VWBB (http://volitionwatch.papageorgefamily/vwbb/index.php)
- Red Faction 1/2 Discussion (http://volitionwatch.papageorgefamily/vwbb/forumdisplay.php?forumid=34)
-- crashing locking RF/RED (http://volitionwatch.papageorgefamily/vwbb/showthread.php?threadid=7904)

crashing locking RF/RED

this has been going on for a long time and I've tryed to fix it, but RF crashes in a very ugly manner when ever I try to use the chat and on semi-rare random moments in gameplay.

If I try to use RED I lock hard right as it should start rendering the default sceen, I'm only able to get back by holding the power button down, I'd realy like to get back into mapping but the locking makes that somewhat dificult.

I have:
a S3 Savage 4 8mb (stop laughing!!)
win98 (realy stop)
dX8.1
P3 450mHz (didn't I tell you to stop laughing!!)

this has been hapening for months now and has consistantly pissed me off

__________________
Bobboau, bringing you products that work ......... In theory

The RED thing has to do with your desktop I know that much. Its very picky on what you have it set to including color depth...Though Im not entirely sure of what it likes as I dont use it

But I just opened RED with a 1024x768 res @ 32 bit color. Im not sure if size matters but im 99% sure color depth does

As for your other issue Ive heard of the same things and oddly enough with the exact same VC so I assume its a game glitch? Is it possible for code to age as the RF code is getting more holes by the day lately

Actually, I think thats backwards. IIRC, it's the resolution (1024x768) thats critical and not the colour depth...

__________________
"Don't stop, baby, dreamin'"
"Don't stop, baby, lovin'"
"Don't stop, babe, believin'"
Wasurenaide...
"Don't stop, baby, dreamin'"
"Don't stop, baby, lovin'"
"Don't stop, babe, believin'"
...Watashi ga iru koto o.
Itsudatte soba ni iru yo.

no it's the color depth, I remember back when it would run, it ran in any resolution, but if I had 32bit color it would **** a brick, and it still does (I get an error mesage rather than hard lock).
this seems to be some sort of weird vid driver/DX problem, I think it happend after I updated my drivers and/or DX

__________________
Bobboau, bringing you products that work ......... In theory

any thoughts,
were could I find some good drivers for an old out dated vidio card (savage 4), and yes I tryed the S3 site and compaq (the company that made my computer, and I think the ones that have screwed up my card)

__________________
Bobboau, bringing you products that work ......... In theory

Via Google?

else try this one...[URL=http://www.driverguide.com/indexddc.htm]Device Drivers Here[/URL]

Good hunting!

__________________
*is lost, but then...*
*Oh well...*
*...I think*

**the above: Someone in a nutshell...see? He's IN a nutshell...**