Weird problem after update.

[Chris72]

Hopefully this hasn't been covered... I looked.

When the game starts, my mouse pointer locks up an aweful lot. But after I get in and uncheck the detailed terrain, it goes away. Then I can turn on detailed terrain and everything in the advanced tab and my frame rate settles into 20 fps (75 with it all turned off). I seem to have to do this each time I start the game.

I also have a problem with the clipboard (the part that shows the roster) coming out and spinning around and around (with no text on it) for no reason.

And finally, my display (ctr I) shows my Vidmem as 0.0/Used 3200.9 when this is happening. Once I go through the steps mentioned above, it shows 512/100.

XP Pro, AMD dual 2.1, 1 gig RAM, 512 mb Geforce card

[Scratchman]

Not sure if you've tried this but I noticed like me, your using an AMD Dual Core CPU. If you were using AH in Windows 98/SE compatibility mode before, ( and if you haven't already), you will need to right click the game launch icon on your desktop, and select Windows 98/SE compatablity mode. Your video memory is not actually showing like mine did before I took this action. Also I would suggest you try using Game Booster. A8Tool turned me onto this free program that frees up alot of your system memory for game play. It has made my system much more stable,( AH is more CPU intensive than GPU intensive ). Find Game Booster at www.iobit.com.

[Chris72]

Yeah, I just noticed the sticky about the compatibility issue... seems to have worked.

Still have trouble with the other things.

I'll try Game Booster.

Thanks!

[Denholm]

What type of video card do you have?

[Scratchman]

Here is my info:
System Information
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Time of this report: 7/29/2009, 02:20:28
       Machine name: JOE
   Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       System Model: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
               BIOS: BIOS Date: 05/30/08 14:59:54 Ver: 08.00.15
          Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5600+,  MMX,  3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.9GHz
             Memory: 3328MB RAM
          Page File: 998MB used, 4212MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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  DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
          Music Tab: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.
        Network Tab: No problems found.

--------------------
DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D:    0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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        Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
     Manufacturer: NVIDIA
        Chip type: GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
         DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0612&SUBSYS_08A219F1&REV_A2
   Display Memory: 512.0 MB
     Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (75Hz)
          Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
  Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
      Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
   Driver Version: 6.14.0011.9038 (English)
      DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
 Driver Date/Size: 7/14/2009 13:54:00, 5842816 bytes
      WHQL Logo'd: Yes
  WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
              VDD: n/a
         Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
    Mini VDD Date: 7/14/2009 13:54:00, 7741664 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4552-11CF-0F59-A92803C2CB35}
        Vendor ID: 0x10DE
        Device ID: 0x0612
        SubSys ID: 0x08A219F1
      Revision ID: 0x00A2
      Revision ID: 0x00A2
      Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D

[Chris72]

Nvidia GeForce 7100 GS.

Game Booster did nothing for the screen freezing. And now it seems my way of fixing it no longer works.

[Denholm]

7100 GS?! My goodness, that has to be the source of at least 30% of your computer problems! If you want to play AH, you might consider upgrading to a 7600/8600/9600 or higher.

[Skuzzy]

7100 should work, but you will need to run with 256 Maximum Texture Size, 1280x1024 (or there abouts) video resolution, no Detailed Terrain option on.

If the game is not saving options, then the folders/files have been marked read-only.  I really would like to get a handle on what application you guys run that causes our game files to get marked read-only.

[gyrene81]

If the game is not saving options, then the folders/files have been marked read-only.  I really would like to get a handle on what application you guys run that causes our game files to get marked read-only.

Just the installation process. Strangely enough everything under C:\HiTech Creations is marked read only as a system default. Even if you open the properties page and uncheck read only, it defaults back to read only.