Fallout 2 Megamod - unusual error message and a crash - help

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Moonrise

First time out of the vault
Hi guys

I've just downloaded and installed the megamod for Fallout 2...I've installed it by copying, merging and overwriting the original Fallout 2 files.

It seemed to work - the title screen changed and it shows the megamod screen and the version number at the bottom.

The problem is when I have selected a character and start a new game.

The first cutscene starts, I skip that and a new animation appears showing the radiation symbol with something rotating around it (I assume that's part of the megamod) then:

The screen goes white
I hear a windows error 'ding' noise and I have to alt-tab back to the desktop
There is a windows dialog box with the following message:
Application error <folder>
The instruction at 3ff800000 referenced memory at 3ff800000
The memory could not be read from

Click on OK to terminate the application

:crazy:

This is a bit beyond me, I'm guessing it's trying to look at something that isn't there...

Does anyone have a clue as to how I could fix this? I'm completely stumped!
 
Hi, thanks for the reply.

Errr...I'm on DirecX 11 (Win 7 64bit) and my computer is patched up to date...can that be it?
 
Yup, that's the problem.
Read the sfall's readme, you need to update your DX9 - try MS web updater, or download and install the latest DX9.0c redist package manually.
 
Thanks very much for the reply! I'm really hoping that will fix it! :D

I tried going through the readmes but for some reason they are all blank in the megamod I downloaded - I downloaded it through NMA as well...don't understand it!
 
if the NMA file originated from my site i know why,i am repacking the megamod installer now,readme files original state,an hour my site will have the corrected version

edit : completed and uploaded

Nirran
 
Hi Nirran, thanks very much for the reply!

I've downloaded the DirectX file as valcik suggested but no luck, still the same problem...it crashes as the wind noise just starts.

I'll try and download the megamod again and see if the readme files are in there...do you have any suggestions as to what the problem could be?
 
Readme file is missing? That's pure sabotage! :)

Moonrise,
You can perform some experiment:
- open the ddraw.ini file and set Mode=0 in the [Graphics] section.
- save file and try to run the game.
If it will run, your DX9.0c is definitely outdated and an update is needed.
But if the same crash will appear, there is another problem than DirectX.
(In any case, don't forget to open ddraw.ini again and switch the Mode parameter back to value 4.)
 
Thanks, that was a good test...it appears that I have another problem...I just caught a glimpse at the entrance to the temple of trials...then it crashed again...guess I have a bigger problem. :(

Interestingly it does work if I run the game with just the big bugfix patch applied...it seems it's the megamod I'm having problems with.
 
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