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Well...Gathering Storm has obvious potential, but its in pretty serious need of patch...

First, I can't run it properly in 1280 x 1024 res...my objects and spacecraft have those graphical lines extending into space...then, in the first training mission, after the carrier jumps into warp space, I get a lock-up and CTD...

Lowering resolution to 1024 x 768 seemed to solve the above problems, but created an annoying studder in frame rate...this was bearable, but I got a little annoyed when two separate voice overs started playing at the same time...its hard to follow along in the training tutorial when your instructor has two voices saying different things in your ear at the same time!

Is anybody else having any of these issues?

Thanks...

System Specs? Could you post your DXDiag contents?

 My machine is under the weather for the next month or so. Won't be able to play till thats resolved.

ORIGINAL: Incendiary Lemon

System Specs? Could you post your DXDiag contents?

My machine is under the weather for the next month or so. Won't be able to play till thats resolved.

System Specs:

CPU: Pentium D 3.0GHz
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
RAM: 2.0 GB
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT 256 RAM
Sound Card: Not sure to be honest…but it works like a charm
Internet: DSL
Monitor: 1280 x 1024 max res
Hard Drive Space: 350 GB

ERROR LOG:
+====================================================================+
| STARSHATTER 5.0.0 19 Oct 2006, 9:31:06 PM |
+====================================================================+
| |
| Windows XP 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2 |
| |
| Registered Owner: , |
| |
| CPUs Detected: 2 CPU Level: 15.4.4 CPU Speed: 3001 |
| x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 4 |
| GenuineIntel |
| |
| 2046 MB RAM 3936 MB Max Swap 3647 MB Avail Swap |
| |
| DirectX 9 installed. |
| DDRAW 5.03.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) |
| D3DIM 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148) |
| DINPUT 5.03.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) |
| DPLAY 5.00.2134.1 |
| DSOUND 5.3.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) |
| DMUSIC 5.3.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) |
| |
| |
| NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT |
| |
+====================================================================+

Checking authorization codes...
Authorized
Initializing Game
Gamma Level = 128

Initializing instance...
Window created.
Instance initialized.
Initializing game...
Palette loaded.
Init Video...
Request 1024 x 768 x 32 mode

********************************
* Direct 3D version 9 *
********************************

Creating Video Device for HWND = 000202b4
SoundCardD3D Primary Buffer Format:
bits: 16
chls: 2
rate: 44100

Created video object.
Created screen object.
Established requested video parameters.

Loading Ranks and Medals
Remapping: 'KEY_CONTROL_MODEL' => =0(0) (0) (0)
Remapping: 'KEY_JOY_SELECT' => =1(1) (0) (0)
Remapping: 'KEY_JOY_RUDDER' => =1(1) (0) (0)
Remapping: 'KEY_JOY_THROTTLE' => =1(1) (0) (0)
Remapping: 'KEY_JOY_SENSE' => =1(1) (0) (0)
Remapping: 'KEY_JOY_DEAD_ZONE' => =500(500) (0) (0)
Remapping: 'KEY_MOUSE_SELECT' => =1(1) (0) (0)
Remapping: 'KEY_MOUSE_SENSE' => =10(10) (0) (0)
Remapping: 'KEY_MOUSE_ACTIVE' => =192(192) (0) (0)
Mapping: 'KEY_MOUSE_INVERT' => =0(0) (0) (0)
Loaded key.cfg


Starshatter::InitGame() create joystick
Joystick: initialized DI7 pdi = 001b1ebc
Joystick: preparing to enumerate devices
EnumJoystick 1: 'Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro (USB)'
guid: {18e80c30-6a8b-11da-800144455354}
EnumJoystick 2: 'Saitek X45 Flight Controller'
guid: {420c4180-7323-11da-800144455354}

*** NaturalPoint Game Client Initialization ***
NPClient - Unable to initialize interface: NaturalPoint DLL not found
Loading System Designs 'sys.def'
Loading Weapon Designs 'wep.def'

+====================================================================+
| RUN |
+====================================================================+
VideoDX9::RecoverSurfaces()
* Invalidating Texture Cache
* Vid Mem Free: 642777088
* Recover Surfaces Complete.

Loading ship design catalog: Ships/catalog.def

Loading Galaxy: Galaxy.def
Loading StarSystem: Jarnell/Jarnell.def
Loading StarSystem: Borova/Borova.def
Loading StarSystem: Athenar/Athenar.def
Loading StarSystem: Paragon/Paragon.def
Loading StarSystem: Thralis/Thralis.def
Loading StarSystem: Janus/Janus.def
Loading StarSystem: Solus/Solus.def
Loading StarSystem: Silessia/Silessia.def
Loading StarSystem: Haiche/Haiche.def
Loading StarSystem: Renser/Renser.def
Loading StarSystem: Loris/Loris.def
Loading StarSystem: Ostara/Ostara.def
Loading StarSystem: Kolchev/Kolchev.def
Loading StarSystem: Korius/Korius.def
Loading StarSystem: Tarsus/Tarsus.def
Loading StarSystem: Nephrys/Nephrys.def
Loading StarSystem: Radix/Radix.def
Loading StarSystem: Isham/Isham.def
Loading StarSystem: Garrison/Garrison.def
Loading StarSystem: Trocanther/Trocanther.def
Loading StarSystem: Marak/Marak.def
Loading StarSystem: Black/Black.def
Loading StarSystem: Museum/Museum.def
VideoDX9::RecoverSurfaces()
* Invalidating Texture Cache
* Vid Mem Free: 642777088
* Recover Surfaces Complete.

Order of Battle Loaded (Terellian Alliance).
Order of Battle Loaded (Dantari Separatists).
Order of Battle Loaded (Haiche Protectorate).
Order of Battle Loaded (Marakan Hegemony).
Order of Battle Loaded (Brotherhood of Iron).
Order of Battle Loaded (Silessian Confederacy).
Order of Battle Loaded (Independent System of Solus).
Order of Battle Loaded (Zolon Empire).
Loading Form 'MenuDlg'
Loading Form 'ExitDlg'
Loading Form 'AudDlg'
Loading Form 'CtlDlg'
Loading Form 'OptDlg'
Loading Form 'VidDlg'
Loading Form 'ModDlg'
Loading Form 'TacRefDlg'
Loading Form 'CmpSelectDlg'
Loading Form 'NetLobbyDlg'
Loading Form 'NetClientDlg'
Loading Form 'NetServerDlg'
Loading Form 'NetUnitDlg'
Loading Form 'NetAddrDlg'
Loading Form 'NetPassDlg'
Loading Form 'MsnEditDlg'
Loading Form 'MsnEditNavDlg'
Loading Form 'MsnElemDlg'
Loading Form 'MsnEventDlg'
Loading Form 'MsnSelectDlg'
Loading Form 'PlayerDlg'
Loading Form 'AwardDlg'
Loading Form 'JoyDlg'
Loading Form 'KeyDlg'
Loading Form 'FirstTimeDlg'
Loading Form 'ModInfoDlg'
Loading Form 'ConfirmDlg'
Loading Form 'LoadDlg'
MusicDirector::SetMode() old: NONE new: INTRO

Opened Ogg Bitstream 'Music/Intro/SS_TGS_Main-Theme.ogg'
Sony Ogg Vorbis 1.0 Final
Bitstream is 2 channel, 44100Hz
Decoded length: 6210849 samples
Encoded by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717

Campaign: Selected 'Operation Live Fire'
>>> Starshatter::SetGameMode(1) (CLOD_MODE)
Loading Form 'LoadDlg'
Loading Form 'CmpLoadDlg'
Loading ShipDesign 'Falcon'
Ship Design Radius = 50.249485
Loaded cockpit model 'FalconPit.mag', preparing tangents
Loading ShipDesign 'Stormhawk'
Ship Design Radius = 53.858109
Loaded cockpit model 'StormPit2b.mag', preparing tangents
Loading ShipDesign 'Eagle'
Ship Design Radius = 60.355484
Loaded cockpit model 'EaglePit2t.mag', preparing tangents
Loading ShipDesign 'Thunderbolt'
Ship Design Radius = 61.936596
Loaded cockpit model 'BoltPit2a.mag', preparing tangents
Loading ShipDesign 'Zodiac'
Ship Design Radius = 167.549774
Loading ShipDesign 'Berents'
Ship Design Radius = 1020.568115
Loading ShipDesign 'Asher'
Ship Design Radius = 1550.380371
Loading ShipDesign 'Spectre'
Ship Design Radius = 1634.010254
Loading ShipDesign 'Courageous'
Ship Design Radius = 1719.520996
Loading ShipDesign 'Devastator'
Ship Design Radius = 2238.863525
Loading ShipDesign 'Orion'
Ship Design Radius = 4906.457520
Loading ShipDesign 'Station1'
Ship Design Radius = 6720.016602
Loading ShipDesign 'Station2'
Ship Design Radius = 10218.046875
Loading ShipDesign 'Station3'
Ship Design Radius = 13269.809570
Loading ShipDesign 'Station6'
Ship Design Radius = 11413.044922
Loading ShipDesign 'Observatory'
Ship Design Radius = 5599.141602
Loading ShipDesign 'Farcaster'
Ship Design Radius = 4411.073730
Campaign::Start()
Campaign::GetMission(1) loading mission...

Load Mission: 'T1.def'
Mission Loaded.

Campaign::GetMission(2) loading mission...

Load Mission: 'T2.def'
Loading ShipDesign 'TargetDrone'
Ship Design Radius = 33.408653
Loading ShipDesign 'Viper'
Ship Design Radius = 48.052353
Mission Loaded.

Campaign::GetMission(3) loading mission...

Load Mission: 'T3.def'
Loading ShipDesign 'Airbase1'
Ship Design Radius = 3435.314209
Loading ShipDesign 'Bldg00'
Ship Design Radius = 424.554504
Loading ShipDesign 'Bldg01'
Ship Design Radius = 660.183228
Loading ShipDesign 'Tank00'
Ship Design Radius = 379.500061
Loading ShipDesign 'Fact03'
Ship Design Radius = 312.841797
Loading ShipDesign 'Cool00'
Ship Design Radius = 378.148834
Mission Loaded.

Campaign::GetMission(4) loading mission...

Load Mission: 'T4.def'
Mission Loaded.

Campaign::GetMission(5) loading mission...

Load Mission: 'T5.def'
Mission Loaded.

Campaign::GetMission(6) loading mission...

Load Mission: 'T6.def'
Loading ShipDesign 'Wolf'
Ship Design Radius = 1972.930664
Loading ShipDesign 'IM4300'
Ship Design Radius = 1243.788086
Mission Loaded.

Campaign::GetMission(7) loading mission...

Load Mission: 'T7.def'
Loading ShipDesign 'IM3500'
Ship Design Radius = 854.362061
Mission Loaded.

>>> Starshatter::SetGameMode(2) (CMPN_MODE)
Loading Form 'CmdOrdersDlg'
Loading Form 'CmdForceDlg'
Loading Form 'CmdTheaterDlg'
Loading Form 'CmdIntelDlg'
Loading Form 'CmdMissionsDlg'
Loading Form 'FileDlg'
Loading Form 'CmdMsgDlg'
Loading Form 'CmpCompleteDlg'
Loading Form 'CmpSceneDlg'
Loading Explosion Defs 'Explosions.def'
World Created.

Load Mission: 'Scenes/Intro.def'
Mission Loaded.


Exec Mission: 'Campaign 01 - Intro'
Creating Star System Borova
Celestial Sphere 'stars.mag' loaded
radius: 19808.375000
Point Stars: 500
Nebular Sky 'Nebula-Borova.mag' loaded
radius: 18296.201172
Atmospheric Haze 'Janus/Janek/TerrainHaze.mag' loaded
radius: 17306.654297
constructing Planet patch Suns/F8.pcx
constructing Planet patch Jarnell/lanos_hi.pcx
constructing Planet patch Borova/maraner_hi.pcx
constructing Planet patch Borova/borova_hi.jpg
loading glow texture Borova/borova_lights.jpg
loading gloss texture Borova/borova_gloss.jpg
loading atmospheric limb texture PlanetLimb.pcx
constructing Planet patch Renser/garana_hi.pcx
constructing Planet patch Jarnell/lanos_hi.pcx
constructing Planet patch Giants/GasGiant2.jpg
constructing Planet patch Moons/ice_hi.pcx
constructing Planet patch Moons/ice_hi.pcx
constructing Planet patch Giants/GasGiant3.jpg
constructing Planet patch Moons/rock_hi.pcx
constructing Planet patch Moons/lunar_hi.pcx
constructing Planet patch Moons/ice_hi.pcx
constructing Planet patch Moons/ice_hi.pcx
Inserting Ship(Archon) into Region(Borova) (00:00.118)
Joystick CreateDevice(1)
name: Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro (USB)

Created joystick 1 (pdev = 001d0124)
Inserting Ship(Stalwart) into Region(Borova) (00:00.118)
Inserting Ship(Gerson) into Region(Borova) (00:00.118)
Inserting Ship(Simmons) into Region(Borova) (00:00.118)
Inserting Ship(Proteus) into Region(Borova) (00:00.118)
Cutscene Instantiated.
------------------------------------
Begin Cutscene 'Scene 1'
Mission Event 105: setting camera target to Proteus
found ship Proteus

Opened Ogg Bitstream 'Vox/Scenes/01/Intro-1.ogg'
Bitstream is 1 channel, 44100Hz
Decoded length: 393201 samples
Encoded by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717


Opened Ogg Bitstream 'Vox/Scenes/01/Intro-2.ogg'
Bitstream is 1 channel, 44100Hz
Decoded length: 1566894 samples
Encoded by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717


Opened Ogg Bitstream 'Vox/Scenes/01/Intro-3.ogg'
Bitstream is 1 channel, 44100Hz
Decoded length: 229677 samples
Encoded by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717

MusicDirector: INTRO mode complete, switching to MENU

Opened Ogg Bitstream 'Music/Menu/SS_TGS_Temp_Menu-Loop.ogg'
Sony Ogg Vorbis 1.0 Final
Bitstream is 2 channel, 44100Hz
Decoded length: 4762729 samples
Encoded by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717

Proteus Docked with Archon

Opened Ogg Bitstream 'Vox/Scenes/01/Intro-4.ogg'
Bitstream is 1 channel, 44100Hz
Decoded length: 401508 samples
Encoded by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717

Mission Event 9: setting camera target to Archon
found ship Archon
Ship 'Simmons' quantum to 'Tulkas'
Ship 'Gerson' quantum to 'Tulkas'
Ship 'Stalwart' quantum to 'Tulkas'
Ship 'Archon' quantum to 'Tulkas'
End Cutscene 'Scene 1'
------------------------------------
END MISSION By Scripted Event 201 (02:36.225)
Mission::~Mission() id = 0 name = 'Campaign 01 - Intro'
CMD::Accept Mission 1
Campaign::SetMissionId(1)


Campaign Start Mission - 1. 'Basic Space Flight'
>>> Starshatter::SetGameMode(3) (PREP_MODE)
>>> Starshatter::SetGameMode(4) (PLAN_MODE)
Loading Form 'MsnObjDlg'
Loading Form 'MsnPkgDlg'
Loading Form 'MsnNavDlg'
Loading Form 'MsnWepDlg'
Loading Form 'AwardDlg'
Loading Form 'DebriefDlg'
MsnDlg::Show() mission id = 1 name = 'Basic Space Flight'
MsnDlg::Show() mission id = 1 name = 'Basic Space Flight'
MsnDlg::Show() mission id = 1 name = 'Basic Space Flight'
MsnDlg::Show() mission id = 1 name = 'Basic Space Flight'
MsnDlg::Show() mission id = 1 name = 'Basic Space Flight'
MsnDlg::Show() mission id = 1 name = 'Basic Space Flight'
>>> Starshatter::SetGameMode(5) (LOAD_MODE)
Loading Form 'AudDlg'
Loading Form 'CtlDlg'
Loading Form 'OptDlg'
Loading Form 'VidDlg'
Loading Form 'ModDlg'
Loading Form 'JoyDlg'
Loading Form 'KeyDlg'
Loading Form 'ModInfoDlg'
Loading Form 'NavDlg'
Loading Form 'EngDlg'
Loading Form 'FltDlg'

Exec Mission: 'Basic Space Flight'
Creating Star System Janus
Celestial Sphere 'stars.mag' loaded
radius: 19808.375000
Point Stars: 500
Nebular Sky 'Nebula-Janus.mag' loaded
radius: 18296.201172
Atmospheric Haze 'Janus/Janek/TerrainHaze.mag' loaded
radius: 17306.654297
constructing Planet patch Suns/G3.pcx
constructing Planet patch Janus/ilon_hi.pcx
constructing Planet patch Janus/dante_hi.jpg
loading atmospheric limb texture PlanetLimb.pcx
constructing Planet patch Moons/rock_hi.pcx
constructing Planet patch Janus/janek_hi.jpg
loading gloss texture Janus/janek_gloss.jpg
loading atmospheric limb texture PlanetLimb.pcx
constructing Planet patch Moons/lunar_hi.pcx
constructing Planet patch Giants/GasGiant12.jpg
constructing Planet patch Moons/rock_hi.pcx
constructing Planet patch Moons/lunar_hi.pcx
constructing Planet patch Moons/rock_hi.pcx
loading atmospheric limb texture PlanetLimb.pcx
Inserting Ship(Archon) into Region(Janek) (03:48.339)
Inserting Ship(Stallions) into Region(Janek) (03:48.339)
Inserting Ship(Stallions) into Region(Janek) (03:48.339)
Mission Instantiated.
>>> Starshatter::SetGameMode(6) (PLAY_MODE)
Starting Game...
Stardate: 1161307925.3
MusicDirector::SetMode() old: MENU new: FLIGHT

Opened Ogg Bitstream 'Music/Flight/SS_TGS_Flight-loop-1.ogg'
Sony Ogg Vorbis 1.0 Final
Bitstream is 2 channel, 44100Hz
Decoded length: 8996400 samples
Encoded by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717

TIME 1:00

Opened Ogg Bitstream 'Vox/Train/Train-01-01.ogg'
Bitstream is 1 channel, 44100Hz
Decoded length: 739971 samples
Encoded by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717


Opened Ogg Bitstream 'Vox/Train/Train-01-02.ogg'
Bitstream is 1 channel, 44100Hz
Decoded length: 547749 samples
Encoded by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717


Opened Ogg Bitstream 'Vox/Train/Train-01-03.ogg'
Bitstream is 1 channel, 44100Hz
Decoded length: 1021597 samples
Encoded by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717

TIME 2:00

Opened Ogg Bitstream 'Vox/Train/Train-01-04.ogg'
Bitstream is 1 channel, 44100Hz
Decoded length: 881528 samples
Encoded by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717


Opened Ogg Bitstream 'Vox/Train/Train-01-05.ogg'
Bitstream is 1 channel, 44100Hz
Decoded length: 964854 samples
Encoded by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717

TIME 3:00

Opened Ogg Bitstream 'Vox/Train/Train-01-06.ogg'
Bitstream is 1 channel, 44100Hz
Decoded length: 426872 samples
Encoded by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717


Opened Ogg Bitstream 'Vox/Train/Train-01-07.ogg'
Bitstream is 1 channel, 44100Hz
Decoded length: 1526736 samples
Encoded by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717


Opened Ogg Bitstream 'Vox/Train/Train-01-08.ogg'
Bitstream is 1 channel, 44100Hz
Decoded length: 1080467 samples
Encoded by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717

Campaign::RollbackMission()
>>> Starshatter::SetGameMode(2) (CMPN_MODE)
MusicDirector::SetMode() old: FLIGHT new: MENU

Opened Ogg Bitstream 'Music/Menu/SS_TGS_Temp_Menu-Loop.ogg'
Sony Ogg Vorbis 1.0 Final
Bitstream is 2 channel, 44100Hz
Decoded length: 4762729 samples
Encoded by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717

>>> Starshatter::SetGameMode(0) (MENU_MODE)
Returning to Main Menu...
Exit Confirmed.
MusicDirector::SetMode() old: MENU new: NONE
>>> Starshatter::SetGameMode(7) (EXIT_MODE)
Shutting Down (Returning to Windows)...
Stardate: 1161307925.3
Bitmap Cache Footprint: 479378 KB


*** Game::Exit()

+====================================================================+
Begin Shutdown...
MusicDirector::SetMode() old: NONE new: SHUTDOWN
Campaign::Close() - destroying all campaigns
Mission::~Mission() id = 1 name = 'Basic Space Flight'
Mission::~Mission() id = 2 name = 'Target Practice'
Mission::~Mission() id = 3 name = 'Flight School'
Mission::~Mission() id = 4 name = 'Ground Strike'
Mission::~Mission() id = 5 name = 'Training Cruise'
Mission::~Mission() id = 6 name = 'Advanced Starship Combat'
Mission::~Mission() id = 7 name = 'Carrier Operations'
Destroying Galaxy Galaxy
Destroying Star System Jarnell
Destroying Star System Borova
Destroying Star System Athenar
Destroying Star System Paragon
Destroying Star System Thralis
Destroying Star System Janus
Destroying Star System Solus
Destroying Star System Silessia
Destroying Star System Haiche
Destroying Star System Renser
Destroying Star System Loris
Destroying Star System Ostara
Destroying Star System Kolchev
Destroying Star System Korius
Destroying Star System Tarsus
Destroying Star System Nephrys
Destroying Star System Radix
Destroying Star System Isham
Destroying Star System Garrison
Destroying Star System Trocanther
Destroying Star System Marak
Destroying Star System Black
Destroying Star System Museum
UNDEPLOYING MODS
TexCacheDX9: final used count = 0
VideoDX9: shutdown
SoundCardD3D: shutdown

Performance Data:
-----------------
Time: 14229366 msec
Frames: 27411
Polys Rendered: 340694466
Lines Rendered: 1588635
Verts Rendered: 668612178
Render Calls: 2657556

Performance Statistics:
-----------------------
Frames/Second: 1.93
Polys/Frame: 12429.11
Polys/Call: 128.20
Polys/Second: 23943.05
Lines/Second: 111.64
Verts/Second: 46988.19

+====================================================================+
END OF LINE.

The traditional Audio is weird fix is dropping the hardware acceleration level in the Windows control panel. You might also want to check for updated drivers. If its a built in solution your motherboard manufacturer will have them on their support page.

ORIGINAL: Incendiary Lemon

The traditional Audio is weird fix is dropping the hardware acceleration level in the Windows control panel. You might also want to check for updated drivers. If its a built in solution your motherboard manufacturer will have them on their support page.

Sounds like a pain in my a$$...I'm just a regular joe trying to play a video game...I'm no about to start messing with "motherboard" drivers...I've NEVER had to do that for any game...not really sure why I would have to do that for this one...

Unfortunately thats Windows for you. Keeping drivers up to date becomes the end users business. Course this could be something else entirely but driver updates are usually a good idea.

 Heres how to post your DxDiag info. DirectX inquires about the details of your computer, helps with troubleshooting.


First click the Start button and then select Run from the menu


In the Run box type DXDIAG and hit okay.


The above program will open, it may take a moment as it checks what components are installed in your computer. Once it has finished click Save All Information. You can then open the file and copy the contents into your topic.

Here ya go...

First, I can't run it properly in 1280 x 1024 res...my objects and spacecraft have those graphical lines extending into space...

Could you post a screenshot of that? I'm not sure what kind of graphical glitch you are describing.

then, in the first training mission, after the carrier jumps into warp space, I get a lock-up and CTD...

The first training mission isn't supposed to have any quantum jumps in it. Are you talking about the cutscene that precedes the first mission? Just so we're on the same page, the first training mission involves you flying a Falcon fighter on your instructor's wing. You fly around the carrier for a bit and then dock.

Lowering resolution to 1024 x 768 seemed to solve the above problems, but created an annoying studder in frame rate...this was bearable, but I got a little annoyed when two separate voice overs started playing at the same time...its hard to follow along in the training tutorial when your instructor has two voices saying different things in your ear at the same time!

Weird. I've never experienced that problem. The only thing that comes to mind at the moment is some kind of system clock issue. The training voice overs are generally tied to time events in the mission. He says "Welcome" at mission clock 00:02, and "Raise your landing gear" at 00:35. If you have time compression enabled, that could cause some of those voice overs to overlap, because the game will play faster, but he will still talk at the same speed.

Jarhead0331

Performance Data:
-----------------
Time: 14229366 msec
Frames: 27411
Polys Rendered: 340694466
Lines Rendered: 1588635
Verts Rendered: 668612178
Render Calls: 2657556

Performance Statistics:
-----------------------
Frames/Second: 1.93
Polys/Frame: 12429.11
Polys/Call: 128.20
Polys/Second: 23943.05
Lines/Second: 111.64
Verts/Second: 46988.19

OK, so this part concerns me just a bit. According to this dump, you played the game for 14,229 secconds - that's almost four hours of wall clock time. Were you really running the game for that long? Did you leave it on a menu screen and go have dinner or something?

ORIGINAL: John DiCamillo

Jarhead0331

Performance Data:
-----------------
Time: 14229366 msec
Frames: 27411
Polys Rendered: 340694466
Lines Rendered: 1588635
Verts Rendered: 668612178
Render Calls: 2657556

Performance Statistics:
-----------------------
Frames/Second: 1.93
Polys/Frame: 12429.11
Polys/Call: 128.20
Polys/Second: 23943.05
Lines/Second: 111.64
Verts/Second: 46988.19

OK, so this part concerns me just a bit. According to this dump, you played the game for 14,229 secconds - that's almost four hours of wall clock time. Were you really running the game for that long? Did you leave it on a menu screen and go have dinner or something?

Thanks for helping John...

I do not know why the clock says that...I definitely was NOT playing for that long...When I had the intitial freeze and CTD, I was playing for maybe 10 minutes...tops...very strange...

As far as when I had the first freeze and CTD at the quantum jump, yes, it was at the end of the intro video...I thought that was part of the first mission...

I have not been able to reproduce the sound problem I was having, but I did have one more freeze after about an hour of play...I'll try to reproduce the graphics problem I was having in 1280x1024 and post a screen...

First, let me say that I am very excited about this. I have really enjoyed what I have seen so far. May I add a list of a few bugs?

1.) I am also having some stuttering issues in the cutscenes, with audio hangups accompanied by visual pauses. These hang for a few minutes, and then resolve themselves.

2.) In training missions, every now and then things pause for a few moments. It seems to be just before a new training explanation is about to be said.

My system is Windows XP, a Pentium D processor (2.5 I think), GeForce 7200 video card, 2 Gigs of RAM. I am not currently at home, and may not be able to post my DxDiag info until tomorrow.

My drivers are fairly up to date, but if you think updating drivers may be a part of the fix, could you recommend which ones I should update (audio, video card, others?)

Once again, I don't want to sound frustrated. So far, I am thrilled with what I have seen (my wife got it for me as a birthday present). I am very confident that you will be able to help me resolve the problems. Thanks in advance for your help. You have done with Starshatter what I had always daydreamed could possibly done with it. Thanks for your efforts!

Updated my video drivers, and that seems to have helped. I haven't had time to play, but I'll let you know if all issues are resolved.

OKay, just noticed one tiny problem. Sometimes, one audio file will play on top of another. For instance, in the "It's all about execution" mission, often times the message by the Hegemony warships overlaps with other radio transmissions from command, not just from wingmen. Sometimes two sequential training audio files will partially play over each other, with the second one beginning before the first ends.
 
Let me say, though, this is a very fun, very good game. It truly fills an important gap!

Try this: http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=1290486

Thanks for the suggestion. I have actually already been running it with shadows off (because I like silky smoothe framerates at all times). But, I still have the voices running over each other. I don't hear any popping, just voice lines starting too soon.