Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Ok so I download avernum 6 like I did on my old computer right? So far so good. A while later the finish button shows. I click it. Avernum 6 is now on my desktop. I double click it and the normal box pops up with stuff saying "Draw all graphics?" and stuff like that And I click minimum graphics for old machines. So anywho I try to click ok...Only to see It's not there! There are the normal words at the bottom, so I try to drag the box upwards so it will let me click. But when I drag it up It's still not far enough! I dont know how to get it to where I can click on the OK. So if anyone can tell me a short cut key for that, or how to make it so I can click it? Thanks P.S. I have windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Micawber Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Press return, or enter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 I did. That just exited the thing and at first I thought it was starting. But after thirty minutes I realized it wasnt starting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Always a good double-check: Completely uninstall and reinstall the game and see if the problem persists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Micawber Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Originally Posted By: Trenton Uchiha, rebel servile. I did. That just exited the thing and at first I thought it was starting. But after thirty minutes I realized it wasnt starting. Heh-heh. Yeah on my machine, it takes less than thirty minutes It sounds like your computer is on a quite low resolution (so that the entire dialog doesn't fit on one screen). Increasing the screen resolution (if possible) may help you to view the whole thing. Have you tried the 'play game in window' option? What about the DirectX version (launch icon is on start menu, not the desktop)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 Today I tried to run it again, with success by pressing enter...however, my happyness was short lived. A message poped up saying "screen resolution too low." I went to the settings and it had a thing that said "16 bit resalution" but I couldnt change anything nothing would allow me to do anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Micawber Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 The 16-bit refers to the color palette. The screen resolution is the display size, this will appear as something like 800x600 or 1024x768. Try making those numbers as big as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share Posted June 15, 2011 Yes mine said that along with a bar thing. It said a 800x600 or something like that, and it looks like one of the bars you can slide to change setting, like the scrolling bar on your internet to see the screen, but I couldn't do anything to it. I tried moving it more to the right to make it higher but it just wouldn't budge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Niemand Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 That may mean that your screen can't support any higher resolution (like because it physically doesn't have any more pixels). The system requirements for Avernum 6 explicitly say that it requires "1024x768 screen resolution with 32 bit color", so you may just not be able to play it without getting a newer monitor. The good news is that the newer monitor you need can still be a pretty old one; there are a lot of CRTs at least that good that people don't want and frequently give away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Micawber Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Even so, 800x600 is still awfully low (unless the monitor is 20 years old). An alterntive might be a problem with the graphics drivers - I have seen the resolution locked at 800x600 on pcs when the graphics card was not recognised. On the upside, 800x600 is the perfect resolution for playing the Exile Trilogy Edit: And Blades of Exile!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 micawber: sometimes its srt on 640*480 before graphic drivers are installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 My current settings say its on 640 x 480 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Micawber Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 OK. So it seems 640x480 was the fallback resolution up to and including win me, after which it became 800x600 from win xp onwards. It's possible reinstalling or upgrading your graphics driver might help, thereafter allowing you to select a higher resolution... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 Again, twelve years old. Whats the graphics driver? Is it on a disk or can I access it by going through my files? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 if you don't have drivers cd for your computer then 1st you need to find out your motherboard's manufacturer and name (for example Asus P6T SE) then goto manufacturer's site and search your motherboard from there (most have search box on their site), search results provide link to your motherboard and at there you can download drivers for your motherboard. if your computer is brand computer (like Dell, HP, etc) then drivers for your comp are at computer's manufacturer's site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Micawber Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Which version of windows do you have? You need to find out whether you have a separate graphics card or are using the one built-in to the motherboard. One way to find out is to run "dxdiag" (from the Start -> Run box), this ought to display the name of your display device. When you know the name, it should then be possible to google the name of the devoce and (hopefully!) download a driver (which is the software required to use the device properly). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 I don't know. When I start it up it says WindowsXP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 where is your moniror's cable plugged? middle of computer or near bottom of computer? if middle then integrated graphic adapter (drivers are at motherboard's manufacturer's site) and if at bottom then external graphic card and drivers can be found on amd's or nvidia's drivers page (if you know card's model). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Warrior Mage Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Hello there. I wished that I turn on into this topic,, because... I TOO HAVE the same problem. I don't know why the hell my Avernum 6 didn't open since I brought it. I finidhed upto 5 smoothly and even the spiderweb logo is not loading in 6! I am using Windows XP, which is seriously compatible. It opens up a window asking to mention the resolution and graphic amount. It is not even working at the least graphic. When I click open, after adjusting settings, another windows shows that Avernum 6 has encountered a problem and has to close. Please, help me in my problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 did you do uninstall and reinstall (with fresh download)? either some game file is damaged or some file in windows is damaged. do you have averbum6dx.exe in game folder? if yes try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Warrior Mage Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 (edited) Yeah, I located avernum6dx.exe in the game folder, but clicking on it shows that the file is not found. What to do now? Hmm... please help me. Edited May 26, 2020 by Warrior Mage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Warrior Mage Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 That sucks. I may probably want to reinstall the game if nobody replied. But the problem has very limited internet connection. However, I'll try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 yea best thing is to uninstall game and reinstall it. do you have any security software installed? it's also possible that antivirus etc blocks game's access to graphic card or prevents it to run at all beyond resolution questionnaire and thereby game won't launch (I had that issue with A1-3 remakes and still some issues even I have reported Avernum*.exes as false positives). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Warrior Mage Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Unfortunately, that too didn't work. Restart, run single program, reinstall... I tried all these. Also, it tells that a file is not found when trying to run the DX version. Any idea about what to do now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt TriRodent Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 I'm really not trying to insult your intelligence here... Are you positive it can run on an XP? I mean that OS was probably my favorite over the years. I'm always very late moving platforms & my Win7 machine is well over a decade old (now doing backup duty as I was dragged kicking & screaming to W10 back in Jan....sigh) You did get a fresh download from Spiderweb & not just try to reinstall with the files on your computer? And if you did to that, you downloaded a Windows version & not an Apple? Otherwise, I'm out of ideas. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Warrior Mage Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 None of the faults you told are made and I am also not that stupid. My system is old model and I am not thinking of upgrading my OS. Well, spiderweb says that XP is compatible for that. Better, I'll try something else. Even if I got it, I won't play it soon as sessions are running out in Blades of Avernum as you see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt TriRodent Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Like I said right up front, I wasn't trying to insult your intelligence. There have however been far more times in my life than I can count (even if I drop my pants & take off my shoes) where I can't do something, someone asks what should be a blindingly obvious question....and after a flash of insight, my reply could not be broadcast over the airwaves. There's a reason why that calls to tech support about a machine not working, the questions start off with 'is it plugged in & turned on...?'. You hadn't had any luck otherwise so it was time to go back to the basics/start and make sure. But .... {redacted to avoid a TOS problem} ... good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan ladyonthemoon Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 On 6/14/2020 at 11:37 AM, Warrior Mage said: Unfortunately, that too didn't work. Restart, run single program, reinstall... I tried all these. Also, it tells that a file is not found when trying to run the DX version. Any idea about what to do now? Did you try putting the executable in compatibility mode with Windows 2000? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Warrior Mage Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 I didn't try that. Let's see the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Warrior Mage Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 (edited) That didn't work. (Deleted) Edited June 26, 2020 by Warrior Mage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Ess-Eschas Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Warrior Mage said: Avernum 6 is not compatible with Windows 2000. To avoid the spread of misinformation on these boards, I’m going to need to correct you on that point. Avernum 6 is definitely compatible with Windows 2000. If you’re having problems with compatibility mode on another OS, that is a separate issue. If you were running Windows 2000 directly, then Avernum 6 would in principle run straight out of the box. I know that's not so helpful in your situation, but it's important to stick to the facts! Otherwise, I'm afraid I can't offer you much advice. This is a detailed Windows issue, and I don't have the right specifications to look into it. It may well be a graphics issue – in which case, there would be no harm in focusing your attention there for a while. Try experimenting with adjustments to your system's graphical interface and see if you notice any changes. A change is still important to note, even if the game doesn't start to work right away – that will at least help you to diagnose the problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Warrior Mage Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Oh, my sincere apologies. I knew that Avernum 6 is compatible with Windows 2000 but I recently read the homepages of the remakes which had a minimum compatibility of XP, and got confused by that. I didn't intend my post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Warrior Mage Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) I feel like getting a clue in disguise, if not blessing. When I was working in safe mode before 2 weeks and I just tested if A6 is working. It did open!! Does opening only on safe mode means can I tell that some other software is blocking it? Edited July 17, 2020 by Warrior Mage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan ladyonthemoon Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Warrior Mage said: I feel like getting a clue in disguise, if not blessing. When I was working in safe mode before 2 weeks and I just tested if A6 is working. It did open!! Does opening only on safe mode means can I tell that some other software is blocking it? Are you sure the problem is not with your OS? Which one are you using? I'm under Linux right now but I'll install Avernum 6 next time I start Windows 7; I think I've already done that but I'll do it again. Edit: I just installed it on Windows 7 and it started without any problem. I bought all the Avernum games on GOG, in case that would make a difference. Edited July 17, 2020 by ladyonthemoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Warrior Mage Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) Hmm... I upgraded to Windows 7 (8.1 isn't compatible with system but sure I will buy new components in few months and upgrade) and Avernum 6 is now opening in normal mode! What does this mean? Was there problem with my XP? But, still I find problems. I choosed to draw all graphics, but even then the main menu is screen is white without background. I can't understand why it is so. I didn't go into the story until now. Edited August 4, 2020 by Warrior Mage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan ladyonthemoon Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Warrior Mage said: Hmm... I upgraded to Windows 7 Did you installed all rhe updates already? What hd graphics do you have in your computer? Did you install the latest drivers for your hd graphics? Edited August 4, 2020 by ladyonthemoon Warrior Mage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Warrior Mage Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) Yeah, I have the latest drivers installed, but I doubt if I checked the Windows updates. Let me check that. And my monitor was brought in 90s and it doesn't support HD. Edited August 4, 2020 by Warrior Mage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan ladyonthemoon Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Just now, Warrior Mage said: Yeah, I have the latest drivers installed, but I doubt if I checked the Windows updates. Let me check that. On an upgrade, you should have lots of them to install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Warrior Mage Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Well, today I tried running the DirectX version and all the graphics are working fine. This is strange as Windows XP told that some file was missing. And, also strange that DX runs better than the normal version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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