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First my specs

Windows ME
1Ghz CPU
512 MB RAM
DX 9.0b

I purchased UV whwn it first came out, plyed it, and went on to other things. Today I re-installed UV 1.0, then downloaded the 2.0 cumulative patch, the 2.10, the 2.11, the 2.20 and the 2.30 patches. The game still runs fine in 1.0. But since I installed the patches I get nothing. I click the shortcut, the main menu appears, I click 'Play Uncommon Valor' and all I get is the Installation Menu. I've evn tried going through the START, Programs, etc path and I still get nothing. A little help would be appreciated.

Anybody? Please?

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Chris Trog

First my specs

Windows ME
1Ghz CPU
512 MB RAM
DX 9.0b

I purchased UV whwn it first came out, plyed it, and went on to other things. Today I re-installed UV 1.0, then downloaded the 2.0 cumulative patch, the 2.10, the 2.11, the 2.20 and the 2.30 patches. The game still runs fine in 1.0. But since I installed the patches I get nothing. I click the shortcut, the main menu appears, I click 'Play Uncommon Valor' and all I get is the Installation Menu. I've evn tried going through the START, Programs, etc path and I still get nothing. A little help would be appreciated.

Strange indeed...

Can you do the reinstall (just in case)?

In other words:

#1
Download all needed patches again.

#2
Install UV v1.0

#3
Install UV v2.0 patch

#4
Install all post v2.0 patches.


BTW, did you DL the patches or use the on-line update?


Leo "Apollo11"

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Chris Trog

First my specs

Windows ME
1Ghz CPU
512 MB RAM
DX 9.0b

I purchased UV whwn it first came out, plyed it, and went on to other things. Today I re-installed UV 1.0, then downloaded the 2.0 cumulative patch, the 2.10, the 2.11, the 2.20 and the 2.30 patches. The game still runs fine in 1.0. But since I installed the patches I get nothing. I click the shortcut, the main menu appears, I click 'Play Uncommon Valor' and all I get is the Installation Menu. I've evn tried going through the START, Programs, etc path and I still get nothing. A little help would be appreciated.

Strange indeed...

Can you do the reinstall (just in case)?

In other words:

#1
Download all needed patches again.

#2
Install UV v1.0

#3
Install UV v2.0 patch

#4
Install all post v2.0 patches.


BTW, did you DL the patches or use the on-line update?


Leo "Apollo11"

I re-installed 1.0 and it played, OK. I then installed the 2.0 cumulative patch and 'no dice', again. So I just uninstalled the game again unril I got some help.

I did not use the online update. I downloaded the patches.

Hi, Have you went into the UV folder and clicked the .exe file to start?

When I first purchased the game and installed it, I wouldn't get past the title screen. I had a fairly new computer at the time and was pestering the heck out of the staff here. Anyway, I swapped my 48X CD-ROM with one having a slower speed (16X IIRC - I'm not too keen on the computer stuff) and have not had a problem since. Perfect operation.

btw, I never put the original CD-ROM back in my system. I had it checked out with one of the computer tech folks at school and they proclaimed it to be just fine. I just like UV too much to even take a chance on changing a configuration that works.

Hope it helps, and don't stop trying to get the game going. It is definitely worth it!

ORIGINAL: Mogami

Hi, Have you went into the UV folder and clicked the .exe file to start?

I looked for a .exe file but could not locate it. All I could find was a little 'cd' icon that is labeled 'start'. Is the .exe file in the main folder or another one?

Hi the exe file is a white star on a blue background size 1.9 meg

ORIGINAL: Mogami

Hi the exe file is a white star on a blue background size 1.9 meg

Thank you, Mogami. I actually took a guess and assumed that was what you meant and it worked great. Many, many thanks for your help.

Hi, Your welcome glad I could help.

if you right click on that file and send to desktop, you will get a working icon on your desktop

ORIGINAL: DoomedMantis

if you right click on that file and send to desktop, you will get a working icon on your desktop

doesnt wrk for me and ive been trying to get this stupid game running since 3/15/04 [:(][:(][:(][:(][:(][:(]

i think its time for UV 3.0

this time how about a game that actually WORKS?


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HI Marky,

I think you've been having problems with your disk? Have you been able to get the game running from the disk yet? If not I would suggest there is a problem with the disk.

Also trying to run the game does the shortcut on the desktop have



"C:\Matrix Games\Uncommon Valor\UncommonValor.exe" as target

"C:\Matrix Games\Uncommon Valor" as Start in?

Also did you load the file into the default folder?

HI all,

ORIGINAL: marky

doesnt wrk for me and ive been trying to get this stupid game running since 3/15/04 [:(][:(][:(][:(][:(][:(]

Can you try:

#1
Download all needed patches again.

#2
Install UV v1.0

#3
Install UV v2.0 patch

#4
Install all post v2.0 patches.


What happens after you do all of the above?


Leo "Apollo11"


P.S. I think that you are the first player unable to start UV (as far as I can remember) so we will all try to help you as much as possible...

From memory, he wasnt able to get the game running even on version 1 (or version 2 if he has a later disk that came with V2 on it).

Have you posted your dxdiag and computer specs to Matrix? If you want send them to me paul.harrison50@bigpond.com and I will try to get someone to look at them, but I suspect its your disk if you cant even get the game running without the patches.

I think the problem is in the cumulative 2.0 patch.

I just wiped UV to reinstall in hopes that it would prevent my transport problems next game I start. I unfortunately wiped all the patches from my system in doing so.[:(]

Well I loaded up 1.0 and downloaded 2.0. Well I get the start menu doesn't work. Ok I try starting from the .exe file. Seems to work.

So I go ahead and dwnld the other 3 patches(using true update exe file not start menu). Still start menu won't work. AND scen 19 is missing from menu even though all files seem to be there. So I wipe again.

I still can't a) get start menu to work and b) get scen 19 to show up in menu. This on a system where everything did work.

Then I remembered updating from 1.6 to 1.9 had similar problems and Marc posted a fix here. I haven't found it yet but that may be our answer. If I find it I'll let everyone know.

In the meantime it looks as if I am out of action.[:(][:(]

Quark

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

HI all,

ORIGINAL: marky

doesnt wrk for me and ive been trying to get this stupid game running since 3/15/04 [:(][:(][:(][:(][:(][:(]

Can you try:

#1
Download all needed patches again.

#2
Install UV v1.0

#3
Install UV v2.0 patch

#4
Install all post v2.0 patches.


What happens after you do all of the above?


Leo "Apollo11"


P.S. I think that you are the first player unable to start UV (as far as I can remember) so we will all try to help you as much as possible...

wat happens? [&:]


same as before [&:][:(][8|][X(]

nufin at all

ORIGINAL: DoomedMantis

From memory, he wasnt able to get the game running even on version 1 (or version 2 if he has a later disk that came with V2 on it).

Have you posted your dxdiag and computer specs to Matrix? If you want send them to me paul.harrison50@bigpond.com and I will try to get someone to look at them, but I suspect its your disk if you cant even get the game running without the patches.

ill get back to u about the specs mantis

ORIGINAL: DoomedMantis

if you right click on that file and send to desktop, you will get a working icon on your desktop

This DID NOT work for me.