Stupid windows update.

Deleted the current sound card driver. Did not install the new one.

Now defcon works again.


Oh well. Who knows why, but at least it works.

Thanks for the suggestions: here's my responses: A) Latest drivers installed last night. Fresh defcon install. Same crash. B) Went to MS website, jumped through hoops :lol: to get latest updates. Same crash C) I can't find a preferences.txt file. It's a completely fresh install to a new directory. I...

Quick edit: Windows Vista Defcon standalone, patched 1.43 There is no blackbox file in the directory.... the defcon directory is clean as it was just after installation... apparently the crash is preventing the generation of this file. DXdiag Sound1 tab shows "No Problems found" Drivers RT...

Okay, I've been playing defcon for ages... did a windows update last night and now I get this fatal error: /quote Direct Sound Error ..\..\contrib\systemIV\lib\sound\sound_library_3d_dsound.cpp line 281 Direct sound couldn't start playing a stream /end quote I've tried updating all my drivers, check...

Nah, just took a break a while. Wife had a baby. Priorities, you understand, must be made :) Actually, that game was rigged in my favor: Newplayer was russia, and was actually MindBender. Everyone knew it, but he acted as though he wasn't himself. He and I made a gentleman's agreement: no killing of...

Played a game, it's on Mor's server records if you are interested.

Here's the final screenie.

This game was treacherous. and fun



Doubt I'll ever repeat this victory [/img]