windows 10 compatibility testing

[Dominique T]

Great ! [;)]

But you didn't post the link to the necessary files (I can't, I need to have posted 10 times)

[zakblood]

ah ok sorry will add it now

Here is the link to the solution

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http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3821109

And here is the link to the files

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http://www.mediafire.com/download/wloe1fjsbboojko/WineD3D+1.5.22.7z

[Alan Sharif]

Wow, this is good news indeed. I will give this a try over the weekend.

[zakblood]

well let me know how you get on and how you think in works in windows 10, as each pc is different, with mine being a fresh clean install, so it's always good to know if a guide works or not

[Alan Sharif]

I am afraid it did not work for me. The main map screen flickers on and off constantly. If I move my mouse onto the main map it stops flickering, but the side panel disappears.

[zakblood]

please retry the official one, as it's better explained,

tm.asp?m=4112566

[Alan Sharif]

Will do [:)]

[zakblood]

good luck, copy it how it says, and it works fine for us

[Dominique T]

ORIGINAL: Alan Sharif
I am afraid it did not work for me. The main map screen flickers on and off constantly. If I move my mouse onto the main map it stops flickering, but the side panel disappears.

These are the symptoms when the files are absent.
All these files must be put in the root folder ("Napoleon in Italy") of the game.
Good luck.

[Alan Sharif]

Getting close, but not quite there yet. The game seems much more stable but I now get an error message 'Access violation at address 74A6A34E in module msvcrt.dll write of address 000049A' Any ideas?

[Alan Sharif]

In my blind leading the blind manner, I did add a msvcrt.dll file to the Nap in Italy folder to no effect.

[Agathosdaimon]

i recently upgraded to win 10 and am having the screen flicker problem too, with this and For Liberty

[Agathosdaimon]

amazing - follow vpaulus's guide has fixed th escreen flicker issue!

what are these magickal wine files - can i use these to get other games working? another one i have a problem with is Cossacks 2 - both iterations of it

[Agathosdaimon]

i will have to see if For Liberty will work with these fixes too

[tevans]

Just purchased Napoleon in Italy during the sale. I've followed the directions several times and can't get the game to work. It keeps showing an Access Violation error in msvcrt.dll. Any ideas? I've done everything I could possibly think of to get this game working. It just won't work for me.

[zakblood]

tm.asp?m=4112566

try the guide in the link above and see if that works any better for you, it did for me

[tevans]

Already tried the guide. Step by step three separate times. No luck.

Off topic: Why is it showing that I've only posted 5 total forum posts when I have several 100 posts over the past 15 years? Something isn't right.

[zakblood]

you'd need support to reply that question for a correct answer, as i can't see any details, only a member

[Agathosdaimon]

ORIGINAL: tevans

Just purchased Napoleon in Italy during the sale. I've followed the directions several times and can't get the game to work. It keeps showing an Access Violation error in msvcrt.dll. Any ideas? I've done everything I could possibly think of to get this game working. It just won't work for me.

are you running the game in windows 7? windows 10?

Do you have an onboard secondard intel graphics card that you can opt to use?

if all else fails maybe something like a pc emulation - vmware or virtual pc will be the only way to play it

when do you get the access violation message? before the game even starts?

[Agathosdaimon]

ORIGINAL: tevans

Just purchased Napoleon in Italy during the sale. I've followed the directions several times and can't get the game to work. It keeps showing an Access Violation error in msvcrt.dll. Any ideas? I've done everything I could possibly think of to get this game working. It just won't work for me.

HI Tevans

i just had to upgrade to windows 10 recently and reinstalled Napoleon in Italy and was getting the access violation error message when i would go to start a campaign - is that what you were experiencing?

i have however now fixed the problem it seems, - go to the game folder and go to the Napoleon.exe - and remove any compatibility settings for it - with those Wined3d files added that Vpaulus listed (see this thread https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.a ... 1&#4124542) they are really all you need.
you dont even need to have the "run as administrator" option selected.

if you computer has an intel and nvidia card, make sure it is the nvidia card that is being used for it (normally fdor old games i would suggest the intel card, but in this instance the nvidia card works well i found)