frankm1 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Whenever I start press GAME on the launcher nothing happens. The launcher closes and in the task manager I can see that the memory usage of swkotor2.exe is always around 9,000 K. Also, the first time I tried to start the game, it did a hardware scan, and opened the configuration screen, and created two .ini files in my install dir. This only happened the first time after each install I have tried reinstalling the game several times and that didn't work. I can run kotor 1 perfectly fine on my pc, so the system requirements aren't a problem. I am using Windows XP Service Pack 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 And now for the obligatory canned response. Try using the game's configuration utility to post your system specs: Post your system specs Sometimes we're just not going to be able to help you if we don't know what kind of hardware you have on your machine. If you don't know what you have on your machine, then follow these steps below: Bring up the launcher menu for Kotor 1 or 2. Click on "Configure". Click the "Scan Hardware" button on the lower center of the window. Click "Yes" to continue. Click "Details" to view your system specs. Click "Save Report" and save the file to your desktop. Whenever you post your problem, open the file you just saved and copy and paste the contents to your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankm1 Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 [sWKotOR] ReportDateTime=5/13/2011 9:03:48 PM SysInfoVersion=v1.00.60 GameExists=1 GameVersion=v2.10.427 GameInstallLocation=H:\SwKOTOR2\ [OS] Name=WinXP Version=Windows XP v5.1 build 2600 Service Pack 3 Service Pack=Service Pack 3 Status=Pass [swapFiles] D:\pagefile.sys=1889 [CPU] CPUCount=1 CPUSpeed=1793 CPUFamily=15 CPUModel=2 CPUStepping=7 CPUVendor=Intel CPUName= Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 1.80GHz Status=Pass [Memory] RAM=256 Status=Warning [Disk Free Space] C: (NTFS), UNICODE=1.98GB D: (NTFS), UNICODE=30MB H: (NTFS), UNICODE=1.73GB Status=Pass [CD-ROMs] DriveLetters=E:\,X:\ Drives=HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4480B [Video] Video Card Name=Intel® 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller Video Memory=64 Desktop Resolution=1280x1024x32 @ 60Hz DirectX=DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904) OpenGL Version=1.3.0 - Build 4.14.10.4544 OpenGL Vendor=Intel OpenGL Renderer=Intel 845G Vid Card Status=Fail Vid Card Driver Status=Pass GL Status=Fail DX Status=Pass [Audio] Sound Card Name=SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio Status=Pass ;Game Options from swkotor2.ini [Display Options] FullScreen=1 Disable Movies=0 Disable Intro Movies=0 Sort Modules=1 Width=640 Height=480 BitsPerPixels=32 RefreshRate=60 [sound Options] Sound Init=1 Disable Sound=0 Force Software=0 [Graphics Options] EnableHardwareMouse=1 FullScreen=0 RefreshRate=60 Width=800 Height=600 V-Sync=0 Texture Quality=0 Anti Aliasing=0 [Game Options] Disable Movies=0 [config] firstrun=0 And even though it says my video card didn't pass, KOTOR 1 runs perfectly fine on my PC, so that shouldn't be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 That report is from KotOR 1. I need the one from TSL. Just paste it into the above post above, replacing the one from KotOR 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankm1 Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 Ok, I did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 My god. That's, like, a pre-GMA Intel GPU. It's a miracle that KotOR can run on that in any capacity. Seriously. Anyway: 1) You need to go into your graphics driver control panel and set the flipping policy to blit under 3D options. 2) Set Fullscreen and the Width and Height to the same values under both [Display Options] and [Graphics Options]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankm1 Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 I did what you said, but it still does the same thing. Menory usage goes up to about 9000 K and nothing happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Is the optical drive with the game disk in it spinning up when you try to start the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankm1 Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankm1 Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 I think my graphics card may be incompatible with the game, though I have no idea why. Are the system requirements for Kotor 1 and Kotor 2 the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Yes, they use the same engine. Your GPU lacks hardware transform and lighting and has no shaders. It's a minor miracle that it'll run KotOR 1 at all. Try using 3D-Analyze to emulate hardware T&L in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveman737 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I'm having a similar problem with my KoTOR2. The launcher starts up, but when I click on Game, the disk spins, then stops and nothing happens, and in task manager swkotor2.exe is always around 12,000 K. When I first got the game (In 2006) It ran fine and I played it regularly, then I didn't touch it until about 2010 , and this problem started. I was following what you said and here is my Scan hardware report. (I can run KoTOR 1 on my computer as well) [sWKotOR] ReportDateTime=30/05/2012 7:12:51 PM SysInfoVersion=v1.00.60 GameExists=1 GameVersion=v2.00.424 GameInstallLocation=C:\Program Files\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\ [OS] Name=WinXP Version=Windows XP v5.1 build 2600 Service Pack 3 Service Pack=Service Pack 3 Status=Pass [swapFiles] C:\pagefile.sys=1536 [CPU] CPUCount=1 CPUSpeed=2992 CPUFamily=15 CPUModel=4 CPUStepping=3 CPUVendor=Intel CPUName= Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz Status=Pass [Memory] RAM=1024 Status=Pass [Disk Free Space] C: (NTFS), UNICODE=72.61GB Status=Pass [CD-ROMs] DriveLetters=D:\,E:\ Drives=HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GWA4164B,HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GWA4164B,SONY DVD-ROM DDU1615 [Video] Video Card Name=RADEON X300 SE 128MB HyperMemory Video Memory=512 Desktop Resolution=1024x768x32 @ 60Hz DirectX=DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904) OpenGL Version=2.0.5279 WinXP Release OpenGL Vendor=ATI Technologies Inc. OpenGL Renderer=RADEON X300 x86/SSE2 Vid Card Status=Pass Vid Card Driver Status=Pass GL Status=Pass DX Status=Pass [Audio] Sound Card Name=HD Webcam C615 Status=Pass ;Game Options from swkotor2.ini [Display Options] FullScreen=1 Disable Movies=0 Disable Intro Movies=0 Sort Modules=1 Width=640 Height=480 BitsPerPixels=32 RefreshRate=60 [sound Options] Sound Init=1 Disable Sound=0 Force Software=0 [Graphics Options] EnableHardwareMouse=1 FullScreen=1 AllowSoftShadows=1 RefreshRate=60 Width=800 Height=600 Emitters=1 Anisotropy=1 Frame Buffer=1 Soft Shadows=0 Brightness=57 V-Sync=0 Texture Quality=2 Anti Aliasing=0 [Game Options] Disable Movies=0 [config] firstrun=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 1) Your game isn't patched. 2) You should try the Dantooine lag fix: First, figure out where the .ini is installed. Default is "C:\Program Files\Lucasarts\swkotor(2)\swkotor(2).ini". If its not in that location, then your going to have to do some searching around on the hard drive a bit. When you find it, just double-click on the file to open it in Notepad. Scroll down the file until you find the Graphics Options Under the last line ("last line" as in the last line of the list of entries under "Graphics Options", NOT the last line of "swkotor(2).ini"), add "Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1", without the quotes. Goto File, then Save. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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