Thanks, I´ll do that! :)
(But it puzzles me, that if this is an sfall thing then why does i.e. the restoration project work when megamod 2.43 doesn´t? I guess it doesn´t matter that much though.)
I have checked the gecko skinning perk now and updating directx fixes that too.
I think I´ve got it. I should have noticed this a lot earlier, but have been blind and have not payed the attention that I should have. Not being able to run fallout2.exe directly should have been a warning sign, but I tried that it a week ago and since then got so used to using the shortcut...
I´ll try those things tomorrow, hopefully.
Yes, I run 2.43 from the shortcut created in the startup menu when running the installer. I have tried running fallout2.exe directly from the fallout folder, but get errors when doing that (it says something about having set some graphics value to 4...
Sorry for the silence, I have had difficulties finding time but now I have found enough to test that.
I have downloaded Megamod v2.43, both installer version and manual version, from both Nirrans site and NMA, and tested all of them.
To me the files from Nirran and the files from NMA...
I removed ddraw.dll. Result: Game loads, then crashes to desktop with an error message that says only "error". I put it back and the game starts as before.
I did some more testing today on a third computer with no previous installations of fallout of any kind whatsoever. They are not...
Again, thanks for the answer. And thanks for trying to understand what happens. I also try to be helpful in narrowing the problem down, as you have hopefully noticed. :)
I don´t remember if I installed it over killaps unofficial patch the first time, but I do know I did not install anything...
I use the megamod v2.43 installer version (although the icon on the start menu says "megamod 2.42"). No cheat program, no editor. I made a new clean installation to test it again: Uninstalled both megamod and fallout, removed all left-over files, reboted, ran a registry cleaner, reboted...
I just recently discovered all the fascinating mods for this great old game and am now playing the Megamod for the first time. Looks great so far!
However, there are a few minor things that I have noticed.
* The gecko skinning perk seems broken. I learned it from Smiley after rescuing him...