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Startup crashes

January 20, 2008 1:38:38 AM from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
I just downloaded GC2 from Stardock. It crashes as soon as I click "Play the Game". The debug is below. Any help would be appreciated.

Page File: 401MB used, 3537MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS

Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY2
Card Name: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip Type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x9588)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9588&SUBSYS_25421028&REV_00
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: SyncMaster 2220WM/G22PW/220WM(Digital)
Monitor Max Resolution: 1680,1050
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6715
Driver Date: 8/28/2007 20:52:08
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes

Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: Realtek HD Audio output
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_1028020D&REV_1000
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: RtkHDAud.sys
Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5408
Driver Date: 5/2/2007 16:21:22
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0

Sound device 1:
Description: ATI HD Audio rear output
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_1002&DEV_AA01&SUBSYS_00AA0100&REV_1000
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: AtiHdmi.sys
Provider: ATI
Driver Version: 5.00.40001.0009
Driver Date: 7/20/2007 13:40:10
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0

Debug Message: *********END dxdiag info.*********
Debug Message: Entering WinMain
Debug Message: ******* Starting Game Shell *******
Debug Message: Going Fullscreen
Debug Message: Preparing to change display settings.
Debug Message: Using multilsample setting: D3DMULTISAMPLE_4_SAMPLES
Debug Message: Could not create the render device using default format. Switching to 16bit
Debug Message: Using multilsample setting: D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE
Debug Message: Could not create the render device.
Debug Message: InitializeDirect3D Failed.
Debug Message: Now Fullscreen
Debug Message: Shell initialization complete
Debug Message: WM_CLOSE message received.
Debug Message: GameUninitialize start
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Reply #1 January 20, 2008 2:04:13 AM
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Post the entire debug.err - not just a portion.

And you might try setting the games resolution to your desktop resolution.
Perhaps your monitor does not like what the game is set to currently.
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Reply #2 January 20, 2008 9:02:32 AM
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Hello,
That is the entire dubug file. It just terminates there.
And how can I change the game's resolution if it never comes up?
Thanks for your help!
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Reply #3 January 20, 2008 10:39:27 AM
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settings are stored in prefs.ini file

usualy it`s in c:\Documents and Settings\User_Name\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar or GalCiv2 or Twillight directory

look for lines:
[Video]
DisplayWidth=1280
DisplayHeight=1024
ColorDepth=32
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Reply #4 January 20, 2008 11:01:14 PM
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That fixed it! Thanks for your help!
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