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gothic 2 english version issue
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Hard_Worker
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hiya and thanks for trying to help

i'm having this annoying problem in this game

when i start it , it installing the virtual disk ( every time i start it ) and then it stop responding


plz help me

i have :

WIN 9X SE
Pentuim III 1000
GeForce 4 MX 128

and i didn't install the no-cd crack

maybe it can help ???
Post Mon Jun 16, 2003 11:36 am
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Brolli999999
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get windows xp or windows 2000
Post Mon Jun 16, 2003 1:10 pm
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well but the game supports win 9x
Post Mon Jun 16, 2003 1:59 pm
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[PB]Nico
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With an P3@1000 you have to be patient on the first start.
Indexing VDFS is forced if you do not leave the game via the menu.

- nico

ps: if you properly ended the game from in-game menu, but the indexing is done on every start... i'll ask Gorath if he can upload an updated (unofficial) version on RPGDot.
Post Mon Jun 16, 2003 2:02 pm
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ho gr8 m8 thanks

i dunno what you mean by that but if it can help so cool
thanks
Post Mon Jun 16, 2003 5:57 pm
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Kirkr
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Extremely long load-up time was solved for me by moving the vdfs.exe file from your Gothic System folder into e.g. the root directory.

Now the game loads extremely quickly (and no virtual disk file message!).
Post Mon Jun 16, 2003 11:26 pm
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Gorath
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As NicoDE wrote above, he has an updated version of this file.
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Post Mon Jun 16, 2003 11:34 pm
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[PB]Nico
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quote:
Originally posted by Kirkr
Extremely long load-up time was solved for me by moving the vdfs.exe file from your Gothic System folder into e.g. the root directory.

The tool was only written to 'explain' the long loading time on first start and after crashes or termination. Due to a nasty bug it may happen (esp. on Win9x) that the initialization is done on every start and twice (tool + game). So removing it is an valid option to solve the problem. But I would prefer to test an updated version first.

.nico

ps: thanks Gorath, I put it on our server (because it isn't that huge and it might be updated (unlikely) if Microsoft invents a new file system or another ME next days (more unlikely))
Post Tue Jun 17, 2003 12:32 am
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well thanks nicode

as I see you active in both forums ( in here and on jowood )
and I saw that all other win98 users have the same problem as I have

so I'm hoping that you are from the lovely team that made Gothic

and this is the patch for the game work


I will try it , and if it aint the patch that make the game work on win9x , plz do one cause I really love this game and actually "dreamed" for the day you guys will make Gothic II


thanks

ps - I also send email to you guys where it said on jowood forums , my name is Daniel
Post Tue Jun 17, 2003 10:02 am
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ok , I reaplaced the file and ... the same

it screen still go blank

i', not really sure what this file did and i didn't understand why the file is 7 kb and the original is 44 kb
??
Post Tue Jun 17, 2003 11:56 am
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[PB]Nico
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quote:
Originally posted by Hard_Worker
it screen still go blank

Well, seems to be another problem. What do you mean with blank screen (I know how a blank screen looks like, really. But do you hear sound, is it fullscreen, and so on).

quote:
Originally posted by Hard_Worker
and i didn't understand why the file is 7 kb and the original is 44 kb

Don't care, I stripped the sense (just kidding).

.nico
Post Tue Jun 17, 2003 4:11 pm
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ok , I thought that the email I sent to jowood came to you too ( there I explained in more details what is the "blank screen" )

well it like ... when your computer turned off

lol , really ! but I did "saw the computer thinking" a lot but adter a while it stops

ps : so tell me plz , the file you sent me - what it supposed to do ?
Post Tue Jun 17, 2003 6:08 pm
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[PB]Nico
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Hard_Worker, I receive a lot of emails...
my human brain isn't always able to make a connection between nick names, real names, and emails
...so bear with me if I didn't get the point.

- nico
Post Tue Jun 17, 2003 7:55 pm
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lol sorry

ok so forget the email

I replaced the file , activated gothic and still the same

lets call it a BLACK screen with nothing on it , no sound , no alt+ctrl+del so i can shut the program down ( shut GHOTIC ) no nothing

all I can do is reboot my PC

this is wrong , cause as I heard from people that have win98 / SE , they have the same problem

and I installed the game on my friend PC ( he have XP ) and it worked perfectly

so please guys , do something that the game will work on win 98 SE with directx 9.0a

thanks
Post Tue Jun 17, 2003 8:31 pm
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Kirkr
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It is possible the black screen is caused by some incompatibility with your graphics card and the opening videos.
Have a look at the Gothic.ini file using Notepad and change the value of the `playlogovideos` to zero instead of 1.
That *may* solve the black screen problem (also makes the game load quicker too!).
Post Tue Jun 17, 2003 9:35 pm
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