Hi there,

Another problem with starting the game, I'm afraid

The game loads, I get the intro (sound stutters on my system, but nevermind). I get to the menu screen, then I go to 'start new game'. I see the 'loading' screen for a few moments, then I am dumped back to the Windows desktop.

* I checked the 'exception.txt' - This is all it says:

Dump code: 2147942430
Loaded modules:

First trace:

Second trace:


* The 'engine.log' ends like this:

Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_wood4.ogg'
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Engine: Loading screen shown, reason: Change of scene
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "intro_theater_object"
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Renderer: Loading static geometry 'intro_theater_object.mesh'
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Renderer: Can't load static geometry "intro_theater_object.mesh"
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "intro_theater_stul01"
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Renderer: Loading static geometry 'intro_theater_stul01.mesh'
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "intro_theater_stol"
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Renderer: Loading static geometry 'intro_theater_stol.mesh'
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "intro_theater_stul"
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Renderer: Loading static geometry 'intro_theater_stul.mesh'
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "intro_theater_stul02"
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Renderer: Loading static geometry 'intro_theater_stul02.mesh'
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "iintro_theater@door1"
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Renderer: Loading static geometry 'iintro_theater@door1.mesh'
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "intro_theater_svetilnik"
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Renderer: Loading static geometry 'intro_theater_svetilnik.mesh'
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Renderer: Loading animated-simple geometry 'cs_intro_danko.mesh'
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Renderer: Loading LSHead geometry 'bakalavr.lsh'
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Renderer: Geometry 'bakalavr.lsh' was not found
Sat Jan 20 16:36:15 2007: Log file closed

Any ideas? I'm running Windows ME, with a GeForce 4MX 440.

Thanks a lot. -- Sam --

From the first glance seems like a broken installation. Try uninstalling and reinstalling the game. Also, installing the latest WMV codecs from Microsoft's site sill solve sound stuttering problems during video intro. If you are using an integrated audio card, set the sound quality to low and lighting quality too (seems illogical, but it works) - should help.

Thanks for the speedy reply, LxR!

It's interesting that you suggest a broken installation... The first time I tried to install the game, it seemed to completely (or ALMOST completely) install, then it gave me some sort of 'packed file corrupt' type error RIGHT at the end of the installation. I loaded the game up, and had the problem I described.

So I did uninstall it. Then I reinstalled it, but this time I installed CD 1 normally, then when it was time for CD 2, I copied all the files to a 'temp' folder on my hard-drive, then installed from there.

This time, there was NO error during the installation, but I had exactly the same problem when I ran the game.

Do you think the CD *is* faulty? It seems unlikely, as there were no problems the second time I installed the game.

(By the way, thanks for all the support you're providing in these forums... )

Always welcome. It's most likely a problem with your CD, I think... Try using a copy/backup utility to backup the disk on 1x speed - if the error is recoverable it'll work just fine. You can slow down your drive speed using Nero Drive speed, or copy using Killcopy (http://www.killprog.ru). Try that. If it doesn't help, I'll send you the missing file, and we'll see if it really is a problem with the game disk, or with something else.

Thanks for the advice. I tried it, though, (made a copy using KillCopy) and still the same problem.

But I've just worked out what it *might* be!

When I bought the game, I checked the back of the box and it said 'Minimum system requirement: 256 MB RAM'

I only have 256 MB, so I thought this would be okay. But now I've noticed that the readme.txt says 'Min. 384 MB' !

Is this the problem, maybe? Is it just that I need to buy some more RAM?

That's a common problem... The game actually works on minimum req, but sometimes the system uses too much memory. I guess, there was a mistake when the publisher made the box cover... The problem is definitely RAM. Try closing as much apps and processes as posible.

I already closed down all but the essential running processes - I freed up 91% of system resources, but still the same thing.

Anyway, nevermind... I've been meaning to upgrade anyway, so I'm gonna buy some more RAM. Then I'll try it again, and let you know what happens.

In the meantime... Thanks. Oh, btw, I noticed your sig... Satoshi Kon rocks! I saw Tokyo Godfathers a couple of years ago, and it blew me away.

Good. I'll be waiting! Did you know that he made a new movie, Paprika, recently, which will be in cinams starting March? The trailers are very promissing - looks like an insane mix of his own Paranoia Agent, Perfect Blue and the Cell. I've gathered some links over here viewtopic.php?t=93&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=310 though other info is in Russian.

UPD: Just found a new trailer. Looks cool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iygc-7bbO-8

That looks awesome! I can see that Satoshi Kon's usual humour and emotion are there. Also, that is simply the best animation I've ever seen! Wow!

Still no luck! I installed another 256MB of RAM (total now: 512MB) and exactly the same problem. I re-installed the game, totally from CD (no errors this time), I re-installed DirectX and the nVidia drivers... No change... The game still quits at the same point.

Here's the entire logfile, in case it helps:

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Tue Jan 23 10:57:35 2007: Log file created
Tue Jan 23 10:57:35 2007: Build: "Airat" on Mon Sep 19 15:01:56 2005
Tue Jan 23 10:57:35 2007: Init: Reading 'config.ini'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:35 2007: Init: Initializing shell
Tue Jan 23 10:57:35 2007: FS: Mounting file system '3' from "VFS.dll" "C:\GAMES\PATHOLOGIC\BIN\FINAL\../../data\scenes"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:35 2007: FS: Mounting file system '0' from "VFS.dll" "C:\GAMES\PATHOLOGIC\BIN\FINAL\../../data\actors"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:35 2007: FS: Mounting file system '1' from "VFS.dll" "C:\GAMES\PATHOLOGIC\BIN\FINAL\../../data\geometries"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:36 2007: FS: Mounting file system '2' from "VFS.dll" "C:\GAMES\PATHOLOGIC\BIN\FINAL\../../data\textures"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:36 2007: FS: Mounting file system '4' from "FS.dll" "C:\GAMES\PATHOLOGIC\BIN\FINAL\../../data\sounds"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:36 2007: FS: Mounting file system '5' from "VFS.dll" "C:\GAMES\PATHOLOGIC\BIN\FINAL\../../data\fonts"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:36 2007: FS: Mounting file system '6' from "VFS.dll" "C:\GAMES\PATHOLOGIC\BIN\FINAL\../../data\strings"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:36 2007: FS: Mounting file system '7' from "VFS.dll" "C:\GAMES\PATHOLOGIC\BIN\FINAL\../../data\scripts"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:36 2007: FS: Mounting file system '8' from "VFS.dll" "C:\GAMES\PATHOLOGIC\BIN\FINAL\../../data\world"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:36 2007: FS: Mounting file system '9' from "VFS.dll" "C:\GAMES\PATHOLOGIC\BIN\FINAL\../../data\ui"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:36 2007: FS: Mounting file system '102' from "VFS.dll" "C:\GAMES\PATHOLOGIC\BIN\FINAL\../../data\video"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:36 2007: FS: Mounting file system '100' from "FS.dll" "C:\GAMES\PATHOLOGIC\BIN\FINAL\../../data"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:36 2007: FS: Mounting file system '101' from "FS.dll" "C:\GAMES\PATHOLOGIC\BIN\FINAL\../../saves"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:36 2007: EyeCandy: disabled
Tue Jan 23 10:57:36 2007: Init: Loading "main.dat"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:37 2007: Init: Loading additional strings
Tue Jan 23 10:57:37 2007: Init: Creating window
Tue Jan 23 10:57:37 2007: Init: Initializing "LifeStudio: HEAD"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:37 2007: Init: "LifeStudio: HEAD" initialized successfully
Tue Jan 23 10:57:37 2007: Init: Initializing streamer
Tue Jan 23 10:57:37 2007: Init: SCFG: Sample Rate: 44100
Tue Jan 23 10:57:37 2007: Init: SCFG: Units in Meter: 100
Tue Jan 23 10:57:37 2007: Init: SCFG: Stream buffer size: 131072
Tue Jan 23 10:57:37 2007: Init: Creating sound system from 'sound.dll'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:37 2007: Init: Sound system was created successfully
Tue Jan 23 10:57:37 2007: Init: Initializing video system
Tue Jan 23 10:57:38 2007: Init: Video system initialized successfully
Tue Jan 23 10:57:38 2007: Init: RCFG: XRes: 800
Tue Jan 23 10:57:38 2007: Init: RCFG: YRes: 600
Tue Jan 23 10:57:38 2007: Init: RCFG: Refresh Rate: 0
Tue Jan 23 10:57:38 2007: Init: RCFG: 32-bit: 1
Tue Jan 23 10:57:38 2007: Init: RCFG: Antialiasing: 0
Tue Jan 23 10:57:38 2007: Init: RCFG: Texture Anisotropy: 0
Tue Jan 23 10:57:38 2007: Init: RCFG: Lightmap Quality: 1
Tue Jan 23 10:57:38 2007: Init: RCFG: Low Quality Textures: 0
Tue Jan 23 10:57:38 2007: Init: RCFG: Fullscreen: 1
Tue Jan 23 10:57:38 2007: Init: RCFG: VSync: 0
Tue Jan 23 10:57:38 2007: Init: RCFG: FrameSync: 0
Tue Jan 23 10:57:38 2007: Init: RCFG: NoBumpmapping: 0
Tue Jan 23 10:57:38 2007: Init: RCFG: NoPureDevice: 0
Tue Jan 23 10:57:38 2007: Init: RCFG: WaterReflections: 0
Tue Jan 23 10:57:38 2007: Init: Creating renderer from 'D3D.dll'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:40 2007: Renderer: DirectX 9.0c is installed
Tue Jan 23 10:57:40 2007: Renderer: Driver: NVDD32.DLL (4.14.10.14) [NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440]
Tue Jan 23 10:57:40 2007: Renderer: VendorID: 4318
Tue Jan 23 10:57:40 2007: Renderer: DeviceID: 369
Tue Jan 23 10:57:40 2007: Renderer: Chip: GeForce4 MX 440
Tue Jan 23 10:57:40 2007: Renderer: (disabling vertex shaders for this chip)
Tue Jan 23 10:57:40 2007: Renderer: Revision: 163
Tue Jan 23 10:57:40 2007: Renderer: WHQL: 0
Tue Jan 23 10:57:42 2007: Renderer: Total video memory: 64.0 MB
Tue Jan 23 10:57:42 2007: Renderer: Creating device
Tue Jan 23 10:57:42 2007: Renderer: Trying Mixed/Pure
Tue Jan 23 10:57:42 2007: Renderer: Trying depth format 0
Tue Jan 23 10:57:42 2007: Renderer: Can't create device, error: 0x8876086c (D3DERR_INVALIDCALL), description: "Invalid call"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:42 2007: Renderer: Trying depth format 1
Tue Jan 23 10:57:42 2007: Renderer: Can't create device, error: 0x8876086c (D3DERR_INVALIDCALL), description: "Invalid call"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:42 2007: Renderer: Trying depth format 2
Tue Jan 23 10:57:42 2007: Renderer: Can't create device, error: 0x8876086c (D3DERR_INVALIDCALL), description: "Invalid call"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:42 2007: Renderer: Trying depth format 3
Tue Jan 23 10:57:42 2007: Renderer: Can't create device, error: 0x8876086c (D3DERR_INVALIDCALL), description: "Invalid call"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:42 2007: Renderer: Trying Mixed
Tue Jan 23 10:57:42 2007: Renderer: Trying depth format 0
Tue Jan 23 10:57:42 2007: Renderer: Can't create device, error: 0x8876086a (D3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE), description: "Not available"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:42 2007: Renderer: Trying depth format 1
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Renderer: Vertex shaders are not supported. Code: 0xFFFE0000
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Renderer: All caps are ok
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Renderer: Device created
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Renderer: No vertex shaders
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Renderer: Detailed object's draw distance: 3000
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Renderer: Compressed textures enabled
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Renderer: Dynamic textures are supported
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Renderer: FFP range-based fog enabled
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Renderer: Setting texture filters
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Renderer: MAG Filter: linear
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Renderer: MIN Filter: linear
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Renderer: MIP Filter: linear
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Renderer: Texture filters are set
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Renderer: Shadows textures created
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Renderer: Creating shaders
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Renderer: Shaders created
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Renderer: INFO: Frame synchronization disabled
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Renderer: Setting device initial state
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Init: Renderer was created successfully
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Engine: Runtime script compilation disabled
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Engine: Engine started
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Engine: CPU extension: MMX
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Engine: CPU extension: SSE
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Engine: Windows version: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Engine: Maximum virtual address: 7FFFFFFF
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Engine: Number of processors: 1
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Engine: Total physical memory: 536215552
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Engine: Available physical memory: 325091328
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Engine: Total virtual memory: 2143289344
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Engine: Available virtual memory: 2048065536
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Engine: Creating actor factories
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Init: Creating user interface from 'UI.dll'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:43 2007: Init: User interface was created successfully
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: exec "init.cfg"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind a left
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind left left
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind d right
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind right right
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind w forward
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind up forward
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind s back
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind down back
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind e use
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind space jump
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind f12 screenshot
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind f flashlight
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind v visir
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind lbutton shoot
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind rbutton altshoot
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind tab holster
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind i inventory
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind m map
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind p stats
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind q diary
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind l message
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind r reload
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind t rescue
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind escape gamemenu
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind lshift sneak
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind rctrl sneak
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bind x handcombat
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bindcmd f5 qsave
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: bindcmd f8 qload
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: rd_wire off
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: rd_shadows on
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: rd_gamma 1.325
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: rd_stat 0
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: sshot_gamma 0
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: gt_speed 2
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: m_sensivity 1
Tue Jan 23 10:57:45 2007: Engine: Console: m_invert off
Tue Jan 23 10:57:55 2007: Engine: GameWorld: Items not loaded: no items specified
Tue Jan 23 10:57:55 2007: Engine: GameWorld: Weather data not loaded: no file specified
Tue Jan 23 10:57:55 2007: Engine: GameWorld: No main outdoor scene specified
Tue Jan 23 10:57:55 2007: Engine: GameWorld: No weather script loaded
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Engine: Loading 'indoor' scene "intro_theater"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Engine: Creating 'static light' actor "intro_theater_light_door"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Engine: Creating 'group static light' actor "intro_theater_light"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Engine: Creating 'group static light' actor "intro_theater_light2"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Engine: Creating 'group static light' actor "intro_theater_light4"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Engine: Creating 'group static light' actor "intro_theater_light3"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "intro_theater_object"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "intro_theater_stul01"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "intro_theater_stol"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "intro_theater_stul"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "intro_theater_stul02"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "iintro_theater@door1"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "intro_theater_svetilnik"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Engine: Creating 'biped-lsh-cs' actor "cs_intro_danko"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Engine: Creating 'biped-lsh-cs' actor "cs_intro_burah"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Engine: Creating 'biped-lsh-cs' actor "cs_intro_klara"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Engine: Creating 'player' actor
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_ground1.ogg'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_ground2.ogg'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_ground3.ogg'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_ground4.ogg'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:56 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_metal1.ogg'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_metal2.ogg'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_metal3.ogg'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_metal4.ogg'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_stone1.ogg'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_stone2.ogg'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_stone3.ogg'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_stone4.ogg'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_water1.ogg'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_water2.ogg'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_water3.ogg'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_wood1.ogg'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_wood2.ogg'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_wood3.ogg'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Forcing load of sound 'Step_wood4.ogg'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Engine: Loading screen shown, reason: Change of scene
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "intro_theater_object"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Renderer: Loading static geometry 'intro_theater_object.mesh'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Renderer: Can't load static geometry "intro_theater_object.mesh"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "intro_theater_stul01"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Renderer: Loading static geometry 'intro_theater_stul01.mesh'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "intro_theater_stol"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Renderer: Loading static geometry 'intro_theater_stol.mesh'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "intro_theater_stul"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Renderer: Loading static geometry 'intro_theater_stul.mesh'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "intro_theater_stul02"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Renderer: Loading static geometry 'intro_theater_stul02.mesh'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "iintro_theater@door1"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Renderer: Loading static geometry 'iintro_theater@door1.mesh'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Engine: Creating 'static' actor "intro_theater_svetilnik"
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Renderer: Loading static geometry 'intro_theater_svetilnik.mesh'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Renderer: Loading animated-simple geometry 'cs_intro_danko.mesh'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Renderer: Loading LSHead geometry 'bakalavr.lsh'
Tue Jan 23 10:57:57 2007: Renderer: Geometry 'bakalavr.lsh' was not found

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Note: It doesn't ALWAYS quit with 'bakalavr.lsh'... Sometimes the logfile will end slightly earlier (e.g. at 'intro_theater_svetilnik'). But it certainly never gets further than this.

The first real problem seems to be:
> Can't load static geometry "intro_theater_object.mesh"

Any ideas? Can you send me any files to test anything?

Thanks again, -- Sam --

Could you please PM me your DxDiag? (Start -> Run -> DxDiag, then wait for it to finish and click Save All Info) There's also a line there, that says, that vertex shaders aren't supported - this might be a problem. You can emulate vertex shaders using 3D Analyzer - a freeware utility, you can download it here: http://www.softlinks.ru/download/file.php?fileID=3250 Try to use the following programm options in the utility:

VendorID = Device ID = 1.
emulate pixel shader
emulate vertex shader
emulate bump maps
emulate max.sim

Maybe, use are using integrated graphics?

I tried various options in 3D Analyzer, but nothing helped. Most of the time, the game just loaded up with a totally black screen.

I've sent you a PM with my DxDiag output.

Hey LxR! I hope you're watching this topic. Thanks for your help with this problem. It's now solved

I upgraded my computer:

Pentium III 800 MHz --> Pentium III 1.2 GHz
256MB RAM --> 512MB RAM
GeForce 4 MX 440 --> Geforce 6600 GT
Windows ME --> Windows XP Home SP2

And the game runs perfectly! Just started playing it. I'm still on Day 1. So far, it seems very interesting, and the translation is not too bad. I'm looking forward to seeing what the 'transparent cat' is all about

Good luck.

-Sam

Big borther's always watching

Hope you'll come to enjoy the game despite some problems - it's actually a great game if learn to enjoy it's positive sides... (Don't listen to me, i'm kind of under alcohol right now, and can't quite express the thought, but I hope you'll realise the point anyway during gameplay.)

Now when I totally made no sence, i wish you luck. Should you experience any trouble - feel free to ask, or check out the official walkthrough - since i've translated it personally i can give my word, the quality is good. )