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Pip - I see DLLs here; LMK if I have grabbed the wrong directory:

c:\Program Files (x86)\Matrix Games\Close Combat The Bloody First>dir
Volume in drive C is OS
Volume Serial Number is FEA3-25EC

Directory of c:\Program Files (x86)\Matrix Games\Close Combat The Bloody First

03/19/2024 01:37 PM <DIR> .
10/21/2021 08:12 PM <DIR> ..
03/19/2024 01:36 PM <DIR> AutoPlay
10/26/2020 05:56 AM 6,806,472 autorun.exe
03/18/2020 05:35 AM 46 autorun.inf
03/19/2024 01:22 PM <DIR> Campaigns
10/01/2019 10:24 AM 383,438 CC-TBF.ico
02/05/2024 11:49 AM 3,845,304 CC_TBF.exe
02/28/2022 10:22 AM 3,877,128 CC_TBF_Editor.exe
11/24/2021 05:55 AM 10,865,664 CC_TBF_Editor.pdb
01/02/2024 03:03 PM 10,775,552 CloseCombat.pdb
03/19/2024 01:24 PM 24 CloseCombatTheBloodyFirst.txt
03/19/2024 01:22 PM <DIR> Config
03/19/2024 01:36 PM <DIR> Core
08/16/2019 11:38 AM 2,414,360 d3dx9_31.dll
08/16/2019 11:38 AM 3,734,536 d3dx9_36.dll
03/19/2024 01:37 PM <DIR> Data
08/16/2019 11:42 AM 1,080,656 dbghelp.dll
03/19/2024 01:24 PM <DIR> Effects
08/20/2018 06:02 AM 599,770 End Users Agreement.pdf
09/24/2019 04:26 AM 1,069 error.log
09/24/2019 04:26 AM 1,018 error_trace.txt
09/19/2019 05:48 AM 334,840 lua5.1.dll
09/19/2019 05:48 AM 22,544 lua51.dll
03/19/2024 01:37 PM <DIR> Manuals
03/19/2024 01:24 PM <DIR> mss
08/16/2019 11:42 AM 366,080 Mss32.dll
08/16/2019 11:42 AM 568,832 msvcp90.dll
08/16/2019 11:42 AM 655,872 msvcr90.dll
01/02/2024 03:01 PM 154,216 PatchNotes.rtf
11/24/2021 05:58 AM 41,093 PatchNotesEditor.rtf
09/19/2019 05:39 AM 107,432 steam_api.dll
03/19/2024 01:37 PM <DIR> System
03/19/2024 01:36 PM <DIR> Uninstall
10/01/2019 11:44 AM 109,009 update.dat
10/02/2019 06:12 AM 486,104 update.exe
09/19/2019 05:39 AM 6 VERSIONTAG.TXT
01/19/2024 09:48 AM 209,776 whatsnew.pdf
08/16/2019 11:42 AM 81,768 xinput1_3.dll
27 File(s) 47,522,609 bytes
12 Dir(s) 1,525,088,645,120 bytes free

That all looks fine. This is very odd - esp as you were able to run the game before.

Can I prevail on you to try installing the Steam version - you should be able to get a Steam key from your Matrix version? I'm just trying to work out what is going on and the comparisons might help.

Cheers

Pip

Pip: Steam does not activate with the license key I use when installing my Matrix version (I tried pasting and typing)

Invalid Product Code
The product code you've entered is not valid.

SteveMcClaire wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:00 pm • Added support for a flamethrower firing animation, for use by mod makers.

Finally! Thanks.

bergie wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:37 pm Pip: Steam does not activate with the license key I use when installing my Matrix version (I tried pasting and typing)

Invalid Product Code
The product code you've entered is not valid.

Can you please contact support@slitherine.co.uk about the key issue. They will be able to check the backend and see what is going on with your Steam activation. Sorry for the hassles.

Cheers

Pip

Hi Pip,

I was able to get a Steam activation license, but installing from Steam resulted in the same shader error message as before.

I have been through multiple upgrades of Windows and the video drivers since I first encountered my error, but always end up with the same shader error when trying to play a game with v1.11.0. However, today I got thrown a newer error after clicking the "No" button on the shader error dialog box that I do not recall seeing before:

That's to some extent what I would expect - if it can't compile the shader, then it just errors out. Yours is a very (very) odd bug - nothing at all changed wrt the shader compilation etc. in the update, and yet you are seeing this issue - as far as we can tell the only person who is.

Are you perhaps running any other software that might interfere (reshader, etc)? I doubt it, but still...

Cheers

Pip

I just made sure that no other apps were launched, but still the same result. Undoubtedly, there are numerous background processes running that I did not explicitly start.

Did we get you to try reinstalling DX9? Can you please run this installer:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downloa ... px?id=8109

You need to extract first, then run it.

Cheers

Pip

SUCCESS! Thanks, Pip.

That's very odd - but glad it worked.

Cheers

Pip