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the main charactor is in bars/lines.
also the game seems to crash not long in.
system specs.
Asus p5n32-e sli motherboard.
nvidia- Inno3d 8800 GTS 320MB OC.
2G Corsair DDR2 800 TWIN2X2.
Intel Core 2 duo E6600.
7200 RPM SATA - Samsung 160GB.
pionere Multiformat 18x DVD-RW.
Creative Sound Blaster 5.1.
Windows XP Home (service pack 2).
the main charactor is in bars/lines.
also the game seems to crash not long in.
system specs.
Asus p5n32-e sli motherboard.
nvidia- Inno3d 8800 GTS 320MB OC.
2G Corsair DDR2 800 TWIN2X2.
Intel Core 2 duo E6600.
7200 RPM SATA - Samsung 160GB.
pionere Multiformat 18x DVD-RW.
Creative Sound Blaster 5.1.
Windows XP Home (service pack 2).
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Yup, infact the patch came with the game. Its a rerelease.
Yup, infact the patch came with the game. Its a rerelease.
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Have you tried reinstalling drivers?
Anyhoo, its a widely known fact tht G80 gpu's have problems with older games.
Also, try to play with different graphic options (if not in-game, then in control panel)...
Have you tried reinstalling drivers?
Anyhoo, its a widely known fact tht G80 gpu's have problems with older games.
Also, try to play with different graphic options (if not in-game, then in control panel)...
660GTX
i5 3300 @ 3.0Ghz
8GB RAM
The character (Manny) is rendered correctly, and everything looks normal.
For me the game is crashing when I go into the garage with the cutscene of the car racing past. This could be because I have not installed the game properly.
So basically there should be only 2 things which you need to do to run this game.
1) Install the patch
2) Set the compatability mode to "Windows 98"
I don't know if this helps but it's as good as I can do for now.
The character (Manny) is rendered correctly, and everything looks normal.
For me the game is crashing when I go into the garage with the cutscene of the car racing past. This could be because I have not installed the game properly.
So basically there should be only 2 things which you need to do to run this game.
1) Install the patch
2) Set the compatability mode to "Windows 98"
I don't know if this helps but it's as good as I can do for now.
The character (Manny) is rendered correctly, and everything looks normal.
For me the game is crashing when I go into the garage with the cutscene of the car racing past. This could be because I have not installed the game properly.
So basically there should be only 2 things which you need to do to run this game.
1) Install the patch
2) Set the compatability mode to "Windows 98"
I don't know if this helps but it's as good as I can do for now.
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I tried all of those methods, compatabiltity mode helps greatly but the only thing that fixed the renderig issue was runnig it in window mode, but then i crashed anyway lol.
i have high hopes for the next driver release this mounth that will apparently fix heaps of 8800 series issues.
The character (Manny) is rendered correctly, and everything looks normal.
For me the game is crashing when I go into the garage with the cutscene of the car racing past. This could be because I have not installed the game properly.
So basically there should be only 2 things which you need to do to run this game.
1) Install the patch
2) Set the compatability mode to "Windows 98"
I don't know if this helps but it's as good as I can do for now.
I tried all of those methods, compatabiltity mode helps greatly but the only thing that fixed the renderig issue was runnig it in window mode, but then i crashed anyway lol.
i have high hopes for the next driver release this mounth that will apparently fix heaps of 8800 series issues.
[url="http://www.lucasforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=236"]http://www.lucasforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=236[/url]
http://www.lucasforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=236
[url="http://www.lucasforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=236"]http://www.lucasforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=236[/url]
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Thats true, but i dont force AA.
http://www.lucasforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=236
Thats true, but i dont force AA.
I also found my crashing is because the cd is old and scratched up. You have a newer cd so this might not be your problem. Although try copying the cd into the games installed directory. There is no need to crack the game to run without the cd, only need to add a new string value in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC\Grim Fandango\v1.0 (good_times=true)
I spent so long getting this installed that I've only managed to actually play for about half an hour. If the crashing comes back again then I'll edit this post.
**edit: its still crashing. Seems to be crashing at the start of the cut scenes. Still not sure as to whether it's from my dodgy install. Most probably it is the graphic settings. Getting late, will try again tomorrow.
I also found my crashing is because the cd is old and scratched up. You have a newer cd so this might not be your problem. Although try copying the cd into the games installed directory. There is no need to crack the game to run without the cd, only need to add a new string value in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC\Grim Fandango\v1.0 (good_times=true)
I spent so long getting this installed that I've only managed to actually play for about half an hour. If the crashing comes back again then I'll edit this post.
**edit: its still crashing. Seems to be crashing at the start of the cut scenes. Still not sure as to whether it's from my dodgy install. Most probably it is the graphic settings. Getting late, will try again tomorrow.
I also found my crashing is because the cd is old and scratched up. You have a newer cd so this might not be your problem. Although try copying the cd into the games installed directory. There is no need to crack the game to run without the cd, only need to add a new string value in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC\Grim Fandango\v1.0 (good_times=true)
I spent so long getting this installed that I've only managed to actually play for about half an hour. If the crashing comes back again then I'll edit this post.
**edit: its still crashing. Seems to be crashing at the start of the cut scenes. Still not sure as to whether it's from my dodgy install. Most probably it is the graphic settings. Getting late, will try again tomorrow.
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lol for me 3d accelleration actually spreads manny across the whole screen in lines
disableing it makes him just look liny, if that makes any sense. but i found the playing the game windowed gives me no graphical issue, also i have also heard
of needing to slow the prossor for the puzzles, for this it is common to use cpu killer.
I also found my crashing is because the cd is old and scratched up. You have a newer cd so this might not be your problem. Although try copying the cd into the games installed directory. There is no need to crack the game to run without the cd, only need to add a new string value in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC\Grim Fandango\v1.0 (good_times=true)
I spent so long getting this installed that I've only managed to actually play for about half an hour. If the crashing comes back again then I'll edit this post.
**edit: its still crashing. Seems to be crashing at the start of the cut scenes. Still not sure as to whether it's from my dodgy install. Most probably it is the graphic settings. Getting late, will try again tomorrow.
lol for me 3d accelleration actually spreads manny across the whole screen in lines
disableing it makes him just look liny, if that makes any sense. but i found the playing the game windowed gives me no graphical issue, also i have also heard
of needing to slow the prossor for the puzzles, for this it is common to use cpu killer.
I have also investigated the Lucasforums, including patching, anti-aliasing issues etc but there was nothing there that helped this particular problem.
Anyway, for anyone who hasn't played the game but is considering doing so, don't be deterred if a solution is never found for this issue - the game is is really not much worse off with 3D acceleration disabled. Playing it through again, I feel nostalgic about days when great storyline and great characters were valued as much as, if not, more than graphics and gameplay gimmicks. Most modern adventure games are forgettable once we're done with them, but the fact that almost a decade on many people still look to play Grim Fandango is a testament to it's sheer quality.
I have also investigated the Lucasforums, including patching, anti-aliasing issues etc but there was nothing there that helped this particular problem.
Anyway, for anyone who hasn't played the game but is considering doing so, don't be deterred if a solution is never found for this issue - the game is is really not much worse off with 3D acceleration disabled. Playing it through again, I feel nostalgic about days when great storyline and great characters were valued as much as, if not, more than graphics and gameplay gimmicks. Most modern adventure games are forgettable once we're done with them, but the fact that almost a decade on many people still look to play Grim Fandango is a testament to it's sheer quality.
read carefully any one who has crashes (i.e:blue screes from playing a game for 30 min to 1 hr) i have finally found the answere to the crash after searching for 2 weeks
(the problem is from the heat of the GPU this is comon with EVGA cards when it crashes it will tell u nv4_disp.dll etc.) just do what is written bellow (this is also for any one with a problem even people that dont own a EVGA any one else with a 8800 can fix it with these steps ^_^
READ CARFULLY:
do exactly what ill tell u to do.This is normally for people who (!) AREN'T (!) using liqued cooling on the graphic cards (!)
1.download driver cleaner pro (i downloaded mine from mininova.com) (install it)
2.download the a 8 series driver from EVGA.com not nvidia.com evga has the 162.18 the nvidia website has the old version (!) (DONT INSTALL IT NOW) (!)
(uninstall the current driver if u have one from the controlpanel only uninstal the displaydriver nothing else)
3.download nTUNE from the nvidia website or evga website
(well the problem with the old GPU driver from NVIDIA.com that u cant control the fan box in the ntune controlpanel)
4.restart the pc and go to safe mode by pressing F8
5.run drivercleaner pro and do the following (warning dont run in normal mode only safe mode)
A . click on the arrow and find nVidia (only nVidia) and tick the (select multipel cleaning filters) then click ADD ... wait for 6 seconds , when it finishes close it then
restart
6. in normal mode install the 8 series driver then restart
7.go to startmenu > NVIDIA COPARATIONS > nvidia controlpanel > controlpanel
8.extend the preformance TAB and click on adjust GPU settings > click on direct fan control then drag the (thing) to the end (99%)
read carefully any one who has crashes (i.e:blue screes from playing a game for 30 min to 1 hr) i have finally found the answere to the crash after searching for 2 weeks
(the problem is from the heat of the GPU this is comon with EVGA cards when it crashes it will tell u nv4_disp.dll etc.) just do what is written bellow (this is also for any one with a problem even people that dont own a EVGA any one else with a 8800 can fix it with these steps ^_^
READ CARFULLY:
do exactly what ill tell u to do.This is normally for people who (!) AREN'T (!) using liqued cooling on the graphic cards (!)
1.download driver cleaner pro (i downloaded mine from mininova.com) (install it)
2.download the a 8 series driver from EVGA.com not nvidia.com evga has the 162.18 the nvidia website has the old version (!) (DONT INSTALL IT NOW) (!)
(uninstall the current driver if u have one from the controlpanel only uninstal the displaydriver nothing else)
3.download nTUNE from the nvidia website or evga website
(well the problem with the old GPU driver from NVIDIA.com that u cant control the fan box in the ntune controlpanel)
4.restart the pc and go to safe mode by pressing F8
5.run drivercleaner pro and do the following (warning dont run in normal mode only safe mode)
A . click on the arrow and find nVidia (only nVidia) and tick the (select multipel cleaning filters) then click ADD ... wait for 6 seconds , when it finishes close it then
restart
6. in normal mode install the 8 series driver then restart
7.go to startmenu > NVIDIA COPARATIONS > nvidia controlpanel > controlpanel
8.extend the preformance TAB and click on adjust GPU settings > click on direct fan control then drag the (thing) to the end (99%)
this looks handy and im sure will deal with crashing issues.
but the main issue is to do with graphics coming up bad.
thax for that though.
this looks handy and im sure will deal with crashing issues.
but the main issue is to do with graphics coming up bad.
thax for that though.
That said, I still didn't find any solution. With 3d acceleration disabled the game is playable, just needing to save often in case of a crash.
That said, I still didn't find any solution. With 3d acceleration disabled the game is playable, just needing to save often in case of a crash.