Star Trek Armada II: Fleet Operations

Fleet Operations => Technical Stuff => Topic started by: SisQ on October 14, 2003, 05:21:52 PM

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: SisQ on October 14, 2003, 05:21:52 PM

i have to say that i had to diable the FOARIC.exe because other games had not started with it activated ... perhaps you could repair this file that it only affects Armada2 or make the mapeditor independent from this file ... if it is dependent on that ...

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: DOCa Cola on October 14, 2003, 06:37:53 PM

i barely understand what issue you are experiencing. could you pls add additional info, would be easier for us. follow the technical support post guidelines for that
Bug Report/technical Support Post Rules (http://staboard.greentworld.com/index.php?showtopic=375)

DOCa Cola

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: SisQ on October 14, 2003, 10:04:54 PM

ok ...

I have : WinMe , geforce2 mx/mx400 with newest drivers

MainProblem : When clicking on MAPEDITOR.exe the MAPEDITOR does not start
Instead of this the normal FleetOps Armada GAME is starting!!!
(with introvideo and so on)

sndProblem : this /\ COULD be caused because i had to disable the FOSARIC.exe
that starts the FleetOps Launcher instead of the Armada one...
because this file (the Fosaric.exe)makes problems with starting
other games and using the taskbar of windows Me !

Suggestion : it could also be caused by this strange new taskicon you have added to beta2

so i hope this was enough

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: DOCa Cola on October 15, 2003, 05:54:19 AM

are you using the latest patch for fleetops.
so you say the "strange new taskbar icon" is there all the time?

foaric or fosaric, which one makes you problems
and what problems does it cause to other games and what problems do you experience with the taskbar?

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: NieKnight on October 15, 2003, 07:54:42 AM

heh i did not even know there was a new task icon

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: SisQ on October 15, 2003, 03:16:35 PM

1st : when i start FleetOps WITH the FOSARIC.exe(that runs in the backround when pressing STRG+ALT+DEL) right before the game switches into its screen there is a taskbar icon of fleetops

2nd : i use the newest patch

3rd: Other games wont start ... a black desktop appears ... then ... nothing ...

add: i will try it again today ive reinstalled windows and all drivers and try it again ...

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: DOCa Cola on October 15, 2003, 04:07:58 PM

you start fleetops with fosaric? it's foaric actually, which is a background utitiliy, you can also disable it with the launcher and it has no tray icon.

foaric doesn't influence other games in any way, there are no directx calls included it just waits for the launcher of the original armada.

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: SisQ on October 15, 2003, 04:09:18 PM

ok ... i solve the problem mysel ... i disabled the autostart iterceptor during the installation ... no programm is influenced now ... every game start as it should ... and the mapeditor is also available now ... Great Mod i love it (though there were this probs ) i love the textures and simply everything ...

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: SisQ on October 15, 2003, 04:12:55 PM

i dont know if somebody posted it yet but there are still these white squares in the green nebula ... (just by the way)

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: NieKnight on October 15, 2003, 05:28:59 PM

yes i to have it to they are brighter and whiter than last time as well

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: Optec on October 15, 2003, 05:48:40 PM

could some one pls post a screenshot of them for me and in which nebulas you can see them?

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: Optec on October 15, 2003, 07:09:36 PM

ok, i located the bug and it will be fixed in the next beta.
if you don't want to wait till then, you can download a patch here
nebulafix.exe (http://www.borgcore.de/optec/nebulafix.exe)

(note: this patch is no offical patch. all of its changes will be included in the next beta. you still can play flops with people who haven't installed this patch)

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: NieKnight on October 15, 2003, 08:10:40 PM

thank you

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: SisQ on October 17, 2003, 03:57:27 PM

yes ... thanks as well ...

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: cts006 on October 25, 2003, 10:11:20 PM

I also disabled FOARIC (when i used flops)

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: NieKnight on October 26, 2003, 10:45:50 AM

o ok then what differnce does it make???

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: DOCa Cola on October 26, 2003, 03:39:44 PM

if you have enabled the autorun function in windows (standard) it usually starts the armada launcher. when foaric is enabled then when iserting the cd the fleetops launcher ist started instead

DOCa Cola

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: NieKnight on October 27, 2003, 10:40:06 PM

ok then thanks it's nice to know what your on about lol

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: DOCa Cola on October 28, 2003, 06:48:59 AM

it is in the main description of fleetoperations too

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- FOARIC - runs the FleetOps Launcher instead of the Armada Autorun Menu

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: NieKnight on October 28, 2003, 01:38:28 PM

o ok then :mellow:

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: Smoerebroed on July 28, 2004, 08:15:59 AM

Hi!
My Map editor also don't start. Even if I add the /edit parameter by myself to a link of the .exe I have the beta2 and WinDoof 2000 with a Geforce 2 GTS I think; a AMD 2200+ and a Asus Board.
I don't think it that your foaric service has something to do with it.

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: startrek47 on July 28, 2004, 01:47:47 PM

what windows do you have??? WTF is windoof? is that windows? 2000 is like ME isnt it? Do you have an STRG button??? What is it for?

Do you have an anti virus program such as mcafee or Norton??? There might be something n youe system that is interfereing

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: KL0K on July 28, 2004, 05:31:27 PM

windoof is windows, ur right on this one, but Win2000 is not WinMe... Win2000 is on WinNT base, Me on 98 base... a lil but important difference ;)

and i dont think that norton hurts the gameplay that much, cause its always runnin in the background even when i start playing all the games i got... :D

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: DOCa Cola on July 28, 2004, 11:43:01 PM

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Windoof sound like a german wordplay to me something like windump but sounds very fimilar to windows :thumbsup:

DOCa Cola

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: KL0K on July 29, 2004, 07:13:23 AM

yes it is... ;)

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: Smoerebroed on July 29, 2004, 07:43:22 AM

Nope I don'T have a Internet connection at all, so i don't need a AntiVirus Software.
But I deactivated a lot of Windows Services

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: KL0K on July 29, 2004, 08:19:08 AM

try to get a prog that cleans and defrag ur registry...

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: Smoerebroed on July 29, 2004, 11:59:12 AM

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try to get a prog that cleans and defrag ur registry...

Aha Ok Why not speeds up my PC Wuhahahahahhaha

Title: B2:Map Editor - Problems With Starting
Post by: KL0K on July 29, 2004, 08:19:44 PM

yes, and i had that problem with my older 98 system, that some registryfragments killed the starting sequence of some games...