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ZombieBunny
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I installed Gothic and when I click on the .exe, I get this message:

The GOTHIC.EXE file is linked to missing export
>DDRAW.DLL:DirectDrawCreateEx.
>
>And
>
>C:Program FilesPirahna-BitesGothicsystemgothic.exe A device attached
>to the system is not functioning.


I have downloaded the patch and I still get the same error.

System specs: 128 RAM, 733 Mhz, directx 8...I do have a graphics card - can't tell you what it is..whatever came with the system. Not sure what else you need to know

I would really like to get this game running since I uh, paid for it and everything :|
Post Sun Jan 13, 2002 2:43 am
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Gorath
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This looks like a driver problem.
I guess at least the drivers for your graphics card are too old, maybe the soundcard too.
Can you estimate how old the windows on your system is ( =how old the drivers are) ?

Here´s how to find out what devices you have:
From the desktop choose Start->Run and then enter msinfo32 for the program name. Then look for display in the components section and the soundcard in the multimedia section.
If you can´t identify them 100% you can post all the names. It will only be a few.

When I know your specs I´ll try to point you to some newer drivers.
Post Sun Jan 13, 2002 7:17 pm
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ZombieBunny
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Display Info:

Driver: vga.drv 4/23/1999 10:22 AM Size: 52080
viagart.vxd 1/20/2000 9:03 AM Size: 13341
dvideo.dll 12/13/1995 5:22 AM Size: 25600
s3vid.dll 7/19/2000 4:22 AM Size: 61440
s3hav.dll 7/19/2000 4:21 AM Size: 57344
s3vdd8nb.vxd 7/19/2000 4:26 AM Size: 127769
s3_8nb.dll 7/19/2000 4:26 AM Size: 610304
s3_8nb.drv 7/19/2000 4:25 AM Size: 238560



Soundcard Info:

Key: msacm.imaadpcm
Description: IMA ADPCM CODEC
Group: acm
Driver: imaadp32.acm
Version: 4.3.0.1998
Date: 4/23/99 22:22
Size: 18944 bytes

Key: msacm.msadpcm
Description: ADPCM CODEC
Group: acm
Driver: msadp32.acm
Version: 4.3.0.1998
Date: 4/23/99 22:22
Size: 17920 bytes

Key: msacm.msgsm610
Description: GSM 6.10 Audio CODEC
Group: acm
Driver: msgsm32.acm
Version: 4.3.0.1998
Date: 4/23/99 22:22
Size: 25088 bytes

Key: msacm.msg711
Description: CCITT G.711 A-Law and u-Law CODEC
Group: acm
Driver: msg711.acm
Version: 4.0.0.950
Date: 4/23/99 22:22
Size: 10240 bytes

Key: msacm.trspch
Description: TrueSpeech(TM) Software CODEC
Group: acm
Driver: tssoft32.acm
Version: 1.1.1.5
Date: 4/23/99 22:22
Size: 8704 bytes

Key: msacm.iac2
Description: Indeo(R) audio software
Group: acm
Driver: C:WINDOWSSYSTEMIAC25_32.AX
Version: 2.0.5.50
Date: 4/23/99 22:22
Size: 198656 bytes

Key: msacm.l3acm
Description: Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec
Group: acm
Driver: l3codecx.acm
Version: 1.9.0.401
Date: 11/23/99 14:42
Size: 135168 bytes

Key: msacm.msaudio1
Description: Windows Media Audio
Group: acm
Driver: msaud32.acm
Version: 7.0.0.1954
Date: 3/2/01 19:46
Size: 282896 bytes

Key: wdmaud.drv<0001>
Description: Crystal WDM Audio Codec
Group: wave
Driver: wdmaud.drv
Status: Active:1
Version: 4.10.0.1998
Date: 4/23/99 22:22
Size: 11776 bytes

Key: wdmaud.drv<0001>
Description: Crystal WDM Audio Codec
Group: midi
Driver: wdmaud.drv
Status: Active:1
Version: 4.10.0.1998
Date: 4/23/99 22:22
Size: 11776 bytes

Key: cdaudio
Description: CD Audio Device (Media Control)
Group: mci
Driver: mcicda.drv
Status: Disabled:0
Version: 4.3.0.1998
Date: 4/23/99 22:22
Size: 12992 bytes

Key: sequencer
Description: MIDI Sequencer Device (Media Control)
Group: mci
Driver: mciseq.drv
Status: Disabled:0
Version: 4.3.0.1998
Date: 4/23/99 22:22
Size: 18736 bytes

Key: waveaudio
Description: Wave Audio Device (Media Control)
Group: mci
Driver: mciwave.drv
Status: Disabled:0
Version: 4.3.0.1998
Date: 4/23/99 22:22
Size: 22016 bytes

Key: msacm.lhacm
Group: msacm
Driver: lhacm.acm
Version: 4.4.0.3396
Date: 10/20/00 12:00
Size: 33040 bytes

Key: msacm.msg723
Group: msacm
Driver: msg723.acm
Version: 4.4.0.3345
Date: 4/23/99 22:22
Size: 107792 bytes

Key: msacm.sl_anet
Group: msacm
Driver: sl_anet.acm
Version: 3.2.0.0
Date: 3/2/01 19:46
Size: 86016 bytes

Key: msacm.voxacm160
Group: msacm
Driver: vct3216.acm
Version: 1.6.0.17
Date: 3/2/01 19:46
Size: 82944 bytes

I have no idea if this is exactly what you're looking for...

Post Mon Jan 14, 2002 12:21 pm
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Danicek
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Your videocard drivers are really very very old...
You have some sort of S3 device.
Try download new drivers.
If problem will not be solved, you should also download soundcard drivers (yours are also very old).

_________________
There two truths out there: God is almighty and Gothic is good Game ).

[ This Message was edited by: Danicek on 2002-01-14 15:54 ]
Post Mon Jan 14, 2002 12:30 pm
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Danicek
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Readme says:
supported video card:
S3 Savage 4 (performance problems)
S3 S2 (Savage 2000) (performance problems).

I was not able to find download place for downloading s3 video drivers.
Post Mon Jan 14, 2002 12:36 pm
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Gorath
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Damn, a S3 graphics card. This is bad news.
Drivers for all the integrated S3 chipsets can be found on ViaArena.com, but it´s still necessary to identify the exact chipset.

ZombieBunny, you could right-click on the desktop and go to the display properties. Somewhere in the advanced properties is a section where the name of the graphics card is listed.

Post Mon Jan 14, 2002 9:02 pm
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ZombieBunny
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I went to that website and my chipset is ProSavage PM 133. I've looked on the list and don't see that one. These are the ones they list:

Pro Savage VGA integrated with the following Northbridges:
VT8604 (on PL133)
VT8605 (on ProSavage PL133T)
VT8364 (on KL133)
VT8364A (on KL133A)
VT8365 (on ProSavage KM133)
VT8365A (on ProSavage KM133A)

So, I don't know which one to download. I did download the latest 4 in 1 drivers.


Post Mon Jan 14, 2002 11:57 pm
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Gorath
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PM133:
-VT8605 North Bridge Controller and the VT8231 South Bridge Controller
-VIA Apollo Pro133A technology with the powerful Savage4™ 3D and Savage2000™2D graphics core

To find the driver click on the S3 logo on the driver page, download the small utility to identify your chipset and visit the site mentioned there. You´ll find all flavours of drivers for the PM133, the latest are less than 4 weeks old.
Post Tue Jan 15, 2002 12:26 am
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