Obulis doesn't start!

07-06-2009, 03:40 PM

I recently bought Obulis for myself and my brother. His works fine and he loves it. I want to love it, but whenever I click on it, it flashes open for about 1/10 of a second, then closes. I have uninstalled and reinstalled it, to no avail. Running it as an administrator doesn't help; neither does compatibility mode. When I run it in 256 colors, it flashes open then closed repeatedly, but doesn't ever stay open. I haven't read about this happening to anyone else, so I don't know what to do. Does anyone have any ideas what might help? I really want to play this game.

FugueDude · 07-29-2009, 10:55 AM

Hi, sorry I can't help you, just wanted to say that I have exactly the same problem. The strange thing is, I bought it about 2 weeks ago, and was working fine until today!

12-23-2009, 05:01 AM

Same here :-S

12-27-2009, 10:42 AM

no help but i have the same problem on vista x64

12-29-2009, 01:50 PM

Just written with Bob and he says that he would check the forum and hopefully find something that we have in common... So:

Lenovo T400
Vista 32bit
Intel Core 2 Duo 2,4GHz
Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family graphics (GMA 4500MHD)
4GB RAM
1440x900 screen resolution

12-29-2009, 02:06 PM

Weird but got an idea... Made a desktop shortcut and chose run as admin... The game startet! And now it starts from Steam aswell...

But sadly not all good news... The framerate seemes very very low... Havn't gotten thru the intro scene yet because it takes forever and runs very laggy...

madonnaragu · 12-30-2009, 12:23 PM

Hello,

The game MUST be run in 800x600 resolution the first time it's launched. However, the game does not change the display itself, so it must be done manually.

So - change the resolution to 800x600, run the game once, exit, then change to the default resolution on your system, then you will be able to run the game without any troubles.
Thanks

12-31-2009, 03:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madonnaragu

Hello,

The game MUST be run in 800x600 resolution the first time it's launched. However, the game does not change the display itself, so it must be done manually.

So - change the resolution to 800x600, run the game once, exit, then change to the default resolution on your system, then you will be able to run the game without any troubles.
Thanks

Top score! that worked perfectly, thank you very much

12-31-2009, 06:58 AM

Mine still runs extremely laggy...

Takes so long for the scrole to close that I have yet to have et patience for it :-S

Knopfdruckoffz · 02-19-2010, 04:57 AM

i got the same problem about Obulis don't starting and the solution provided here doesn't help either

Windows7 x32

05-25-2010, 07:40 AM

I've got the same problem. I am running windows 7 ultimate 32-bit. It's extremely laggy and I have tried starting it with 800x600 resolution and stuff. Still doesn't work.

TheUndeadNinja · 07-02-2010, 02:37 PM

im getting this too. *cries*

Caine_GT · 07-05-2010, 12:04 PM

Getting the same miserable performance at the title screen.

Win 7
AMD X2 4400
ATI 1900 XT
2GB ram

Tried the 800x600 suggestion, same results: slow menus and barely usable. Taskmgr shows 40-50% of cpu being used.

Tried dropping CPU affinity to a single core, no change.

Any suggestions or are we out of luck with this one?

xenofoxx · 04-30-2012, 04:37 PM

I'm on a friends computer trying to fix his copy of Obulis. Here is where it gets weird. We both have Windows Vista 32 bit and fairly new computers.

My copy of Obulis has never had this problem.
His copy has only recently developed this problem. I asked him if he ever played the game on THIS computer. He said yes.

He ran it in both compatibility mode and admin mode. Same as described above. The 800x600 resolution change did fix the issue. However I am still confused why he has this problem and I don't.

He also did a full uninstall and reinstall.
We noticed the Steam "Delete Local Content" left some files so we manually removed those and tried again. Still didn't fix the problem.

Here are the ONLY differences between my workstation and his.

Mine is Vista 32 Professional and a custom built desktop.
His is Vista 32 Home and a store-bought laptop.

kenexcelon · 07-30-2012, 08:22 PM

I started having the same issue last week. I've had to perform the following on 2 occasions already. I had to change the color quality to 16 bit, save, then back to 32 bit, then save again. Now, Obulis should start.

07-06-2009, 03:40 PM	#1
maplestirrups Guest Posts: n/a	Obulis doesn't start! I recently bought Obulis for myself and my brother. His works fine and he loves it. I want to love it, but whenever I click on it, it flashes open for about 1/10 of a second, then closes. I have uninstalled and reinstalled it, to no avail. Running it as an administrator doesn't help; neither does compatibility mode. When I run it in 256 colors, it flashes open then closed repeatedly, but doesn't ever stay open. I haven't read about this happening to anyone else, so I don't know what to do. Does anyone have any ideas what might help? I really want to play this game.

12-27-2009, 10:42 AM	#4
extragonk Guest Posts: n/a	+1 no help but i have the same problem on vista x64

12-30-2009, 12:23 PM	#7
madonnaragu Join Date: Dec 2009 Reputation: 0 Posts: 9	This fix worked for me... Hello, The game MUST be run in 800x600 resolution the first time it's launched. However, the game does not change the display itself, so it must be done manually. So - change the resolution to 800x600, run the game once, exit, then change to the default resolution on your system, then you will be able to run the game without any troubles. Thanks

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07-29-2009, 10:55 AM	#2
FugueDude Join Date: Jul 2009 Reputation: 5 Posts: 12	Hi, sorry I can't help you, just wanted to say that I have exactly the same problem. The strange thing is, I bought it about 2 weeks ago, and was working fine until today!

12-23-2009, 05:01 AM	#3
SoranDK Guest Posts: n/a	Same here :-S

12-29-2009, 01:50 PM	#5
SoranDK Guest Posts: n/a	Just written with Bob and he says that he would check the forum and hopefully find something that we have in common... So: Lenovo T400 Vista 32bit Intel Core 2 Duo 2,4GHz Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family graphics (GMA 4500MHD) 4GB RAM 1440x900 screen resolution

12-29-2009, 02:06 PM	#6
SoranDK Guest Posts: n/a	Weird but got an idea... Made a desktop shortcut and chose run as admin... The game startet! And now it starts from Steam aswell... But sadly not all good news... The framerate seemes very very low... Havn't gotten thru the intro scene yet because it takes forever and runs very laggy...

12-31-2009, 06:58 AM	#9
SoranDK Guest Posts: n/a	Mine still runs extremely laggy... Takes so long for the scrole to close that I have yet to have et patience for it :-S

02-19-2010, 04:57 AM	#10
Knopfdruckoffz Join Date: Oct 2008 Reputation: 23 Posts: 43	i got the same problem about Obulis don't starting and the solution provided here doesn't help either Windows7 x32

05-25-2010, 07:40 AM	#11
Amdg3x7 Guest Posts: n/a	I've got the same problem. I am running windows 7 ultimate 32-bit. It's extremely laggy and I have tried starting it with 800x600 resolution and stuff. Still doesn't work.

07-02-2010, 02:37 PM	#12
TheUndeadNinja Join Date: Mar 2010 Reputation: 326 Posts: 1,556	im getting this too. cries

07-05-2010, 12:04 PM	#13
Caine_GT Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 3	Getting the same miserable performance at the title screen. Win 7 AMD X2 4400 ATI 1900 XT 2GB ram Tried the 800x600 suggestion, same results: slow menus and barely usable. Taskmgr shows 40-50% of cpu being used. Tried dropping CPU affinity to a single core, no change. Any suggestions or are we out of luck with this one?

04-30-2012, 04:37 PM	#14
xenofoxx Join Date: Dec 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 4	I'm on a friends computer trying to fix his copy of Obulis. Here is where it gets weird. We both have Windows Vista 32 bit and fairly new computers. My copy of Obulis has never had this problem. His copy has only recently developed this problem. I asked him if he ever played the game on THIS computer. He said yes. He ran it in both compatibility mode and admin mode. Same as described above. The 800x600 resolution change did fix the issue. However I am still confused why he has this problem and I don't. He also did a full uninstall and reinstall. We noticed the Steam "Delete Local Content" left some files so we manually removed those and tried again. Still didn't fix the problem. Here are the ONLY differences between my workstation and his. Mine is Vista 32 Professional and a custom built desktop. His is Vista 32 Home and a store-bought laptop.

07-30-2012, 08:22 PM	#15
kenexcelon Join Date: Jul 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 1	I started having the same issue last week. I've had to perform the following on 2 occasions already. I had to change the color quality to 16 bit, save, then back to 32 bit, then save again. Now, Obulis should start.