The Drakan installation problem...
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:49 am
Hello, people. First of all, nice to find a forum like that still such a lot of years later, after not playing this game such a long time because of all those technical problems. And now, perhaps there is hope again to find a solution though, for finally getting one of my favourite games ever back to work again. If not here, where else could I still find help?
Now, I know all those tips for trying to get this game working. The one helping me back into the game at all is the developer mode - but it does not work properly though. I can play some parts, but the game crashes again and again. At this point, my PC has those specifications:
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
Language: German
System Manufacturer: Acer
System Model: Aspire M7720
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 6144MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 6136MB RAM
Page File: 2188MB used, 13160MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
All other things I tried so far to get this game working failed. Now I heard the first time at all aboput this mod "Drakan: 10th Anniversary". I was so happy, thinking this mod would help me back into the game again. No problem with the installation, but as I started it, it also did not work. All I can get is a total black screen with a yellow curser (I can move it) - and this is all. Nothing happens then, until I press "ESC", then the game crashes. I tried all possible settings with compatibility mode - with no success. IIt's enough to drive one to despair. I am at my wit's end. Can anybody still help me, with the original game and this mod, to somehow ever get this game working again? You people are my last hope...
Now, I know all those tips for trying to get this game working. The one helping me back into the game at all is the developer mode - but it does not work properly though. I can play some parts, but the game crashes again and again. At this point, my PC has those specifications:
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
Language: German
System Manufacturer: Acer
System Model: Aspire M7720
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 6144MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 6136MB RAM
Page File: 2188MB used, 13160MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
All other things I tried so far to get this game working failed. Now I heard the first time at all aboput this mod "Drakan: 10th Anniversary". I was so happy, thinking this mod would help me back into the game again. No problem with the installation, but as I started it, it also did not work. All I can get is a total black screen with a yellow curser (I can move it) - and this is all. Nothing happens then, until I press "ESC", then the game crashes. I tried all possible settings with compatibility mode - with no success. IIt's enough to drive one to despair. I am at my wit's end. Can anybody still help me, with the original game and this mod, to somehow ever get this game working again? You people are my last hope...