KQ1VGA crashes

Message

pass · #1 Post by **pass** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 12:31 pm

When I play KQ1VGA, it crashes just after a few minutes of playing. This is really annoying. Did anyone encounter this, or know how to deal with it? The crashes seem to be in random places and at random situations (i don't do anything special when it crashes).
I use win XP pro, and the computer is pretty new. I tried playing in a window, but that didn't solve it (and also it's too small for me to see anything there). Any suggestions?

#2 Post by **navynuke04** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:55 pm

Do you get an error message when it crashes?

pass · #3 Post by **pass** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:02 pm

Not from the game - the standard windows error.
Forgot to mention - I use 1280x1024, but even when I lowered it to 1024x768 it crashed.

pass · #4 Post by **pass** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:08 pm

Here is the error:
http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/8338/kqerroryt7.jpg

#5 Post by **navynuke04** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:02 pm

Are you using a flat panel monitor?

pass · #6 Post by **pass** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:23 pm

Yes. Now that you mention it, it might also be the cause for a little bit of the screen to be cut off at the sides.

#7 Post by **navynuke04** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:33 pm

Some flat panel monitors have trouble displaying certain resolutions. It confuses me that the game seems to run fine and then crashes. Usually, the game would refuse to run if the resolution was the problem.

You might try checking the "force alternate letter-box resolution" in the settings... (I think that's the name of the option)

pass · #8 Post by **pass** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:09 am

I am using letterbox (if I don't, a much bigger portion of the screen gets cut off).

pass · #9 Post by **pass** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:24 am

I'm also using anti-aliasing and 85 Hz (even though my monitor's max is 75 HZ and is now set to 72), do you think that might be the cause?

Music Head · #10 Post by **Music Head** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 3:21 am

I used to get that sometimes. Never did work out why. I just redownloaded and installed it and it worked from then on.

pass · #11 Post by **pass** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 6:22 pm

Re-downloaded the game - didn't work. Tried starting the game without music or speech packs - still didn't work.... :cry

MusicallyInspired · #12 Post by **MusicallyInspired** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 6:42 pm

Do you have the latest version of DirectX?

pass · #13 Post by **pass** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 8:32 pm

Yeah (9.0c).

#14 Post by **navynuke04** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:16 pm

Are you experiencing the same problems with KQ2VGA?

pass · #15 Post by **pass** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 5:21 am

No. Not only does it not crash, but also the screen isn't cut at the edges.

Cerberus · #16 Post by **Cerberus** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:02 am

that's funny....I'm going through the same thing. KQII doesn't have ANY of these problems...I just figured along the way of doing the second one, they fixed it lmao. The first one does randomly crash. I know nothing about this lab top though so I couldn't begin to give you specs.