TGE 1.4 demo not working??

#1 Does a console.log file get generated? See if there are any errors in that. It should be in the same folder where the .exe resides.

#2 Video Init:
Accelerated OpenGL display device not detected.
Accelerated D3D device not detected.
Voodoo 2 display device not detected.

Strange - does this mean that it cannot detect my video card? TGE has worked on my computer previously. Oh my... should I try to update my video card drivers or something? I can play games... like Battle for Middle Earth etc.... and DirectX9c works nicely on my computer.


*************************************************** console.log
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Synapse Gaming Lighting Pack for TGE - 1.4.6.0
Lighting Pack Core version: 2.2
Based on Torque version: 1.4
Compiled lighting options:
SG_LIGHTING - enabled
SG_USE_TERRAIN_COLOR_CORRECTION - enabled
SG_STATIC_LIGHT_SHADOWS_BLUR - enabled
SG_TRANSPARENT_INTERIORS - disabled
SG_ADVANCED_INTERIOR_LIGHTING - enabled
SG_ADVANCED_DYNAMIC_SHADOWS - enabled
SG_ADVANCED_DTS_DYNAMIC_LIGHTING - enabled
SG_ADVANCED_PARTICLE_LIGHTING - enabled
SG_OVEREXPOSED_SELFILLUMINATION - enabled
SG_INTERIOR_DETAILMAPPING - enabled

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Initializing chunk mappings...
o 'TEXT' maps to TextChunk
o 'SCHK' maps to UnknownChunk
o 'SCHK' maps to SimChunk
--------- Loading MODS ---------
Loading compiled script demo/main.cs.
Loading compiled script common/main.cs.
Missing file: common/defaults.cs!
Loading compiled script demo/client/defaults.cs.
Loading compiled script demo/server/defaults.cs.
Missing file: demo/client/prefs.cs!
Missing file: demo/server/prefs.cs!
Loading compiled script creator/main.cs.
Loading compiled script common/main.cs.
Missing file: common/defaults.cs!

--------- Parsing Arguments ---------

--------- Initializing MOD: Common ---------
Loading compiled script common/client/canvas.cs.
Loading compiled script common/client/audio.cs.

--------- Initializing MOD: Torque Demo ---------
Loading compiled script demo/client/init.cs.
Loading compiled script demo/server/init.cs.
Loading compiled script demo/data/init.cs.
Loading compiled script demo/data/terrains/highplains/propertyMap.cs.

--------- Initializing MOD: Torque Demo Server ---------
Loading compiled script common/server/audio.cs.
Loading compiled script common/server/server.cs.
Loading compiled script common/server/message.cs.
Loading compiled script common/server/commands.cs.
Loading compiled script common/server/missionInfo.cs.
Loading compiled script common/server/missionLoad.cs.
Loading compiled script common/server/missionDownload.cs.
Loading compiled script common/server/clientConnection.cs.
Loading compiled script common/server/kickban.cs.
Loading compiled script common/server/game.cs.
Loading compiled script demo/server/scripts/commands.cs.
Loading compiled script demo/server/scripts/centerPrint.cs.
Loading compiled script demo/server/scripts/game.cs.

--------- Initializing MOD: Torque Demo Client ---------
Loading compiled script demo/client/ui/customProfiles.cs.
Loading compiled script common/client/message.cs.
Loading compiled script common/client/mission.cs.
Loading compiled script common/client/missionDownload.cs.
Loading compiled script common/client/actionMap.cs.
Video Init:
Accelerated OpenGL display device not detected.
Accelerated D3D device not detected.
Voodoo 2 display device not detected.

"OpenGL" display device not found!
"OpenGL" display device not found!
"D3D" display device not found!
"Voodoo2" display device not found!
Loading compiled script common/ui/defaultProfiles.cs.
Loading compiled script common/ui/ConsoleDlg.gui.
Could not load this GL function: glGenTextures
Could not load this GL function: glBindTexture
Could not load this GL function: glTexImage2D
Could not load this GL function: glTexParameteri
Could not load this GL function: glTexParameteri
Could not load this GL function: glTexParameteri
Could not load this GL function: glTexParameteri
Could not load this GL function: glGenTextures
Could not load this GL function: glBindTexture
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(here are hundreds of "Could not load this GL function: ..." lines)

#3

Quote:
"OpenGL" display device not found!
"OpenGL" display device not found!
"D3D" display device not found!
"Voodoo2" display device not found!

Looks like it's trying to tell you that you don't have a video card - or at least not one that can run Torque.

#4 Bottom line, you simply don't have your opengl drivers installed. Grab the latest, greatest from nvidia.com.

#5 "downloading"...

#6 Okay... I download the latest driver: (btw - I also installed OpenAL prog)

Video driver details:

Date: 10.12.2005
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200
DirectX 9.0 or better (basically I have DX9c)

ForceWare: 81.89

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Same thing happens. I just won't work :(

Tested with some DX9 games... they worked fine.

Just downloaded ThinkTanks - tested: crashed. It won't work.

I now try to get OLD drivers back... let's see what happens.

#7 I also have a GeForce 4 Ti 4200 64MB AGP 8X card made by PNY Technologies and I have noticed that the 81.xx series drivers from nvidia break OpenGL terribly. Earlier ones would allow OpenGL to actually work, but rendering of textures just went completely nuts and it was quite noticable, but the only thing that does fix it is by downgrading to 71.xx series drivers. I am currently running 71.84 version drivers and they work perfectly fine for DirectX 9c and OpenGL 1.5 games.

I don't understand just what is going on with nvidia here lately, their backwards compatiblity has just gotten so pretty crappy here for the past several months.

Update:

Well looks like the 8x.xx series drivers are causing a lot of pain on the nvidia driver forums. Problems are: video component options disappeared, dual-core optimizations causing crashs, OpenGL and Direct3D rendering problems, a lot more BSoDs, and Photoshop & Paint Shop Pro artist tools are fobared due to some bug in the drivers (interesting huh? ;).

#8 I made a rollback (cannot remember the driver version... it was from year 2004 anyway). Did not work :(

I had ASUS card in my computer... now I took away the drivers for that card (not sure if it messes up something, even when they are not in use...)

I try now one time more... fingers crossed...

#9 HAH! It works. A miracle! :)

Excellent! :D

Good ol' *fingers* - always works when you cross 'em ;)

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Now I go and MOD that demo :)