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Windows 10 Unable to Start the game properly

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 8:54 am
by ChubbChubb
Hi I just performed a fresh installation of Fallot 2 the GOG English version.

Tested - the original Fallout 2 works and starts fine.

I then installed (using Installer) Resurrection 1.5 but here are my observations:

Running the Configuration File:
- changing the resolution - does not work
- making the game windowed - does not work

When I start the fores.exe game starts, Initial Videos are shown including the Resurection one.
When the Main Menu opens up I can see the Power Armor MkII face and F-Res version in the bottom right corner.
When I click on New Game - I have the original Falloout 2 characters to select from , but after I take any of them, the intro Video starts and after it all I see is:
Grey screen with a Black Stripe at the bottom (where the interface suppose to be) and nothing else.
I can use Escape to go to Options (and this is where cursor shows up) and I can exit the game.


Please help me out to make this run.

I am running Windows 10 64 bit.

Re: Windows 10 Unable to Start the game properly

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 2:33 pm
by Daemon
Hi! Try run the game/the configurator as an administrator.

Or if you have Fallout 2 installed in Program Files directory, try to install it somewhere else.

Re: Windows 10 Unable to Start the game properly

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 9:34 pm
by ChubbChubb
Tried to run every Exe file as Administrator - no success.

Game/Mod is installed on D:\Games\Fallout 2\Ressurection

Re: Windows 10 Unable to Start the game properly

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2018 1:12 am
by NovaRain
There's a bug that HRP (the f2_res stuff) cannot set the window size and position according to the data saved in the INI in certain OSes. It happens on my Win2000 server and Win10 VM.

Re: Windows 10 Unable to Start the game properly

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2018 11:25 am
by Daemon
But it doesn't happen on regular Win 10.
Not exactly the same but similar problems encountered some players with too overzealous antivirus, like Avast with too strict settings.

Re: Windows 10 Unable to Start the game properly

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2018 6:15 pm
by ChubbChubb
When I turn off my Antivirus completely - the same results.

Tried installing the game and mod without antivirus running + running the Fores.exe with Admin right - still same results.

I read somewhere that when Fores starts (loads) properly that the Main Screen Power Armor MKII face is replaced by something else.
Maybe this is the clue here - that something is not loading properly ?
Maybe I should check something in ini files?


All my installation files:
Directory of D:\Fallout 2

13.10.2018 20:30 <DIR> .
13.10.2018 20:30 <DIR> ..
28.04.2008 14:55 166˙951˙131 critter.dat
13.10.2018 20:19 <DIR> data
13.10.2018 20:30 0 f2.txt
13.10.2018 20:19 975 fallout2.cfg
11.12.1998 16:56 1˙189˙888 fallout2.exe
28.04.2008 15:11 8˙478 fallout2.ico
23.07.2008 14:33 113˙307 gfw_high.ico
22.07.2008 12:43 1˙471 innosetup_license.txt
16.10.1998 11:56 1˙630˙455 MANUAL.PDF
28.04.2008 14:58 333˙177˙805 master.dat
13.10.2008 12:28 1˙132 MD5_MIT_license.txt
16.11.1998 12:57 2˙355˙526 patch000.dat
24.07.2008 16:27 22˙533 readme.txt
13.10.2018 20:20 <DIR> Resurrection
14.10.2016 10:42 <DIR> sound
13.10.2018 20:18 37˙968 unins000.dat
13.10.2018 20:17 2˙224˙979 unins000.exe
13.10.2018 20:18 70 unins000.ini
15 File(s) 507˙715˙718 bytes

Directory of D:\Fallout 2\data

13.10.2018 20:21 <DIR> .
13.10.2018 20:21 <DIR> ..
13.10.2018 20:17 <DIR> maps
13.10.2018 20:19 <DIR> proto
13.10.2018 20:21 <DIR> sound
13.10.2018 20:19 9˙516 worldmap.dat
1 File(s) 9˙516 bytes

Directory of D:\Fallout 2\data\maps

13.10.2018 20:19 <DIR> .
13.10.2018 20:19 <DIR> ..
0 File(s) 0 bytes

Directory of D:\Fallout 2\data\proto

13.10.2018 20:19 <DIR> .
13.10.2018 20:19 <DIR> ..
13.10.2018 20:19 <DIR> critters
13.10.2018 20:19 <DIR> items
0 File(s) 0 bytes

Directory of D:\Fallout 2\data\proto\critters

13.10.2018 20:19 <DIR> .
13.10.2018 20:19 <DIR> ..
0 File(s) 0 bytes

Directory of D:\Fallout 2\data\proto\items

13.10.2018 20:19 <DIR> .
13.10.2018 20:19 <DIR> ..
0 File(s) 0 bytes

Directory of D:\Fallout 2\data\sound

13.10.2018 20:21 <DIR> .
13.10.2018 20:21 <DIR> ..
13.10.2018 20:21 <DIR> music
0 File(s) 0 bytes

Directory of D:\Fallout 2\data\sound\music

13.10.2018 20:25 <DIR> .
13.10.2018 20:25 <DIR> ..
0 File(s) 0 bytes

Directory of D:\Fallout 2\Resurrection

13.10.2018 20:20 <DIR> .
13.10.2018 20:20 <DIR> ..
01.10.2016 13:44 2˙134 CriticalOverrides.ini
13.10.2018 20:21 <DIR> data
11.10.2016 06:20 435˙200 ddraw.dll
30.10.2016 16:40 25˙045 ddraw.ini
08.03.2014 08:17 290˙816 f2_res.dll
24.09.2016 14:28 9˙826 f2_res.ini
08.03.2014 08:23 21˙299 f2_res_change.log
08.03.2014 08:23 45˙277 f2_res_README.rtf
11.12.1998 17:56 1˙189˙888 FALLOUT2
13.10.2018 20:26 1˙008 fores.cfg
15.11.2016 20:12 21˙898˙097 fores.dat
13.11.2016 17:07 651˙320 fores.exe
15.11.2016 20:21 30˙147 fores_change.log
07.11.2016 18:28 2˙488˙832 fores_config.exe
28.09.2014 20:04 47˙169˙580 fores_critter.dat
12.11.2016 13:19 24˙731 fores_readme.txt
15.12.2013 17:01 8˙214 party orders addon v10d Readme.txt
17.07.2016 16:56 3˙943 party_op.ini
13.10.2018 20:26 31 sfall-log.txt
11.10.2016 04:48 50˙154 sfall-readme.txt
19 File(s) 74˙345˙542 bytes

Directory of D:\Fallout 2\Resurrection\data

13.10.2018 20:21 <DIR> .
13.10.2018 20:21 <DIR> ..
14.10.2016 10:42 <DIR> art
13.10.2018 20:21 <DIR> MAPS
13.10.2018 20:21 <DIR> proto
13.10.2018 20:20 <DIR> scripts
13.10.2018 20:25 9˙516 worldmap.dat
1 File(s) 9˙516 bytes

Directory of D:\Fallout 2\Resurrection\data\art

14.10.2016 10:42 <DIR> .
14.10.2016 10:42 <DIR> ..
14.10.2016 10:42 <DIR> cuts
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Directory of D:\Fallout 2\Resurrection\data\art\cuts

14.10.2016 10:42 <DIR> .
14.10.2016 10:42 <DIR> ..
20.11.2010 00:00 33˙536 crdtssub.pal
20.11.2010 00:00 1˙742 credits.cfg
28.06.2016 21:21 71˙700˙995 credits.mve
28.06.2016 21:17 438 credits.pal
20.11.2010 00:00 26˙917˙624 derrick.mve
20.11.2010 00:00 3˙338 derrick.pal
20.11.2010 00:00 20˙572˙115 elder.mve
20.11.2010 00:00 3˙338 elder.pal
20.11.2010 00:00 47˙505˙103 enclave.mve
20.11.2010 00:00 3˙338 enclave.pal
20.11.2010 00:00 87˙318˙327 intro.mve
20.11.2010 00:00 3˙338 intro.pal
20.11.2010 00:00 88˙968˙583 tanker.mve
20.11.2010 00:00 3˙338 tanker.pal
14 File(s) 343˙035˙153 bytes

Directory of D:\Fallout 2\Resurrection\data\MAPS

13.10.2018 20:25 <DIR> .
13.10.2018 20:25 <DIR> ..
0 File(s) 0 bytes

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Directory of D:\Fallout 2\Resurrection\data\scripts

13.10.2018 20:20 <DIR> .
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13.10.2018 20:25 6˙640 global.int
13.10.2018 20:25 13˙688 gl_ptyop.int
13.10.2018 20:25 3˙218 hs_invenwield.int
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Directory of D:\Fallout 2\sound

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14.10.2016 10:42 <DIR> music
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14.10.2016 10:42 <DIR> .
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Re: Windows 10 Unable to Start the game properly

Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 9:17 am
by Daemon
When you run the configuration tool, make some changes and "Save and Quit", are your changes still there when you run it again?
Try to install DirectX 9 from this link: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download ... px?id=8109
After that, if your changes in the configuration tool are saved, try run Resurrection with various graphics mode settings.

Otherwise I'm running out of ideas how to help you :( Many people run Resurrection on Win 10 with GOG version without problems.

Re: Windows 10 Unable to Start the game properly

Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 2:31 pm
by ChubbChubb
I understand.

But the issue I am having is not with the Graphics, but rather with loading up the Resurrection Files while launching the game.
Something just does not load up and I have no idea how to investigate it.

Re: Windows 10 Unable to Start the game properly

Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 11:21 am
by ChubbChubb
Could anyone that have Resurrection up and running on Windows 10 contact me via Private Message.

Thank You in Advance

Re: Windows 10 Unable to Start the game properly

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 7:49 am
by ChubbChubb
Solved.

Apparently the older GOG version I had (not sure right now what was the version) did not "work" properly with F:Res

I just got GOG version "Fallout 2 (Classic) 2.1.0.17" and it worked at first touch.

Possibly this can (should) be added somewhere to the FAQ.

Re: Windows 10 Unable to Start the game properly

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 9:56 am
by Daemon
That's strange, I'll look into it. Thanks for the info.

Re: Windows 10 Unable to Start the game properly

Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 1:44 am
by perechon
Hi!
When I start the fores.exe game starts, Initial Videos are shown including the Resurection one.
When the Main Menu opens up I can see the Power Armor MkII face and F-Res version in the bottom right corner.
When I click on New Game - I have the original Falloout 2 characters to select from , but after I take any of them, the intro Video starts and after it all I see is:
Grey screen with a Black Stripe at the bottom (where the interface suppose to be) and nothing else.
I can use Escape to go to Options (and this is where cursor shows up) and I can exit the game.
I have the same problem, but I do not own the GOG-version. I have an original CD instead. Where can I get the mentioned version? ( 2.1.0.17)