Red Faction demo
I can't seem to get the red afction demo running under XP. Whenever I start the demo it seems as if the computer freezes, then a little hd activity and then I am back at the desktop. Anybody out there got this thing running ? My conf is: AMD 1333 mHz Geforce 2 Ultra A7V.
I can't seem to get the red afction demo running under XP. Whenever I start the demo it seems as if the computer freezes, then a little hd activity and then I am back at the desktop. Anybody out there got this thing running ?
My conf is:
AMD 1333 mHz
Geforce 2 Ultra
A7V
My conf is:
AMD 1333 mHz
Geforce 2 Ultra
A7V
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I found this in the forums at VE. I tried it on my XP RC2 machine and now the demo works.
1. Download DX 8.0a for Win2K from here: http://www.microsoft.com/directx/homeuser/downloads/default.asp
2. Extract d3d8.dll from the EXE using winzip or something similar
3. Copy the extracted d3d8.dll to the red faction demo directory.
1. Download DX 8.0a for Win2K from here: http://www.microsoft.com/directx/homeuser/downloads/default.asp
2. Extract d3d8.dll from the EXE using winzip or something similar
3. Copy the extracted d3d8.dll to the red faction demo directory.
Tycho from Penny Arcade wrote his situation and solution:
Quote:I had been really excited to play the Red Faction Demo - single or multi, I didn't care - but as fate would have it, it's the only game I haven't been able to make work right on XP straight away. It warns you as soon as you install it, a thingy comes up saying that playing on Windows 2000 is probably a no go, but I've seen those messages before and never really been bitten by them. If I can make x-tremely old games function under X to the P, I figured that the 'Faction would be cake - it might still be cake I suppose, but it's revolting, inedible cake. I've hit Deja for a solution, and more often than not they suggest extracting the "d3d8.dll" from the DirectX 8.0a package and placing it in the Red Faction folder. The first time I wrote this paragraph, it was much longer and there was more kvetching. I suggested that perhaps the author of that advice was the mayor of Liartown. I just got it working with the d3d8.dll (ver. 5.1.2258.400) from Scott Vaio though, and I played it just long enough to tell you that it's really nice to look at. I mean it. In fact, I think I'm going to go look at it some more.
Quote:I had been really excited to play the Red Faction Demo - single or multi, I didn't care - but as fate would have it, it's the only game I haven't been able to make work right on XP straight away. It warns you as soon as you install it, a thingy comes up saying that playing on Windows 2000 is probably a no go, but I've seen those messages before and never really been bitten by them. If I can make x-tremely old games function under X to the P, I figured that the 'Faction would be cake - it might still be cake I suppose, but it's revolting, inedible cake. I've hit Deja for a solution, and more often than not they suggest extracting the "d3d8.dll" from the DirectX 8.0a package and placing it in the Red Faction folder. The first time I wrote this paragraph, it was much longer and there was more kvetching. I suggested that perhaps the author of that advice was the mayor of Liartown. I just got it working with the d3d8.dll (ver. 5.1.2258.400) from Scott Vaio though, and I played it just long enough to tell you that it's really nice to look at. I mean it. In fact, I think I'm going to go look at it some more.
I found the game pretty linear, but also pretty enjoyable. The geomod can do some pretty amazing new things. The scene with the tank on the bridge gave me a chance to pull off an unscripted sequence that I've probably always wanted to make. After pulling it off, I screamed out in pleasure. I didn't expect Red Faction to deliver one my the best gaming moments.
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I found the game pretty linear, but also pretty enjoyable. The geomod can do some pretty amazing new things. The scene with the tank on the bridge gave me a chance to pull off an unscripted sequence that I've probably always wanted to make. After pulling it off, I screamed out in pleasure. I didn't expect Red Faction to deliver one my the best gaming moments.
Hmmmm. You need to stay inside more.
I found the game pretty linear, but also pretty enjoyable. The geomod can do some pretty amazing new things. The scene with the tank on the bridge gave me a chance to pull off an unscripted sequence that I've probably always wanted to make. After pulling it off, I screamed out in pleasure. I didn't expect Red Faction to deliver one my the best gaming moments.
Hmmmm. You need to stay inside more.
