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Trinidad 09-13-16 03:12 PM

Could be a possiblity. thanks for the advise.

Good seas!!

Monkie 09-14-16 11:34 PM

I had similar issues with DW RA 1.40 and Windows 10. I couldn't get mode ID 3 to run without crashing when I started the missions. I finally got to work by running it under compatibility mode for Windows XP SP3. I am using a GTX980m card which should be similar to your 970m.

I still get crashes when starting the mission but it's only maybe 5% of the time and when I restart and reload the mission starts without issue.

worth a try anyway.

SiggeMan 09-17-16 04:07 AM

Alright, i play DW on windows 8.1 64 bit, i got this .dll fix just when i got the game and it worked splendid. Now all of a sudden i get this problem where at start, the game tabs out. When i try to alt tab back again, the screen is black for 2-3 seconds, and then i get tabbed out again. Any idea what could be wrong?

JoGary(sco) 11-08-16 04:03 PM

:Kaleun_Salute: Thank you. I can now revisit a old friend :)

taynted21 11-22-16 01:36 AM

Frustrating!!!!
 
Ive recently been able to start trying to play games from my steam library again using my girlfriends computer ever since my last one crashed,and i ran out of funds to continue building my dedicated gaming rig,only to find out that i can no longer play DW,even with the .DLL wrapper using windows 10,it just goes directly to windows cannot find the solution to the problem. does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this? im using the version from the steam naval combat pack or whatever it was called,if that will help you guys figure it out,thanks a bunch for the help guys. Oh,another problm ive been having is,that Sub Command works just fine without the wrapper,but every now and then, it will cause a BSOD,and im fairly certain its the game,as this laptop is not even a year old,and has been used primarily for my girlfriends college papers,so if anyone has ideas on that as well,itd be mighty helpful.

cookiemonste 05-25-17 06:19 AM

I got another problem,
I can get into the game but everything keeps flashing and I get weird distortions. I can't even screenshot it so I had to make a picture.

Had the same problem in sub command but disabeling the steam overlay fixed that.
I got the wrapper installed btw.

http://up.picr.de/29291658no.jpg

http://up.picr.de/29291661kg.jpg

FPSchazly 05-25-17 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cookiemonste (Post 2486524)
I got another problem,
I can get into the game but everything keeps flashing and I get weird distortions. I can't even screenshot it so I had to make a picture.

Had the same problem in sub command but disabeling the steam overlay fixed that.
I got the wrapper installed btw.

What operating system are you running? Hardware configuration? Did disabling the Steam overlay not work for Dangerous Waters?

cookiemonste 05-25-17 11:29 AM

I'm using WIndows 8.1 and disabling the overlay did not work.
I got a Nvdia card, I heard that these cards cause a lot of trouble with sonarlyst games.

FPSchazly 05-25-17 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cookiemonste (Post 2486593)
I'm using WIndows 8.1 and disabling the overlay did not work.
I got a Nvdia card, I heard that these cards cause a lot of trouble with sonarlyst games.

You're using the wrapper file? Have you tried running the game in a window? For what it's worth, I have an nvidia card and have no issues. To be fair, though, there are a lot of different nvidia cards haha

cookiemonste 05-26-17 12:21 PM

I can't even enter the windowed mode, if I try to change resolutions, the game crashes. I know you can do it in the ini. file but can you change the window mode as well?

hachiman 06-12-17 11:49 AM

Hi Guys

Just reinstalled DW after an absence of several years.
I'm using W10 and have patched to 1.04 and installed the fix so runds on W10. I have also changed resolution in the .ini file to 1280x1024 although it would be great if I can beyond that. Also my Periscope and Radar screens are oval as opposed to round. Any help would be appreciate on this.

However in the 688i(Probably all as I have only tried the 688i) my radar can't pick up a fat cargo ship right in front of it or the active sonar. Passive sonar can. Any idea why not?

Thanks

Pirate 06-12-17 12:23 PM

Dangerous Waters only has 4:3 aspect ratio, so to fill up all of the screen your graphics card has to stretch the image.
I'm almost certain dw has resolutions greater than your 1280x1024.
If I recall correctly I have played it before with a resolution of 1600x1200.

As to the radar issue maybe the merchant has not enabled radar...

FPSchazly 06-12-17 01:18 PM

I've found that for the 688(i) for ESM, you need to be a few feet shallower than PD in order to detect things. This may be a bug and may apply to radar as well.

Pirate 06-12-17 02:01 PM

Oh yeah FPSchazly is right, I read hachiman's question wrong!
Most playables have different operational depths for different masts.

So if a mast is below waterline or very near it, may not be working correctly.
Sea state may also affect it.

Pisces 06-29-17 06:08 AM

Ok, finally dusted off DW since a long time and tried to get this fix working. Unfortunately no. No matter which ModeID I set in the dangerouswaters.ini file. Or compatibility mode XP SP2 in the shortcut. I placed the DLL into the game's folder but I don't get any other resolutions. A Wrapper.log file appears in game's folder and every attempt the same line is added: Call failed 0x88760868 [EDIT: This probably means it failed to set ModeID to 4/1600x1200, which is larger than my max lcd resolution.]

I tried this with the DLL from the latest DWX 1.42 mod as a fresh download from http://www.jiri-dvorak.cz/dangw/index.html

My laptop is a MSI GP70 2PE Leopard, which has an NVidia840m chipset and additionally Intel HP Graphics 4600 onboard. Only the latter is detected by in the 3D options. (aside from a "Default" graphics card, whatever that is) OS is Windows 10 Pro 64 bit, build 14393.1358 (1607) Even setting the Dangerouswaters.exe to use the Nvidia chip in the Nvidia control panel. No difference.

Pisces 06-29-17 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FPSchazly (Post 2383585)
Are you running full screen? It's going to be hard to notice a difference if you are since most monitors nowadays are not 4:3 ratio so it's always going to be scaled.

1 - 800x600
2 - 1024x768
3 - 1280x1024
4 - 1600x1200

Duhh Pisces!! How do I expect to get 1600x1200 on my screen, if it won't fit vertically. 1080 is the max on my lcd. 1280x1024 works fine if I set ModeID to 3 in the dangerouswaters.ini file. Nevermind that previous post. PEBCAK!

[scurries hiding under a shadowzone]

Lanzfeld 06-29-17 04:12 PM

Windows 10 here. Just bought DW on steam sale and installed with wrapper.
Works great!
I set 3 in the ini file and I get 1280 x 1024 resolution.
When I set 4 it doesn't work.
Any idea how to get better res or am I at max?

I don't run in a window (should I?)
My desktop is 1080 x

FPSchazly 06-29-17 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lanzfeld (Post 2496124)
Windows 10 here. Just bought DW on steam sale and installed with wrapper.
Works great!
I set 3 in the ini file and I get 1280 x 1024 resolution.
When I set 4 it doesn't work.
Any idea how to get better res or am I at max?

I don't run in a window (should I?)
My desktop is 1080 x

I prefer running in a window but I don't think you can do it in Windows 10. Actually, someone on my Discord may have developed a procedure, I'll have to follow up with him. 4 is 1600x1200.

Pisces 06-29-17 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lanzfeld (Post 2496124)
Windows 10 here. Just bought DW on steam sale and installed with wrapper.
Works great!
I set 3 in the ini file and I get 1280 x 1024 resolution.
When I set 4 it doesn't work.
Any idea how to get better res or am I at max?

I don't run in a window (should I?)
My desktop is 1080 x

I made the same mistake this afternoon. You won't get a better resolution with max 1080 vertical pixels. 1600x1200 doesn't fit.

soupyc 06-29-17 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FPSchazly (Post 2496128)
I prefer running in a window but I don't think you can do it in Windows 10. Actually, someone on my Discord may have developed a procedure, I'll have to follow up with him. 4 is 1600x1200.

+1 would love to hear that procedure if they have it! I'd love to run DW in windowed mode while my wife watches netflix on my other monitor but right now it messes with the resolution of the 2nd screen. Thanks!


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