FFED3D Complete Package

[UAoliver]

Steve wrote:


Paholainen wrote:
Im Having a problem getting icons to appear when being windowed mode.Is There any way to have icons without going to fullscreen.
I run FFED3D windowed at 600x400 and the icons appear ok.
Still isn't working! Also my resolution in my windows xp is 1280x800 so there should not be bigger than my resolution.

[Stardreamer]

Paholainen wrote:


Steve wrote:


Paholainen wrote:
Im Having a problem getting icons to appear when being windowed mode.Is There any way to have icons without going to fullscreen.
I run FFED3D windowed at 600x400 and the icons appear ok.
Still isn't working! Also my resolution in my windows xp is 1280x800 so there should not be bigger than my resolution.
Confirmed, Paholainen. I normally run fullscreen at 1152x864 but switching to windowed buggered the panel icons - they still worked but were completely blank. No idea how to go about sorting that, though, sorry.

[sscadmin]

This is definitely a game issue and not and issue I caused Windowed mode is a nice feature to have but if it continually causes problems they should disable it until it is fixed. Now it may just be the resolution is not of the really standard ones out there. I have tried 1024x768 windowed and works even know I run 1920x1080.

[Guest]

Yep, and 600x400 works on a 1024x768 desktop...

[Pinback]

Paholainen wrote:


Steve wrote:


Paholainen wrote:
Im Having a problem getting icons to appear when being windowed mode.Is There any way to have icons without going to fullscreen.
I run FFED3D windowed at 600x400 and the icons appear ok.
Still isn't working! Also my resolution in my windows xp is 1280x800 so there should not be bigger than my resolution.
The game usally pretty good runing under xp,the icons thing is usally a vista problem.It might be a stupid question,but you are changing the setting for the window mode in the games CFG file,and you do have the icons in the tex file.

[Potsmoke66]

seems like every system preferes another resolution, that works well, xp is different from vista or windows7 as well as simply your screen's native resolution would play a big part to it (especially on non tubes). i.e. all multiples of ffe's native resolution don't work for me but 1280x1024 (aspectfix=1) or even 1650x1024 (aspectfix=0) works well in windowed mode, my screens native res. is 1680x1050, which i use for fullscreen (aspectfix=0). once i was shure i can't go below 1024 vertical but it seem's for others it works (maybe native res. is lower than 1024 vert., would be interesting to know).i think each one has to experiment with the resolutions by himself to find working res., from far i think it's screen's native resolution that counts most and it would be good to post different setups for different monitors on different machines, so we can take some inferences and maybe setup a little compatibility chart.

[Zardoz]

I'll name all my future children "Darkone"! - (Well, maybe Darkone, Darktwo, etc.)Thank you very much!

[sscadmin]

Haha Made me laugh this morning Zardoz. Trust me I would really like to be there when you have to explain to your wife on why 'DarkOne' must be the childs name that will be a classic.I am hoping once I push my site update/fixes out I will make another complete package of all of FFED3D again. I will post something when its that time to have people pitch in their contributions and point out mods to have included. I'm just trying to do my part in making sure that people can easily play FFED3D and get access to it.

[Bladedancer]

Hi there Dark , I have to say that as some one who played the Original Elite ( Yes i really am that old and still breathing Lol )then progressed to Elite 2 and onwards that I find your adaptation ..... awesome !.Ive always wanted to be able to play Elite(s) on an XP OS system but I am not computer literate enough to get them to work.I dont even remember enough about Dos, or to try get it going in Dosbox or any other form of emulator!.Any way rambling aside , thanks for giving us this game .Bladedancer !.

[Geraldine]

Hi Blade DancerIf you want to get any old game to run on a modern OS try De-Fend Reloaded, here is a link http://dfendreloaded.sourceforge.net/Download.htmlReally easy to set up, then all you have to do is find some games for it....

[Deorsa]

sniff I am a bit of an r'tard, i'm not that great with computers but I try, I open application and it goes "ding"THE PROGRAM CAN@T START BECAUSE d3dx9_29.dll IS MISSING FROM YOUR COMPUTER, TRY REINSTALLING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.i did... it no fix... please halp, i keep trying if it works, me swiftly delete post, if not I sulk and stare at computer till reply... may take days... I is pati.... paite.... piat?... Is able to wait long time... that word...

[sscadmin]

Might need more info on your system. But I have ran the FFED3D package on XP,Vista and 7 without issue. What I would do is make sure you install the latest directx 9.0 distribution and your gfx card drivers are up to date. Try here: http://www.spacesimcentral.com/gaming-f20/graphics-card-drivers-and-directx-t25.htmlThis package has everything you would need in it to run FFED3D. When I am done with SSC's upgrade I was planning on putting another package together since it has been a few months since the last.

[Deorsa]

Swift response sir, thank you.I will try the above suggesttions, in the mean time system wise I'm on a windows 7 laptop, I have dos box, intel celeron and chip sets family, admittedly I have no clue what that stuff is but it means for some reason I can't play my favourite homeworld 2 (gutted I rocked the pants of ppl online in my tweens) and I smoke Lucky strike silver cause i wanted to be cool.See i tryed the direct x 9, asked me where I wanted to extract it too, said program files and it said no, disk space something or faulty cabinet (wtf!? my cabinet is fine! Its wood and I can see it from here!)I'm trying to touch all this up with a sense of humour but in honest I'm a lil wolf pup dealing with forces I cannot comprehend it seems lolThanks for the help, I'll try the other options now,Watch this space, I may have to moan again

[Deorsa]

Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset FamilyThats the one, piece of crap, why can't I play homeworld 2! thats not the issue though

[Deorsa]

Nope Mr Darkone, no progrees, downloaded the direct x, no difference same message. I hate computers to be honest. Nothings ever simple and I hate thatI just want to play my crappy lil games and smile cause I'm happy.I will try to download the file again cause my internet is pooh and maybe it missed out on an important file.

[sscadmin]

If your talking about re-downloading the FFED3D package don't bother. If you downloaded the archive and you were able to extract it without errors then that should be complete. Depending on which one you download could be a factor, there is a large download (1 file) and a multi-part download (4 smaller files).You didn't mention the graphics card in your description but even in not knowing it. You could uninstall all the gfx drivers and directx. Reboot and reinstall them with directx first then your gfx drivers.And if ffed3d is looking for that file, you could always do a file search on your machine and if you find it copy and drop it in the ffed3d directory. The ffed3d game is all self contained so there is no install and all you should have to do is extract and run the executable.

[sscadmin]

Uploaded my latest re-package of FFED3D to include all of the latest models/textures and anything else I could find. I put all mods into the mod manager and added small descriptions. I didn't verify all the models just because I don't have the time. But if anyone does see some issues that require a re-package do post them here so we can get them fixed.My goal with the package is to make life easy for everyone trying to enjoy FFED3D and to simplify using FFED3D for the new people just trying it out.Note: Since I posted the latest package I removed all the mods from the download area that I know are in the package and have been tested.Enjoy.

[theweasl]

I dowmloaded and extracted the files onto my desktop and I tried to run the ffe d3d.exe file to run the game (that is what I wnat isn't it??) and I get the error message.The application failed to start because d3dx9_29.dll was not found.Where do I go from here?Thanks for helping out.Ok so I read the previous posts and figured it out.Now to play the game!!!

[Geraldine]

Glad you were able to get the game running theweasl. I always wondered what became of Zardoz. I wonder how many Dark # he has now!

[Vladel]

on 1280 by 1024 i can get it to run on a window with the control bar icons showing in a window/fullscreen but the planets look squashed like there is too much height. To change it so the planets look correct, i have to change the resolution to a setting that won't go to full screen and in window mode, will not show the icons.On a different note, the mission in question, renovation required, i couldn't even find the academy on my dosbox version lol