KQ2 Freezes at start of new game...

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helix777
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KQ2 Freezes at start of new game...

#1 Post by helix777 » Sun Jan 12, 2003 6:18 am

On Windows ME with KQ2VGA version 1.1 in full screen mode with and without the music pack, when I click on "Begin New Game" the dock scene with the initial dialog box loads and then the game just freezes. Clicking doesn't do anything, the keyboard doesn't do anything. I have to manually shut down the computer to get out of it. The mouse icon appears, but it doesn't move. I didn't have any problems with version 1.0 when I played it, but version 1.1 seems to have this problem. <p></p><i></i>

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Still not working...

#2 Post by helix777 » Mon Jan 13, 2003 3:58 am

No matter what I do, the game freezes at the very beginning of a new game. I would really appreciate it if someone could send me a saved game file of right after the ship on the dock leaves so that I can see if I can play from that point. My email address is qshark777@aol.com. Also, is version 1.0 of the game available anywhere for download? When I played before on that unpatched version, the game worked fine. <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Still not working...

#3 Post by Anonymous Game Creator 2 » Mon Jan 13, 2003 6:27 am

Does the game freeze after you click the message away, or does it freeze with the message still displayed on the screen and clicking doesn't remove it at all?<br><br>What resolution are you playing the game in? If you're playing in 960x600 then you'll need to change it to 320x200 (or 640x400 if that doesn't work) by running winsetup.exe from the game directory. Let me know if that solves the problem. <p></p><i></i>

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doesn't work...

#4 Post by helix777 » Mon Jan 13, 2003 7:43 am

The game freezes with the message still displayed on screen and the mouse pointer frozen in the middle of the screen. Clicking does nothing. The music continues to play in the background. I am running it in 320x240. <p></p><i></i>

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Is it ME or what!?

#5 Post by mathetos » Sun Apr 27, 2003 4:18 pm

I have the same problem, using ME 320x240 res., the intro movie goes fine, the main menu comes up and the mouse pointer moves to all the buttons, but as soon as the first scene of a new game opens everything is totally stuck, keyboard mouse everything. The text screen stays there and the walking icon is stuck in the middle of the text screen, the music and sound effects keep rolling. It's really frustrating. Is it windows ME? send a patch or advice, please, I love this game!...but I can't get it started<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :( --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /frown.gif ALT=":("><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> . mathetos@fastmail.fm <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Is it ME or what!?

#6 Post by dosuser » Sun Apr 27, 2003 5:55 pm

I believe somebody else solved this problem by installing the latest version of DirectX (9.0a or wahtever it is). Try getting it from the MS website. <p></p><i></i>

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