Serious D2 play issues
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 12:37 pm
Yep, another noobie to the forums with a problem he wants help with... (we noobs are evil people). Anyway, here's my problem, and hopefully one of you guys know how to fix it and are willing to help me out.
I've played Descent since it first came out, and bought Descent 2 when it came out as well. Using D1X, I can still play Descent 1 just fine. But when I recently reinstalled Descent 2 and tried to play it, I ran into problems.
When I run the DOS version, it doesn't work. No surprise. Using DOSBox, I can get it to load but with serious performance hits (including complete loss of sound). Using the Windows version, the game loads and appears to work great; that is, until I start a game. While the movies load wonderfully and the sound is good, the game hangs just before I enter the first level (after both movies and the info on the robots but before being spawned in the level).
Alright, no problem, right? I'll just use the D2X project and everything will be great. The original D2X worked, but like the DOS version had serious performance issues rendering it unplayable. Using the DXX Rebirth version was no better. D2X-XL seemed to work at first; the game loaded up, and the plethora of new options immediatly caught my interest.
While D2X-XL does allow me to play the game, it too has serious performance issues. The music in the movies is choppy at best; I turned my speakers off because it was too annoying to listen to. The asteroids during the beginning cinematic appear blurry around the edges, yet this effect mysteriously disappears later in the very same cinematic. I can't get the game to load the advanced music (keeps telling me to insert the CD, when its already in). When I try and reset the resolution, the game hangs. Every time, no matter what resolution I attempt to change it to. When I start a game using the default 800 x 600 resolution, the window immediatly shrinks to such a tiny thing I can barely see enemy 'bots, and their weapon fire is microscopic. Changing the resolution from this point also causes the game to hang. And finally, when I open a door I get another texture over it; rather than being able to see through the doorway, all I see is what appears to be part of the wall (except with a moving door panel). I can move through this, but because I can't see through it, its impossible to avoid enemy fire, plan a strategy before entering the room, or hit anything with my own weapons.
I'm using Windows 2000Pro, 2.4GHz Intel processor, Asus chipset and 768 MB DDR memory. I'm using the original D2 CD, not a copy, and have updated the game to v1.2 before attempting to use any D2X versions with it AND alternatively tried a re-install and didn't install the update, but went straight to trying D2X-XL (with the same results). I've messed with the in-game settings, including wall transparency, forcing the game to render the entire mine, tried various quality settings for the graphics, and basically everything else I could think of. I'm not running anything in the background.
Anybody have any suggestions? I'm assuming there's something wrong with my computer or my settings in-game, as I can't seem to find a FAQ with similar problems adressed anywhere.
I've played Descent since it first came out, and bought Descent 2 when it came out as well. Using D1X, I can still play Descent 1 just fine. But when I recently reinstalled Descent 2 and tried to play it, I ran into problems.
When I run the DOS version, it doesn't work. No surprise. Using DOSBox, I can get it to load but with serious performance hits (including complete loss of sound). Using the Windows version, the game loads and appears to work great; that is, until I start a game. While the movies load wonderfully and the sound is good, the game hangs just before I enter the first level (after both movies and the info on the robots but before being spawned in the level).
Alright, no problem, right? I'll just use the D2X project and everything will be great. The original D2X worked, but like the DOS version had serious performance issues rendering it unplayable. Using the DXX Rebirth version was no better. D2X-XL seemed to work at first; the game loaded up, and the plethora of new options immediatly caught my interest.
While D2X-XL does allow me to play the game, it too has serious performance issues. The music in the movies is choppy at best; I turned my speakers off because it was too annoying to listen to. The asteroids during the beginning cinematic appear blurry around the edges, yet this effect mysteriously disappears later in the very same cinematic. I can't get the game to load the advanced music (keeps telling me to insert the CD, when its already in). When I try and reset the resolution, the game hangs. Every time, no matter what resolution I attempt to change it to. When I start a game using the default 800 x 600 resolution, the window immediatly shrinks to such a tiny thing I can barely see enemy 'bots, and their weapon fire is microscopic. Changing the resolution from this point also causes the game to hang. And finally, when I open a door I get another texture over it; rather than being able to see through the doorway, all I see is what appears to be part of the wall (except with a moving door panel). I can move through this, but because I can't see through it, its impossible to avoid enemy fire, plan a strategy before entering the room, or hit anything with my own weapons.
I'm using Windows 2000Pro, 2.4GHz Intel processor, Asus chipset and 768 MB DDR memory. I'm using the original D2 CD, not a copy, and have updated the game to v1.2 before attempting to use any D2X versions with it AND alternatively tried a re-install and didn't install the update, but went straight to trying D2X-XL (with the same results). I've messed with the in-game settings, including wall transparency, forcing the game to render the entire mine, tried various quality settings for the graphics, and basically everything else I could think of. I'm not running anything in the background.
Anybody have any suggestions? I'm assuming there's something wrong with my computer or my settings in-game, as I can't seem to find a FAQ with similar problems adressed anywhere.
