Plankton555 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Hello everybody. I couldn't find any other thread about this problem so... I bought Theatre of War a couple of days ago (the kalypso verison as far as i know, says "kalypso" on the box) and when I installed it, it worked just fine. The next time I wanted to play it, the game shuts down about halfway through the loading of a map. I downloaded the über patch and installed it, all of the new features was installed but the problem was still there. Atm i'm reinstalling the game again to see if I can get it to work now but i have no real hope of that... I have searched the internet and lots of forums and haven't found any solution yet... maybe i'm just bad at searching but... hope someone here can help me. Thanks in advance / Plankton555 PS: I run windows XP The "new-installed" version was "1.7.0.68" and it didn't work after reinstallation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Do you have an ATI video card? If so, reset all of the settings to Factory Defaults in the Preferences tab. This has worked for some of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plankton555 Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 I have a "Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT". Also tried to update the drivers for it but still no change... Tomorrow i will go to the store where i bought the game and see what they think... but i don't think that's where the problem lies, probably something with my computer i need to do... Just to add: The game loads something like 40-45 % of the map before the game shuts down, without any messege or anything, and just leaves me there with the windows desktop. Tried with unchecking "Enable EAX" but it didn't help (saw somewhere that it might help) If there's anything more you need to know to help me, just ask. I really want to play this game /Plankton555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plankton555 Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 I updated the game with the über patch (kalypso version) and when it crashes now it says: "Runtime error #3" or something (don't remember literally) and it tells me to "contact the vendor of this program" Maybe this info can help? (Will be looking a little more myself for this particular problem also) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plankton555 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 This is just getting weirder... I did everything that the troubleshooting guide told me to do ( http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1103&Itemid=30 ) When I wanted to start the game and see if it worked it asked me to insert my DVD... the problem is that it was in the DVD reader... "Please insert the original DVD with the game!" What should i do now?... >.< Ignore the above, the gamestart problem was solved as soon as i had renamed the title.avi to its original name... still the "runtime error #3" when loading the map though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utexgrad88 Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Try changing the Catalyst AI setting in the ATI control panel to Standard. That fixed the issue for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plankton555 Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 Try changing the Catalyst AI setting in the ATI control panel to Standard. That fixed the issue for me. The strange thing is that I don't use an ATI graphics card, I use Nvidia GeForce 8800GT. Since most people who seem to have gotten this problem have ATI, it get's a lot harder for me to solve it. So far i haven't found anyone more than me with this problem AND Nvidia... I will try to install on another computer and if it doesn't work then, I return the game. However, if it works i will search more for the problem on my computer... argh... Well, post any way you think it can be solved here i will test it anyway so ^^ (and thx so far) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eniced73 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Plankton, Did you solve the runtime#3 error? I have 8600GTS's X 2 in SLI mode with a Nvidia motherboard and I am having the same problem. I used to be able to run the game with the same cards but on a ASUS motherboard. Not sure what nvidia drivers I was using at the time though. Funny thing is that I can open all of the programs that come with the game - map editor, scenario maker, etc.. and I can also download and play the TOW2 demo. Not sure what is going on. Let me know if you solved your issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessibalack Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Microsoft's Windows Me, short for "Windows Millennium Edition," is the 2000 version of the world's most popular IBM compatible PC operating system. Improvements in this version include a user-friendlier Start menu, easier compatibility with games and multimedia applications, and an auto-recovery system that allows users to revert to previous settings after a major crash or system problem. This special "promotional step-up" was designed especially for users of Windows 98, released only two year earlier. The upgrade requires a full installation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knokke Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 try playing with various settings in the video options. I had the same kind of trouble and this worked for me. try first putting everything to the lowest quality, then test. If it is working, try buffing up the options one by one until you hit the one who does'nt work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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