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RPGDot Forums > Gothic - Troubleshooting

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Dreampainter
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Joined: 26 Dec 2001
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Hi all!

I've got a Radeon 8500, and I have no problem with games, but Gothic.

It hangs while loading.

Here are some infos:
- Amd 1ghz
- Kt7a raid (VIA HORRIBLE CHIPSET)
- Radeon 8500 with 4.13.9008
- 256 mb RAM

I've setted to "1" the "zfogdesabled" in gothic.ini.

The problem is with Gothic Demo version 1.08j.

Please help me! I've done a 270 mb download to play this demo
Post Wed Dec 26, 2001 11:06 am
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Gorath
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Joined: 03 Sep 2001
Posts: 6327
Location: NRW, Germany
   

The Radeon 8500 seems to be the most critical card for playing Gothic.
One thread down is somebody who got it running on a 8500DV under XP.

-Is the latest 4in1 installed? The patch from ViaHardware also?
-Close every other program running in the background.

Good luck.
Post Wed Dec 26, 2001 11:18 am
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The patch from ViaHardware also?



I can't find this Can you tell me where is?

If I buy the complete game, will I have the same problem?

Bye and thanks!


Post Wed Dec 26, 2001 11:36 am
 
Gorath
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Go here:
http://www.viahardware.com/

And grab this:
VIA PCI Bus Transfer Patch

In short words, you trade 2-3% performance for greater compatibility and stablility.
This thing is unofficial, so use at your own risk. Reactions so far are very positive.


If I were you I wouldnīt buy the game until I see the demo running on the ATI. The fact that it runs under XP and doesnīt run under other OSes clearly shows itīs a driver problem. Who knows how long it takes ATI to fix this?

Or is there an old GeForce2 or Voodoo5 collecting dust in your cabinet?
Post Wed Dec 26, 2001 11:53 am
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