System Shock 2 on Windows XP - Club CDFreaks

*$CyBeRwIz$* · 09-05-2004

After extensive searching, I cannot find a solution to my problem. I bought System Shock 2 the other day at K-Mart for $1, and I cannot get it to work on 2 of my computers. Whenever you go to start a level, it freezes and comes up with "Direct 3D Device does not accurately report texture memory usage" message. Now I have looked and looked, tried adding safe_texture_manager into a user.cfg file, tried to add it to another file, but still the same message.

PC 1

AthlonXP 2000+
Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti 4200 AGP 8x Driver no. 5.3.0.3
Asrock K7VT2 MoBo
512 MBs RAM
Windows XP Home

PC 2

Intel Celeron 600mhz running at 1018mhz
SiS 630E Graphics chipset
Asus CUSI-FX MoBo
178Mbs RAM
Windows XP Home

Any suggestions?

Thanx

r4m3s · 09-05-2004

You need to download the official patch for System Shock 2:

http://www.3dgamers.com/games/systemshock2/

You'll need the file shkpatch.exe, it fixes issues with Windows XP.

Also to install System Shock under XP you'll need to add
"-lgntforce" to the setup instruction e.g.

d:\setup.exe -lgntforce

*$CyBeRwIz$* · 09-05-2004

Thanx i'll give it a try

*$CyBeRwIz$* · 14-05-2004

Hey, I tried the patch, and it made the beginning movies come up, but unfortunatly, it still does not work.

The_Judas · 15-05-2004

Maybe this will help :

http://www.hollowbomb.com/html/sshock2/

or

http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/inde...hreadid=210087

I hope you find a solution because SS2 is one of the best games ever

*$CyBeRwIz$* · 15-05-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Judas

Maybe this will help :

http://www.hollowbomb.com/html/sshock2/

or

http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/inde...hreadid=210087

I hope you find a solution because SS2 is one of the best games ever

Thankyou soo much! It worrks

Thanks to both of you for all your help!

09-05-2004	#1 (permalink)
$CyBeRwIz$ CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: True Blue, aka Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,254	System Shock 2 on Windows XP <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> After extensive searching, I cannot find a solution to my problem. I bought System Shock 2 the other day at K-Mart for $1, and I cannot get it to work on 2 of my computers. Whenever you go to start a level, it freezes and comes up with "Direct 3D Device does not accurately report texture memory usage" message. Now I have looked and looked, tried adding safe_texture_manager into a user.cfg file, tried to add it to another file, but still the same message. PC 1 AthlonXP 2000+ Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti 4200 AGP 8x Driver no. 5.3.0.3 Asrock K7VT2 MoBo 512 MBs RAM Windows XP Home PC 2 Intel Celeron 600mhz running at 1018mhz SiS 630E Graphics chipset Asus CUSI-FX MoBo 178Mbs RAM Windows XP Home Any suggestions? Thanx __________________ Author of The CD Freaks Offline Help doing version 2 code rewrites. Enjoy version 1. Version 1 is now released! You can get it here. In it you can learn about SafeDisc, SecuROM and heaps of other protections and learn on how to defeat them. Also you can take a look at some of my various tutorials in it and some frequently asked questions asked. Plus heaps more! Enjoy!

09-05-2004	#2 (permalink)
r4m3s New on Forum Join Date: May 2004 Location: JHB, South Africa Posts: 1	SysShock 2 Fix for XP You need to download the official patch for System Shock 2: http://www.3dgamers.com/games/systemshock2/ You'll need the file shkpatch.exe, it fixes issues with Windows XP. Also to install System Shock under XP you'll need to add "-lgntforce" to the setup instruction e.g. d:\setup.exe -lgntforce

09-05-2004	#3 (permalink)
$CyBeRwIz$ CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: True Blue, aka Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,254	Thanx i'll give it a try __________________ Author of The CD Freaks Offline Help doing version 2 code rewrites. Enjoy version 1. Version 1 is now released! You can get it here. In it you can learn about SafeDisc, SecuROM and heaps of other protections and learn on how to defeat them. Also you can take a look at some of my various tutorials in it and some frequently asked questions asked. Plus heaps more! Enjoy!

14-05-2004	#4 (permalink)
$CyBeRwIz$ CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: True Blue, aka Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,254	Re: System Shock 2 on Windows XP Hey, I tried the patch, and it made the beginning movies come up, but unfortunatly, it still does not work. __________________ Author of The CD Freaks Offline Help doing version 2 code rewrites. Enjoy version 1. Version 1 is now released! You can get it here. In it you can learn about SafeDisc, SecuROM and heaps of other protections and learn on how to defeat them. Also you can take a look at some of my various tutorials in it and some frequently asked questions asked. Plus heaps more! Enjoy!

15-05-2004	#5 (permalink)
The_Judas CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Somewhere in Greece Posts: 452	Re: System Shock 2 on Windows XP Maybe this will help : http://www.hollowbomb.com/html/sshock2/ or http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/inde...hreadid=210087 I hope you find a solution because SS2 is one of the best games ever __________________ "Faith: not wanting to know what is true." Friedrich Nietzsche

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