help with kotor 1

[PepsiCola0613]

so yea i just bought a new gateway dx4200-ub001a computer with windows vista 64 bit. 6 gb memory an ati radeon 3450 hd video card with all the new catalyst drivers.

the new drivers fixed the lag i was having on dantooine.

but now i am on the become a jedi quest and when i go thru to the grove where you find juhani and my game crashes on the loading screen about half way thru.

ive tried all the graphics configs i can think of and it still happens!

i have tried this about 30 times now....and it still wont work.

as far as mods i have......

10 male heads pack.

all party is jedi pack.

realistic lightsabers pack.

multi kill and multi plague.

jolee is yoda.

 

and thats about it.....

is there anyone AT ALL that can help me!?!?

this game is tight as hell lol.

all i wanna do is play it with some extra stuff.....ya know?

 

 

 

i also have tried taking off all the mods but then it screws up my save game.......because of the male heads.....

but i wouldnt think that an extra head added in the game would make it crash like that......

 

someone please help! =]

 

 

system specs via the star was hardware test:

[sWKotOR]

ReportDateTime=9/8/2008 12:38:18 AM

SysInfoVersion=v1.00.60

GameExists=1

GameVersion=v1.03.514077

GameInstallLocation=C:\Program Files\LucasArts\SWKotOR\

 

[OS]

Name=Win9x

Version=Windows 9X v6.0 build 6001 Service Pack 1

Service Pack=None

Status=Fail

 

[swapFiles]

?:\pagefile.sys=0

 

[CPU]

CPUCount=4

CPUSpeed=2200

CPUFamily=15

CPUModel=2

CPUStepping=3

CPUVendor=AMD

CPUName=AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core Processor 2200MHz

Status=Pass

 

[Memory]

RAM=4096

Status=Pass

 

[Disk Free Space]

C: (NTFS), UNICODE=380.52GB

D: (NTFS), UNICODE=8.04GB

Status=Pass

 

[CD-ROMs]

DriveLetters=E:\,J:\,K:\,L:\,M:\,N:\

Drives=

 

[Video]

Video Card Name=

Video Memory=4096

Desktop Resolution=1680x1050x32

DirectX=DirectX (9.0+) (4.09.00.0904)

OpenGL Version=2.1.7415 Release

OpenGL Vendor=ATI Technologies Inc.

OpenGL Renderer=ATI Radeon HD 3450

Vid Card Status=Warning

Vid Card Driver Status=Pass

GL Status=Pass

DX Status=Pass

 

[Audio]

Sound Card Name=Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)

Status=Pass

 

 

;Game Options from swkotor.ini

 

[sound Options]

Sound Init=0

Music Volume=85

Voiceover Volume=85

Sound Effects Volume=85

Movie Volume=100

Force Software=0

EAX=0

Disable Sound=0

Number 3D Voices=16

Number 2D Voices=24

Environment Effects Level=0.60

2D3D Bias=1.50

Environment Effects=1

Environment Effects Nonstreaming=1

Environment Effects Streaming=1

 

[Game Options]

GUIsInScreenShot=1

EnableScreenShot=0

Reverse Mouse Buttons=0

Hide InGame GUI=0

Use Small Fonts=0

Keyboard Camera Deceleration=2000.000000

Keyboard Camera Acceleration=500.000000

Keyboard Camera DPS=200.000000

Hide Unequippable=0

Tutorial Popups=1

Subtitles=1

Mini Map=1

Floating Numbers=1

Status Summary=1

Enable Mouse Teleporting To Buttons=1

Mouse Sensitivity=33

Auto Level Up NPCs=0

Mouse Look=0

AutoSave=1

Reverse Minigame YAxis=0

Combat Movement=1

Enable Tooltips=1

Difficulty Level=2

TooltipDelay Sec=1.000000

Memory Access=1

Memory Level=1

Disable Movies=0

 

[Movies Shown]

Movie 0=112

Movie 1=47

Movie 2=0

Movie 3=0

Movie 4=7

Movie 5=0

Movie 6=0

Movie 7=0

Movie 8=0

Movie 9=0

Movie10=0

 

[Alias]

HD0=.\

OVERRIDE=.\Override

TEMP=.\Temp

MODULES=.\Modules

LOGS=.\Logs

LOCALVAULT=.\LocalVault

DMVAULT=.\DMVault

SERVERVAULT=.\ServerVault

STREAMMUSIC=.\StreamMusic

TEMPCLIENT=.\Tempclient

SAVES=.\saves

CURRENTGAME=.\currentgame

TEXTUREPACKS=.\texturepacks

STREAMWAVES=.\StreamWaves

 

[Graphics Options]

V-Sync=1

Anisotropy=1

Frame Buffer=0

Anti Aliasing=0

Texture Quality=1

Emitters=1

Grass=0

Soft Shadows=0

Shadows=0

Brightness=54

EnableHardwareMouse=1

FullScreen=1

AllowSoftShadows=1

RefreshRate=60

Width=1280

Height=960

 

[Autopause Options]

Mine Sighted=0

End Of Combat Round=0

Enemy Sighted=0

Party Killed=0

Action Menu=0

New Target Selected=0

[Q]

Thanks for listing your system specs.

 

These games don't like Vista, but there are a few tricks that you can try that are in the Vista thread at the top of the Work Bench. I would also try putting "DisableVertexBufferObjects=1" (without the quotes) under "Graphics Options" in the swkotor.ini file. In order to do this in Vista, you'll have to copy the file to your desktop and make the changes there before moving back into your game folder.

 

The game might be having a problem with your multi-core CPU, so try the fix listed here in the work bench. If it doesn't work for your Phenom, you could try to search for an updated version that does.

 

You should also try going back to an earlier save. You have to save a lot and in several different slots with these games, for technical as well as gameplay reasons, even if you're running it on XP.

[PepsiCola0613]

allright so i got it working.

i did some looking around and found a solution.....

so anyone who has around the same problem, heres what i did!

 

i downloaded the drivers for my vid card again.

but i didnt install it.

i unpacked the drivers and then opened up my system32 folder and found the file named atio6axx.dll. i copied it and then opened my star wars kotor dir and pasted it there.

 

it fixed all my problems and i was able to run kotor on the high settings =]

 

make sure the driver you are copying is the openGL driver for your vid card. (if you hover over it, it should say. for example when i hover over mine it says "File Description: ATI OpenGL Driver")