OK I give up trying to get this game to run

Brattwurst · 03-23-2010, 03:16 PM

I give up, I've tried everything i can think of to get this damn game to run, I've downloaded the latest Directx runtime, that didnt work, I finally get around to buying Windows 7 and reinstall the game and at least the screen goes black now like its going to run, then nope it crashes...

Glad I paid $50 for a game I cant even start

DIENER · 03-23-2010, 03:54 PM

Start by posting your PC specs.

Brattwurst · 03-23-2010, 04:05 PM

Processor; AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core Processor 2.80ghz
Memory; 4.00GB
System type; Windows 7, 64-bit
Video card; Nividia Geforce 9800GT

Neverpleased · 03-23-2010, 04:43 PM

Oh yes this had my nipples in a twist to.

All I had to do was restart my PC. Have you tried that? This game has issues on the activation start up, but otherwise it starts fine.

Brattwurst · 03-23-2010, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neverpleased

Oh yes this had my nipples in a twist to.

All I had to do was restart my PC. Have you tried that? This game has issues on the activation start up, but otherwise it starts fine.

I'll have to try this when I get home from work in the morning, hopefully it works, cause I really want to play this game

Brattwurst · 03-24-2010, 06:22 AM

OK I found the problem, and the game is running great for me now.

it seems that Steam switched the CD's, I bought the gold edition of the game, so I had both Dawn of Discovery as well as the Venice addition.
when I launch the game it always launches the Venice version, which is fine, but the CD key for Venice actually belongs to the original Dawn of Discovery, so I tried launching the original Dawn of Discovery and it asked me to verify the CD key, so I copied the Venice CD Key and then verified it, after that I launched the game again and it started up just fine.

I'm happy now, it looks like its going to be a great game.

03-23-2010, 03:16 PM	#1
Brattwurst Join Date: Mar 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 6	OK I give up trying to get this game to run I give up, I've tried everything i can think of to get this damn game to run, I've downloaded the latest Directx runtime, that didnt work, I finally get around to buying Windows 7 and reinstall the game and at least the screen goes black now like its going to run, then nope it crashes... Glad I paid $50 for a game I cant even start

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03-23-2010, 03:54 PM	#2
DIENER Join Date: Mar 2010 Reputation: 776 Posts: 3,267	Start by posting your PC specs.

03-23-2010, 04:05 PM	#3
Brattwurst Join Date: Mar 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 6	Processor; AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core Processor 2.80ghz Memory; 4.00GB System type; Windows 7, 64-bit Video card; Nividia Geforce 9800GT

03-23-2010, 04:43 PM	#4
Neverpleased Join Date: Mar 2010 Reputation: 95 Posts: 705	Oh yes this had my nipples in a twist to. All I had to do was restart my PC. Have you tried that? This game has issues on the activation start up, but otherwise it starts fine.

03-24-2010, 06:22 AM	#6
Brattwurst Join Date: Mar 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 6	OK I found the problem, and the game is running great for me now. it seems that Steam switched the CD's, I bought the gold edition of the game, so I had both Dawn of Discovery as well as the Venice addition. when I launch the game it always launches the Venice version, which is fine, but the CD key for Venice actually belongs to the original Dawn of Discovery, so I tried launching the original Dawn of Discovery and it asked me to verify the CD key, so I copied the Venice CD Key and then verified it, after that I launched the game again and it started up just fine. I'm happy now, it looks like its going to be a great game.