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Sigh, "bought" a copy of Dark Reign which I had a lot of fun with back in the day, but is doesn't run. Click on 'Play' and it briefly says "Syncing 0%" then the
by ChuckMcM 1y ago
Sigh, "bought" a copy of Dark Reign which I had a lot of fun with back in the day, but is doesn't run. Click on 'Play' and it briefly says "Syncing 0%" then the play gets shaded for 3 or 4 seconds and then lights up again like it has never been selected. Not a lot of direction on the 'support' page about where to go from there. So not a great initial experience.
- wizzwizz4 1y agoMonitoring system calls (on Windows, that's a type of DLL call) is a good way to debug confusing processes that only last for a few seconds. I expect the launcher is launching some program, which is saying "I started successfully!" and then hitting an error state before it draws a window, so the launcher concludes you must've finished playing. Sysinternals Process Monitor ("procmon") is your friend.
- opan 1y agoCan you get more info by launching the game from a terminal? Also, shot in the dark, but maybe try the solution from this old thread: https://www.gog.com/forum/dark_reign_series/dark_reign_2_not_launching https://www.gog.com/forum/dark_reign_series/dark_reign_2_not...
- ChuckMcM 1y agoGood thought. Managed to get the game to start although without sound which makes it a bit challenging. An acquaintance suggested I just cons up a virtual machine running XP (or Win98) and do it that way (I've got the original media so presumably that could work). Will check with GoG on their sound blaster emulation.
- ChuckMcM 1y agoAnd it definitely seems to be the audio stuff. Got the game to start but no audio, and that lack of audio persists for everything until a reboot. So something is hanging up in the OS.