#3971626 - 06/23/14 07:44 AM
Re: Can LB2 be made to run on Win 8.1?
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Ok, it has something to do with the X-45. when the X-45 is plugged in I get the CTD when a mission ends, with it unplugged, all is well. I removed all the X-45 drivers and even deleted all the stuff in the Windows/temp/ Saitek folder but it still CTD with the X-45 plugged in. I checked to make sure all the knobs were centered.
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#3972248 - 06/24/14 02:58 PM
Re: Can LB2 be made to run on Win 8.1?
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Hi again kaboom, Nowadays my knowledge is a little rusty to say the least, but I believe other people have had the same issue as you... myself included. I noticed that I got no post-mission CTD when I didn't have my joystick plugged in, which is a by no means fancy Logitech Attack3. Obviously it's impossible to play the game with no joystick though! The crash must be to do with one or multiple contributing factors... USB connection, too many axis, too many buttons... who knows? I wouldn't have thought it's to do with joystick drivers and I know for certain in my case it's not any conflicting profiler software because my joystick doesn't have any.
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#3974724 - 06/29/14 11:17 PM
Re: Can LB2 be made to run on Win 8.1?
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Which slot is the joystick reported as by Windows. EAW had a similar problem untill they reprogramed it to recognize more then one joystick was possible. it's just a guess. No idea how to check that lol. More experimenting today, tried using my old Gravis GamePad Pro USB and got exactly the same CTD as the X-45 in both the USB-2 slots and USB-3 slots. Just to see what happened I plugged my phone into the USB with no game controller attached and there was no crash. Also tried disabling the touch-pad but that left me with no way to navigate the menu and thus no real way to test that. Still looking for answers :-(
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#3974749 - 06/30/14 01:17 AM
Re: Can LB2 be made to run on Win 8.1?
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No idea how to check that lol. In XP is it settings, then control panel, then game controller. The placement in the list had to be the first one for EAW. Like I said, I'm guessing.
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#3978916 - 07/10/14 01:38 AM
Re: Can LB2 be made to run on Win 8.1?
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Hey all. I have tried Windows XP without much success. I do however have a standard laptop touch screen with Windows 8. So far Longbow 2 has ran near flawless. In an earlier post I mentioned running LB2 at a higher resolution. When I run LB2 on Windows 8, I seem to get a somewhat higher resolution, rather than the 640x480 resolution.
To help those in need I thought I would post what I did to run this beloved game. Before I do post a small guide, I wish to post my system specs:
RAM: 4GB OS: Windows 8 Pro w/ Media Center CPU: Intel i5-3337U 1.8ghz GPU: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Playing LB2: 1. Install LB2 from disc images or CDs 2. Apply Flyboys patch - I did a global replace of all files (copy> paste > yes to all files replace) 3. DO NOT Install a glide wrapper such as dgVoodoo - this seems to make things unstable 4. Run the lb2cfg utility and selected Direct 3D w/Riva video card selected 5. Right click the LB2 desktop icon > select properties > compatibility > check Windows 98/Me 6. Run the game
Notes: The game has not crashed on me, at all. I completed all tutorials and every pre-generated mission successfully. My screen resolution looks pretty decent, and appears to be higher than 640x480 in game. If you wish to slow down your CPU because the game is too fast, I found that using PriFinity along with CPU Killer 3, with settings of 1 CPU checked in PriFinity and 5% stop rate in CPU Killer 3, does have some effect. Please note that I have only used the CPU slow down tools in Windows XP.
I hope this helps someone out.
Houndhell
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#3978995 - 07/10/14 08:12 AM
Re: Can LB2 be made to run on Win 8.1?
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Hey all. I have tried Windows XP without much success. I do however have a standard laptop touch screen with Windows 8. So far Longbow 2 has ran near flawless. In an earlier post I mentioned running LB2 at a higher resolution. When I run LB2 on Windows 8, I seem to get a somewhat higher resolution, rather than the 640x480 resolution.
To help those in need I thought I would post what I did to run this beloved game. Before I do post a small guide, I wish to post my system specs:
RAM: 4GB OS: Windows 8 Pro w/ Media Center CPU: Intel i5-3337U 1.8ghz GPU: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Playing LB2: 1. Install LB2 from disc images or CDs 2. Apply Flyboys patch - I did a global replace of all files (copy> paste > yes to all files replace) 3. DO NOT Install a glide wrapper such as dgVoodoo - this seems to make things unstable 4. Run the lb2cfg utility and selected Direct 3D w/Riva video card selected 5. Right click the LB2 desktop icon > select properties > compatibility > check Windows 98/Me 6. Run the game
Notes: The game has not crashed on me, at all. I completed all tutorials and every pre-generated mission successfully. My screen resolution looks pretty decent, and appears to be higher than 640x480 in game. If you wish to slow down your CPU because the game is too fast, I found that using PriFinity along with CPU Killer 3, with settings of 1 CPU checked in PriFinity and 5% stop rate in CPU Killer 3, does have some effect. Please note that I have only used the CPU slow down tools in Windows XP.
I hope this helps someone out.
Houndhell
LB2 looks pretty on my 8.1 Dell laptop as well and SEEMS to be in a higher rez. Have you been able to run it with a USB controller plugged in? That's where my system fails and CTD after any mission.
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#3979723 - 07/11/14 05:49 PM
Re: Can LB2 be made to run on Win 8.1?
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LB2 looks pretty on my 8.1 Dell laptop as well and SEEMS to be in a higher rez. Have you been able to run it with a USB controller plugged in? That's where my system fails and CTD after any mission.
Actually yes I have been able to use a USB controller. I use the Thrustmaster HOTAS controller with a good success rate. I can do several things; switch weapons, adjust throttle, rudders and switch between 2D and 3D cockpits. I have not however, been able to use the Hat controller on the joystick to view around the cockpit. To work around this, I have been able to use the Alt+Joystick to look around in the 3D cockpit. The only drawback I have seen is to be able to view the MFD screens in 3D mode. The screens do not update in this mode. I will try to find a work around for it. On another note, I am looking to build a helo sim that is very close the LB2. Of course it would be free and the SDLC would be very exntensive (dev time) of which, research,modeling,functionality,testing etc., would take place. I will display the work in progress here (I hope that is ok with the Mods to do so!). HH
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#3980306 - 07/13/14 05:00 AM
Re: Can LB2 be made to run on Win 8.1?
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WHOO HOOOOOO! IT'S WORKING WITH THE X-45!!!Windowz did a major update a day or two ago and I decided to give LB2 and the X-45 another chance and ( crossing fingers ) IT'S RUNNING! Had one issue where after leaving the game and unplugging the stick I had no touch pad control here on the laptop, and had to re-boot. This MIGHT have been because I unplugged the stick too soon after leaving the game, dunno. I have only jumped in and out of "instant action" so far but every time it has been working. Will see if adding nGlide messes it up or not. Will check in later after flying it on the big screen
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#3985572 - 07/24/14 07:40 PM
Re: Can LB2 be made to run on Win 8.1?
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Obviously it's impossible to play the game with no joystick though!
Everyones going to laugh, but I have NEVER used a joystick with LB2. Didn't have one when I first found the game and after spending the first year using the keyboard, when I did get a joystick I HATED it, went back to the keyboard. Ok, commence laughing.
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#3985808 - 07/25/14 06:51 AM
Re: Can LB2 be made to run on Win 8.1?
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Obviously it's impossible to play the game with no joystick though!
Everyones going to laugh, but I have NEVER used a joystick with LB2. Didn't have one when I first found the game and after spending the first year using the keyboard, when I did get a joystick I HATED it, went back to the keyboard. Ok, commence laughing. Not gonna laugh, just perplexed, having a half-way realistic LB2 running with a separate stick and throttle/collective are what sims are all about. But I have to admit I never understood all the home-built cockpit people either. As long as you're happy with your set-up I'm happy for you :-)
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#3986353 - 07/26/14 05:19 PM
Re: Can LB2 be made to run on Win 8.1?
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Obviously it's impossible to play the game with no joystick though!
Everyones going to laugh, but I have NEVER used a joystick with LB2. Didn't have one when I first found the game and after spending the first year using the keyboard, when I did get a joystick I HATED it, went back to the keyboard. Ok, commence laughing. Not gonna laugh, just perplexed, having a half-way realistic LB2 running with a separate stick and throttle/collective are what sims are all about. But I have to admit I never understood all the home-built cockpit people either. As long as you're happy with your set-up I'm happy for you :-) Yea I'm hoping to get an X-52 next month if I can get the game to stop chain crashing. Can't get through a single training mission without constant crashing or freezing. Just reinstalled it a couple days ago.
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#3986359 - 07/26/14 05:26 PM
Re: Can LB2 be made to run on Win 8.1?
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Obviously it's impossible to play the game with no joystick though!
Everyones going to laugh, but I have NEVER used a joystick with LB2. Didn't have one when I first found the game and after spending the first year using the keyboard, when I did get a joystick I HATED it, went back to the keyboard. Ok, commence laughing. Not gonna laugh, just perplexed, having a half-way realistic LB2 running with a separate stick and throttle/collective are what sims are all about. But I have to admit I never understood all the home-built cockpit people either. As long as you're happy with your set-up I'm happy for you :-) Yea I'm hoping to get an X-52 next month if I can get the game to stop chain crashing. Can't get through a single training mission without constant crashing or freezing. Just reinstalled it a couple days ago. I purposely avoided the X-52, too many problems, I got my second X-45 around a year ago off eBay for like $20.
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