Cant get Myth II to run with 1.6

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RaistlinMM
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Cant get Myth II to run with 1.6

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Hey doobs I've read all the other treads and tried it all......installed classic and it ran but crashed before it completely loaded. *sighs* Running XP sp2.
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.....actually after running through each build one by one even the base myth II install doesnt want to operate.....BAH cheers for reformating *grumbles*
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can you post the contents of myth_log.txt here? Maybe it'll give us a clue as to what's wrong.
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2007-07-23 15:42:40 Myth II crawling under WinNT ----------------------------------------------
Scanning for software devices...
Found 1 to use
Scanning for Direct3D devices...
Couldn't find any valid display modes for Direct3D (ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9700 )
Found 0 to use
Scanning for 3Dfx devices...
Found 0 to use
Initialized for DirectSound3D using COM
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....arright now im REALLY perplexed it works now........*smacks head against the wall* i dont get it but thank GOD it works
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Interesting, it doesn't mention loading any patch files. Hope it keeps working for you - any probs though come back & we'll try & help.
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Post by Myrd »

Probably because it was crashing before it could get to loading plugins.
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Its happening again......
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2007-08-13 15:41:29
Myth II Classic Build 290 running under Win95 ----------------------------------------------
Scanning for software devices...
Found 1 to use
Scanning for Direct3D devices...
Couldn't find any valid display modes for Direct3D (ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9700)
Found 0 to use
Scanning for 3Dfx devices...
Found 0 to use
Scanning for OpenGL devices...
Found 1 to use
Using GDI for Input
Mouse appears to have 5 buttons and 3 axes.
Initialized for DirectSound3D using COM
Loading Patch Files...
Patch 1.2
Patch 1.3
PlayMyth v1.2.1
PMI_Classic
Patch 1.4
Patch 1.4 Interface
Patch 1.5
Loading Patch Files Succeeded
Warning: Unable to find cutscene 'prologue.smk'.
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Post by Avatara »

When is it crashing? Loading a map or starting Myth? If it's loading a map, try changing the renderer type from direct3d to opengl or software.
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when it fires up it crashes the screen blinks 7 times then that damn windows message pops up Myth II: Soulblighter has encountered an unexpected problem and is closing.
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