Diablo 2 final problems
Well, to start off with, kickass game However, im having some problems in win2k with it which is a bit disturbing considering its supposed to be compatible with it. After playing the game for however long, I exit the game.
Well, to start off with, kickass game However, im having some problems in win2k with it which is a bit disturbing considering its supposed to be compatible with it. After playing the game for however long, I exit the game..do whatever I do normally in windows, but when I try to run the game a second time my machine freezes and I have to hard reboot. For some reason, running the game twice under the same boot freezes my machine. I looked to see if anything was running that shouldnt be and it wasnt.
I have a dual p3-500 with a asus v6600 running 5.22 detonator drivers. Anyone having the same sort of problems or have any ideas on how I can fix this? Any help appreciated
I have a dual p3-500 with a asus v6600 running 5.22 detonator drivers. Anyone having the same sort of problems or have any ideas on how I can fix this? Any help appreciated
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this same bug was in the demo. The Direct3D accelerated version is the key here. If you run it in DirectX 2D view only, the game will run and close and run again without crashing. Now, this may be fixed in the v5.30 drivers, so try those as well. Future patches (of game and drivers) should alleviate this.
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I just saw that a patch to Diablo 2 is already out. I didn't see this bug listed as fixed, so that may mean it is/was driver related.
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even the d3d version is 640x480, so be prepared to be disappointed even when it is working. I have a 21" monitor too and such a low resolution does indeed suck. I like it better at the 2D version, though, and there are people pushing for a mip-mapped D3D version (it wouldn't change the art resolution, but such art would scale and smooth better in an upres).
Honestly, the gameplay in Diablo 2 is great, but Darkstone (all d3d) with FSAA on (you can't change res in DS either, but you can put FSAA on!!) is gorgeous on my 21". I like the 3d nature of the game too. Diablo 2 is one view only...weak.
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Honestly, the gameplay in Diablo 2 is great, but Darkstone (all d3d) with FSAA on (you can't change res in DS either, but you can put FSAA on!!) is gorgeous on my 21". I like the 3d nature of the game too. Diablo 2 is one view only...weak.
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They should have made a movie beginning with ACT I Cinematic. Absolutely awesome! The voicing, animation, ambient sounds, etc. deserve an academy award. Truly the best cinematic I have ever witnessed in a game. Hats off to the Blizzard crew. I know this does'nt belong here...forgive me...but...ohhhh..the EVIL......ha ha ha
I have another problem with diablo2:
When I launch the game I have a black screen 2sec and it put back on win2k. I can not lauch the game... :-( always back to win2k!!
All 3d tests has been tested and all are OK
I have Win2k, Athlon 700, and Geforce DDR.
I use detonators 5.30.
PLEASE HELP ME!!!! It's too hard!!!
I can not play!!!
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May AMD to be with you!
When I launch the game I have a black screen 2sec and it put back on win2k. I can not lauch the game... :-( always back to win2k!!
All 3d tests has been tested and all are OK
I have Win2k, Athlon 700, and Geforce DDR.
I use detonators 5.30.
PLEASE HELP ME!!!! It's too hard!!!
I can not play!!!
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May AMD to be with you!
For anybody that's having problems running Diablo2 under win2k in D3D, try changing the PCI memory texture size in the display properties/advanced/riva TNT2/additional properties/direct3d/more direct3d to 64. Did the trick for me. I'm running TNT2 Ultra 32MB AGP and Nvidia TNT2 3.20 drivers btw..
Cheers...
Cheers...
These problems with D2 final etc are totally NVidia related, so it's highly unlikely Blizzard will be releasing a patch.
Running a Matrox G400MAX here in D3D mode and have none of the issues.
Can open and close the games in one session as often as I like etc etc
Running a Matrox G400MAX here in D3D mode and have none of the issues.
Can open and close the games in one session as often as I like etc etc
at last someone besides me thinks nVidia sucks concerning drivers. Sure, they make some awful chipsets, but their drivers are terrible. For example to get OpenGL to work with Det 5.30, I need to copy the "nv_disp.dll" (I think that´s it´s name) and "nvogl.dll" from Det. 5.14 into the \Windir\System32\ subdirectory. Hell no, this Reg tweak doesn´t work at all on my system.
I leave you with some words of wisdom from my ol´ pal Duke: "This really pisses me off"
I leave you with some words of wisdom from my ol´ pal Duke: "This really pisses me off"
Yup,
I'm not going to deny that the NVidia based cards have amazing specs.
There is nothing else on the market that can compete, but......
Until some reliable drivers come out, people are always going to have problems.
I've seen postings where the solution is to install an old driver, or the last but one driver.
There seem to be so many different versions that nobody seems to know what they should be using.
Now my G400MAX might not be the fastest card on the market.
It might be now almost two years old, but at least I have reliable drivers that don't seem to have half the problems NVidia drivers have with lots of games.
I'm not going to deny that the NVidia based cards have amazing specs.
There is nothing else on the market that can compete, but......
Until some reliable drivers come out, people are always going to have problems.
I've seen postings where the solution is to install an old driver, or the last but one driver.
There seem to be so many different versions that nobody seems to know what they should be using.
Now my G400MAX might not be the fastest card on the market.
It might be now almost two years old, but at least I have reliable drivers that don't seem to have half the problems NVidia drivers have with lots of games.
Since 3DFX refuses to put a T&L unit onto their boards and nVidia´s drivers stay that crappy my next vid card is going to be a Matrox, too *hint* *hint*
Already had a few Matrox boards, the Millenium, Mystique (no, not the advanced ones )and the Productiva G100. Matrox is somewhat the creme de la creme concerning video cards. God, I love ´em.
Already had a few Matrox boards, the Millenium, Mystique (no, not the advanced ones )and the Productiva G100. Matrox is somewhat the creme de la creme concerning video cards. God, I love ´em.
Preacher: Are you kidding me? Matrox is just as bad, if not worse than nVidia regarding drivers. I know a lot of people who bought a G200 that got burned because of the lack of drivers. I personally had to get a V2 even though I bought a G200 to play 3d games because G200 had no support what so ever. I don't think I'll ever buy another Matrox card again because of my G200 experience. They bring innovative products to the market place...sure...but over-priced and lack of support.
Agreed.
I can in no way support Matrox for what they did in the past.
The G200 was a nightmare, thankfully I never purchased one, I stayed with my Matrox Mystique 220/VooDoo2 combo.
However.....
Matrox are excellent now.
They had stable beta drivers for the G400 pre Windows 2000 release time.
They have updated the drivers about three times since Win2k was released.
Each driver has been that little faster and that little more stable than the previous.
I see lists of games listed as 'incompatible' with Win2k, as soon as I try and play them on my system they fire up fine.
GTA2 is a good example of this.
D2 is too, although it runs ok with NVidia chipsets, there are lists of problems.
These simply don't exist with the drivers for my G400MAX.
By the end of the year my G400MAX will be two years old.
At this time I will purchase a G800, I'm very pleased with Matrox I'm also very pleased with their drivers.
OK, so I loose a few fps by going Matrox over NVidia, but I'll take the loss for better compatibility any day.
I can in no way support Matrox for what they did in the past.
The G200 was a nightmare, thankfully I never purchased one, I stayed with my Matrox Mystique 220/VooDoo2 combo.
However.....
Matrox are excellent now.
They had stable beta drivers for the G400 pre Windows 2000 release time.
They have updated the drivers about three times since Win2k was released.
Each driver has been that little faster and that little more stable than the previous.
I see lists of games listed as 'incompatible' with Win2k, as soon as I try and play them on my system they fire up fine.
GTA2 is a good example of this.
D2 is too, although it runs ok with NVidia chipsets, there are lists of problems.
These simply don't exist with the drivers for my G400MAX.
By the end of the year my G400MAX will be two years old.
At this time I will purchase a G800, I'm very pleased with Matrox I'm also very pleased with their drivers.
OK, so I loose a few fps by going Matrox over NVidia, but I'll take the loss for better compatibility any day.
