Huari in v.99a

[Darth Saber]

I thought that the Huari were supposed to be friendly, and send you out on missions? The Huari in v.99a want to kill me with wanton and gratutitous violence! I even downloaded the huari-fix mod from Xelerus; but they still want me dead. I placed it in the extensions folder, as well as in a separate folder which I named "Transcendence Source Files," in accordance with advice received from an earlier post in another fourum on this site.

Now what do I have to do to get on the Huari's good side?

"I do not believe it; that is why you fail" Conversation between Luke and Yoda in Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi 8)

[Periculi]

Try going for some Sung first, and get 099b.

[Bobby]

your save may break in the upgrade, but do upgrade anyway. it may be too late to make them friendly, depending on your actions.

[Darth Saber]

Thank you for your advice; I will follow it. Go for the Sung first, and upgrade to 99b. Ok guys, now I have another problem that needs answers:

When playing Transcendence, I suddenly receive an inconveniet problem error message; then a backup log is made, and the game is terminated. This has happened in both v.99d and in v.99a. When I restart the game, sometimes I can pick back up where the game crashed, and sometimes I receive the error message again. This has necessitated my cloning of the save files and their subsequent removal into a separate folder as a backup.
George, friends, any advice?

"May the force be with you." Han Solo to Luke Skywalker in Ep. IV A New Hope 8)

[Bobby]

if you are using a save file from a previous version(my .99a save was fataly corrupted moving to .99b) that could cause a crash.

other than that you could try with the /dx switch.

[Darth Saber]

What /dx switch, and how do I use it?

On the by and by, I am not using an old save. Each version is on a separate hard drive partition along with all of its files. I simply make a backup copy of the current save so that when the game crashes, I can still play with the same save without having to start back at Eridani.

"I want those two droids cleaned up and working on the south ridge by morning." Owen Lars to his nephew Luke Skywalker Ep. IV A New Hope 8)

[Fatboy]

simple, just right-click anywhere in your Transcendence folder, the click on the New submenu, and the click the Text Document button, then rename the text document to Transcendence.bat, then right-click on it and click edit and type this in.

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Transcendence.exe /dx

[Darth Saber]

Your instructions shall be followed, to the letter.
Thanks a lot Fatboy!

"I'm taking him now!" Anakin Skywalker to General Kenobi Ep. II: The Clone Wars 8)

[Bobby]

once that is done you must doubleclick the new file, and it will start trancscendence.

make sure it is saved as a .bat file, not a text file named transcendence.bat, it should resemble this.

EDIT: this method can also be used to start in debug mode.(transcendence.exe /debug)

you may also try typing in "start transcendence.exe /dx" and the black window should go away immediately.

[Sheltem]

simple, just right-click anywhere in your Transcendence folder, the click on the New submenu, and the click the Text Document button, then rename the text document to Transcendence.bat, then right-click on it and click edit and type this in.

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Transcendence.exe /dx

Windows is able to create shortcuts
These .pif files can be created by right click on the target file "create shortcut" and then be edited by right click "properties"

there is a line: target: drive:yourtranscfolder\transcendence.exe
you can change this to: drive:yourtranscfolder\transcendence.exe /dx

other modes: /dx /windowed /debug

You cant tell me none of you* knew that ?!

*: Fatboy, Bobby

[Darth Saber]

Yes, sheltem, I can tell you that. My computer experiance is limited to the following:

Recieved first computer circa 1994: NEC Powermate 386 33i (intel processor)
It ran Windows 3.1 and DOS 6.2. On this machine I learned the basics of QBasic programming.

Received next computer circa 1998: Acer 486 DX. It ran Windows 3.11 and DOS 6.2. My skill were somewhat improved, but I never had anyone who was willing to teach or show me how to program.

Built a computer in 2003 with my father's assistance: PIII 600 Mhz processor; 640 MB SDram; PNY GeForce 5500 graphics card; old CRT monitor; AWARD bios; runs Windows XP Home and Windows 98.

This is what I currently use. My programming skills are with QBasic and some limited web page creation with Microsoft Frontpage Express and Web Easy 7.

Shortcuts I know about; I do not, however know about the switches used in Transcendence. By using Notepad, I am able to look at the mods and see how you program; this gives me insights and helps to to atempt to create my own mods. However, I do not know how to program the way in which you do; I sincerely wish I did. Sorry if I seem to unload on you guys, but I would not have told you what I have, if I did not think it necessary for you to know where I am comming from, and why I seem to ask questions to which I should already know the answers.
Darth Saber

"Join me, and together we can restore order to the galaxy"
Darth Vader to his son, Luke Skywalker Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back 8)

[Fatboy]

simple, just right-click anywhere in your Transcendence folder, the click on the New submenu, and the click the Text Document button, then rename the text document to Transcendence.bat, then right-click on it and click edit and type this in.

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Transcendence.exe /dx

Windows is able to create shortcuts
These .pif files can be created by right click on the target file "create shortcut" and then be edited by right click "properties"

there is a line: target: drive:yourtranscfolder\transcendence.exe
you can change this to: drive:yourtranscfolder\transcendence.exe /dx

other modes: /dx /windowed /debug

You cant tell me none of you* knew that ?!

*: Fatboy, Bobby

I knew that you could make shortcuts for it too.

[Sheltem]

fine

We know, modern people are not familar with computers, slightly with windows, not a bit with DOS, so why do you chose to describe the DOS way ?
Shall we keep DOS alive ? MS doesnt, so we dont really have a chance ... or ?

... I was just wondering ... no anxiety please.

[Fatboy]

I guess I didn't feel like doing shortcut instructions.

[Darth Saber]

There are many of us, sheltem, who love the way of the DOS, and are not willing to let it collect dust. (i.e. www.dosgames.com; www.classicdosgames.com; just to name two). DOS is also still being used by businesses, believe it or else (not). It was simple, in a complicated way, but it has true beauty. Try downloading DosBox at either of the two websites, and try it out. It will run DOS apps in an XP enviroment without any problems that I have discovered.

"What we have here is just a shell, the nut is already gone."
A pastor who presided over his first funeral: he said this about the deceased.
"More Holy Humour" by Carl and Rose Samra