SUBSIM Radio Room Forums - Destroyer Command Problem

So, this problem persists and remains unchanged whether I use my integrated graphics or Nvidia drivers, compatibility mode, or run as administrator.

The game starts just fine, perfectly and normally. I can even go to the campaign screen (notable since that's a different exe). But as soon as I try to load or start a game - when the game tries to start Sim.exe, it crashes, but leaves the DClauncher (black screen) running. I found this - it may be really helpful, Januslog seems to be reporting the exact cause of the error:

Code:

Loading configuration:

  Got HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ultimation\DestroyerCmd

  Installation: Full

  Language: English

  Got HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Ultimation\DestroyerCmd

  DDrawDevice: Primary Display Driver

  DDrawWidth: 1024

  DDrawHeight: 768

  DDrawDepth: 32

  Mode 0: 640x480x16

  Mode 1: 640x480x32

  Mode 2: 1024x768x16

  Mode 3: 1024x768x32

  DSoundDevice: 0

  DSoundChan2D: 16

  DSoundChan3D: 16

  DSoundMaster: 255

  DSoundEffects: 255

  DSoundMusic: 255

  DSoundVoice: 255

  DSoundMovies: 255

  LODFog: 1

  LODMipMapFilter: 1

  LODRangeFog: 0

  LODTableFog: 1

  LODEnviroMap: 1

  LODCubicMap: 1

  LODBumpMap: 1

  LODNormalMap: 0

  LODSpecular: 1

  LODBias: 10

  LODLocalSmoke: 1

  UIHotText: 1

  UIKeyCodes: 0

PGame::PGame()  ### Memory Status -- Virtual (Free: 2005776k  Used: 91248k)  Physical (Free: 1048575k  Used: 0k)

Selected display device: Primary Display Driver

display Primary Display Driver

   SW RGB Emulation Microsoft Direct3D RGB Software Emulation

   HW Direct3D HAL Microsoft Direct3D Hardware acceleration through Direct3D HAL

   TNL Direct3D T&L HAL Microsoft Direct3D Hardware Transform and Lighting acceleration capable device

Video Mode: 1024 768 32

Z-Buffer format: 16

Z-Buffer format: 32

Z-Buffer format: 32

Z-Buffer format: 24

Z Buffer created: 1024 768 32 0

*** Offscreen images must be loaded into video RAM

Device: caps: e09ae51 tricaps: 3261b1 185d depth: 1280 1536 texture: 1 1 8192 8192

*** BD3DEngine: Fog table enabled!

DirectInput: Another application has a higher priority level, preventing this call from succeeding. This value is equal to the E_ACCESSDENIED standard COM return value. This error can be returned when an application has only foreground access to a device but is attempting to acquire the device while in the background.PGame::Initialize() - Keyboard initialization failed

Initialization failed.Deleting BD3DEngine: 9f4020 1

Device release: 0x0

Deleting surface: 0x  a68680

Surface release: 0x0

Deleting z buffer

Restoring video mode

Deleting window

Deleting tables

Deleting fonts

Deleting Direct3D

BD3DEngine destructor exiting

PGame::~PGame()  ### Memory Status -- Virtual (Free: 1952532k  Used: 144492k)  Physical (Free: 1048575k  Used: 0k)

Exiting DestroyerCmd:Sim

Seems to imply that if I could give the game exe some extra permissions (such as accessing devices that are in background, or while in background? To freely change back and foreground windows, etc), then my problem could be solved. Anyone know how to do this?

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Alienware 17 model
Windows 7 Home Premium
Intel Core i7-4700MQ CPU @ 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz
16 GB RAM
64 bit operating system