Hi all,
I've been playing EECH for years over various hardware and OS upgrades and never had a problem until I switched to Windows 10 x64 - EECH always 'just worked', even with Windows 7 x64. I'm just trying to get EECH to work (not messing with EEAH).
Now it
always crashes with a "DIRECTP: Unable to create DirectPlay4A" error during the "Loading...COMMS" part of the startup.
I've tried clean installs of the GOG and CD versions I own, same error - either vanilla install or modded.
I've tried every compatibility setting windows has, run as admin, nothing.
Tried to follow the install tips, troubleshooting FAQ, constantly deleting the game.cfg and EECH.ini files, nothing.
Updated graphics drivers, nothing.
Reinstalled DirectX, nothing.
Tried searching these forums and the GOG forums about users experiencing similar issues and while there have been a couple of posts found, they list no helpful information. "It eventually just worked!" Sigh.
My only thoughts are I might have to add some previous patch version to the vanilla install before the allmods patch, but have no idea what version or where to get it???
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help me Obi Wan Kenobi's you're my only hope.
I LOVE EECH, I have hundreds of hours into it and its hands down my favorite flight sim I've ever played.
Any help/advice would be GREATLY appreciated!
AMD FX-8350 CPU
GTX 960
Windows 10 Pro x64
Saitek X45 flight stick (not plugged in until I get EECH to run)
16GB mem
-ORC
My last attempt at clean GOG install + eech-allmods-1.16.0FIX1-installer
.....EECH DEBUG RESULTS BELOW......Version number = 01.16 @ 0.00
Apache Havoc is NOT installed @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 640 x 480 @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 720 x 480 @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 720 x 480 @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 720 x 576 @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 800 x 600 @ 0.00
Resolution 800 x 600 accepted @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 800 x 600 @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1024 x 768 @ 0.00
Resolution 1024 x 768 accepted @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1152 x 864 @ 0.00
Resolution 1152 x 864 accepted @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1176 x 664 @ 0.00
Resolution 1176 x 664 accepted @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1176 x 664 @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1176 x 664 @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1280 x 720 @ 0.00
Resolution 1280 x 720 accepted @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1280 x 720 @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1280 x 720 @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1280 x 768 @ 0.00
Resolution 1280 x 768 accepted @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1280 x 800 @ 0.00
Resolution 1280 x 800 accepted @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1280 x 960 @ 0.00
Resolution 1280 x 960 accepted @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1280 x 1024 @ 0.00
Resolution 1280 x 1024 accepted @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1360 x 768 @ 0.00
Resolution 1360 x 768 accepted @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1366 x 768 @ 0.00
Resolution 1366 x 768 accepted @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1600 x 900 @ 0.00
Resolution 1600 x 900 accepted @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1600 x 1024 @ 0.00
Resolution 1600 x 1024 accepted @ 0.00
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1600 x 1024 @ 0.10
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1680 x 1050 @ 0.10
Resolution 1680 x 1050 accepted @ 0.10
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1680 x 1050 @ 0.10
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1768 x 992 @ 0.10
Resolution 1768 x 992 accepted @ 0.10
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1768 x 992 @ 0.10
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1768 x 992 @ 0.10
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1920 x 1080 @ 0.10
Resolution 1920 x 1080 accepted @ 0.10
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1920 x 1080 @ 0.10
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1920 x 1080 @ 0.10
Graphics adapter supports resolution 1440 x 900 @ 0.10
Resolution 1440 x 900 accepted @ 0.10
Set viewport success @ 0.10
Installing event stack @ 0.10
Installing ui @ 0.10
Initialising ui system @ 0.10
Initialising ui font @ 0.10
Creating font Arial ( 15 ) @ 0.10
Using font: Arial @ 0.10
Creating font Arial ( 17 ) @ 0.30
Using font: Arial @ 0.30
Creating font Arial ( 17 ) @ 0.50
Using font: Arial @ 0.50
Creating font Arial ( 18 ) @ 0.60
Using font: Arial @ 0.60
Creating font Arial ( 18 ) @ 0.80
Using font: Arial @ 0.80
Creating font Arial ( 23 ) @ 1.00
Using font: Arial @ 1.00
Creating font Arial ( 23 ) @ 1.20
Using font: Arial @ 1.20
Creating font Arial ( 23 ) @ 1.40
Using font: Arial @ 1.40
Creating font Arial ( 23 ) @ 1.60
Using font: Arial @ 1.60
Creating font Arial ( 23 ) @ 1.80
Using font: Arial @ 1.80
Creating font Arial ( 29 ) @ 2.10
Using font: Arial @ 2.10
Creating font Arial ( 29 ) @ 2.30
Using font: Arial @ 2.30
Creating font Impact ( 44 ) @ 2.70
Using font: Impact @ 2.70
Creating font Arial ( 14 ) @ 3.20
Using font: Arial @ 3.20
Initialising ui objects @ 3.40
Initialising ui menus @ 3.40
Processing language file ..\common\data\language\TLATE0.DAT @ 3.40
Processing language file ..\common\data\language\TLATE1.DAT @ 3.40
Processing language file ..\common\data\language\TLATE2.DAT @ 3.40
Processing language file ..\common\data\language\TLATE3.DAT @ 3.40
Processing language file ..\common\data\language\TLATE4.DAT @ 3.40
Processing language file ..\common\data\language\TLATE5.DAT @ 3.40
Processing language file ..\common\data\language\TLATE6.DAT @ 3.40
Initialising ui mouseptr @ 3.40
Finished brief install @ 3.40
Checking installation file for: C:\Enemy Engaged\cohokum\game.cfg @ 3.40
SAVED GLOBAL OPTIONS @ 3.40
Opening graphics files @ 3.50
Initialising maths library @ 3.50
Initialising CD audio @ 3.50
Initialising joysticks @ 3.60
Initialising trackIR @ 3.60
Initialising update function list @ 3.60
Initialising direct play @ 3.60
DIRECTP: Unable to create DirectPlayLobby: NO_DPLAY_ERROR_MESSAGE_FOUND @ 12.80
************************************ FATAL ***********************************
DIRECTP: Unable to create DirectPlay4A
Screens destroyed: 16 @ 12.80
EOF.
