Wmplynig
Member
Hi guys and gals,
Having problems with todays' giveaway "Kingdom Elemental".
Win7x64 Pro. AthlonX2 5200+, 4GB DDR2, HD4850, screen res: 1280x1024
It just refuses to run. I don't even get a pop up or a blank screen. The game "exe" appears in task manager (2,196K) and can be ended without issue.
All drivers / Direct X up to date. Tried compatibility mode, disabling themes still no joy.
Has anyone got any other ideas to try ?
Thanks, Nig.
Wmplynig
Member
Well changing the resolution didn't work, and I did not expect it to, if I'm honest. Then again if the game is going to require me setting my desktop resolution to 1024x768 or even 800x600 to run it, it's never going to get played.
There was nothing in the event viewer.
I guess I'll have to skip this one :(
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru
Don't delete it yet. Someone may post a solution sometime soon. GMMan hasn't been on yet. He usually gives useful feedback. I'd certiainly keep the game for now as there's always a chance something will crop up. :) Contact the developer sending a dxdiag report and see if they can suggest anything. I know we don't officially get support, but that dosn't mean they won't help.
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru
Check back over the week. I think GMMan will have some information later in the week. He doesn't have time to check at the moment.
IsItBroke
Member
Hi here's a theory as I don't have these issues. Please do correct me if I'm wrong or someone finds another reason .I suspect it's not a DirectX issue here.
I'm running W7x64(and x86) on more than one machine and the game runs fine for me.(My Malware kicks off as the game emulates keyboard input which I allow).
This shouldn't happen as when you compile anything you should test your files against online and offline AVs before releasing it to the world. I get this with certain AVs and Delphi compiled files even without a recompressor and I know the files are clean as they're mine.
Only the Devs of the game can fix this correctly.
Choice:
1)Try adding the files to exceptions in your AV then uncompress the game package and run again. If it shows another .dll add it too until it no longer complains. Bewarned most unpack to %temp% so excluding only the path to the programs Directory won't entirely help. Exclude the file(s).
2) Change your AV for a more reliable security system layer as you will see this again if people use virtualization and don't check their files against everything .
Here's the logic (if i'm right) :
Many AV don't like virtual packed programs (depends on packer and files) the error you have is from from files either not being allowed to unpack (virtually) or being quarantined as it unpacks. AVs don't like this behavior especially if any of the files in the package have code that may look like a virus or keylogger in this instance. So your exe runs but errors out not finding it's resources.
Microsoft Security Essentials , Emimsoft Anti-Malware and Malwarebytes don't suffer with as many false positives and Virtual OSes are disposable which is a reliable safe place to test. (Keep your Host to Virtual Network broke until you are sure things are safe)
ringo2312
Member
An interesting theory IsItBroke, but (with respect), I doubt the AV is responsible. The majority of AV programs would throw up an error/information box.
Wmplynig:
Try running the game in Safe Mode. If it launches successfully then I'd suspect a graphics problem, as ChrisS suggested.
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