Problems starting the game?

[TheWombat_matrixforum]

Tried this, nothing. No error message, but no game, either. Just sits there.

EDIT: But then I uninstalled the game, reinstalled...and it works. Mirabile dieu!

[petdoc]

Worked great. Thanks for your speedy service. Any idea what went wrong?

[Erik Rutins]

We're still trying to figure that out, honestly. As soon as we know for sure what caused the problem and that we have a 100% solution for the installer (not just the manual fix) then we will update the version on the online store (it will happen today, just not sure when due to the additional testing we're doing to make sure this is resolved), so that anyone who is interested can re-download a copy without this issue.

We'll also be posting the mdxredist.msi file in the Games -> Downloads section for Julius Caesar for anyone that doesn't want to or can't re-download.

Regards,

- Erik

[Erik Rutins]

I should add that the game on demand boxed versions, when available, will not have this issue as they will be using whatever updated installer we come up with today.

Regards,

- Erik

[Marathon]

I had the same problem but that attached msi file did the trick.

[offbase]

It did the trick, but there are still issues, such as a Direct X utility loading before the game will play. Will this effect OTHER games using Direct X? How soon can we expect a patch? Also, I'm having big problems video wise, even though I'm running an AMD 64 chip, 500+ mg RAM, Win XP, and a NVidia GoForce 440 card with 64 mg of dedicated memory -- the mouse/cursor is out of sync, and attacking opponents on their second move turn into indiscernable "squares" that block out everything visually. I meet the video card requirement, and far exceed all other requirements ... what gives???

[Erik Rutins]

FYI, an updated version is already available in the store. If you purchased within the first 18 hours or so, you can go to www.findmyorder.com and re-download the game to get the version that does not require the patch.

As far as your question, I'm not aware of any DirectX utility running each time you run the game. Can you be more specific?

Regards,

- Erik

[beserko]

Bought this 5 minutes ago and I can't get by the video resolution screen and yes I did download the directx update. Does anyone ever try to use the file they sell on direct download? [:@]

[Erik Rutins]

beserko,

Yes, we do test and we'll need more information from you to figure out what's wrong in your case. There are so many PC configurations out there that it's impossible to test each one.

You say you can get to the resolution screen but not past it? That means it's not likely to be an installer issue but that the game may be having trouble detecting your video settings.

Please post a DxDiag file and the latest .log file from your /log subdirectory. Between those two, we should be able to determine what's gong on. See the pinned instructions in this forum if you need help with either file.

Regards,

- Erik

[beserko]

ok, I got it to work. I ran the mdxredist072004.msi file in the redist folder, then I crossed my fingers. Before ,it would let me set my card (geforce6000) and the resolution but was blank on the 16/32 bit and the refresh rate. Clicking finish gave me the exception error.
If I didn't know about these forums and knew my way around a computer I would have been S out of luck.
Still, maybe I was a little out of line with that comment.
BTW game looks great! been waiting for a while for it to come out.
[&o]

[Erik Rutins]

Beserko,

I'm sure you want to put this behind you and just play, but if you do get a chance to post the DxDiag and the .log files from when it wasn't working, we sure would be interested in seeing what the problem was so we can make sure it doesn't affect anyone else.

Regards,

- Erik

[beserko]

hope this helps

4/27/2005 11:44:04 AM: ******************** New Game *******************
4/27/2005 11:44:04 AM: Current Directory: C:\Matrix Games\Julius Caesar
4/27/2005 11:44:04 AM: OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600.0
4/27/2005 11:44:04 AM: CodeBase: file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/TSJC.exe
4/27/2005 11:44:04 AM: Assembly Name: TSJC, Version=1.0.0.14023, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
4/27/2005 11:44:09 AM: System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for "Lib.Rasterizer.GraphicsHandler" threw an exception. ---> System.IO.FileNotFoundException: File or assembly name Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, or one of its dependencies, was not found.
File name: "Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX"
at Lib.Rasterizer.GraphicsHandler..cctor()

=== Pre-bind state information ===
LOG: DisplayName = Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
(Fully-specified)
LOG: Appbase = C:\Matrix Games\Julius Caesar\
LOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL
Calling assembly : Lib, Version=1.0.0.14020, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null.
===

LOG: Publisher policy file is not found.
LOG: Host configuration file not found.
LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\config\machine.config.
LOG: Post-policy reference: Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.EXE.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.EXE.

--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Lib.Rasterizer.GraphicsHandler.FilterAvailableResolutions(Resolution[] resolutions, AdapterInformation adapter)
at ResolutionConfigurator.BuildResolutionList(AdapterInformation adapterInfo, Frequency settingsFrequency, Resolution settingsResolution)
at ResolutionConfigurator..ctor()
4/27/2005 11:44:13 AM: List of resolutions is empty.
4/27/2005 11:44:15 AM: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at ResolutionConfigurator.resolutionComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e)
4/27/2005 11:44:42 AM: ******************** New Game *******************
4/27/2005 11:44:42 AM: Current Directory: C:\Matrix Games\Julius Caesar
4/27/2005 11:44:42 AM: OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600.0
4/27/2005 11:44:42 AM: CodeBase: file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/TSJC.exe
4/27/2005 11:44:42 AM: Assembly Name: TSJC, Version=1.0.0.14023, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
4/27/2005 11:44:42 AM: System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for "Lib.Rasterizer.GraphicsHandler" threw an exception. ---> System.IO.FileNotFoundException: File or assembly name Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, or one of its dependencies, was not found.
File name: "Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX"
at Lib.Rasterizer.GraphicsHandler..cctor()

=== Pre-bind state information ===
LOG: DisplayName = Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
(Fully-specified)
LOG: Appbase = C:\Matrix Games\Julius Caesar\
LOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL
Calling assembly : Lib, Version=1.0.0.14020, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null.
===

LOG: Publisher policy file is not found.
LOG: Host configuration file not found.
LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\config\machine.config.
LOG: Post-policy reference: Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.EXE.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.EXE.

--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Lib.Rasterizer.GraphicsHandler.FilterAvailableResolutions(Resolution[] resolutions, AdapterInformation adapter)
at ResolutionConfigurator.BuildResolutionList(AdapterInformation adapterInfo, Frequency settingsFrequency, Resolution settingsResolution)
at ResolutionConfigurator..ctor()
4/27/2005 11:44:46 AM: ******************** New Game *******************
4/27/2005 11:44:46 AM: Current Directory: C:\Matrix Games\Julius Caesar
4/27/2005 11:44:46 AM: OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600.0
4/27/2005 11:44:46 AM: CodeBase: file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/TSJC.exe
4/27/2005 11:44:46 AM: Assembly Name: TSJC, Version=1.0.0.14023, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
4/27/2005 11:44:47 AM: System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for "Lib.Rasterizer.GraphicsHandler" threw an exception. ---> System.IO.FileNotFoundException: File or assembly name Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, or one of its dependencies, was not found.
File name: "Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX"
at Lib.Rasterizer.GraphicsHandler..cctor()

=== Pre-bind state information ===
LOG: DisplayName = Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
(Fully-specified)
LOG: Appbase = C:\Matrix Games\Julius Caesar\
LOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL
Calling assembly : Lib, Version=1.0.0.14020, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null.
===

LOG: Publisher policy file is not found.
LOG: Host configuration file not found.
LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\config\machine.config.
LOG: Post-policy reference: Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.EXE.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.EXE.

--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Lib.Rasterizer.GraphicsHandler.FilterAvailableResolutions(Resolution[] resolutions, AdapterInformation adapter)
at ResolutionConfigurator.BuildResolutionList(AdapterInformation adapterInfo, Frequency settingsFrequency, Resolution settingsResolution)
at ResolutionConfigurator..ctor()
4/27/2005 11:44:49 AM: List of resolutions is empty.
4/27/2005 11:44:51 AM: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at ResolutionConfigurator.resolutionComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e)
4/27/2005 11:45:46 AM: ******************** New Game *******************
4/27/2005 11:45:46 AM: Current Directory: C:\Matrix Games\Julius Caesar
4/27/2005 11:45:46 AM: OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600.0
4/27/2005 11:45:46 AM: CodeBase: file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/TSJC.exe
4/27/2005 11:45:46 AM: Assembly Name: TSJC, Version=1.0.0.14023, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
4/27/2005 11:45:46 AM: System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for "Lib.Rasterizer.GraphicsHandler" threw an exception. ---> System.IO.FileNotFoundException: File or assembly name Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, or one of its dependencies, was not found.
File name: "Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX"
at Lib.Rasterizer.GraphicsHandler..cctor()

=== Pre-bind state information ===
LOG: DisplayName = Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
(Fully-specified)
LOG: Appbase = C:\Matrix Games\Julius Caesar\
LOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL
Calling assembly : Lib, Version=1.0.0.14020, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null.
===

LOG: Publisher policy file is not found.
LOG: Host configuration file not found.
LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\config\machine.config.
LOG: Post-policy reference: Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.EXE.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.EXE.

--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Lib.Rasterizer.GraphicsHandler.FilterAvailableResolutions(Resolution[] resolutions, AdapterInformation adapter)
at ResolutionConfigurator.BuildResolutionList(AdapterInformation adapterInfo, Frequency settingsFrequency, Resolution settingsResolution)
at ResolutionConfigurator..ctor()
4/27/2005 11:45:49 AM: List of resolutions is empty.
4/27/2005 11:45:52 AM: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at ResolutionConfigurator.resolutionComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e)
4/27/2005 11:46:50 AM: ******************** New Game *******************
4/27/2005 11:46:50 AM: Current Directory: C:\Matrix Games\Julius Caesar
4/27/2005 11:46:50 AM: OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600.0
4/27/2005 11:46:50 AM: CodeBase: file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/TSJC.exe
4/27/2005 11:46:50 AM: Assembly Name: TSJC, Version=1.0.0.14023, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
4/27/2005 11:46:50 AM: System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for "Lib.Rasterizer.GraphicsHandler" threw an exception. ---> System.IO.FileNotFoundException: File or assembly name Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, or one of its dependencies, was not found.
File name: "Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX"
at Lib.Rasterizer.GraphicsHandler..cctor()

=== Pre-bind state information ===
LOG: DisplayName = Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
(Fully-specified)
LOG: Appbase = C:\Matrix Games\Julius Caesar\
LOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL
Calling assembly : Lib, Version=1.0.0.14020, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null.
===

LOG: Publisher policy file is not found.
LOG: Host configuration file not found.
LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\config\machine.config.
LOG: Post-policy reference: Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.EXE.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.EXE.

--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Lib.Rasterizer.GraphicsHandler.FilterAvailableResolutions(Resolution[] resolutions, AdapterInformation adapter)
at ResolutionConfigurator.BuildResolutionList(AdapterInformation adapterInfo, Frequency settingsFrequency, Resolution settingsResolution)
at ResolutionConfigurator..ctor()
4/27/2005 11:46:54 AM: List of resolutions is empty.
4/27/2005 11:46:55 AM: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at ResolutionConfigurator.resolutionComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e)
4/27/2005 11:47:06 AM: ******************** New Game *******************
4/27/2005 11:47:06 AM: Current Directory: C:\Matrix Games\Julius Caesar
4/27/2005 11:47:06 AM: OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600.0
4/27/2005 11:47:06 AM: CodeBase: file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/TSJC.exe
4/27/2005 11:47:06 AM: Assembly Name: TSJC, Version=1.0.0.14023, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
4/27/2005 11:47:06 AM: System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for "Lib.Rasterizer.GraphicsHandler" threw an exception. ---> System.IO.FileNotFoundException: File or assembly name Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, or one of its dependencies, was not found.
File name: "Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX"
at Lib.Rasterizer.GraphicsHandler..cctor()

=== Pre-bind state information ===
LOG: DisplayName = Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
(Fully-specified)
LOG: Appbase = C:\Matrix Games\Julius Caesar\
LOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL
Calling assembly : Lib, Version=1.0.0.14020, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null.
===

LOG: Publisher policy file is not found.
LOG: Host configuration file not found.
LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\config\machine.config.
LOG: Post-policy reference: Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.EXE.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.EXE.

--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Lib.Rasterizer.GraphicsHandler.FilterAvailableResolutions(Resolution[] resolutions, AdapterInformation adapter)
at ResolutionConfigurator.BuildResolutionList(AdapterInformation adapterInfo, Frequency settingsFrequency, Resolution settingsResolution)
at ResolutionConfigurator..ctor()
4/27/2005 11:58:42 AM: ******************** New Game *******************
4/27/2005 11:58:42 AM: Current Directory: C:\Matrix Games\Julius Caesar
4/27/2005 11:58:42 AM: OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600.0
4/27/2005 11:58:42 AM: CodeBase: file:///C:/Matrix Games/Julius Caesar/TSJC.exe
4/27/2005 11:58:42 AM: Assembly Name: TSJC, Version=1.0.0.14023, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
4/27/2005 11:59:01 AM: Assembly Name: Lib, Version=1.0.0.14020, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
4/27/2005 11:59:01 AM: Graphics format: X8R8G8B8
4/27/2005 11:59:01 AM: DeviceIdentifier: d7b71e3e-4305-11cf-dd6f-9c0900c2cb35
WhqlLevel: 0
Revision: 161
SubSystemId: 697700477
DeviceId: 69
VendorId: 4318
DriverVersion: 6.14.10.7184
DeviceName: \\.\DISPLAY1
Description: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT
DriverName: nv4_disp.dll

4/27/2005 11:59:01 AM: Manager Adapter value: 0
4/27/2005 11:59:02 AM: Create device.

4/27/2005 11:59:02 AM: HardwareVertexProcessing
4/27/2005 11:59:02 AM: MultiSampleQuality: 0
PresentationInterval: Immediate
FullScreenRefreshRateInHz: 75
PresentFlag: None
AutoDepthStencilFormat: D16
EnableAutoDepthStencil: True
Windowed: False
DeviceWindowHandle: 0
DeviceWindow:
SwapEffect: Discard
MultiSample: None
BackBufferCount: 1
BackBufferFormat: X8R8G8B8
BackBufferHeight: 768
BackBufferWidth: 1024
ForceNoMultiThreadedFlag: False

4/27/2005 11:59:02 AM: Create Flags: HardwareVertexProcessing
4/27/2005 11:59:02 AM: Device Type: Hardware
4/27/2005 11:59:31 AM: Load Alesia Map time: 1422
4/27/2005 11:59:34 AM: Load Scene time: 3391
4/27/2005 11:59:35 AM: Load Units time: 281
4/27/2005 11:59:43 AM: Load GUI time: 8906
4/27/2005 11:59:44 AM: Load Sounds time: 484
4/27/2005 11:59:44 AM: Load Objectives time: 141
4/27/2005 11:59:44 AM: Load Cards time: 15
4/27/2005 11:59:44 AM: Load Camera time: 16
4/27/2005 12:18:10 PM: Begin Device Resize:
4/27/2005 12:18:10 PM: Begin Device Resize:
4/27/2005 12:18:10 PM: Graphics format: X8R8G8B8
4/27/2005 12:18:10 PM: Trying reset
4/27/2005 12:18:10 PM: Device Reset
4/27/2005 12:33:49 PM: Program Exited.

[kalia_291]

hi, there u all. what is this happening?
i bought the game cd from a CROSSWORD store and when tried to install the game,.net and direct x 9 are installed and it asks for a serial key. Now ,where do i get it from.please reply fast.

[cesare]

I have bought tin soldiers julius caesar in newspaper stand, unfortunately the game lacks the serial number. You can help me?
My address e-mail is: maupet3@yahoo.it
Thanks!