Compass doesnt work on laptop

NickP · Post by **NickP** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:07 am

I cant get the space compass to work when using version 1.65 on my laptop - either with the \ or #. Any ideas?

Also, Ive tried 1.71 but cant seem to be able to dock. Im sure these are problems that have been sorted - where do I download the latest version of oolite with the bugs fixed?

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:28 am

Hi NickP - welcome to the forums (the friendliest this side of Riedquat apparently).

The latest (M$?) version of oolite is 1.71.2 (with a patch) and can be found here:

http://developer.berlios.de/project/sho ... e_id=14609

Hope this helps.

DH

Commander McLane · Post by **Commander McLane** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:38 am

As far as the Advanced Space Compass is concerned: It depends very much on your keyboard layout. The \-key should work on an American (and English?) keyboard. If you happen to use a French, German, Russian or whatever keyboard, the key will be different.

But you can easily assign the Advanced Space Compass (and any other keycode, which uses a non-standard key (which basically means any key which is not a letter or a number)) to a key of your liking. Just follow the instructions in the Oolite Keyboard Controls-document, especially in the section named "Changing Key Assignments".

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:07 am

What Cmdr M said

- my reply was more to do with your potential docking problems - although you don't specify what those problems are...

NickP · Post by **NickP** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:12 pm

Thanks Guys - Ive downloaded 1.71.2. It seems ok, but the stars are squares. Reassigning keys worked OK.

Post by **another_commander** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:28 pm

Stars should not be squares. Did you try without any OXPs? What graphics card do you have? Also, the first 50 lines of stderr.txt might give us a hint as to what is going wrong.

Commander McLane · Post by **Commander McLane** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:50 am

Stars being squares is usually an indication for a graphics card problem. Try downloading and installing the latest drivers for your card. It would also be helpful to know your configuration.

NickP · Post by **NickP** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:24 pm

This is on the stderr file. Is it of any use?

2008-08-20 19:21:55.689 oolite.exe[4128] Disallowed time zone name `@tzres.dll,-262'.
2008-08-20 19:21:55.689 oolite.exe[4128] Using time zone with absolute offset 0.
2008-08-20 19:21:55.689 oolite.exe[4128] File NSUserDefaults.m: 562. In [NSUserDefaults +standardUserDefaults] Improper installation: No language locale found
2008-08-20 19:21:55.689 oolite.exe[4128] [log.header]: Opening log for Oolite version 1.71.2 (x86-32 test release) under Windows at 2008-08-20 19:21:55 +0000.
2 processors detected.
Note that the contents of the log file can be adjusted by editing logcontrol.plist.

2008-08-20 19:21:55.689 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: initialising SDL
2008-08-20 19:21:56.097 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.JoystickHandler]: init: numSticks=0
2008-08-20 19:21:56.097 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: CREATING MODE LIST
2008-08-20 19:21:56.097 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Unknown architecture, defaulting to 1024x768
2008-08-20 19:21:56.097 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Added res 1280 x 800
2008-08-20 19:21:56.097 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Added res 1024 x 768
2008-08-20 19:21:56.097 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Added res 800 x 600
2008-08-20 19:21:56.097 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Added res 640 x 480
2008-08-20 19:21:56.337 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: drawRect calling initialiseGLWithSize
2008-08-20 19:21:56.337 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Creating a new surface of 800 x 600
2008-08-20 19:21:56.473 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: no universe, clearning surface
2008-08-20 19:21:56.474 oolite.exe[4128] [rendering.opengl.version]: OpenGL renderer version: 2.1.7056 ("2.1.7056 Release")
Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.
Renderer: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600
2008-08-20 19:21:56.474 oolite.exe[4128] [rendering.opengl.extensions]: OpenGL extensions (85):
GL_AMD_performance_monitor GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_draw_buffers GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_ARB_fragment_shader GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_occlusion_query GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_point_sprite GL_ARB_shader_objects GL_ARB_shading_language_100 GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_shadow_ambient GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_float GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_vertex_shader GL_ARB_window_pos GL_ATI_draw_buffers GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap GL_ATI_fragment_shader GL_ATI_meminfo GL_ATI_separate_stencil GL_ATI_texture_compression_3dc GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3 GL_ATI_texture_float GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_copy_texture GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_framebuffer_object GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_subtexture GL_EXT_texgen_reflection GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_texture_rectangle GL_EXT_texture_sRGB GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_KTX_buffer_region GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_WIN_swap_hint WGL_EXT_swap_control
2008-08-20 19:21:56.645 oolite.exe[4128] [searchPaths.dumpAll]: ---> OXP search paths:
(oolite.app/Resources, AddOns, AddOns/Anarchies1.0.oxp, AddOns/Assassins.oxp, AddOns/AsteroidStorm.oxp, AddOns/att1.oxp, "AddOns/behemoth 2.4.oxp", "AddOns/BehemothSpacewar 1.2.oxp", AddOns/BlackMonks.oxp, AddOns/black_baron.oxp, AddOns/Commies.oxp, AddOns/deposed1.3.2.oxp, AddOns/deposed1.3.2.oxp/Anarchies1.0.oxp, AddOns/deposed1.3.2.oxp/Assassins.oxp, AddOns/deposed1.3.2.oxp/Commies.oxp, "AddOns/Dredger 1.2.oxp", "AddOns/FTZ v0.13.oxp", "AddOns/Fuel Tank v2.1.oxp", AddOns/GrittyCoriolis.oxp, AddOns/gwxstations.oxp, AddOns/illicit_unlock_FIX1.56.oxp, AddOns/impcourier2.oxp, "AddOns/ionics-1.2.1.oxp", AddOns/localhero.oxp, AddOns/localhero.oxp/GrittyCoriolis.oxp, AddOns/longway.oxp, "AddOns/lovecats 1.1.oxp", "AddOns/military Fiasco 2.3.oxp", "AddOns/Missiles and Bombs v1.0.oxp", AddOns/Missionaries.oxp, AddOns/newships.oxp, AddOns/nuke.oxp, AddOns/Ore_processor.oxp, AddOns/outrider.oxp, AddOns/PAGroove_Stations_v1.2.1.oxp, AddOns/Pirate_coves.oxp, AddOns/RandomHits.oxp, AddOns/Rock_Hermit_Locator1.2.2.oxp, "AddOns/s-ships1.oxp", AddOns/spyhunter.oxp, AddOns/taranis.oxp, AddOns/thargoidcarrier.oxp, "AddOns/thargoid_wars 4.2.oxp", AddOns/Thorgorn_Threat.oxp, "AddOns/Trident Down v1.0.oxp", "AddOns/UPS-courier v1.4.1.oxp", "AddOns/Zz-Oo-Haul.oxp")
2008-08-20 19:21:56.649 oolite.exe[4128] [dataCache.upToDate]: Data cache is up to date.
2008-08-20 19:21:59.749 oolite.exe[4128] [script.load.world.listAll]: Loaded 44 world scripts: "anarchies", "assassins", "AsteroidStorm" 3.43, "behemoth" 2.4, "behemoth-spacewar" 1.2, "black_monks", "blackbaron" 1.70, "chaff_exhausted", "chaff_refill", "chaff_set", "chaff_set_variation", "communist_population", "deep_space_dredger" 1.2, "deposed", "free-trade-zone", "ionics_v_rlf", "JSversion" 0.9, "long_way_round", "military_fiasco" 2.3, "mission_localhero", "missionaries", "OO-Haul Escort", "oolite-cloaking-device" 1.71.2, "oolite-constrictor-hunt" 1.71.2, "oolite-nova" 1.71.2, "oolite-thargoid-plans" 1.71.2, "oolite-trumbles" 1.71.2, "OreProcessorGems" 1.51, "Put_Pirate_Coves_where_the_pirates_are", "Random_Hits", "rockHermit_Locator" 1.2.2, "spy_hunter", "taranis_one", "Test", "thargoid_wars", "Thargorn_Witchspace_Battle", "trident_down", "ups_container" 1.4.1, "ups_docs" 1.4.1, "ups_parcel" 1.4.1, "ups_slaves" 1.4.1, "ups_sun" 1.4.1, "ups_versiontest" 0.9, "wedding"
2008-08-20 19:22:03.249 oolite.exe[4128] [behemoth-spacewar]: Could not find a Thorgorn_Threat.oxp
2008-08-20 19:22:03.250 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.missionScreenTextKey is deprecated and read-only.
2008-08-20 19:22:03.250 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.imageFileName is deprecated and read-only.
2008-08-20 19:22:03.250 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.musicFileName is deprecated and read-only.
2008-08-20 19:22:03.250 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.choicesKey is deprecated and read-only.
2008-08-20 19:22:03.251 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.instructionsKey is deprecated and read-only.
2008-08-20 19:22:03.285 oolite.exe[4128] [dataCache.willWrite]: About to write data cache.
2008-08-20 19:22:03.424 oolite.exe[4128] [dataCache.write.success]: Wrote data cache.
2008-08-20 19:22:06.819 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.missionScreenTextKey is deprecated and read-only.
2008-08-20 19:22:06.820 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.imageFileName is deprecated and read-only.
2008-08-20 19:22:06.820 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.musicFileName is deprecated and read-only.
2008-08-20 19:22:06.820 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.choicesKey is deprecated and read-only.
2008-08-20 19:22:06.820 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.instructionsKey is deprecated and read-only.

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:18 pm

@NickP - it's easier if you put the Stderr file content inside [ code] [ /code] (without the space after the '[' bracket) - this makes it easier to read. I have repeated it for you below.

I'm afraid I can't help but from past experience I've never liked ATi drivers and OpenGL (not since my Quake3 days!) - of course as this is a laptop it's not like I could suggest you try with a different (nvidia) card. No doubt somebody else on the forum can and will help. Good luck.

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2008-08-20 19:21:55.689 oolite.exe[4128] Disallowed time zone name `@tzres.dll,-262'.
2008-08-20 19:21:55.689 oolite.exe[4128] Using time zone with absolute offset 0.
2008-08-20 19:21:55.689 oolite.exe[4128] File NSUserDefaults.m: 562. In [NSUserDefaults +standardUserDefaults] Improper installation: No language locale found
2008-08-20 19:21:55.689 oolite.exe[4128] [log.header]: Opening log for Oolite version 1.71.2 (x86-32 test release) under Windows at 2008-08-20 19:21:55 +0000.
2 processors detected.
Note that the contents of the log file can be adjusted by editing logcontrol.plist.

2008-08-20 19:21:55.689 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: initialising SDL
2008-08-20 19:21:56.097 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.JoystickHandler]: init: numSticks=0
2008-08-20 19:21:56.097 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: CREATING MODE LIST
2008-08-20 19:21:56.097 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Unknown architecture, defaulting to 1024x768
2008-08-20 19:21:56.097 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Added res 1280 x 800
2008-08-20 19:21:56.097 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Added res 1024 x 768
2008-08-20 19:21:56.097 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Added res 800 x 600
2008-08-20 19:21:56.097 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Added res 640 x 480
2008-08-20 19:21:56.337 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: drawRect calling initialiseGLWithSize
2008-08-20 19:21:56.337 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Creating a new surface of 800 x 600
2008-08-20 19:21:56.473 oolite.exe[4128] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: no universe, clearning surface
2008-08-20 19:21:56.474 oolite.exe[4128] [rendering.opengl.version]: OpenGL renderer version: 2.1.7056 ("2.1.7056 Release")
Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.
Renderer: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600
2008-08-20 19:21:56.474 oolite.exe[4128] [rendering.opengl.extensions]: OpenGL extensions (85):
GL_AMD_performance_monitor GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_draw_buffers GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_ARB_fragment_shader GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_occlusion_query GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_point_sprite GL_ARB_shader_objects GL_ARB_shading_language_100 GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_shadow_ambient GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_float GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_vertex_shader GL_ARB_window_pos GL_ATI_draw_buffers GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap GL_ATI_fragment_shader GL_ATI_meminfo GL_ATI_separate_stencil GL_ATI_texture_compression_3dc GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3 GL_ATI_texture_float GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_copy_texture GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_framebuffer_object GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_subtexture GL_EXT_texgen_reflection GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_texture_rectangle GL_EXT_texture_sRGB GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_KTX_buffer_region GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_WIN_swap_hint WGL_EXT_swap_control
2008-08-20 19:21:56.645 oolite.exe[4128] [searchPaths.dumpAll]: ---> OXP search paths:
(oolite.app/Resources, AddOns, AddOns/Anarchies1.0.oxp, AddOns/Assassins.oxp, AddOns/AsteroidStorm.oxp, AddOns/att1.oxp, "AddOns/behemoth 2.4.oxp", "AddOns/BehemothSpacewar 1.2.oxp", AddOns/BlackMonks.oxp, AddOns/black_baron.oxp, AddOns/Commies.oxp, AddOns/deposed1.3.2.oxp, AddOns/deposed1.3.2.oxp/Anarchies1.0.oxp, AddOns/deposed1.3.2.oxp/Assassins.oxp, AddOns/deposed1.3.2.oxp/Commies.oxp, "AddOns/Dredger 1.2.oxp", "AddOns/FTZ v0.13.oxp", "AddOns/Fuel Tank v2.1.oxp", AddOns/GrittyCoriolis.oxp, AddOns/gwxstations.oxp, AddOns/illicit_unlock_FIX1.56.oxp, AddOns/impcourier2.oxp, "AddOns/ionics-1.2.1.oxp", AddOns/localhero.oxp, AddOns/localhero.oxp/GrittyCoriolis.oxp, AddOns/longway.oxp, "AddOns/lovecats 1.1.oxp", "AddOns/military Fiasco 2.3.oxp", "AddOns/Missiles and Bombs v1.0.oxp", AddOns/Missionaries.oxp, AddOns/newships.oxp, AddOns/nuke.oxp, AddOns/Ore_processor.oxp, AddOns/outrider.oxp, AddOns/PAGroove_Stations_v1.2.1.oxp, AddOns/Pirate_coves.oxp, AddOns/RandomHits.oxp, AddOns/Rock_Hermit_Locator1.2.2.oxp, "AddOns/s-ships1.oxp", AddOns/spyhunter.oxp, AddOns/taranis.oxp, AddOns/thargoidcarrier.oxp, "AddOns/thargoid_wars 4.2.oxp", AddOns/Thorgorn_Threat.oxp, "AddOns/Trident Down v1.0.oxp", "AddOns/UPS-courier v1.4.1.oxp", "AddOns/Zz-Oo-Haul.oxp")
2008-08-20 19:21:56.649 oolite.exe[4128] [dataCache.upToDate]: Data cache is up to date.
2008-08-20 19:21:59.749 oolite.exe[4128] [script.load.world.listAll]: Loaded 44 world scripts: "anarchies", "assassins", "AsteroidStorm" 3.43, "behemoth" 2.4, "behemoth-spacewar" 1.2, "black_monks", "blackbaron" 1.70, "chaff_exhausted", "chaff_refill", "chaff_set", "chaff_set_variation", "communist_population", "deep_space_dredger" 1.2, "deposed", "free-trade-zone", "ionics_v_rlf", "JSversion" 0.9, "long_way_round", "military_fiasco" 2.3, "mission_localhero", "missionaries", "OO-Haul Escort", "oolite-cloaking-device" 1.71.2, "oolite-constrictor-hunt" 1.71.2, "oolite-nova" 1.71.2, "oolite-thargoid-plans" 1.71.2, "oolite-trumbles" 1.71.2, "OreProcessorGems" 1.51, "Put_Pirate_Coves_where_the_pirates_are", "Random_Hits", "rockHermit_Locator" 1.2.2, "spy_hunter", "taranis_one", "Test", "thargoid_wars", "Thargorn_Witchspace_Battle", "trident_down", "ups_container" 1.4.1, "ups_docs" 1.4.1, "ups_parcel" 1.4.1, "ups_slaves" 1.4.1, "ups_sun" 1.4.1, "ups_versiontest" 0.9, "wedding"
2008-08-20 19:22:03.249 oolite.exe[4128] [behemoth-spacewar]: Could not find a Thorgorn_Threat.oxp
2008-08-20 19:22:03.250 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.missionScreenTextKey is deprecated and read-only.
2008-08-20 19:22:03.250 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.imageFileName is deprecated and read-only.
2008-08-20 19:22:03.250 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.musicFileName is deprecated and read-only.
2008-08-20 19:22:03.250 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.choicesKey is deprecated and read-only.
2008-08-20 19:22:03.251 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.instructionsKey is deprecated and read-only.
2008-08-20 19:22:03.285 oolite.exe[4128] [dataCache.willWrite]: About to write data cache.
2008-08-20 19:22:03.424 oolite.exe[4128] [dataCache.write.success]: Wrote data cache.
2008-08-20 19:22:06.819 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.missionScreenTextKey is deprecated and read-only.
2008-08-20 19:22:06.820 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.imageFileName is deprecated and read-only.
2008-08-20 19:22:06.820 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.musicFileName is deprecated and read-only.
2008-08-20 19:22:06.820 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.choicesKey is deprecated and read-only.
2008-08-20 19:22:06.820 oolite.exe[4128] [script.javaScript.warning.206]: ----- JavaScript warning: Mission.instructionsKey is deprecated and read-only.

Post by **Eric Walch** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:30 pm

Completely unrelated to the bug, but I read in your log:

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[behemoth-spacewar]: Could not find a Thorgorn_Threat.oxp

I saw that you do have the oxp installed. Its a bug in [behemoth-spacewar]. I missed that the scriptname of [Thorgorn_Threat.oxp] changed in the later version of the oxp. And when the check fails it just adds plain thargoids instead of those from the oxp.

I just uploaded version 1.2.1 of the behemoth-spacewar that does the check right.

Svengali · Post by **Svengali** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:40 pm

Hello NickP,

it seems that you are using a very old Localhero version. I don't think that this legacy version will run under v1.71.2 and it will cause some of the error entries in your logfile, so maybe you should update this oxp to the current available version (v1.05) to play it under v1.71.2.

Post by **another_commander** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:10 am

I think we have already seen some reports of stars appearing as squares on systems with Radeon HD family cards. The problem was apparently driver related and in the particular reported case it was fixed by installing an alternative drivers set, such as the Omega Drivers.

NickP · Post by **NickP** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:08 am

Thanks for all the help guys! I wasnt really expecting this level of input.

Cheers

Nick

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:23 am

We surprise a lot of new members like that!

Hope the 3rd party drivers prove useful - like I said - I dumped all my ATi cards almost 8 years ago and haven't been back since, I still find them shockingly bad for OpenGL - my lab at University has just replaced 25 X800 and X1800s with 8600GTs because of nasty texturing issues with one of our big OpenGL based Synthetic Environments.

Frame · Post by **Frame** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:14 pm

I use an HD 2600 XT on a stationary PC, while i can read yours ofcourse is for labtops.. namely the mobility version...

AMD/ATI has had several problems with the latest drivers for both XP and VISTA, while Vista especially has been error prowned..

I solved my problem by downloading the latest driver from the graphic cards vendor, in my case HIS, and everything works.. I have had a few BSOD while playing some outdated games, never intented to be run in Vista... but thats more a Vista problem then...

I especially had problems with OpenGL and therefore Oolite.. with the standard drivers found in ATI´s driver download page, in short OpenGL did´nt work, and theire support was none existant, i even got a reply that they failed to duplicate my error... i then asked... where you using a Card from HIS... never got an answer on that...

So i would recommend you to use the drivers that came with the PC.. or that you indentify your Graphic cards Vendor and download the correct driver there...