Various tech support stuff

[Grey Roger]

Uninstall the game completely and then reinstall it, and make sure to not install it in any Program Files directory.

That would be my suggestion as well. If you installed the game into "Progam Files" or "Program Files (x86)", which is where it will want to go by default, you'll have all sorts of problems because Windows security does silly things there. In particular:

I guess it's also worth mentioning that my configurator for the game reports that options file and engine.ini are missing? (But they exist?)

That's the sort of thing Windows security can do - puts your custom files somewhere other than in "Program Files", then accesses them through a link which the game can't follow. So you can see your files but the game can't. I put my installation in "C:\Games\Pirates of the Caribbean".

 

[Ender Shadowborne]

Then it seems deleting and recreating the options file also wouldn't help, and something else also seems to be wrong with the installation.

One guy got it to work by reinstalling the game. We couldn't figure out why but it could be worth to try if you haven't already. Uninstall the game completely and then reinstall it, and make sure to not install it in any Program Files directory.

Here are also the files I uploaded in this thread, except for the UK engine.ini as further investigations have indicated that it makes no difference.
In addition two other files are also included - sea_patch.dll and vsync_patch.dll - and they are currently being evaluated as a solution to among other things the FPS and slowdowns problem. If you are limiting the FPS with the NVIDIA control panel or other program then remove those settings so only these files are in effect.

WILCO (will copy and comply), so to verify, do NOT install in Program Files or Program Files (x86) on ANY drive, F: or not, must have a dedicated directory, and I should delete and recreate the "options" file, and include the two patches

EDIT: Just read that it wouldn't make a difference, sometimes I'm blind, it seems, lol

EDIT 2: Graphics card changed a while ago to an NVIDIA RTX 3060 by MSI, still using Bandicam to limit the FPS, and SWEET MARY MOTHER OF JOSEPH, is it STABLE! The game just CRUISES along with little issue!

Alright, update, I am UNABLE to uninstall the game, via the Uninstall Programs program, or manually, it says I need permission from MYSELF to do so, which, I gave it permission on NUMEROUS occasions, but apparently the answer is "No", so I guess the game's perma-installed

EDIT: I guess Sublime was holding the folder up... Thanks, Sublime...

Another update: Even with the new files and a reinstall, buying ammo is still a no-go, not sure why...

EDIT: Slowdown was fixed though, not sure what did it, or how, but it wasn't Bandicam, given the request to not use it after the patches were put in

 

[Baste]

You got it up and running, but yes, do not install the game in either Program Files or Program Files (x86).

Slowdown was fixed though, not sure what did it, or how, but it wasn't Bandicam, given the request to not use it after the patches were put in

That would be vsync_patch.dll doing what it's supposed to do.

In any case, this is still strange. I can't reproduce the problem, and can buy cannon ammunition just fine - in both the US and UK versions.
Any chance you could put the game on another computer just to try if it works there?

 

[Ender Shadowborne]

You got it up and running, but yes, do not install the game in either Program Files or Program Files (x86).


That would be vsync_patch.dll doing what it's supposed to do.

In any case, this is still strange. I can't reproduce the problem, and can buy cannon ammunition just fine - in both the US and UK versions.
Any chance you could put the game on another computer just to try if it works there?

Negative, this is the ONLY computer I have

I take that back, does a Virtual Machine count?

 

[Grey Roger]

Alright, update, I am UNABLE to uninstall the game, via the Uninstall Programs program, or manually, it says I need permission from MYSELF to do so, which, I gave it permission on NUMEROUS occasions, but apparently the answer is "No", so I guess the game's perma-installed

Folders "Program Files" and "Program Files (x86)" are probably owned by "System" or "Trusted Installer", or some other entity that is not you. If you have administrative rights on the PC, see if you can change their owner to you.

Failing that, you can have as many installations of the game as you like, drive space permitting. For reasons which have nothing to do with Windows stupidity, I have a couple of installations of the Build Mod plus an installation of the stock game. So you can ignore the one stuck in "Program Files (x86)", install the game again from CD, and this time tell the installer to put the game somewhere else.

 

[Ender Shadowborne]

Folders "Program Files" and "Program Files (x86)" are probably owned by "System" or "Trusted Installer", or some other entity that is not you. If you have administrative rights on the PC, see if you can change their owner to you.

Failing that, you can have as many installations of the game as you like, drive space permitting. For reasons which have nothing to do with Windows stupidity, I have a couple of installations of the Build Mod plus an installation of the stock game. So you can ignore the one stuck in "Program Files (x86)", install the game again from CD, and this time tell the installer to put the game somewhere else.

Way ahead of ya, I also found out that it was Sublime Text holding up the folder with the files being in-use

And I found the problem, turns out, one of the changes I made to one of the files is what did the game in, it decided it couldn't handle it, which change? Not a clue, could've been how much ammo I gave myself, could've been the money thing, hard to say

 

[Baste]

So it works now? At least that's good.

Also, please edit your posts instead of making several just minutes apart. I've merged them now, but please keep it in mind going forward.

 

[Ender Shadowborne]

So it works now? At least that's good.

Also, please edit your posts instead of making several just minutes apart. I've merged them now, but please keep it in mind going forward.

Thanks, and sorry about that X_X

And yes, it now works

 

[Ender Shadowborne]

Alright, new day, new wave of motivation! So back to getting Rex working, I went into both_reactions.c and added a section at the bottom for Rex, so I know where everything regarding him is, and for ease of access, I guess, but right now, he still just talks and the final line of dialog is as follows: "Let's go <Exit dialog, scripted teleport outside somewhere in the town, more dialog to imply sobering up>", of which is MY dialog selection, which just exits the dialog, could anyone get me up to speed on what I need to do to get him fully functional? Thanks in advance

UPDATE: I tried implementing the teleport and dialog scripting, and it works? But when the dialog is initiated, I get basically a broken UI and it says "<INVALID_TEXT>", the alternative method, using the win conditions thing also yielded no results, no teleport or anything, not sure why...