Problems in VMware Fusion?

Enjay · 11-05-11, 02:30 PM

Hi. I just installed SH3 (via Steam) into a Windows 7 virtual machine on top of VMware Fusion.

When I launch it, the opening video plays and then freezes to a black screen. Anyone else seen this? I can't explain it. Several other games play just fine including DW, etc.

Pisces · 11-05-11, 03:01 PM

What is the desktop resolution in the virtual machine? SH3 in Windows 7 chokes if the resolution is larger than 1024x768 pixels.

Enjay · 11-05-11, 03:48 PM

Interesting. Thank you.

Yes, I am way above 1024x768. I will fix and re-test.

Is there a fix for this or am I always stuck in this res? I had SH3 installed last year on a Windows 7 PC and I don't seem to recall this...

Pisces · 11-05-11, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Enjay

Interesting. Thank you.

Yes, I am way above 1024x768. I will fix and re-test.

Is there a fix for this or am I always stuck in this res? I had SH3 installed last year on a Windows 7 PC and I don't seem to recall this...

With my Nvidia GPU there is the option to make it scale to fullscreen (while maintaining 4/3 aspect ratio). But I do not know what sort of GPU VMware simulates, or how it uses your hardware GPU in the VM.

There are widescreen mods for SH3 though. I just do not have a link to them. You may want to search for it, or wait until someone else suggests it.

Enjay · 11-05-11, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Pisces

What is the desktop resolution in the virtual machine? SH3 in Windows 7 chokes if the resolution is larger than 1024x768 pixels.

Nope. That didn't do it. Same result with 1024x768. Freezes to black right after intro movie skip.

Pisces · 11-05-11, 05:49 PM

Well, there is a very good chance that this is related to virtual hardware. I have no experience with VMware at all, or Macs (implied by Fussion) so I can't help further.

Since you got the game through Steam it should not have the dreaded Starforce copy protection anymore. I'm out of ideas.

11-05-11, 02:30 PM	#1
Enjay Watch Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 29 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Problems in VMware Fusion? Hi. I just installed SH3 (via Steam) into a Windows 7 virtual machine on top of VMware Fusion. When I launch it, the opening video plays and then freezes to a black screen. Anyone else seen this? I can't explain it. Several other games play just fine including DW, etc.

11-05-11, 03:01 PM	#2
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	What is the desktop resolution in the virtual machine? SH3 in Windows 7 chokes if the resolution is larger than 1024x768 pixels. __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads

11-05-11, 05:49 PM	#6
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	Well, there is a very good chance that this is related to virtual hardware. I have no experience with VMware at all, or Macs (implied by Fussion) so I can't help further. Since you got the game through Steam it should not have the dreaded Starforce copy protection anymore. I'm out of ideas. __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads

11-05-11, 03:48 PM	#3
Enjay Watch Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 29 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Interesting. Thank you. Yes, I am way above 1024x768. I will fix and re-test. Is there a fix for this or am I always stuck in this res? I had SH3 installed last year on a Windows 7 PC and I don't seem to recall this...