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[eddy]

Hi,

I can fully understand that, I'd also be sceptical if someone posts a .dll somewhere and asks people to try it out
However the full source code is also available under GPL, so if someone want's to review what the patch does:
http://github.com/jl...fix/tree/master

The patcher really only does a s/ddraw.dll/nvddf.dll/g, so feel free to make a WeiDU mod from this. I'd appreciate it if you send the source file for the mod installer back to me so that I can add them to the git repository.

[the bigg]

Well, WeiDU mods are composed of a .tp2 file describing the installation steps (said file is shipped plain-text to the end user), a copy of WeiDU and the files that should be copied/handled (in your case, the .dll and the readme). Sending you the 'source' is redundant over just downloading the mod

[eddy]

That's ok then, I didn't know the exact steps to produce a WeiDU mod.

[the bigg]

I've added your utility (repackaged in WeiDU) to the original post and pushed the tp2 to you via git (it should be in your fork queue in the github menu).

[eddy]

Thanks a lot!

[scient]

Nice job eddy! That kinda driver/gfx programming is bit beyond me since I never had a need to use anything beyond gdi+. I'll def have to check out source.

Also, not having one of affected NVIDIA cards was another issue. This was something I really wanted to get sorted, kudos!

Edited by scient, 13 March 2009 - 09:59 AM.

[the bigg]

There's no reason why it shouldn't work. I'll leave to yourself the work of RTFMing and finding out what you're doing wrong with WSM.

[the bigg]

I know this is the Internet and all, but there's no need to be rude.

There IS need when over 100 people have asked the same question.

[the bigg]

No real idea, sorry - it works fine for me.

[the bigg]

Hmm, strange. Do you have Nvidia 7xxx/8xxx series card?

640MB variant of the 8800 GTS. I didn't finish the game, but I witnessed a good number of spells (including some of those which change the background, like E.G. Mechanus' Cannon) without any issue.

[Kajidourden]

Ok, so first thing's first, i installed BGII and TOB and at first not a single graphics setup would work, with the screen flashing uncontrollably. I luckily found the solution in a help forum on another website, however now i have a whole host of other problems.

Systems is as follows
GeForce8800 GTX
4gb Ram
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU @2.4ghz (4CPUs)
Vista Pro

Anyhow, my game crashes all the time, when i right-click certain objects to examine them or indentify them it crashes immediately, also, with a few pieces of equipment when i try to equip them it also crashes, though i am able to equip %99 of the items ive come across, about %50 of the items cause me to crash upon examining them though. I turned off V-sync already, which fixed that first problem, but now im at a loss, and REALLY frustrated.
An assertion failed in CnVid Image 3d.app at line number 629
Programmer says:CVid cell larger than fx

This is the error im getting when i examine certain pieces of gear or throw certain gear on certain people, it isnt listed on biowares FAQ so i thought id search for the solution here

Edited by Kajidourden, 21 March 2009 - 04:50 PM.

[Kajidourden]

Ok, so first thing's first, i installed BGII and TOB and at first not a single graphics setup would work, with the screen flashing uncontrollably. I luckily found the solution in a help forum on another website, however now i have a whole host of other problems.

Systems is as follows
GeForce8800 GTX
4gb Ram
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU @2.4ghz (4CPUs)
Vista Pro

Anyhow, my game crashes all the time, when i right-click certain objects to examine them or indentify them it crashes immediately, also, with a few pieces of equipment when i try to equip them it also crashes, though i am able to equip %99 of the items ive come across, about %50 of the items cause me to crash upon examining them though. I turned off V-sync already, which fixed that first problem, but now im at a loss, and REALLY frustrated.
An assertion failed in CnVid Image 3d.app at line number 629
Programmer says:CVid cell larger than fx

This is the error im getting when i examine certain pieces of gear or throw certain gear on certain people, it isnt listed on biowares FAQ so i thought id search for the solution here

Sorry, was trying to edit it and hit buttons too fast lol meant to add this:

I am in fact running the dreaded windows vista; however, i have also set the program to run in xp service pack 2 config and run as an administrator to resolve the possibility of those issues. The error message i get is as follows

An assertion failed in CnVid Image 3d.app at line number 629
Programmer says:CVid cell larger than fx

Just from reading that it sounds like my graphics card isnt playing nicely with the program, but im not sure what i can change. I have tried turning off the 3d settings but will play with it a bit more and let you know.
Tried just about everything 3d setting related no dice so far if anyone has any ideas please lemme know, also, removed all anti-aliasing same way i did V-sync using RivaTuner, still no dice.

Edited by Kajidourden, 21 March 2009 - 05:51 PM.

[Kajidourden]

Ok, so i finally figured out what i could do to fix the problem, for anyone having the same issue. It was really quite simple, after fooling with anti-aliasing and other options a thousand times over i finally went back and noticed that the resolution i was using was not supported by the game. So to remedy this i at first turned the resolution down to a painfully crappy 800x600, the highest resolution the game officially supports. However i was not satisfied with these results so i went back and did a lot of testing to find that 1024 X 768 works just fine, although it is unsupported, it does not make the game crash, as does the next resolution up (i forgot exactly what, but it hardly matters) so keep that in mind, you can push it to 1024 X 768 but thats about it really

[Jarno Mikkola]

Ok, so i finally figured out what i could do to fix the problem, for anyone having the same issue. It was really quite simple, after fooling with anti-aliasing and other options a thousand times over i finally went back and noticed that the resolution i was using was not supported by the game.

That's the official story, without the Widescreen mod, have you tried it?