Game won't launch

Deathstick · April 2010

Date: 04/18/10
Time: 17:01:18
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Build 140
RenderDevice: ATI Radeon HD 3850 AGP (6.14.10.6860)
Direct3DDevice::Vertex buffer initialization failed- 104857600bytes (dynamic)

Every time I try to run NS2 I get this error in the log and it crashes on initializing. I don't really understand as I was able to use the editor just fine, and it's not like I don't play any modern games (supports 9.0c on Windows Xp). Does anyone else get this error?

Thanks

The Happy Friar · April 2010

don't think it's your drivers, I seem to have older ones then you & I run it. What catylist version do you have?

Deathstick · April 2010

Strangely enough I got it to launch by checking it in properties to run in 640x800. After that I went to the menu and changed it back to 1280x800 and now it launches normally just fine.

If I run the game in High settings it crashes with memory errors following a bunch of files, however the game works on medium. Even stranger is the game's fps improves for me on medium over lowest, go figure..

X.O.Skeleton · May 2010

Mine wont start either

Build 146
RenderDevice: ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series (6.14.10.6891)
Direct3DDevice::Vertex buffer initialization failed- 104857600bytes (dynamic)
Direct3DDevice::Vertex buffer initialization failed- 104857600bytes (dynamic)

Changed the startup commands so -w 1280 and -h 800 with no effect

spellman23 · May 2010

Have you tried setting it to not full screen?

X.O.Skeleton · May 2010

I did try this in startup commands
-full -w 1440 -h 900
But it didn't even try to start at full screen
Something must be making it start in a window and I cant find what it is

spellman23 · May 2010

I'm not sure using in-line startup commands work.

Instead, look in your C:\Documents and Settings\<user>Application Data\Natural Selection\ folder and edit the config file.

X.O.Skeleton · May 2010

There was no config.cfg file so I imported one from another game
And I put this inside it
<fullscreen>true</fullscreen>
<quality>0</quality>
<y-resolution>900</y-resolution>
<x-resolution>1440</x-resolution>
Saw it from another thread

quality 0 or 2 made no difference

spellman23 · May 2010

Quality sets the level of graphics quality.

Try setting fullscreen to false.

X.O.Skeleton · May 2010

Noup, didn't work
And it didn't even change the resolution
Shouldent the file be in the steam folder not the appdata folder?

And thanks for trying to help :)

Game won't launch

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