Cutthroats

[Daniel]

Hello, i have a problem with the game called cutthroats terror on the high seas. I always get ctd ( crash to desktop ) when i stay too much in the "crow's nest view". Can anybody help me ? :sos: Is there an xp patch or something ? I have the patch for version 7.0 but the game readme dosnt say it works on xp. I asume that is the problem, but if u know of another cause pls tell me and give me the solution. :sos: Thank you for your time.

P.S. I forgot to mention, i didnt get the game from the site couse the site dosnt have it, but its an oldy but goldy and i am sure some of u played it and know what i am talking about.

Daniel

[So9]

hi

are you talking about this (http://www.mobygames.com/game/cutthroats-terror-on-the-high-seas) one ?

have you installed the latest patch (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/cutthroatsterroronths/download_2605304.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gsupdates&tag=updates;title;1) ?

[Daniel]

Yes, i am talking about that one, and i have the v7.0 patch aswell.

[_r.u.s.s.]

maybe it could be sound issues, did you try disabling it and see whether the problem stays?

[Daniel]

The sound is fine, why would a sound issue cause ctd ? The game just closes up when i use a certain feature for a bit longer then 1 min or so.

P.S. And i dont want it without sound anyway, its not interesting and u need sound to play couse some caracters talk, like the governor or the ship's crew and so on. I need a certain cause and solution if u can think of one.

[_r.u.s.s.]

well, sometimes wrong sound can cause random crashes. and the purpose of the test wouldnt be to disable sounds and/or music wouldnt be to disable it permamently but to try whether its the problem or search somewhere else

[Daniel]

I tryed the sound thing, it still crashes even with the sound off, but it seams it always crashes when i am in the crows nest view mod.
By the way, i have a v7.0 patch that is 9mb in size, its bigger then the v7.0 patch on gamepoint and in the game i get v1 p7 is that alright ?

I think the problem is windows xp, the game might have a conflict with it .... Pls, someone who has experience with this game give me a solution, i realy want to play it again :wallbash:

[_r.u.s.s.]

well i personaly dont know if its alright since i dont have the game but why wont you try also the one from "gamepoint" and see if it changes anything. if i were you, i would try compatibility options after the patch (when you right click the excutable).

and if niether that works, there are plenty of tips in direct x diagnostic tools about what to do when an application crashes (like turnining off hardware graphic acceleration) - for that type in "dxdiag" in to your start->run and select "more help"

and if you are desperate enough, you can use virtual mashine, downloadable from microsoft site. there you can install some older version of windows os on your xp

[Daniel]

I dont download the patch from gamepoint couse i dont have an acount and i hate going throw the boring proces of making an acount just for one download and afther that to find out that nothing changed, i rather ask first if the version that shows up in the main menu is right.

[_r.u.s.s.]

i think you will be done sooner with the registration before anybody answers..

[Daniel]

Yes and it probably wouldnt work anyway, i tryed to get virtual pc but i cant make that work now :wallbash: Can u give me a link with an easy to use virtual machine ? :sos:

[_r.u.s.s.]

with an easy? you mean instructions? go to microsoft site and there is everything explained, its downloadable for free btw

[Daniel]

I got virtual pc 2004, but how dose it work ? I hate reading lenghty manuals. Do i need to instal windows 98 on it or what ? :blink: :wallbash:

[Mighty Midget]

For the virtual PCs, you will need a copy of the OS you want on VPC. Mount the CD crive in VPC and install the OS the way you usually do.

[Daniel]

I got virtual pc working, now how do i transfer data from the host os to the virtual pc os without writing it on a cd ?

[Daniel]

Well, i made it work, finaly. It works good on win98, but its a bit more disapointing then i rememberd it to be :unsure:

[The Fifth Horseman]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Daniel @ Sep 30 2007, 06:11 PM) 313970</div>
I dont download the patch from gamepoint couse i dont have an acount and i hate going throw the boring proces of making an acount just for one download and afther that to find out that nothing changed, i rather ask first if the version that shows up in the main menu is right.
[/b]
Patches can make a lot of difference. Updating Mechwarrior 3 to latest ver got it running in XP for me whereas before the game either crashed outright or ended up with a lot of glitches.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Daniel @ Sep 30 2007, 06:31 PM) 313979</div>
Yes and it probably wouldnt work anyway, i tryed to get virtual pc but i cant make that work now :wallbash: Can u give me a link with an easy to use virtual machine ? :sos:
[/b]
Virtual PC is about as simple as they get, sorry.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Daniel @ Sep 30 2007, 06:53 PM) 313986</div>
I got virtual pc 2004, but how dose it work ? I hate reading lenghty manuals. Do i need to instal windows 98 on it or what ? :blink: :wallbash:
[/b]
Reading the manual is recommended.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Daniel @ Oct 1 2007, 01:19 AM) 314037</div>
I got virtual pc working, now how do i transfer data from the host os to the virtual pc os without writing it on a cd ?
[/b]
You can write it to an ISO image and make VPC read that image as if it was a disc in it's CD-ROM drive.
IIRC, you could also set up a network between the real and virtual system... but don't ask me how it's supposed to be done.

[dosraider]

Steps to share a folder between host-guest in VPC: (short version, read the manual for more)

Safety first: create a folder to share(mine is 'VPC_Shared) and allow sharing, don't share a whole drive.

-> Run your guest OS in VPC
-> VPC menu (above) 'ACTION' -> install or update additions
-> Will mount an ISO (if Win guest), if doesn't start in autorun run it manually
-> *( for dosguest: will mount a floppy image, Dos Virtual Machine Additions.vfd, run dosadd.bat from A:\ )*
-> Will need a VPC reboot (W98)
-> VPC menu -> EDIT -> settings -> shared folders -> share folder -> point to 'VPC_Shared' -> eventually check box 'share everytime' -> apply
DONE.

From now on you can share all the folders/files in VPC_Shared between host-guest.

[Unregistered_01]

The answer comes late (3 years). But I just digged up this game out of my archive and confronted the same problem: CTD in crows nest view.

You dont need a virtual machine for this to work. The problem is most probably cause because you have a multi core CPU and XP loves to switch the CPU assignment of an application while its running, efficiently messing up many old games like Deus Ex (ironically another EIDOS product) and Cutthroats.

The solution is to permanently set the CPU affinity of an application. For this you will need a small application like "IMGCFG" (google it), that will allow you to assign a CPU to the application.

Everything is documented in the readme file, but I'll give you an example of the command line you will need to type in a DOSbox or RUN:

imagecfg -a 0x2 "c:\games\cutthroats\cutthroats.exe"

[_r.u.s.s.]

You dont need a virtual machine for this to work. The problem is most probably cause because you have a multi core CPU and XP loves to switch the CPU assignment of an application while its running, efficiently messing up many old games like Deus Ex (ironically another EIDOS product) :wall:

you are my hero

[Guest]

The answer comes late (3 years). But I just digged up this game out of my archive and confronted the same problem: CTD in crows nest view.

You dont need a virtual machine for this to work. The problem is most probably cause because you have a multi core CPU and XP loves to switch the CPU assignment of an application while its running, efficiently messing up many old games like Deus Ex (ironically another EIDOS product) and Cutthroats.

The solution is to permanently set the CPU affinity of an application. For this you will need a small application like "IMGCFG" (google it), that will allow you to assign a CPU to the application.

Everything is documented in the readme file, but I'll give you an example of the command line you will need to type in a DOSbox or RUN:

imagecfg -a 0x2 "c:\games\cutthroats\cutthroats.exe"


Im suffering from the same unfortunate problem with Cutthroats and I did what you suggested, but it didn't fix the bug.

Bummer :(

[roarke]

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