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Can't get POTC working with Vista x64

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Captain cannon

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First off, I can't believe I was able to remember my old user name from about 2 years back! Hi everyone! Catalina, Peter etc still around?

Anyways, I decided I wanted to get back into the game, and I have Vista 64 bit now as well as a kick ass new system that I just built.
As soon as I run the .exe, Storm 2 loads, the screen goes black for a second then returns to the desktop. I've tried running as an admin and running in XP compatibility mode, but to no avail. There is no error message at all.

I googled a bit and it seems a few others are having the same problem, any ideas?

Thanks!
 
What graphics card do you have? Please tell me it's not an Intel onboard graphics card.
Other than that, PotC does work on my laptop with Vista, but mine isn't 64 bit.

I'm afraid Catalina isn't really around anymore, but Peter is. Are you referring to Peter Willemoes there or was it a typo of my name?
Peter Willemoes joined later. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wacko.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":wacko:" border="0" alt="wacko.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->What graphics card do you have? Please tell me it's not an Intel onboard graphics card.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hell no <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> It's an HD 4850 volt modded and overclocked along with an E8400 @ 4.1GHz.

I don't think that's the source of the problem though. It might have been if I experienced graphical errors, but the game crashes straight away here.

I didn't even think of running it without the build, so I'll try stock POTC, so I can at least determine whether it's caused by the build or not.

And it was a typo of your name :p
 
If you have an Intel onboard graphics card, it seems the game just crashes too. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wacko.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":wacko:" border="0" alt="wacko.gif" />
Checking if the stock game works is indeed always a good idea. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":yes" border="0" alt="yes.gif" />
 
<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" /> I just delete what was installed on top of the stock game as there is no uninstaller for the mods, at least I never found one! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/readon.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":mm" border="0" alt="readon.gif" />
 
There is no uninstaller for the Build. Just remove the files from your PotC folder and it'll be gone. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
 
I'm still getting the exact same problem. Maybe I should try a different game of the same genre. Any alternatives to POTC which allow for free roaming etc?
 
<!--quoteo(post=301526:date=Feb 15 2009, 10:23 AM:name=Captain cannon)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Captain cannon @ Feb 15 2009, 10:23 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=301526"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I'm still getting the exact same problem. Maybe I should try a different game of the same genre. Any alternatives to POTC which allow for free roaming etc?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yes! AoP Secrets of the far Seas!!! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="icon_wink.gif" />
 
Age of Pirates has the same engine; if PotC doesn't work, AoP probably doesn't either. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mybad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":facepalm" border="0" alt="mybad.gif" />
 
It's a Russian modpack for Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales that Cap'n_Drow is translating into English.
 
So I just go AoP going, works fine <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

First impressions are: I was sure POTC looked better than this. So after running around on land for a while and talking to a few people (are there any essential things I should have done?) I headed out to sea. I was quite good at sea battles and boarding from POTC, and I assumed this would be similar. After a few minutes, I'd captured a (*name of ship will go here once I find out what it it, I know it was a Class 5 pirate trade ship with 20 cannons*), only I forgot to hire a first mate so I had to let the "Quicksilver" go.

Also, should I have hired an officer before leveling up? You know, so that I could get them at a really low salary and then have them level up with me? Or are there a few guys that I'll meet along the way who will work for next to nothing?

So far, so good?

EDIT: I'm actually thinking of dual booting XP and Vista to that I can get POTC working again.
 
So AoP does work and PotC doesn't??? That's... surprising. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wacko.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":wacko:" border="0" alt="wacko.gif" />
 
Yeah. The strange thing is that my POTC discs appear as data discs in Vista, I had to start the installation manually, and it doesn't autorun. I was going to try a NOCD.exe, to see if that would work.

Dual booting XP if it doesn't.

EDIT: K, strong WTF, I just reinstalled POTC for the third time, and...






















































































It worked!!!
 
Congratulations and welcome back to the crew!

Cap'n Drow
 
So, I start up POTC. From what I can tell, a lot of things have changed since build 12, which is the one I think I was running.

I set out and found a fight between the british and the french, I boarded a lugger, sunk it, then boarded a brig and took it as my own. So, I was pretty happy at this point. I see Isla Muelle is close, and I decide to sail there, uh-oh, the British weren't at war with the Spanish in the original game, were they? I'm pretty sure it was only at French ports that I couldn't land. I just escaped with my life and a broken mast. Then I run into a storm on my way back to redmond. At this point, I'm basically sinking, I can't see any red in the "hull" health bar. I just get to Redmond and that's where I am now.

Is it me or have some islands been added. And what can I do to get into other ports? Just raise the country's flag? Will my relations with their enemies be reduced?

Sorry for all the questions :p
 
First off are you playing B13 or B14? If B14 which alpha are you playing?

With the many changes in B14 that have been made to the game, each character can have thier own storyline. B13 just gives you the choices of characters, and if I remember correctly, the various nations relations to you should be basically neutral if you are flying your own flag. If you have chosen a specific nations flag, then your relations will be adjusted based on the faction relationships.

Hope that makes sense.

Cap'n Drow
 
It does work now? UH? Oh well... no complaints. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />

To answer your question about islands: indeed a whole lot of them have been added in Build 13.
To enter an enemy port, just raise the flag of a nation friendly to that port's nation and keep an eye out for the "Captain, we're recognized" message at the top of the screen which indicates that your fake flag didn't work.
Alternatively, raise your own flag and you have no fear of being recognized. By default you personally are only at war with the French and the pirates, so you'd only need to fake your flag when having to deal with those two nations.
 
Hmm, I see all the islands are all nicely rearranged. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />

This the mao I should be using?

<a href="http://www.subsim.com/subsim_files/patches05/map2.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.subsim.com/subsim_files/patches05/map2.jpg</a>
 
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