Totally Bummed

#1 Sounds like you need a video codec...

#2 This is most likely caused by you not having the video codec to play the intro movie. Have you applied all of the patches? I think that if you play the Empire Earth or The Cell movies on the cd then it will download the proper codec for you but don't quote me on that. I know that the patches will fix this problem.

#3 The intro video runs smooothly, looks like a kick ass game ! Well tribes 1 runs purfectly and the autopatcher did its thing when I installed T2, any other ideas ? Ack.

#4 Ok I got it to boot up finally, but I had to install it on another machine, change the drivers to D3D window mode then copy it back over. I have never had an OGL problem like this before. Can we get a configuration utility that allows us to pick the mode before entering the game ?

#5 Thats a good point, there should be an external video setup utility . Or at least have it at then end of the installer

#6 Well, now it will run online for a time before freezing, but I can not start a LAN game or play the single player missions. It loads up the first glimpse of the scene and exits to the desktop. I see this on the tribes forums as well. Is there any idea on why so many systems are crashing, and why it has a memory leak ? Also how do you start and where do you find the level editor?

#7 Been a little while since I've done it but to get the mission editor open you can either go to the console (~ key) and type editor.open(); or open a mission up and hit Ctrl-E. It's out on the forums somewhere if I'm wrong =)

#8 Yep you type editor.open(); which will bring the editor up.

#9 actually ctrl-e doesnt work
its alt-e
and if that doesnt work then use the ~ key and type in editor.open();
or you can ~ then editor.open();/n that will enable the alt-e to work.

:)

confused yet

#10 it hangs on my athalon half way through the intro movie.
I have to skip it when i get the dynamix logo...
other than that it flies on my machine!

#11 in misc options(i think) you can turn off the show intro. of course you have to get it running first before you can do that. no i may be wrong wait here for a sec and i'll edit this post after some hunting ;)


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tribes2\gamedata\base\prefs\Clientprefs.cs

$pref::SkipIntro = "1";

that should turn off the intro movie if not try "0" not sure what my current config is

also their is a

$pref::Video::safeModeOn = "1";

i dont know what that does but it might help you at least get into it. I take no responsibility though for any havoc it creates. :)


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#12 I knew it was either Ctrl-E or Alt-E but I couldn't remember which one. It is the opposite of what is in the manual that comes with it though =)

#13 Below are a couple of sites that have info on the map editor.

http://sierrastudios.com/games/tribes2/memanual.html

This site you may have to start back at tribalwar.com and work forward.
http://www.tribalwar.com/zear/mapeditmain.html