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Zardoz:
I'm unable to start UFO:AI on my system:
Windows XPSP2
PIII 850MHz
576MB RAM
64MB Voodoo 5 5500 PCI

I installed UFO:AI v.2.1.1, hotfix2 using the NullSoft win32 installer.  I've tried starting it using the Safe Mode shortcut and also using the command line start up.  In all cases, the same problem occurs: No window even gets created, there is CPU/drive activity, and then I get a generic Microsoft error saying that there was an "Application Fault" in ufo.exe.

One possibility is a problem with OpenGL.  I've tried two different Voodoo drivers, one with (old) OpenGL support, and the other with (old) "MesaFx" support, an OpenGL emulator.  but as you can imagine, it is hard to find Voodoo drivers with up-to-date support for anything.  I noticed one post in the Forum's where someone solved a problem under XP by using updated OpenGL drivers: UFOAI-2.1 on Windows XP.  Does anyone know if UFO:AI requires a certain version of OpenGL support?

I also tried to run it under Windows 98SE with a different set of drivers, and under Win98 a game window would open up, but then I would get the same error as these other Win98 folks: v2.1 does not start on Win98.

Lastly, has anyone actually succeeded in running UFO:AI on a video card of this generation? (i.e. circa 1998-99?)

Thanks,

Zardoz.

Mattn:
you should have some log files in your c:\documents and settings\<user>\application data\ufoai dir - ufoconsole.log and glerror.log - please publish both on pastebin

Zardoz:

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Thanks for pointing me to the logfile location.  Only the ufoconsole.log file gets produced.  Here it is:
http://pastebin.ca/482491

Looks like the problem is:
ref_gl::R_Init() - could not load "opengl32"

I assume that's a problem with my openGL version.  I can try fiddling with a couple other OpenGL versions, if you think it at all possible that might help, but none of them will be very recent.

Driver and OpenGL Versions:
Amigamerlin 3.1 R11 drivers for Voodoo 5 5500
opengl32.dll version 6.1.0.8 from MesaFX package for Voodoo cards

Zardoz:
Here is another log file using a different set of drivers.  This one gets further along during the start-up sequence.  Now, I get a screen resolution change followed by a grey screen, then I get dumped back to the desktop.  Once again, only the ufoconsole.log gets created.  Here it is:
http://pastebin.ca/482516

I can see the problem now seems to be:
GLimp_Init() - no hardware acceleration detected

Drivers and OpenGL Versions:
Amigamerlin 3.1 R11 drvier for Voodoo 5 5500
opengl32.dll v.5.1.2600.2180 that ships with XPSP2

Zardoz:
More info: When I run SafeMode, I get further along again.  This time, I get the screen resolution change, the grey screen and then I get dumped back to my desktop, but there are two UFO:AI processes still running, and one blank window showing.  So I can actually see the UFO:AI on my taskbar.  Then, after another 10-20 seconds, I get a Microsoft error report generated about UFO.exe, which is then ended.

No ufoconsole.log seems to be created in this case (?).

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