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#4125638 - 05/27/15 05:00 PM Battle of Britain II  
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Oh blimey!! I finally got the WWII flying game I've always wanted.......brand new, out of the box,perfect. Everything loaded smoothly, etc. Problem: The program won't launch!! I get a black screen with a message box containing the message: "Resolution Not Supported?" I have tried EVERYthing I know, read everything I could find, downloaded patches, and still it won't launch. Tried every resolution from highest to lowest, tried running it in all possible compatibility modes, tried reinstalling it,etc. I'm not a "techie" and I REALLY want to fly this game! Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Running Windows 7
EMachines Desktop PC
Intel Celeroc 450 2.20GHz 64 bit
NVIDIA GeForce 7050

Inline advert (2nd and 3rd post)

#4125698 - 05/27/15 07:01 PM Re: Battle of Britain II [Re: mannawar]  
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I think that is an integrated graphics card, if memory serves they have struggled to run the game (certainly the 3D part) probably best to have a look here.

http://a2asimulations.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=17

You should'nt need any compatibility mode, in properties you should run as administrator, disable visual themes and desktop composition.

Best of luck its still a great game.

S!

#4125954 - 05/28/15 12:00 PM Re: Battle of Britain II [Re: Cherkasov54]  
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Thanks for taking the time to reply...........so far it's still a "no fly zone." But I'll keep at it; I've still got some older posts to go through. Take care.....

#4126330 - 05/29/15 06:02 AM Re: Battle of Britain II [Re: mannawar]  
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Hi. It's not entirely clear that the 70650 is the problem.
We have had some limited (not really acceptable) success with
the highest tier of the newest Intel integrated graphics chips
- the HD 4000 series - and no success with other Intel integrated
graphics, but nVidia chipsets have worked in high performance
laptops, so an nvidia integrated video is not an immediate
fail. Unfortunately, I'm not immediately finding much information
on the 7050 spec, even on the nVidia website. It does sound
like it should support 1080x1920.

So, let's wander through the other aspects of the install.
Are you running the original disc install, or have you added
the latest patch? And, is it failing at the immediate launch,
or only when you try to start the 3D?

The original CD wants to start at 1024x768, which was the standard
display when it was produced (for the intro screen, not the 3D). It
will usually accept an alternate, but every once in a while someone
gets a machine where it won't. Later patches are a bit more forgiving.
One way to force the intro to launch is to open the bdg.txt file
and edit it to set the variable "Force windowed mode" to ON. The
program main menu will then open in a 600x800 window, regardless
of screen resolution. You should then be able to go to the GFX
menu under Options, and select display resolutions (you want to
set "Use Windows Desktop resolution" to OFF, as it does not play well
with new 16x9 displays) from the dropdown menus there. You will have
to go back to bdg.txt and set windowed mode back to OFF to get the
proper full screen display back.



#4126593 - 05/29/15 08:49 PM Re: Battle of Britain II [Re: mannawar]  
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Dug this out which isnt very encouraging I'm afraid.

http://www.game-debate.com/hardware/?gid=335&graphics=GeForce%207050

I did think that the problem with the integrated cards doesnt usually arise until you try and fly so there is probably another issue at work.
BOB II in effect is 2 games, and the 2D strategy based Commander game is worthwhile in its own right.

Best of luck

S!

#4126712 - 05/30/15 05:31 AM Re: Battle of Britain II [Re: mannawar]  
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Yipes. It seems the 7050 uses 256MB of main
bus RAM, it has no onboard memory. 256MB is,
umm, kinda respectable for a 2004 vintage vid
card, if it's on-board. 256MB shared is just
grim. Well, on one hand I'm not too surprised;
nVidia has for a long time used a numbering
system where the second digit represents the
performance class, and this one with that system
rates 0.

So, look at spending something over $75 dollars for
a gamer discrete video card, and get something
in the top ten or twelve tiers of the Tom's
hierarchy chart here http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html
rather than one which places fourth from the bottom
(out of 37 levels, which include cards going back
to 2002, most of which are higher on that chart).
Check to make sure your computer's power supply has
enough wattage to drive the card. It will require
upgrading if it's under ~350W, another ~$50 cost.


#4127074 - 05/31/15 02:51 PM Re: Battle of Britain II [Re: PV1]  
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Thanks one and all for replying. Well, I've gotten farther than I ever have before by doing this simple thing:
I changed the desktop text size from 150% down to 125%, and low and behold it launched!! I got to the menu, and I was able to choose various setting for my flight.
Blimey again! NOW the problem is that the program stops working after 1-2 minutes of flight. VERY annoying!! I will return to bob2 posts, as I am sure there must be something there addressing the problem. Also, I thought of restoring my system to an earlier date and reloading the whole program.
One of these days I'll get to fly..................

#4136063 - 06/18/15 03:28 PM Re: Battle of Britain II [Re: PV1]  
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Thanks for taking the time to offer your reply. It was actually very helpful, and I'm finally "airborn."


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