no start up movie??

[unmerged(1206)]

Just got the game and it seems to work but not the intro movie. After the Stragety First logo movie I get a dark screen with the music playing in the background. I can esc out of it and go then into the game screen. Very odd since when I surrender in the game I do see the loss movie of the city in flames.

I have attached all the info about my system. I'm using Windows ME and directX 8 with a NVIDIA GeForce2 card and all the current drivers. Would like to know what the problem is

THanks!


OS Name Microsoft Windows
Version 4.90.3000 Build 3000
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name JFGARVEY
System Manufacturer MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
System Model Not Available
System Type X86-based PC
Processor Pentium(r) III processor GenuineIntel ~1000 Mhz
BIOS Version Award Medallion BIOS v6.0
Windows Directory C:WINDOWS
System Directory C:WINDOWSSYSTEM
Boot Device \DeviceHarddisk0
Locale United States
User Name
Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 255.45 MB
Available Physical Memory 55.20 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.69 GB
Page File Space 1.75 GB
Page File C:WINDOWSWIN386.SWP

Time of this report: 2/23/2001, 13:48:42
Machine name: JFGarvey
Operating System: Microsoft Windows ME (4.90, Build 3000)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
System Model: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
BIOS: Award Medallion BIOS v6.0
Processor: Intel Pentium III, ~1000MHz
Memory: 256MB RAM
Page File: 99MB used, 1693MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 8.0 (4.08.00.0400)
DX Setup Parameters: None
DxDiag Version: 4.08.00.0400

 

[Paradox Interactive]

The intro movie starts from black and it takes a couple of sconds after the music has begun before you see anything.


Patric

 

[Oranje]

Nice little system you've got there.
However, I'd try to free up some of that internal memory as well, 200mb taken (by what?). Maybe close down some tsr's?
Probably won't matter at game start that much, but you may get into trouble later on in the game.

 

[BiB]

Whenever I try to watch the intro movie my game crashes. I don't try and watch it anymore I don't mind as long as the game doesn't crash.

U can watch the intro anyway with Windows Media Player or sommink after u located it in the game files.

 

[unmerged(1206)]

hints?

Anyone tell where I can print out the hints that show up at the start of the game?

thanks!

 

[Rio]

I agree with 'The Dutch Master' (Oranje).

Nice sys, but what in the Name of the Seven Vestal Virgins are you doing with only 55 left available out of 256? Are you running a few movies AND a game while you were printing out the report? A nice lean setup should be using 64 (if you're lazy like me) or even less, and you will be able to laugh at (and ignore) the 'EU Jerky' (is it beef?) issue.

Sorry, dunno where those hints can be printed out. Have to ask the master.