need some help...

xloudandnoisy · Post by **xloudandnoisy** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 3:31 am

first of all, if this post is in the wrong section.... sorry. new to these forums.

also, this just may not be the place for this post, but interplay's site is down, so i picked a random forum to seek help with.

but i digress. fallout tactics installs fine on my computer (xp, well above requirements) but when i try and play the game, when i start it, the screen just goes black. when i ctrl+alt+del i see an error message stating "C:\dev\phoenix\display\directx7\dd7_display.cpp9715): **fatal error**: Could not create primary and back surfaces." this is then followed by an error message stating that the application abnormally quit. what confuses me about the directx7 part of the message, is that i have directx9 installed :/

any input? thanks.

xloudandnoisy · Post by **xloudandnoisy** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 3:37 am

furthermore, the directory listed doesn't exist on my computer. or even anything close to it, for that matter.

xloudandnoisy · Post by **xloudandnoisy** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 4:28 am

i definately just noticed the "technical support" thread... sorry

Fez · Post by **Fez** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 4:48 am

Any info on your system and drivers? Is this the first time you've installed it? Is it a new problem? Have you got the latest patch for the game? It's 1.27 for the English version. It might help people to spot a problem, sort of standard procedure with technical help.

The game says DX7 as it only uses the older parts of DX, so even though you have DX9 installed, it will still be a DX7 (or whatever version) game. It's the engine that determines what it needs.