I finally found my DC/SH2 disks

nikimcbee · 10-16-08, 08:16 PM

I was digging through some old boxes, and I found my DC disk. Now can I get it to run?

kiwi_2005 · 10-17-08, 12:34 AM

On Winxp got SH2 running no problem, but i can't get DC to, DC installs well, but when i load the game up all i get is a black screen. I can hear the music in the background so she' has loaded im thinking the game can't recognise later model gfx cards and i dont want to rollback to old drivers cause then i'll most likely have problems with the main games i play. Bound to be some workaround to get DC to run, I gave up.

Hitman · 10-17-08, 06:45 AM

If you are running a modern NVidia card with modern drivers, you'll get corrupted text evreywhere. Ati cards seem to still work, though.

XP shouldn't be a definitive problem, try to put the exes in compatibility mode and such.

Seeadler · 10-17-08, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hitman

If you are running a modern NVidia card with modern drivers, you'll get corrupted text evreywhere.

I have a 8800GTX running on Vista64 with actual drivers and no problems with SHII/DC since the past four or five driver versions, maybe it's also solved on XP?

Buddahaid · 10-17-08, 12:15 PM

I'll bump that about the Nvidia cards corrupting the text. I had PA and SH2 running fine on Xp, changed to a 8800GT and they remain unplayable. DC would not even install until I tried to in safe mode. I think it's about DX10 supporting cards mainly. It forced me to build yet another system for the older games. I use a P2-400 for the OLD stuff (Star Wars Arcade, Strike Commander, B17) and now a Dell OptiPlex GX240 P4-1.7 for the in between stuff I can't make run on either the P2, or my main PC, without breaking something else. The hard part is finding graphics cards for the old systems. They either don't have a PCI or AGP slot, or they're made for low profile cards etc.

Buddahaid

FIREWALL · 10-17-08, 12:55 PM

No probs with SHII\DC useing XP and NiVidia card.

Don't have a clue what the probs for U all could be.

I will say I turn off all my anti virus when I install a game,or Play it.

10-16-08, 08:16 PM	#1
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I finally found my DC/SH2 disks I was digging through some old boxes, and I found my DC disk. Now can I get it to run? __________________

10-17-08, 12:34 AM	#2
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	On Winxp got SH2 running no problem, but i can't get DC to, DC installs well, but when i load the game up all i get is a black screen. I can hear the music in the background so she' has loaded im thinking the game can't recognise later model gfx cards and i dont want to rollback to old drivers cause then i'll most likely have problems with the main games i play. Bound to be some workaround to get DC to run, I gave up. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

10-17-08, 06:45 AM	#3
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	If you are running a modern NVidia card with modern drivers, you'll get corrupted text evreywhere. Ati cards seem to still work, though. XP shouldn't be a definitive problem, try to put the exes in compatibility mode and such. __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

10-17-08, 12:55 PM	#6
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	No probs with SHII\DC useing XP and NiVidia card. Don't have a clue what the probs for U all could be. I will say I turn off all my anti virus when I install a game,or Play it. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

10-17-08, 12:15 PM	#5
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,328 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	I'll bump that about the Nvidia cards corrupting the text. I had PA and SH2 running fine on Xp, changed to a 8800GT and they remain unplayable. DC would not even install until I tried to in safe mode. I think it's about DX10 supporting cards mainly. It forced me to build yet another system for the older games. I use a P2-400 for the OLD stuff (Star Wars Arcade, Strike Commander, B17) and now a Dell OptiPlex GX240 P4-1.7 for the in between stuff I can't make run on either the P2, or my main PC, without breaking something else. The hard part is finding graphics cards for the old systems. They either don't have a PCI or AGP slot, or they're made for low profile cards etc. Buddahaid