Activation Woes

Blarg · 12-20-05, 08:03 PM

hello, first post.

My activation code (US Boxed version) seems to be correctly entered, yet I cannot start the game. "Error in entering" message. I used the sticker in the box, checked case, no dashes.

Any thoughts?

CWorth · 12-20-05, 09:32 PM

First question is this..

Did you enter only the top set of numbers and letters?

The code sticker in the box looks like this...

xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx<----enter this set only
......................xxxxxx-xxx<----do not enter these numbers(ignore the dots)

This is a mistake many made when entering the code.

Blarg · 12-20-05, 09:47 PM

I entered them all.

Blarg · 12-20-05, 10:11 PM

That was it: after a long time, the game loaded. I started a canned mission, the first on the list.

in F12, the place where the enemy was supposed to be visible on the horizon has the strangest graphic error: a huge box with a big white ball in it. The box has square edges, the ball is diffused. Persistent.

Must I patch the game to get it to work? Maybe that is my issue.

Marhkimov · 12-20-05, 10:17 PM

I know what you did.

You downloaded various environmental mods. Then you mixed and matched them, right?

I'd advise you not to do that unless you seriously know what you are doing. Please consult the mod readme's and learn about incompatibilities.

What did you mix, by the way?

Also, patch your game to 1.4b. That might be the whole problem...

Blarg · 12-20-05, 10:57 PM

No, I have a plain out of the box install, no mods or patches or anything.

Marhkimov · 12-20-05, 11:09 PM

WEll, then its a driver or graphics card issue... Meaning someone more qualified than me will have to fix your problem.

Soviet_Warlord · 12-20-05, 11:24 PM

Patch it to 1.4. If I remember correctly, this was a common issue when the game was first released. I think it got fixed in a patch.

Blarg · 12-21-05, 01:22 AM

Do you have any issues with the 1.4 patch?

CptGrayWolf · 12-21-05, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blarg

That was it: after a long time, the game loaded. I started a canned mission, the first on the list.

in F12, the place where the enemy was supposed to be visible on the horizon has the strangest graphic error: a huge box with a big white ball in it. The box has square edges, the ball is diffused. Persistent.

Must I patch the game to get it to work? Maybe that is my issue.

This sounds like the infamous white blob/ black sky glitch.
http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=29629

12-20-05, 08:03 PM	#1
Blarg Watch Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 24 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Activation Woes hello, first post. My activation code (US Boxed version) seems to be correctly entered, yet I cannot start the game. "Error in entering" message. I used the sticker in the box, checked case, no dashes. Any thoughts? __________________ Thanks, Blarg

12-20-05, 09:47 PM	#3
Blarg Watch Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 24 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I entered them all. __________________ Thanks, Blarg

12-20-05, 10:11 PM	#4
Blarg Watch Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 24 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That was it: after a long time, the game loaded. I started a canned mission, the first on the list. in F12, the place where the enemy was supposed to be visible on the horizon has the strangest graphic error: a huge box with a big white ball in it. The box has square edges, the ball is diffused. Persistent. Must I patch the game to get it to work? Maybe that is my issue. __________________ Thanks, Blarg

12-20-05, 10:17 PM	#5
Marhkimov Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Posts: 2,377 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I know what you did. You downloaded various environmental mods. Then you mixed and matched them, right? I'd advise you not to do that unless you seriously know what you are doing. Please consult the mod readme's and learn about incompatibilities. What did you mix, by the way? Also, patch your game to 1.4b. That might be the whole problem... __________________ It takes two to tango

12-20-05, 10:57 PM	#6
Blarg Watch Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 24 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	No, I have a plain out of the box install, no mods or patches or anything. __________________ Thanks, Blarg

12-20-05, 09:32 PM	#2
CWorth Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gettysburg PA Posts: 845 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	First question is this.. Did you enter only the top set of numbers and letters? The code sticker in the box looks like this... xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx<----enter this set only ......................xxxxxx-xxx<----do not enter these numbers(ignore the dots) This is a mistake many made when entering the code.

12-20-05, 11:09 PM	#7
Marhkimov Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Posts: 2,377 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	WEll, then its a driver or graphics card issue... Meaning someone more qualified than me will have to fix your problem. __________________ It takes two to tango

12-20-05, 11:24 PM	#8
Soviet_Warlord XO Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 416 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Patch it to 1.4. If I remember correctly, this was a common issue when the game was first released. I think it got fixed in a patch. __________________

12-21-05, 01:22 AM	#9
Blarg Watch Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 24 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Do you have any issues with the 1.4 patch? __________________ Thanks, Blarg