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H, ive just downloaded and installed panzer command. installed everything..got latest ATI drivers etc..etc tried to run game at all settings on first screen. but screen goes black..then goes back to first screen !!
i have reinstalled it.
im also playing a couple of the latest high res games at the moment no problem at all!!

this is the first game in years that has done this.

any help would be graetly appreciated


pc specs:

ATI Radeon x700 256mb graphics card.
1g of DDR400 memory
amdx64 3600 cpu

all latest drivers etc..[&:]

Hi Garymiboy,

First, did you allow both the .NET and DirectX installers to run during installation? If you unchecked either, you need to try a reinstall with both checked.

Second, please follow the instructions at the top of this forum to post a DirectX Diag and a Log file for us and we'll work to sort this out for you ASAP!

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Regards,

- Erik

Thanks for the quick reply Erik...ok, looking through "logfile came across this exception error?.....possibly the problem??:..............
29/06/2006 21:18:26: HardwareVertexProcessing
29/06/2006 21:18:26: MultiSampleQuality: 0
PresentationInterval: Immediate
FullScreenRefreshRateInHz: 60
PresentFlag: None
AutoDepthStencilFormat: D16
EnableAutoDepthStencil: True
Windowed: False
DeviceWindowHandle: 0
DeviceWindow:
SwapEffect: Discard
MultiSample: None
BackBufferCount: 1
BackBufferFormat: X8R8G8B8
BackBufferHeight: 768
BackBufferWidth: 1024
ForceNoMultiThreadedFlag: False
29/06/2006 21:18:26: Create Flags: HardwareVertexProcessing
29/06/2006 21:18:26: Device Type: Hardware
29/06/2006 21:18:28: System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for "Lib.Rasterizer.TSFont" threw an exception. ---> System.ArgumentException: Font 'Arial' doesn't support style 'Bold'.
   at System.Drawing.Font.Initialize(FontFamily family, Single emSize, FontStyle style, GraphicsUnit unit, Byte gdiCharSet, Boolean gdiVerticalFont)
   at System.Drawing.Font.Initialize(String familyName, Single emSize, FontStyle style, GraphicsUnit unit)
   at System.Drawing.Font..ctor(String familyName, Single emSize, FontStyle style)
   at Lib.Rasterizer.TSFont..cctor()
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Lib.Rasterizer.FontCollection..ctor()
   at Lib.Rasterizer.GraphicsHandler.Instantiate3D(Control renderControl, Int32 width, Int32 height, WindowMode windowMode, BitsPerPixel bitsPerPixel, Int32 frequency)
   at MainClass..ctor(CommandLine commandLine)
   at MainClass.Main(String[] args)
29/06/2006 21:18:28:
 
also checked dxdiag no problems in there at all.
 
i have an lcd widesceen monitor  which supports upto 1400X900
 
Thanks

Hey, I wonder if this is the same thing we saw where a very old build of Korsun Pocket would remove the Arial font when you uninstalled it?

Most likely, here's a cut-n-paste from Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great support.

2) Arial font problem

If you open the the log files that are created under the "Log" directory where you installed the game, you may find the following error message:

System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for "bc" threw an exception. ---> System.ArgumentException: Font 'Arial' doesn't support style 'Regular'.

(If you don't run with native English support , the message will be similar but in the language of your choosing.)

If you receive this error, there is a problem with your Arial font. After some troubleshooting, we have found that other programs may potentially replace the default ARIAL.TTF file on your system with a new font. If you uninstall that original program, it may leave your system in limbo with an incomplete Arial font. To fix this, you need to obtain another copy of ARIAL.TTF. (You can find these files on Windows system disks or you can search the Internet.)

From the control panel, select Fonts. Find the "Arial" font and delete it. From the File menu, select "Install New Fonts...". Browse for the ARIAL.TTF file and install it. Re-run the game, and it should now work correctly.

(NOTE: It has also been reported that you can delete the current Arial font entry and restart your machine. We have not confirmed this approach.)

THATS SORTED IT !!!!...thanks for the help guys!...changed the font...and it worked !!![:D]
 
now wheres my snow goggles

Hi,

I am having this same problem even after downloading new drivers to Radeon 9800 XT and Audigy 2 ZS. My game log and DXdiag files are attached. Can anyone help.

Thanks.

Debo

PS I think it uploaded. I am new to Forum so please bear with me.

Debo, your gamelog file is missing