DW and Windows 8.1 ? - Page 3

swampy · 10-30-14, 03:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Komat

Today I finished a early version of a directx wrapper which prevents the DW startup crash on Windows 8.1 (at least on my PC). It is new so there might be other issues I did not found yet with the game or the wrapper itself (one I know about is a crash when changing resolution in graphics settings) however during test I was able to play through one mission without any apparent issues. I you want to test it, you can find it at http://www.jiri-dvorak.cz/dangw/index.html

Thank you for this! It seems to work perfectly

LUSO · 10-31-14, 02:08 AM

Thanks you for this!!

I have been waiting longtime a solution.

I will able reinstalled DW.

ssn637 · 11-01-14, 04:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Komat

Today I finished a early version of a directx wrapper which prevents the DW startup crash on Windows 8.1 (at least on my PC). It is new so there might be other issues I did not found yet with the game or the wrapper itself (one I know about is a crash when changing resolution in graphics settings) however during test I was able to play through one mission without any apparent issues. I you want to test it, you can find it at http://www.jiri-dvorak.cz/dangw/index.html

You, sir, are a genius! After all these years of frustration I've finally got Dangerous Waters working in Windows Technical Preview Build 9860! Your efforts were above and beyond the call of duty and exceeded the highest standards of the Naval service! Thank you! On my NVidia GeForce 650M equipped laptop the game runs just fine with ModeID set to 4 (1600 x 1200 resolution). My other laptop with an Intel HD 5100 Iris Graphics adapter, however, failed to load the game with the following error messages "Failed to initialize the graphics display" and "Context Create Error -2147467259". If anyone has an idea how to resolve this please advise.

Update: I was able to run Dangerous Waters on the Intel HD Graphics laptop after setting its compatibility to Windows XP mode. Thanks again for this great DirectX wrapper!

ikalugin · 11-01-14, 05:03 AM

It works with RA1.38 mod.

HoneyFox · 11-23-14, 11:50 AM

Confirm that the wrapper works for fullscreen DW. Although it still gives error which is something like "Failed to init graphic display" when trying to run it in windowed mode, any possibility to fix that too?

Aktungbby · 11-23-14, 12:04 PM

LUSO!

after a very long silent run! And Welcome aboard HoneyFox!

Jimbuna · 11-24-14, 06:58 AM

Welcome to SubSim HoneyFox

Ky3Mu4 · 12-17-14, 05:50 PM

Komat, you sir, deserve a medal! I've lost any hope to play DW already, and you just saved the day! Good job!

Lasstmichdurch · 01-26-15, 06:43 AM

Has anyone tested if it is running under Windows 10?

Hawk66 · 01-28-15, 01:37 PM

Don't believe that Windows 10 will change anything with respect to DW. The system architecture is based on Windows 8, not Windows 7,

ReallyDedPoet · 01-28-15, 02:02 PM

Welcome to SUBSIM HF

WH4K · 03-10-15, 01:33 AM

Wow, was I ever glad to find this thread!

A few days ago I got a hankering for a modern sub combat sim. Dangerous Waters was the only one I could find from the last 10 years (but I could have missed one). Naturally, it didn't work when I first tried it on my Windows 8.1 system. Now it does!

The next thing is to get smart enough with the in-game sonar etc. to actually have a vague idea what I'm doing.

Ahead Flank · 03-14-15, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Komat

Today I finished a early version of a directx wrapper which prevents the DW startup crash on Windows 8.1 (at least on my PC). It is new so there might be other issues I did not found yet with the game or the wrapper itself (one I know about is a crash when changing resolution in graphics settings) however during test I was able to play through one mission without any apparent issues. I you want to test it, you can find it at http://www.jiri-dvorak.cz/dangw/index.html

So, I've successfully started DW on my Windows 8.1 machine with that file. Though it has now some cursor tracks in menu, it appears to be stable. Now it's like a five-year long jump back in time

Thanks

banryu79 · 03-15-15, 05:25 AM

I think this thread should be stickyfied!!

daft · 06-01-15, 01:35 PM

Seems to be working well for me too on Windows 8.1. The game insists on starting up the Speech Recognition software whenever I try to access the Options menu though.

10-31-14, 02:08 AM	#32
LUSO Nub Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: France Posts: 2 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks you for this!! I have been waiting longtime a solution. I will able reinstalled DW. __________________

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Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,850 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	welcome back! LUSO! after a very long silent run! And Welcome aboard HoneyFox! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

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12-17-14, 05:50 PM	#38
Ky3Mu4 Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Wastelands Posts: 8 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Komat, you sir, deserve a medal! I've lost any hope to play DW already, and you just saved the day! Good job! __________________ "I'm a fuel injected suicide machine. I am the rocker, I am the roller, I am the out-of-controller!"

01-28-15, 02:02 PM	#41
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11-01-14, 05:03 AM	#34
ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	It works with RA1.38 mod.

11-23-14, 11:50 AM	#35
HoneyFox Swabbie Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Confirm that the wrapper works for fullscreen DW. Although it still gives error which is something like "Failed to init graphic display" when trying to run it in windowed mode, any possibility to fix that too?

01-26-15, 06:43 AM	#39
Lasstmichdurch Watch Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Germany, Frankfurt Posts: 23 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	Has anyone tested if it is running under Windows 10?

01-28-15, 01:37 PM	#40
Hawk66 Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 597 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Don't believe that Windows 10 will change anything with respect to DW. The system architecture is based on Windows 8, not Windows 7,

03-10-15, 01:33 AM	#42
WH4K Frogman Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 291 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	Wow, was I ever glad to find this thread! A few days ago I got a hankering for a modern sub combat sim. Dangerous Waters was the only one I could find from the last 10 years (but I could have missed one). Naturally, it didn't work when I first tried it on my Windows 8.1 system. Now it does! The next thing is to get smart enough with the in-game sonar etc. to actually have a vague idea what I'm doing. __________________ Windows 10 Pro (x64)

03-15-15, 05:25 AM	#44
banryu79 Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Italy Posts: 554 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 2	I think this thread should be stickyfied!!

06-01-15, 01:35 PM	#45
daft Captain Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 493 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Seems to be working well for me too on Windows 8.1. The game insists on starting up the Speech Recognition software whenever I try to access the Options menu though. __________________ And God said: \"Let there be Narrowband!\"