Upgraded to DirectX 9a and now the game hangs

BillP · 06-05-2003, 10:05 PM

I have been playing OOTP5 with no problems at all, then I upgraded from DirectX 8.x to 9a and now the game hangs after it brings up the window "Initiating sounds". You can hear the crowd, but then it hangs. If I wait long enough, the game screen comes up, but its basically hung. I can move around through the other screens in the game, but when it tries to go into the game play mode, it hangs.

I thought it might be my driver for my Annihilator 2, Nvidia GeForce2 GTS. So I just downloaded the most recent driver and still no luck.

I'm using Windows XP on a 1.4MHz machine with 256MB of RAM.

I tried disabling 3d in OOTP5 but that didn't seem to make a difference.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Bill

Steve Kuffrey · 06-05-2003, 10:08 PM

You may have to disable sounds "in-game", as you may or may not know adding sound to any program increases the chance of conflicts.

BillP · 06-05-2003, 10:11 PM

Is that the sound option in the graphics setup app or is that changed some where in the game itself?

Thanks,
Bill

Steve Kuffrey · 06-05-2003, 10:13 PM

Should be in the "game setup" and "disable" In-game sounds.

BillP · 06-05-2003, 10:14 PM

Ok thanks.. will give it a shot now.

Thanks again,
Bill

BillP · 06-05-2003, 10:16 PM

Steve,

That did it. I guess I should look into upgrading my sound card driver? Maybe its not compatible with directx 9.

Thanks again,
Bill

Steve Kuffrey · 06-05-2003, 10:20 PM

Could be.

BillP · 06-05-2003, 10:21 PM

I just checked. I have the current driver. Its a soundblaster PCI512. The last drive came out on 11/2001 and I have it.

Any idea how I can get the sound working again?

Thanks for your help,
Bill

Steve Kuffrey · 06-05-2003, 10:26 PM

No clue, as I said adding sound to any program creates the possibility for numerous conflicts(personally, hate game sound and deleted the files when I got it...but that's just me). Not sure you will be able to get it running again as it is primarily an isolated issue, works on some systems and not others.

markprior22 · 07-09-2003, 06:44 PM

Wish I would have seen this first. I have a Compaq Presario 7478 that my son uses for OOTP. I had Windows 98SE when I first installed OOTP5. The sound worked fine. Then, when my son played several years into his career, the game slowed WAY down and the sound quit working. I have a small amount of computer knowledge but cannot find anyway to get the sound working again. In the past week, I have upgraded to XP added RAM (went from 128 to 312) and unfortunately added the SB PCI512 card (done the scandisk/defrag, disabled all background programs, etc). I have a 533 processer with a large hard drive (20 gig or so free). The sound card that came with the computer was junk (in my opinion) so I thought a SB card would probably work. I don't know of any reason that it shouldn't.

I hope OOTP ditches the sound altogether (even though i love it) if it won't work anymore reliably than this. There are way too many users who have trouble to say "just turn off the sound". This issue has been "swept under the rug" more than any issue I have ever seen with .400.

I am a big fan of .400 and will probably buy anything they put out but this whole sound issue is very frustrating.

couriers · 07-10-2003, 02:01 AM

I had the same problem when I upgraded to Direct X 9 on one of my computers. The sound card had the latest and greatest drivers but the game would hang unless I disabled sound. The final solution was to restore my computer to a previous date and to ultimately leave Direct X 9 off for now. Everything works like it did before and as it should.

couriers · 07-10-2003, 02:07 AM

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Originally posted by markprior22
I hope OOTP ditches the sound altogether (even though i love it) if it won't work anymore reliably than this. There are way too many users who have trouble to say "just turn off the sound". This issue has been "swept under the rug" more than any issue I have ever seen with .400.

Now that wouldn't be very fair to the users that have absolutely no problems with the sound. There is an option to disable the added feature and can be used on an individual basis dependent on your own personal situation.

Besides that, the sound issues are usually not with the game itself but rather with the operating system, Direct X or with the sound card. Most if not all of the sound problems that have come across these boards have been narrowed down to those very issues and not with the game itself.

As described in my previous post I had run into sound problems on one of my computers and it was finally resolved by eliminating a Direct X conflict. This had nothing to do with the game itself and the other computer that I run the game on has had absolutely no problems with sound what so ever. To just get rid of the sound capabilities all together just because some users have problems is not a proper solution when the feature is an option and can be disabled accordingly.

06-05-2003, 10:05 PM	#1
BillP Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 8	Upgraded to DirectX 9a and now the game hangs I have been playing OOTP5 with no problems at all, then I upgraded from DirectX 8.x to 9a and now the game hangs after it brings up the window "Initiating sounds". You can hear the crowd, but then it hangs. If I wait long enough, the game screen comes up, but its basically hung. I can move around through the other screens in the game, but when it tries to go into the game play mode, it hangs. I thought it might be my driver for my Annihilator 2, Nvidia GeForce2 GTS. So I just downloaded the most recent driver and still no luck. I'm using Windows XP on a 1.4MHz machine with 256MB of RAM. I tried disabling 3d in OOTP5 but that didn't seem to make a difference. Any ideas? Thanks, Bill

06-05-2003, 10:08 PM	#2
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,023	You may have to disable sounds "in-game", as you may or may not know adding sound to any program increases the chance of conflicts. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

06-05-2003, 10:13 PM	#4
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,023	Should be in the "game setup" and "disable" In-game sounds. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

06-05-2003, 10:20 PM	#7
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,023	Could be. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

06-05-2003, 10:26 PM	#9
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,023	No clue, as I said adding sound to any program creates the possibility for numerous conflicts(personally, hate game sound and deleted the files when I got it...but that's just me). Not sure you will be able to get it running again as it is primarily an isolated issue, works on some systems and not others. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

06-05-2003, 10:11 PM	#3
BillP Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 8	Is that the sound option in the graphics setup app or is that changed some where in the game itself? Thanks, Bill

06-05-2003, 10:14 PM	#5
BillP Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 8	Ok thanks.. will give it a shot now. Thanks again, Bill

06-05-2003, 10:16 PM	#6
BillP Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 8	Steve, That did it. I guess I should look into upgrading my sound card driver? Maybe its not compatible with directx 9. Thanks again, Bill

06-05-2003, 10:21 PM	#8
BillP Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 8	I just checked. I have the current driver. Its a soundblaster PCI512. The last drive came out on 11/2001 and I have it. Any idea how I can get the sound working again? Thanks for your help, Bill

07-09-2003, 06:44 PM	#10
markprior22 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: springfield, illinois Posts: 1,235	Wish I would have seen this first. I have a Compaq Presario 7478 that my son uses for OOTP. I had Windows 98SE when I first installed OOTP5. The sound worked fine. Then, when my son played several years into his career, the game slowed WAY down and the sound quit working. I have a small amount of computer knowledge but cannot find anyway to get the sound working again. In the past week, I have upgraded to XP added RAM (went from 128 to 312) and unfortunately added the SB PCI512 card (done the scandisk/defrag, disabled all background programs, etc). I have a 533 processer with a large hard drive (20 gig or so free). The sound card that came with the computer was junk (in my opinion) so I thought a SB card would probably work. I don't know of any reason that it shouldn't. I hope OOTP ditches the sound altogether (even though i love it) if it won't work anymore reliably than this. There are way too many users who have trouble to say "just turn off the sound". This issue has been "swept under the rug" more than any issue I have ever seen with .400. I am a big fan of .400 and will probably buy anything they put out but this whole sound issue is very frustrating.

07-10-2003, 02:01 AM	#11
couriers All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Fort Lauderdale Fla Posts: 932	I had the same problem when I upgraded to Direct X 9 on one of my computers. The sound card had the latest and greatest drivers but the game would hang unless I disabled sound. The final solution was to restore my computer to a previous date and to ultimately leave Direct X 9 off for now. Everything works like it did before and as it should.