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 Posted: Wed, 7th Nov 2007 22:31 Post subject: Gears of War -=[Official Thread]=- Read First Post! |
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If you don't meet the minimum requirements, hit the back button and don't waste our time with your complaints.
To skip starting movies:
Microsoft Games\Gears of War\WarGame\Movies\
delete MGSLogo.bik and EpicLogo.bik
AMD USERS! Make sure the following two are installed, and computer rebooted before running the game.
AMD Dual-Core Optimizer
AMD Athlon™ 64/FX Processor Driver Version 1.3.2.0053 for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (x86 and x64
--==[Updated November 07]==--
When game "crashes" don't push the send buttons. Game minimizes so just reopen the window and you can continue to play.
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To get 5.1 surround sound in gears of war do the following steps.
First you gotta click on start, then click on my documents then my games then Gears Of War For Windows then Wargame then config (the logs directory can be found in the wargame directory too)
5.1 Surround (credit to mrsid)
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1. Edit warengineusersettings.ini and change these to the following:
UseEffectsProcessing=True
DeviceName=
2. Run Gears of War, go to Audio options, then set audio effects to off. Then quit the game.
3. Then you open the latest log file in the logs folder. Under this log look for this:
Init: AL_RENDERER : SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio [B880] (THIS IS AN EXAMPLE, VALUES WILL VARY BASED ON SOUNDCARD)
4. Now copy the AL_RENDERER value from the log file (the value is SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio [B880] in this case) and then paste it into the warengineusersettings.ini under DeviceName=
5. Now your warengineusersettings.ini will look like this:
UseEffectsProcessing=True
DeviceName=SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio [B880]
6. Save it, load gears and enjoy surround sound.
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--==[Updated November 18]==--
HAMACHI LAN FIX!!
Someone hex edited some shit to get lan working and some people confirmed it working. So link is in my sig if you guys want to try it out. I'll be testing as well once I get someone to do it with.
| Code: | Usage instructions:
1. Overwrite existing files keeping directory structure.
2. Launch game and play.
Live support was disabled (profile will be saved in your My Games folder) and only LAN games will work.
There won't be any checks for ping and game will be fully playable over Hamachi or any other VPN.
If you want to play over Hamachi, make sure that Hamachi virtual adapter is in higher priority than
your all other network connections.
Yes, all players will have Player1 as a name, it is not changeable unless you "hex" OnlineSubsystemPC.u.
P.S. You can disable startup movies by removing StartupMovie from WarEngine.ini
0xDEADBEEF
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also theres some talk about it fucking with save games so back up your files in documents and settings/application data/xlive before using this, unless you just don't care.
http://rapidshare.com/files/70508966/WarEngine.ZIP
--==[Updated November 26]==--
Download and install GFW-Live Redist 1.1
If having troubles with installing/uninstalling, do the following:
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[url=http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=889482FC-5F56-4A38-B838-DE776FD4138C&displaylang=en]Download and then run the Microsoft Windows Installer application installation and configuration service[/url]
--- Note: The file you will download there is named: WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe
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[url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301/]Then, after that installation concludes, download and then run the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility[/url]
--- Note: The file you will download there is named: msicuu2.exe
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After installing, first click the "Windows Install Clean Up" shortcut, then select the game you are having trouble installing/uninstalling/reinstalling (either "Age of Empires III" or "Age of Empires III - The War Chiefs"), then click "Remove"...
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--- After you complete that, temporarily disable any/all anti-virus/firewall/anti-spyware software running on your system, then try to reinstall...
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Nov 2007 22:51 Post subject: |
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Ok, a few tips:
The installer is bugged, and sometimes doesn't allow to change the install dir. A workaround I cooked up is to install a program called NTFS Link and create a junction point in the "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\" called "Gears of War" and have it point to a different folder (or even a folder on a different drive). Installer is dumb though, so drive C: will still have to have 10GB (without editor) or 12GB (with editor) for install to start installing.
If the game refuses to start after install, and it crashes with a C++/kernel32.dll error, try deleting the "My Documents\My Games\Gears of War Saves" folder. This took care of the problem I had.
Of course, the Live redistribution thingey (if it hasn't been installed automatically by install) and the C++ Redistribution package.
That's my input for now.
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Nov 2007 23:14 Post subject: |
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A lot of people are getting the WarGame-G4WLive.exe as well as me crashing out of the game. Are there any fixes for this yet? Kinda lame 100's of people can't play who bought it cause it crashes like crazy, and the forums are pretty much useless.
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Nov 2007 23:16 Post subject: |
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| SpykeZ wrote: | | A lot of people are getting the WarGame-G4WLive.exe as well as me crashing out of the game. Are there any fixes for this yet? Kinda lame 100's of people can't play who bought it cause it crashes like crazy, and the forums are pretty much useless. |
on some board they say its Dual-core processor bug , the same like in Test drive Unlimited
the only solution they gave is to install new AMD drivers + Amd dual core optimizer , the same for Intel processors
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Nov 2007 23:17 Post subject: |
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tried that doesn't seem to be working
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Nov 2007 23:25 Post subject: |
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It seems like it's happening more with AMD processors and even more with AMD video cards. I never had a crush during gameplay in neither Vista or XP. In my XP machine I went back to the 163.75 drivers but I'm sure this is irrelevant (it was when the game wouldn't start, but I solved it in another way).
I did however notice there's something for AMD CPU users that comes with the game. I'm not sure if that's the drivers, but try installing that.
My guess is that devs tested it on Intel CPUs and nVidia video cards and called the day off 
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Nov 2007 23:26 Post subject: |
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ya, "amd dual core optimizer" and drivers, tried both still nothing
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Nov 2007 23:27 Post subject: |
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| LeoNatan wrote: |
I did however notice there's something for AMD CPU users that comes with the game. I'm not sure if that's the drivers, but try installing that.
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That is the newest processor driver from AMD, but it does not change a thing and GoW randomly CTD's within 2 minutes.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Nov 2007 23:29 Post subject: |
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I'd suggest you try to run the game in Vista, but you'll head-shoot me instantly, so I won't even try.
It's just that the crashes are occurring less on 32bit Vista installations than with XP. That's what I've gathered from some forums.
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Bart1983
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Nov 2007 23:30 Post subject: |
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| BlueSkyz wrote: | | SpykeZ wrote: | | A lot of people are getting the WarGame-G4WLive.exe as well as me crashing out of the game. Are there any fixes for this yet? Kinda lame 100's of people can't play who bought it cause it crashes like crazy, and the forums are pretty much useless. |
on some board they say its Dual-core processor bug , the same like in Test drive Unlimited
the only solution they gave is to install new AMD drivers + Amd dual core optimizer , the same for Intel processors |
COmpleet bullshit i have a single core processor and having the same problem!
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Nov 2007 23:33 Post subject: |
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HA!!! I GOT IT WORKING!!! Updated first post
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Nov 2007 00:05 Post subject: |
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Found that Intel Core users must install a Dual Core Hotfix from Microsoft for Winxp
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Nov 2007 00:09 Post subject: |
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| Bart1983 wrote: | | BlueSkyz wrote: | | SpykeZ wrote: | | A lot of people are getting the WarGame-G4WLive.exe as well as me crashing out of the game. Are there any fixes for this yet? Kinda lame 100's of people can't play who bought it cause it crashes like crazy, and the forums are pretty much useless. |
on some board they say its Dual-core processor bug , the same like in Test drive Unlimited
the only solution they gave is to install new AMD drivers + Amd dual core optimizer , the same for Intel processors |
COmpleet bullshit i have a single core processor and having the same problem! |
then you don't have new AMD processor drivers installed
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X_Dror
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Nov 2007 01:11 Post subject: |
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The game don't usually crash for me. It just freezes and I need to reset the computer.
I got that stupid clone dvd9 Spanish version. I hope they are going to fix all of this.
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Nov 2007 01:15 Post subject: |
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| X_Dror wrote: | The game don't usually crash for me. It just freezes and I need to reset the computer.
I got that stupid clone dvd9 Spanish version. I hope they are going to fix all of this. |
Those all got nuked, have you tried the razor one? Haven't heard much trouble out of that one if your up to re-downloading the game. |
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Nov 2007 01:37 Post subject: |
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Well I have the razor one, proper release and it won't let me create a profile so the game doesn't save. Also, if I try to adjust video or audio in the options the game won't return to the main menu so I have to shut it down with task manager. Anyone having the same problem?
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X_Dror
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Nov 2007 02:23 Post subject: |
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| X_Dror wrote: |
I don't want to ruin my ratio!!! 
It's hard to keep it as it is with a shitty 28KB/s upload speed maximum.
I'll just hope someone will release some kind of a fix. If not then, I might download the Razor one later. I'm not rushing anywhere, I still got COD4 to play. |
Ick, I remember trying to keep my ratio up, didn't mind much till these huge games started coming out. If I find a fix or something I'll update the post. |
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Nov 2007 04:23 Post subject: |
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Is this a crack issue or do people who have the clone crash as well?
Does it happen to people who actually purchased the game?
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Nov 2007 04:26 Post subject: |
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| Overon wrote: | Is this a crack issue or do people who have the clone crash as well?
Does it happen to people who actually purchased the game? |
it's nothing with the crack. It's all over the official forum. |
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swebarb
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Bart1983
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Nov 2007 09:20 Post subject: |
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| Bart1983 wrote: | | BlueSkyz wrote: | | Bart1983 wrote: |
COmpleet bullshit i have a single core processor and having the same problem! |
then you don't have new AMD processor drivers installed |
Lol when i first started the game i got a message that i need to installe the newest processor drivers. I did that and it did not help  |
it's the game not you, when that "crash" happens the game just minimizes, just open the window back up and you'll be able to continue playing. |
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Bart1983
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Brisk
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Nov 2007 20:17 Post subject: Re: Gears of War -=[Official Thread]=- Read First Post! |
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SpykeZ, might wanna add this to the top, I started an MP issue/fix thread on the official forums.
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Installing Windows Live
Download the latest GFW Live Redist and install it.
Games for Windows Live Redist 1.1
Chatting in MP (without Mic)
Open console ~
Type 'say' followed by your message. (Example: say Hey guys' what up?)
You cannot set a push to talk(Mic) at this time, if you can, please send me a PM and I'll add it to the list
Checking your Ping in multiplayer
stat net
I'm finding the game is flawless with no lag whatsoever as long as the ping is under 100.
Checking your Framerate
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Edit; here's the AntiAliasing solution
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Download [url="http://www.nhancer.com/"]nhancer[/url] (I don't like it either, but we can't rename exec to bioshock.exe or ut3demo.exe, Nvidia will eventually fix this for us in a driver).
Set Gears of War to Oblivion/HDR (00000045) compatability for AntiAliasing.
Works great here! 1440x900, 4XAA, Max everything
AMD 4200+ X2
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