Has anybody tryed to play the original Unreal with Win XPee?????

The Wicker Man · 02-15-03, 01:47 PM

I have been batteling this for days now............
I get this error, ERROR most of the time, although I have seen so far about a thousand diffrent errors.......heh
I have tryed several diffrent patches, also from oldunreal.com I think it's called......

Any suggestions????????

Socket eh? · 02-16-03, 06:12 PM

It can't be done. I tried for about 4 months. D3D drivers, patches, reinstall after reinstall... It's coding does not like the NT kernal at all.
The best error is when the crosshair dissappears in battle.

Mike K · 02-16-03, 06:16 PM

It can be dont. I don't know what's wrong with yours, but I don't have to do anything different when installing UT under XP than in 98 or ME.

whooping_a_panda · 02-16-03, 07:45 PM

hmm i threw it in my pc the week before unreal 2 came out... loaded up and played just fine (xp pro), could try patching it up if not make sure you have the latest drivers for all your stuff ( i was using last official dets and direct x 9 though the latter shouldnt have anything to do with it)

Master Mitch · 02-17-03, 03:18 PM

I have the Unreal Gold version, which came with the Return to Na Pali expansion (in case it makes a difference), and was already had the latest patch level.

Works great for me under Win2K Pro, with the quibbling issue that once in a while it will yield errors much like the one you posted-- if I alt-tab out of the game. Not perfect, but I'll live.

TUK101 · 02-17-03, 05:27 PM

All of my buddies and I up until about 3 weeks ago played UT on the LAN for hours at a time, and we all have XP. Do you have the updates from Microsoft? I know that a lot of game issues where fixed in service pack 1 in the Windows Updates.

john240sx · 02-17-03, 06:25 PM

i just played Unreal Gold a few weeks ago on XP, i don't know if Gold was patched or not but it ran great.

h20link · 02-17-03, 07:22 PM

i've got the creative version of the original UT, no probs on xp pro.

Stoanhart · 02-17-03, 07:53 PM

I think they are talking about Unreal, not UT

TUK101 · 02-18-03, 12:35 AM

Gotcha. Thats right, Unreal was the storyline version before "Unreal Tournament" came out. That one may not work with an NT based OS. I am sure that there is probably a workaround for it though.

h20link · 02-18-03, 01:04 AM

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grunjee · 02-18-03, 01:22 AM

I too have tried many times and have never gotten it to work in XP. Really upsetting as I've been wanting to play it.

Big Ted · 02-24-03, 05:43 AM

Try changing the render to Open GL rather than D3D. I installed a new graphics card (9700pro) and could'nt run above 75fps (old card was a 32mb sdr radeon that oc'ed gave me 120fps) then it kept crashing every time I started a game.

Once I switched to open gl frames rates went up and no more crashes.

Hope this helps

ThePerfectCore · 02-24-03, 09:34 AM

The original Unreal engine builds (the ones used in Unreal and UT) were designed to run under OpenGL, with D3D thrown in for people who owned "out-dated" nVidia cards. This was back when developers believed 3dfx would eventually be king.

Hahahahaha.

02-15-03, 01:47 PM	Thread Starter #1
The Wicker Man Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Merrill Wisconsin	Has anybody tryed to play the original Unreal with Win XPee????? I have been batteling this for days now............ I get this error, ERROR most of the time, although I have seen so far about a thousand diffrent errors.......heh I have tryed several diffrent patches, also from oldunreal.com I think it's called...... Any suggestions???????? __________________ ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AMD Phenom II 1090T Megahalems Rev. B 4 GHZ so far 4x4gb G.Skill Ripjaws XFX 6950@6970 2x250gb WD SATA 1x1tb WD SATA 750 watt PCP&C Quad Silencer X-Fi Titanium Windows 7 Pro 64bit
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Socket eh? Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Canada (South Korea)	It can't be done. I tried for about 4 months. D3D drivers, patches, reinstall after reinstall... It's coding does not like the NT kernal at all. The best error is when the crosshair dissappears in battle. __________________ [Alienware M15x] \| i7 940XM 3.2GHz - 4GHz - 5850m 800/1100 1.05v \| \| 8GB DDR3-1333 - WD5000BEKT - Samsung 2494HM \| The coin is still turning.
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02-16-03, 06:16 PM	#3
Mike K Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago, Illinois	It can be dont. I don't know what's wrong with yours, but I don't have to do anything different when installing UT under XP than in 98 or ME.
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02-16-03, 07:45 PM	#4
whooping_a_panda Mr Slave Senior Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tucson, Arizona	hmm i threw it in my pc the week before unreal 2 came out... loaded up and played just fine (xp pro), could try patching it up if not make sure you have the latest drivers for all your stuff ( i was using last official dets and direct x 9 though the latter shouldnt have anything to do with it) __________________ That, my droogs, was real milanky horrorshow I'm on the karma payment plan. -- My Heatware
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02-17-03, 03:18 PM	#5
Master Mitch Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Rochester, NY	I have the Unreal Gold version, which came with the Return to Na Pali expansion (in case it makes a difference), and was already had the latest patch level. Works great for me under Win2K Pro, with the quibbling issue that once in a while it will yield errors much like the one you posted-- if I alt-tab out of the game. Not perfect, but I'll live.
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02-17-03, 05:27 PM	#6
TUK101 Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Wash. State	All of my buddies and I up until about 3 weeks ago played UT on the LAN for hours at a time, and we all have XP. Do you have the updates from Microsoft? I know that a lot of game issues where fixed in service pack 1 in the Windows Updates. __________________ My Heatware: http://heatware.com/eval.php?id=8937
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john240sx Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Prophetstown IL	i just played Unreal Gold a few weeks ago on XP, i don't know if Gold was patched or not but it ran great. __________________ CPU Intel E8400 EO @ 3.6Ghz Xigmatek HDT S1284 Motherboard Asus P5Q Pro Video Zotac GTX 560 1GB Ram 2x2GB G.Skill PC2 8000 PSU Corsair 650TX 650w HDD Western Digital 500gb 7200rpm Sata Case Coolermaster HAF 932 Heatware
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02-17-03, 07:22 PM	#8
h20link Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: down at fraggle rock	i've got the creative version of the original UT, no probs on xp pro.
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02-17-03, 07:53 PM	#9
Stoanhart Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: VIctoria, BC, Canada	I think they are talking about Unreal, not UT
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02-18-03, 12:35 AM	#10
TUK101 Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Wash. State	Gotcha. Thats right, Unreal was the storyline version before "Unreal Tournament" came out. That one may not work with an NT based OS. I am sure that there is probably a workaround for it though. __________________ My Heatware: http://heatware.com/eval.php?id=8937
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02-18-03, 01:04 AM	#11
h20link Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: down at fraggle rock	o
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02-18-03, 01:22 AM	#12
grunjee Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Tri-Cities, Washington	I too have tried many times and have never gotten it to work in XP. Really upsetting as I've been wanting to play it.
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02-24-03, 05:43 AM	#13
Big Ted New Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sarf London	Try changing the render to Open GL rather than D3D. I installed a new graphics card (9700pro) and could'nt run above 75fps (old card was a 32mb sdr radeon that oc'ed gave me 120fps) then it kept crashing every time I started a game. Once I switched to open gl frames rates went up and no more crashes. Hope this helps
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02-24-03, 09:34 AM	#14
ThePerfectCore Red Raccoon Dojo Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas	The original Unreal engine builds (the ones used in Unreal and UT) were designed to run under OpenGL, with D3D thrown in for people who owned "out-dated" nVidia cards. This was back when developers believed 3dfx would eventually be king. Hahahahaha.
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