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Just bought and installed everything from Impulse (I already had the original GCR Dread Lords installed) and updated all including my 8800GTX driver. I can run the original GC2 Dread Lords, but neither Avatar nor Twilight.
Here is the debug file:
Debug Message: Version v2.0 Twilight of the Arnor last updated on: Tue Nov 4 17:11:55 2008 Debug Message: Could not open reg key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE\Stardock\ComponentManager\Drengin.net\GalCiv2UL Debug Message: Could not open reg key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE\Stardock\ComponentManager\Drengin.net\GC2EU Debug Message: Could not open reg key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software\Stardock\Drengin.net\GalCiv2UL Debug Message: Could not open reg key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software\Stardock\Drengin.net\GC2EU Debug Message: Checking DX Version. Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.********* System Info Time: 11/15/2008, 14:52:22 DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) Machine Name: ROBB498 Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236) Languages: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: NVIDIA System Model: 122-CK-NF68 BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs) Physical Memory: 2046MB RAM Page File: 822MB used, 3115MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS Display Info Display device 1: Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1 Card Name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX Manufacturer: NVIDIA Chip Type: GeForce 8800 GTX DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0191&SUBSYS_C8313842&REV_A2 Display Memory: 768.0 MB Current Display Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz) Monitor Name: Plug and Play Monitor Monitor Max Resolution: 1600,1200 Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll Driver Version: 6.14.0011.7824 Driver Date: 10/7/2008 13:33:00 DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes Sound info Sound device 1: Description: SB X-Fi Audio [8C00] Default Sound Playback: Yes Default Voice Playback: Yes Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0005&SUBSYS_00311102&REV_00 Manufacturer ID: 1 Product ID: 100 Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys Provider: Creative Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1284 Driver Date: 7/15/2008 17:07:18 Type: WDM Other Drivers: Acceleration Level: 3 Cap Flags: 0 Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0 Sound device 1: Description: Realtek HD Audio output Default Sound Playback: No Default Voice Playback: No Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0885&SUBSYS_10ECE601&REV_1001 Manufacturer ID: 1 Product ID: 100 Driver Name: RtkHDAud.sys Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5296 Driver Date: 9/13/2006 03:27:00 Type: WDM Other Drivers: Acceleration Level: 1 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: Could not open reg key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software\Stardock\Drengin.net\GalCiv2UL Debug Message: Could not open reg key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software\Stardock\Drengin.net\GC2EU Debug Message: Going Fullscreen Debug Message: Preparing to change display settings. Debug Message: Using hardware vertex processing Debug Message: Using multilsample setting: D3DMULTISAMPLE_4_SAMPLES Debug Message: Attempting to create D3DDevice at resolution 1024 x 768, Windowed: 0, Multisample: 4 Debug Message: Game Resolution: 1024 x 768 Debug Message: Running fullscreen. Debug Message: HAL (hw vp): NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX Debug Message: D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_DEFAULT Debug Message: Refresh rate: 60 Debug Message: Bit Depth: 32 bit. Debug Message: *********Checking D3DDevice Caps*********************** Debug Message: A full-color cursor is supported in hardware at high resolution modes. Debug Message: RGB in format 6:6:6, Masks reported as ff0000:ff00:ff Debug Message: Now Fullscreen Debug Message: Shell initialization complete Debug Message: GalCiv2 is activated. Debug Message: ***** Initializing Game ***** Debug Message: Timer Frequency is 0 8f0ddb50 Debug Message: Could not open reg key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software\Stardock\Drengin.net\GalCiv2UL Debug Message: Could not open reg key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software\Stardock\Drengin.net\GC2EU Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\./Data/ShipTemplates/\*.shipcfg Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\./Data/ShipCfg/\*.shipcfg Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\./Data/ShipTemplates/\*.shipcfg Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Robb\My Documents\My Games\GC2TwilightArnor\ships\*.shipcfg Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Robb\My Documents\My Games\GC2TwilightArnor\shiptemplates\*.shipcfg Debug Message: Could not open reg key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE\Stardock\ObjectDesktop\DesktopX Debug Message: Initializing sound card. Debug Message: initailizing bink Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\Movies\*.bik Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\Movies\techs\*.bik Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\Gfx\Tutorials\*.bik Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\Gfx\*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\Gfx\Race\*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask Movies\techs\*.bik Debug Message: No files found matching mask Gfx\Tutorials\*.bik Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Robb\My Documents\My Games\GC2TwilightArnor\Gfx\Movies\*.bik Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\Screens\*.dxpack Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\sfx\*.wav Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\Music\*.mp3 Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\Event Music\*.mp3 Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Robb\My Documents\My Games\GC2TwilightArnor\sfx\*.wav Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Robb\My Documents\My Games\GC2TwilightArnor\Music\*.mp3 Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Robb\My Documents\My Games\GC2TwilightArnor\Event Music\*.mp3 Debug Message: Create setup screens. Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings. Debug Message: Clear influence. Debug Message: Clear up laws. Debug Message: Clear first time events. Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods. Debug Message: Clear sector mapper. Debug Message: Set mouse. Debug Message: Set update timer. Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar./Data/*.xml Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar./Data/English/*.xml Debug Message: No files found matching mask ./Data/*.xml Debug Message: Clear data definitions. Debug Message: Killing ship styles: Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Robb\My Documents\My Games\GC2TwilightArnor\ships\*.xml Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar./Data/ShipTemplates/\*.xml Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Robb\My Documents\My Games\GC2TwilightArnor\shiptemplates\*.xml Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2./Data/English/\ShipStyles\*.xml Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar./Data/English/\ShipStyles\*.xml Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Robb\My Documents\My Games\GC2TwilightArnor\ShipStyles\*.xml Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar./Data/\FleetFormations\*.fleet Debug Message: No files found matching mask ./Data/\FleetFormations\*.fleet Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\Gfx\Planets\C0*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask Gfx\Planets\C0*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Robb\My Documents\My Games\GC2TwilightArnor\*.raceconfigxml Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/1SideN*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/1SideE*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/1SideS*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/1SideW*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/2SideN*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/2SideE*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/2SideS*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/2SideW*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/3SideN*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/3SideE*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/3SideS*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/3SideW*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/4SideN*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/4SideE*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/4SideS*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/4SideW*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar/gfx/Terrain/1SideN*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar/gfx/Terrain/1SideE*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar/gfx/Terrain/1SideS*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar/gfx/Terrain/1SideW*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar/gfx/Terrain/2SideN*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar/gfx/Terrain/2SideE*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar/gfx/Terrain/2SideS*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar/gfx/Terrain/2SideW*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar/gfx/Terrain/3SideN*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar/gfx/Terrain/3SideE*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar/gfx/Terrain/3SideS*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar/gfx/Terrain/3SideW*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar/gfx/Terrain/4SideN*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar/gfx/Terrain/4SideE*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar/gfx/Terrain/4SideS*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar/gfx/Terrain/4SideW*.png Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Robb\My Documents\My Games\GC2TwilightArnor\ships\*.shipcfg Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\./Data/ShipTemplates/\*.shipcfg Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\./Data/ShipCfg/\*.shipcfg Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\./Data/ShipTemplates/\*.shipcfg Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Robb\My Documents\My Games\GC2TwilightArnor\ships\*.shipcfg Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Robb\My Documents\My Games\GC2TwilightArnor\shiptemplates\*.shipcfg Debug Message: Reading Star Names Debug Message: Reading Star Names... Done
Thank you for your support.
Robb