gametechmods

Robot Arena => General Support => Topic started by: TheUnknownRobotics on September 25, 2015, 10:33:57 PM

Title: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: TheUnknownRobotics on September 25, 2015, 10:33:57 PM
DSL, Original, Iron Forge, and the Robot Wars Mod all don't work. Am I not able to play on this computer?
(What happens is that everything opens up fine. I can make my own robot. However, when it comes to anything stage related (choosing a stage is blank all the time, the garage, and events), the game crashes. I try reinstalling and also readding the arenas, but it ain't working.)
 :(
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: Mecha on September 25, 2015, 10:36:21 PM
ra2 works fine for me on windows 8
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on September 25, 2015, 10:40:54 PM
Put it on a flash drive. Then just install a clean copy to the PC if you have to. I've ever had any compatibility issues and all your RA2 sh** is just a few clicks away no matter what PC you're using at the time.

Used this for PCs running XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 8.1.
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: Reier on September 25, 2015, 11:15:34 PM
try xp compatibility too if you haven't yet
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: TheUnknownRobotics on September 25, 2015, 11:25:51 PM
try xp compatibility too if you haven't yet
Tried it. Didn't work.

Put it on a flash drive. Then just install a clean copy to the PC if you have to. I've ever had any compatibility issues and all your RA2 sh** is just a few clicks away no matter what PC you're using at the time.

Used this for PCs running XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 8.1.
I'll try that (BTW, what do you mean my crap?)
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: TommyProductionsInc on September 25, 2015, 11:27:59 PM
It works for my Windows 8 computer.
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on September 25, 2015, 11:33:25 PM
Put it on a flash drive. Then just install a clean copy to the PC if you have to. I've ever had any compatibility issues and all your RA2 sh** is just a few clicks away no matter what PC you're using at the time.

Used this for PCs running XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 8.1.
I'll try that (BTW, what do you mean my crap?)
Bots, different mods, AI lines, PY files, etc. I even keep my screenshots and that sort of thing on mine.

I use a 16GB flash drive, but that's overkill for the amount of stuff I have.
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: TheUnknownRobotics on September 26, 2015, 10:43:33 AM
Anyone know the cause of this? (Looking for a big enough USB that I'm allowed to use)
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: Reier on September 26, 2015, 12:19:02 PM
once in a while I accidentally delete some random file in ra2 by accident. A clean install fixes this for me, but it sounds like you may have already tried this. You are using the version from the download section and not the CD version I assume?
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: TheUnknownRobotics on September 26, 2015, 02:28:17 PM
once in a while I accidentally delete some random file in ra2 by accident. A clean install fixes this for me, but it sounds like you may have already tried this. You are using the version from the download section and not the CD version I assume?
Yes (that includes all mods as well that don't need the DSL copy to be pasted over, like Robot Wars RA2 Mod)
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: TheUnknownRobotics on March 21, 2016, 08:18:19 PM
I decided to bump this back up to see if there are any possible explanation and a way to fix.
Just giving details again, whenever I start the battle, go on the garage, or even go to a tournament on any RA2 game, it seems to not load any arenas. There's not even 1 arena in the selection screen when choosing to battle. Might it be a program I set default to open the file with (highly unlikely, but letting you know, it's automatically set to open with notepad +), or is it something I need to install on my computer? If you need to know anything on my computer, let me know


Again, sorry for bumping.
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: The Red Blur on March 22, 2016, 02:14:38 AM
I decided to bump this back up to see if there are any possible explanation and a way to fix.
Just giving details again, whenever I start the battle, go on the garage, or even go to a tournament on any RA2 game, it seems to not load any arenas. There's not even 1 arena in the selection screen when choosing to battle. Might it be a program I set default to open the file with (highly unlikely, but letting you know, it's automatically set to open with notepad +), or is it something I need to install on my computer? If you need to know anything on my computer, let me know


Again, sorry for bumping.

Are you playing the game in full screen, or windowed?
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: TheUnknownRobotics on March 22, 2016, 08:21:57 AM
I decided to bump this back up to see if there are any possible explanation and a way to fix.
Just giving details again, whenever I start the battle, go on the garage, or even go to a tournament on any RA2 game, it seems to not load any arenas. There's not even 1 arena in the selection screen when choosing to battle. Might it be a program I set default to open the file with (highly unlikely, but letting you know, it's automatically set to open with notepad +), or is it something I need to install on my computer? If you need to know anything on my computer, let me know


Again, sorry for bumping.

Are you playing the game in full screen, or windowed?

I tried both methods. I'll try again just to make sure
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: Resetti's Replicas on March 22, 2016, 11:00:19 AM
Have you tried adding the arenas but saying "no" to overwriting anything?
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: TheUnknownRobotics on March 22, 2016, 11:19:33 PM
Have you tried adding the arenas but saying "no" to overwriting anything?
That's a weird method. Once I try the above one, Ill do his.
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: Reier on March 22, 2016, 11:55:18 PM
I think what sonny is saying is if you did do that it would likely give you errors and he was making sure that you didn't
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: TheUnknownRobotics on March 23, 2016, 04:18:58 PM
I think what sonny is saying is if you did do that it would likely give you errors and he was making sure that you didn't
Oh... well, if I could remember, I never really did anything with the files. Right now, I'm trying to download the DSL version, but my computers keeps f-ing up, that I need to cancel (probably just due to my internet, but it should be fine today)
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: Reier on March 23, 2016, 04:37:34 PM
I'd try just installing a copy from the "working game" section of the downloads if you're not doing that already
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: Meganerdbomb on March 25, 2016, 09:58:00 AM
You gotta go to your windows folder and delete system32 that's the program that keeps RA2 from working properly.
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: Naryar on March 25, 2016, 10:37:29 AM
You gotta go to your windows folder and delete system32 that's the program that keeps RA2 from working properly.

don't troll in technical support, bud. You've done enough funny stuff lately, so chill.
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: TheUnknownRobotics on March 25, 2016, 12:48:24 PM
You gotta go to your windows folder and delete system32 that's the program that keeps RA2 from working properly.

don't troll in technical support, bud. You've done enough funny stuff lately, so chill.
Don't worry, I know what it does anyways :/

I would print screen or even press the screenshot button, but it keeps coming up as a black screen.
Might it be with my computer? Do I need to change settings or something, like how it reads the arena files?
Title: Re: Robot Arena 2 Not Working on Windows 8?
Post by: The Red Blur on March 25, 2016, 05:44:05 PM
You gotta go to your windows folder and delete system32 that's the program that keeps RA2 from working properly.

don't troll in technical support, bud. You've done enough funny stuff lately, so chill.
Don't worry, I know what it does anyways :/

I would print screen or even press the screenshot button, but it keeps coming up as a black screen.
Might it be with my computer? Do I need to change settings or something, like how it reads the arena files?

Same thing happens to me. I just put it in windowed mode and it works just fine.