Author Topic: Question (Read 2724 times)

KingOfNerds · « **on:** March 21, 2006, 04:07:08 PM »

I found a very strange error right after I installed DSL. Nothing in the paint shop except importing custom paint has any effect whatsoever. Also, when I try to take a snapshot of any of my bots, all it shows is a white screen instead of a picture of my bot. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

goose · « **Reply #1 on:** March 22, 2006, 11:32:57 AM »

hmm, this is a first time I have heard of this issue.

does everthing else work fine?

what version of the game do you have? what grphics card?

KingOfNerds · « **Reply #2 on:** March 22, 2006, 03:09:03 PM »

Everything else in the game works fine. I have DSL-TC v1.2 with the full version of Firebeetle's component pack, DarkRat Packs 2 & 3, and Lutze's component pack. My graphics card is a 32MB AGP 3D that came with the machine. The most puzzling thing is that before I downloaded DSL-TC, the photograph and paint features worked fine. Below should be a link to a screenshot of what happens.

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/7896/glitch1um.png

ACAMS · « **Reply #3 on:** March 22, 2006, 08:16:48 PM »

I had that problem once when I loaded my stuff on my daughers comp.
I forgot what I did to fix it, but I think I installed the old v1.2 without installing v1.0 first and when I redid it all was OK.

KingOfNerds · « **Reply #4 on:** March 22, 2006, 09:17:40 PM »

Should I just run the v1.2.exe again, or do I have to uninstall RA2 completely?

ACAMS · « **Reply #5 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:33:33 AM »

I would/probably did uninstall and completely reinstall in this order

#1- Install Robot Arena 2
#2- Copy/Paste the Robot Arena 2 Folder in Infogrames and rename to
"Robot Arena2 v1.0" (don't put bots in with cannon,flamers or hoovers)
#3- Unzip the NO_CD patch for 1.0 to the 1.0 folder and run patch.
#4- Install the RA2 v1.2 patch
#5- Unzip v1.2 NO_CD patch to Robot Arena2 folder
#6- Copy/Paste Robot Arena2 folder and rename to
"Robot Arena2 Clean" (this will be the clean folder to copy/paste)
#7- Make new empty folder on desktop and install DSL-TC v1.0 to it
#8- Drag contents to Robot Arena2 folder and rename folder
"Robot Arena2 DSL v1.2 (be sure to overwrite all files)
#9- Install DSL-TC v1.2 patch to now empty folder on the desk top
#10- Drag contents to Robot Arena2 DSL v1.2 folder and overwrite files
#11- Copy/Paste Robot Arena2 Clean and rename to Robot Arena2 SCv3
#12- Unzip Starcore v3.0 to Robot Arena2 SCv3 and put your saved bots
in the Robot Designs folder and replace Teams with your old Teams
folder
#13- Copy/Paste Robot Arena2 Clean folder and rename to
"Robot Arena2 DSL v2.0
#14- Wait patiently!!!

KingOfNerds · « **Reply #6 on:** March 23, 2006, 02:37:37 PM »

I have the disk version of RA2, but it should still work. Is there a way to save my created bots?

ACAMS · « **Reply #7 on:** March 23, 2006, 06:15:57 PM »

Yes...save your Robot Designs folder and your Teams folder and put in any RA2 folder you make...EXCEPT v1.0 if your bots have DSL parts or cannons, flame throwers, or hoover engines.
You can't put DSL bots OR teams in any folder except DSL folders.
You can also save any special textures you made and put in the Texture Library (BUT if you knew how to make textures then you would already know that)

Mr. Weedy · « **Reply #8 on:** March 24, 2006, 12:02:56 PM »

And remember to have the disc in your drive when you are patching the game.

KingOfNerds · « **Reply #9 on:** March 25, 2006, 12:58:39 PM »

Nope, it didn't work. Should I try using the patch for the downloaded version instead of the CD version?

mean2u · « **Reply #10 on:** March 25, 2006, 05:05:01 PM »

Umm, it might not be that. Try turning down your color from 32 bit to 16 bit.

KingOfNerds · « **Reply #11 on:** March 26, 2006, 07:19:27 AM »

That was it. Thanks everyone.