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Title: I am getting annoyed....
Post by: outlaw6 on December 06, 2003, 03:34:43 PM: Ok, I downloaded two (2) Betas, and everytime I get the initialization failure. Is this fixed in Beta 5? Because I won't spend 5 hours downloading something for nothing:p

Chris
Title: I am getting annoyed....
Post by: ergRTC on December 06, 2003, 05:34:10 PM: People with older vid cards that do not comply with the system requirements have had this problem. I tried loading it on a p3 600 with an onboard intel 16mb vid card. No go.
Title: I am getting annoyed....
Post by: outlaw6 on December 06, 2003, 08:24:07 PM: Hmm.....

I have a Celeron 1.2Ghz with onboard Intel 8815 graphics. I play a LOT of other games (Flight sim, Combat Sim IL2) and they all work. Is there any chance that AH2 will work with all cards?
Title: I am getting annoyed....
Post by: zmeg on December 06, 2003, 08:31:14 PM: The MINIMUM requirement is g2 mx400.
Title: I am getting annoyed....
Post by: TweetyBird on December 06, 2003, 08:51:31 PM: Don't know if this applies, but I get the initialization failure if I try to use the 16 bit mode. The 32 bit mode works fine.
Title: I am getting annoyed....
Post by: ergRTC on December 06, 2003, 09:43:31 PM: How old is your directx?
Title: I am getting annoyed....
Post by: outlaw6 on December 07, 2003, 08:45:58 PM: DX9 is what I am using, and getting about 75 FPS in the current version of AH, Flight sim gives about 25 in clouds.
Title: I am getting annoyed....
Post by: ergRTC on December 08, 2003, 08:15:20 AM: the last thing is your drivers then. Not sure what is out there for that intel chip. Is their a newer version?
Title: I am getting annoyed....
Post by: outlaw6 on December 10, 2003, 07:06:39 PM: Well, I was there a week ago and updated them, no go.....

I really don't understand HTCs idea, why do you want to make the Video card do all the hard work?

many of the ppl i fly with in H2H use cheap computers (no offense) and don't want to spend the $150 for a good card. Almost all other games outthere use the CPU for calculating the flight dynamics, joystick input, and firing trajectories. Why don't you?
Title: I am getting annoyed....
Post by: Zanth on December 10, 2003, 08:12:35 PM: Outlaw I am flying the most recent BETA with a Geforce2 card and fps in the 50's at 10k at the default settings the BETA istalled with. (only alt I remember my numbers for as I dont leave fps counter running when I fly). Though surely would be nice to have, as of yet you just don't need that $150 video card.

(Geforce2 cards are practically free now $34.50 from newegg.com including 3 day fedex though for another 20 bucks you can get an even better one.)
Title: I am getting annoyed....
Post by: Pei on December 10, 2003, 08:18:35 PM: Quote
Originally posted by outlaw6

many of the ppl i fly with in H2H use cheap computers (no offense) and don't want to spend the $150 for a good card. Almost all other games outthere use the CPU for calculating the flight dynamics, joystick input, and firing trajectories. Why don't you?

They do: the only thing you can do with a video card is video work - no game out there including AH does flight dynamics or input resonse on the vid card: it's not possible.
The game requires 3D graphics. If the AH2 graphics engine doesn't work with your machine then the game won't work: which is what you are seeing.
As your machine is below minimum requirements I doubt anything will be done about it. You should be able to get a GeF2 MX for less than $60 inc shipping if you shop around.
Title: I am getting annoyed....
Post by: outlaw6 on December 20, 2003, 07:20:13 PM: Well, I just checked my settings.. yeah i know, it took a while :lol

anyway this is what my computer has:

32 + 10 MB Intel eXtreme graphics
DirectX 9.0
Celeron 1.2Ghz CPU
512 MB of PC-133 RAM
2 gigs of swap space on two drives

60 GB ultra ATA-100 HD (two x 30gb)

I think it should run? no?

but I still get that damn initialization error.....

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Title: I am getting annoyed....
Post by: 214thCavalier on December 21, 2003, 04:47:54 AM: Have you tried selecting the 32 bit video option rather than the 16 bit version yet ?
Title: I am getting annoyed....
Post by: outlaw6 on December 21, 2003, 02:34:56 PM: I checked that too :( still doesn't work. But I don't think it is b/c my computer can't handle it. I know for CFS3, my chipset will fail the check, but Microsoft has released a patch to make it work, and Intel's website tells you how to get around it too. :p

Anyone have any ideas?

thanks for the help mate!
Chris
Title: I am getting annoyed....
Post by: KdF on December 22, 2003, 06:30:26 PM: What do you have running in the background??
Title: I am getting annoyed....
Post by: outlaw6 on December 26, 2003, 12:27:49 PM: Not much, only Window's XP's 38 processes, no other programs :P

Chris
Title: I am getting annoyed....
Post by: NHawk on December 27, 2003, 12:02:50 PM: Quote
Originally posted by outlaw6
Not much, only Window's XP's 38 processes, no other programs
38 processes?!?!

I run XP and only have 20. Something that isn't really needed is running in the background.

See this post by Skuzzy

(http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=71591)
Title: I am getting annoyed....
Post by: outlaw6 on December 27, 2003, 02:22:04 PM: Ah, thankyou, I will try that s soon as I can cheers mate!
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Post by: nopoop on December 27, 2003, 02:39:12 PM: I'm runnin 16 background processes after using "enditall" on Windoze ME. With enditall you can experiment removing ANY background program. You find which ones HAVE to run. I can't run less than 16. Dialups, and server programs, shell etc.. Enditall, explorer are closed normally and Norton I shut off remotely. It shuts down 10-12 programs running in the background.

A must before going online. This is what's left.

(http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid95/p47e9fab0024af43645ad5e672ea8047d/fa2c852c.jpg)

You have all you need EXCEPT the vidio card. As you read above they're real cheap.

My system is very similar to yours regarding CPU and ram. I'm getting 40 FPS.

The difference is my dinasaur GeForce 2 card and your not running Dx 9B.

..and I use registery edit, NV Max, tweakME and addware to round it out.

Welcome to 3d. Lots to learn for the ultimate tweek of the toybox grasshopper. Especially when their long in the tooth.
Title: I am getting annoyed....
Post by: Hap on January 11, 2004, 08:09:03 AM: i've downloaded all the betas no prob. maybe its on your end.