game will not load

[ukfive]

hi guys get this error msg when trying to run game
im on vista and have the patch on






thanks for any help should sya i have latest drivers for gpu and sound

[xander]

Well, either the file isn't there, or it isn't readable. So, check to make sure that sounds.dat and main.dat are both in your Darwinia directory, and make sure that you have permission to read from them. If both of these conditions are true, try reinstalling Darwinia, as your installation may be corrupt.

xander

[ukfive]

this is whats showing my folder



have tried installing again but get same problems

[briceman2]

Try this:

Make a copy of sounds.dat somewhere, then rename the copy to sounds.rar. I dunno how you make Vista show you the extensions, but you might just be able to rename the copy the usual way to sounds.dat.rar without deleting the ".dat" suffix which is hidden from you.

Once it becomes a "RAR" file you should be able to dive into it and see the files inside. Look for the file mentioned in the error. You should be able to play the .ogg music files from within the .rar, or copy them out and play them somewhere.

If you cannot get into the .rar, you may not have the proper permissions for those directories. I dunno the way to fix that, but at least you'll know what the issue is.

[digitCruncher]

I have exactly the same problem... I have the demo btw... but I have two problems.

#1: I did exactly what you said I should do, unzipped the .dat file, and sure enough, there were TONS of .ogg files. HOWEVER, the one which is causing the error (dma_sc_visitors_from_dreams.*) is not in that folder... its obviously been left off by mistake.

#2: I don't have EITHER the preferences.txt file, nor the blackbox.txt file. They aren't hidden... they just don't exist...

Does that help your problems??

[frenchfrog]

Which version both of you guys are trying to run?

Also, try to install to a directory where you have full access, like c:\games\Darwinia (not Porgrams Files)

[digitCruncher]

Version 1.3 (on the main page)

And I applied the patch too...

And did it in C:\Games\Darwinia...

Nothing worked... and I am still missing the file (that said, I now can see 'preferences' and 'blackbox'.... at least THAT is an improvement...)

But its the same old music file...

[frenchfrog]

Strange, strange,

'dma_sc-visitors_from_dreams.ogg' should be in sounds.dat file if you have the full game.


Have you installed the patch over the demo? I hope not.