[FIXED B483] CMANO fails to start repeatedly AFTER prereq install

[Renato]

Three clicks tests with the new files (v1.02B481).

Error:Unable to create the Direct3Dm_Device3d. : #13

Locked up : #1

Not started (without apparent activity) : #0

Started : #12

For me, it's worse than v1.02B480.

[Phoenix100]

I upgraded to 481, big mistake as it doesn't work at all now - I guess because of the incorporated dx fix 4. So hope there's a fix soon as I do like the changes in 481.

I decided to try it again on my laptop (haven't tried it on the msaller machine since the original release), which is a windows 8 ASUS. At original release the game wouldn't start, same prob as I have now on the desktop, but now I loaded it onto the laptop and upgraded all the way to 481 and it works fine. No non start issue at all. So at least I can play it on some machine, albeit not my main machine.

[RoryAndersonCDT]

I haven't had a failure to start with B481 so far. I did have one single failure with DX fix #4 while playing another game, rendering youtube videos and uploading youtube videos with the weirdest NVidia control panel settings I could choose.

[zacklaws]

Never noticed the 481 release yesterday, till now.

Just tried it and it only fails to load on odd occasions with one click but as a rule it opens every time with three clicks with just the occasional fail. After observing it opening in task manager many times now, I'm beggining to see a pattern and can almost tell straight away if its going to load up or stop at around the 147000kb mark. If it starts loading at about 35000kbs, and jumps in multiples of about 30000kbs, I know it will open, but if it starts in multiples of about 20000kbs or 10000kbs it will fail as it just seems to be unable to get past the 146000kbs to 155000kbs area where it stops loading. But even so it is not guaranteed to open.

[DROregon]

I'm getting loads about 50% of the tries using the fix, but that's an improvement.

[Anathema]

DX Fix 4 has fixed it for me, although the problem has always dissapeared and reappeared in the past as I explained in the other thread on the same error, but I was experiencing it up until I replaced the exe and haven't since then.

While in case it helps, I have a Nvidia FX 4800 graphics card and logitech keyboard and mouse, although they feed through a KVM and show up as generic ones in Windows because of that, even if I do realise that probably only complicates it more!

[jmscho]

Build 481 fixed my problems. I'd had error messages about SevenZipSharp. B481 had a new version of SevenZipSharp.dll.

[kneecaps]

Hello folks, where can I find Build 481?

[DROregon]

Any further progress on this? Build 481 hasn't completely solved it for me.

[mikmykWS]

Fix is in and we expect to release very soon.

Sorry this happened. Definitely know how frustrating it is.

Mike

[Dimitris]

We just released Build 483, which _should_ resolve the vast majority (all?) of the reported startup problems. Everyone still tormented by these issues please apply the B483 update and give it a try. Thanks!

[Phoenix100]

It does!! Fingers crossed, but so far 10 tries and ten starts! Superb. many thanks for solving this (I think...), Sunburn. I'm very pleased.

[Renato]

Start up tests with the last file (v1.02B483); (2 or 3 clicks).

Error:Unable to create the Direct3Dm_Device3d. : #0

Locked up : #0

Not started (without apparent activity) : #0

Started : #15

This time it seems you have nailed it!!! [&o]. Let's hope!!!

[DROregon]

Seems my load problem is solved by build 483! Thank You!