someone who is wise, and knows how to fix this... All the best...... Wonky :cool:

Well chaps.. All working well now on the NEW 9.7 version.. Please download from ATI, but only if you are using ATI. I downloaded the FULL 9.7 catalyst version.. All works 100% with all set to max on video settings... Really happy now:D Wonky

Think you are having the same problem as many of us with this so called 'super,space age, way ahead of the future, :rolleyes :video card.....:mad: Welcome to the club!!! :confused: Wonky... Toddle Pip..

I did try that, but my new system that has the old XP, as I requested that instead of the Vista, which I have on my laptop (and TOW works on that, but everything is set to 'min', giving me a 6 -8 frame rate. That uses a GE driver.. but at least it works!!) The reason I had the XP pro installed, is because when I first got my laptop, which came with the Vista, it gave me nothing but trouble (meaning Vista), so after reloading Vista 3-yes 3 separate times from scratch, with the Dell technical (?) rep, I swore never to have Vista again. So when I ordered my new desktop, I only bought it on the understanding that it have the XP pro version, which I now have, and used to have, without all this headache with Vista. For your info, it is a Dell XPS 625, which I love, but for the fact I cannot get TOW... I did try and download the 9.2 Catalyst, but for whatever reasons, it does not seem to like that, and won't except my attempt to change from what it already has. So as I am very careful, with what I do with these computers now, after my laptop disasters, I am leaving alone.. I think you can understand my logic there.. Thanks for the interest on my problem 'Sneaksie', don't worry, there are not any bridges around here deep enough.. I just hope that AMD change there way of thinking, and READ my complaints, and DO something about there drivers.. In the meantime Toddle Pip..

Sneaksie.... I'm crying..balling my eyes out.. I think that I will jump off the nearest bridge!! Toddle Pip...

Thank you 'Sneaksie' for your very prompt reply.. You conformed what I always though with the OpenGL. as you can see from my posts, the NEW driver from AMD, is more then useless.. worse then the 9.4, at least with that I had about two seconds before the picture went 'nuts', now it does that straight away, as soon as the picture appears.. big improvement? yea right.. bloody useless, that's what. I have sent complaints to AMD, describing the problem.. But no reply.. They must be having there cup of coffee and a doughnut.. Just a question for you. Why did you use OpenGL, and not Direct3D in the first place, when evidence has shown before on many other games that Open GL is a pain in the you know were... Maddox games, famous for IL2 series, gave you the choice of using either Direct3D, or OpenGL.. At least they give you the option of which one to use for whoever s system . Is it not possible to make a patch, converting to Direct3D, instead of OpenGL.. I am sure there are many other poor souls out there, that are suffering, but have not said so.. You can see but the many.many posts on YouTube, how popular TOW is... I really appreciate your time, and efforts on this, as we all do I know.. In actual fact, I know there are a few 'pints' standing by for you at the local pub/bar/watering hole etc.... Toddle Pip

Hi JJ Van.. Here is the Radeon driver name that I was using on my old Dell before she 'blew'.. It was a Radeon X800 XT series, with the driver updated every few months until ATI turned into AMD.. They then stopped any support for that driver, but that was no big deal, as TOW had been 100% until the 'big bang' with the computer. Trouble is, I don;t know were, if at all, you could find that driver now.. I would be only to pleased to give you my old, but I know that has 'blown' big time on the old Dell. So that would not be any good I am afraid to you right now.. I confirm that the new 4800 series driver 9.5, on my NEW (YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!) Dell, is worse then 9.4!! on this so called state of the art Driver for the space age.. About time someone at AMD pulled their finger out, and sorted this thing out.. Not at all happy right now, I can tell you..:mad: Hope you have better luck then me bucko... Toddle Pip..

Hi JJ_Van... I will look it up tomorrow if I can.. I will let you know what API Radeon driver I used on my old Dell when it worked 100% for me.. Toddle-Pip ole bean ..:confused: Wonky

Over to you 'Sneaksie'... Please gives us all poor,sad,people a fix that works!!! I am sure I am speaking for all, in sayimg that we have tried everything until we are all 'blue' in the face.. Why is it that TOW2 will work 100%, but, the original seems to be flogging a dead horse...In other words, in English.. It is up the river without a paddle..or, It don't bloody work!!! :mad::mad: Hope you can fix our problem.. as I love this program like all of us I;m sure... Toddle-Pip.... :confused:

Same trouble.. My new Dell, has the 4800 series driver. Have just updated to the latest driver, which will at least lunch the game..But- playing is another matter. Screen going 'nuts' with picture breaking up all over the place. Thing is on my old Dell, which had the old Radeon driver that was discontinued, all worked fine. But once again in the infinite wisdom of AMD, have brought one out that doe's not work. Hoping that perhaps there new 9.5 version will fix it.. But, I am not holding out much hope on that. Like you Guys and Gals if there are any, all works fine with the new TOW2.. Amazing.. Toddle-Pip..:cool: