I'm not sure if this problem is related to the launching problems others had with their games, but I can't seem to get a game started. I did have the problem of the game crashing after that fading splash, but then I tried running as with a new admin account and it got me as far as the loading splash right before gameplay actually starts. At this point the program quits and Windows gives me an error report. I am running:
Windows XP
Pentium 4 HT
2GB ram
Nvidia Geforce go 7800 gtx
a dvd rw
two striped 60 GB Hard drives
The logloader file read as follows:
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Fleet Operations Loader Log - initialized
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] © 2003-2006 Fleet Operations Development Team -
http://www.fleetops.net[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Pre Launch - Full Parameters list:
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Pre Launch - Initializing cursors stage 1 (non zero value expected): -1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Pre Launch - Initializing cursors stage 2 (non zero value expected): -1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Pre Launch - Initializing cursors stage 3 (non zero value expected): -1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Pre Launch - Initializing cursors stage 4 (non zero value expected): -1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Pre Launch - EditorMode False
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Pre Launch - Chosen Splash \FOData\Splash\Splash7.bmp
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Launch - Splash effect disabled
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Pre Launch - Window mode activated
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Process launch - Version number refreshed
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Process launch - Path to executable C:\Program Files\Activision\Star Trek Armada II Fleet Operations\
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Process launch - Executable Command line "C:\Program Files\Activision\Star Trek Armada II Fleet Operations\armada2.tgt" /win
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Process launch - Path to executable exists -1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Process launch - Reported Process ID 1852
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Post launch - 7315536/1852/184/-1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Post launch - 7319360/1852/184/-1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Post launch - 7403600/1852/184/-1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Post launch - 7415324/1852/184/-1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Post launch - 7528468/1852/184/-1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Post launch - 7528556/1852/184/-1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Post launch - 7456084/1852/184/-1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Post launch - 7457321/1852/184/-1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Post launch - 7462001/1852/184/-1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Post launch - 7478297/1852/184/-1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Post launch - 7486989/1852/184/-1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Post launch - 7481528/1852/184/-1
...
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Post launch - 7543676/1852/184/-1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Post launch - 7543696/1852/184/-1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:01] Post launch - 7543724/1852/184/-1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:03] Process launch - Waited 526ms for window 3408414
[12/26/06 - 22:14:03] Process launch - Opening Helper file stream handle@ reported ID 184
[12/26/06 - 22:14:26] Race detection - Detected: federation
[12/26/06 - 22:14:26] Race detection - processing federation files...
[12/26/06 - 22:14:26] Race detection - Error: processing federation files not successful!
[12/26/06 - 22:14:34] Loader end processes - Closing stream handle reported (non zero value expected): -1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:34] Loader end processes - Resetting setcursors reported (non zero value expected): -1
[12/26/06 - 22:14:34] Loader end processes - Executing self termination
I tried it in both window mode and fullscreen with same results.
any help or advice would be helpful. Thank you.