BYOND Build Number: think 423.992 is what this is asking, although the problem was happening with older versions too
Operating System: Windows XP
Video/Graphics Card: dont know this one
Game Hub/Link: all of them
Internet Connection Type: broadband
Firewalls/Routers: i dont use them
Problem Description: ok whenever if try to start up byond it tells me that it has encountered a problem and has to close, it then gives me the option to send and error report or debug the thing, clicking debug does nothing. Before i had installed civilizations 4 it was working fine but after i installed the game (the game installs a newer version of direct x) my byond started doing this.
Steps to Reproduce Problem: i suppose downloading the game "Civilizations 4" could reproduce the problem since it is the only thing that has changed on my system between it working and it not working
Things I Did to Fix the Problem: i tried uninstalling and reinstalling byond after uninstalling civ 4 and that didnt work. i tried going into the registry and deleting EVERYTHING that had byond in its name and reinstalling byond but that didnt work either. plz help me i have been trying to fix the problem for a few weeks now.
ID:293058
 Jul 29 2008, 8:22 am
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i downloaded the latest direct x first and the same error happened. so i thought to go to cfg folder like you said and there are only 3 files in there and none of them are "seeker.txt"
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SSJ4supervegeta wrote:
i downloaded the latest direct x first and the same error happened. so i thought to go to cfg folder like you said and there are only 3 files in there and none of them are "seeker.txt" I think you're looking at the C:\Program Files\BYOND\cfg directory. That's not the one you'll need. You need to get the cfg folder in your user data directory. The location of the user data directory is in the Advanced tab of the pager Preferences. In XP that'll be something like C:\Documents and Settings\YourName\Application Data\BYOND. Lummox JR | |
i thought that was what you were talking about but there is no byond folder in the application data folder.
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SSJ4supervegeta wrote:
i thought that was what you were talking about but there is no byond folder in the application data folder. It is hidden goto the folder. press Tools > Folder Options > click the View tab, scroll down to Hidden files and folders then click the dot on Show hidden files and folders. | |
i found that folder and document (it was under C://program files/byond/users/my name/cfg/seeker.txt) it wasnt in the application data, even after i set hidden files to be seen. i put that line into seeker.txt that you told me too but the same error came up. now i am not so sure that it is a directX compatibility issue even though that was the last thing i downloaded between byond working and not working, i really dont want to do a system restore (or whatever it is when you revert back to default, out-of-the-box settings). is there any other reason for this? would it help if i put some of the techniqual information up here for you to see?
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If DirectX is still not cooperating, try switching to OpenGL. Find your BYOND user data directory (it's the last item in the Advanced tab of the pager Preferences) and open that, then open the cfg folder. You should see several files there including seeker.txt. Open seeker.txt in Notepad and add this line:
graphics-hwdriver gl
After you have saved the file, try using BYOND again. This is not the first thing you should try though, as DirectX is a lot more stable with BYOND than OpenGL is.
Lummox JR