Vista 64 possible?

[OO Agent]

I know about the FAQ section cocerning Vista 64, but theres something odd i found. The original Tech Demo for Penumbra works with Vista 64 just fine! i just found it alittle odd that in the final version you cant launch the game at all. You think there will be a patch to fix this problem? Seems to just be the EXE.

[Thomas]

Please check your sound card drivers and see if those are up to date. The big change from the tech demo is the use of OpenAL.

Also, I will try and get hold of a copy of Vista 64 and install it in the coming days to make sure that it can be run. I cannot be sure to fix all bugs though isnce I only have a Nvidia card.

[OO Agent]

thank you for your reply, i do have the updated sound card drivers, i use the input on my Asus Mobo (which is Realtek sound), i also downloaded the OpenAL from the site but from what im aware Vista doesnt support DS3D Harware Acceleration anymore.

also, to get Vista 64 is only $10 after you buy Vista 32, so it not really to expensive at all.

[Thomas]

Also,
Could you upload hpl.log found in "My Documents/Episode 1/"

That way I might see why it won't start.

[OO Agent]

I installed and played the game on XP (bought through gamersgate) so im not sure if itll have an affect on the log:

-------- THE HPL ENGINE LOG ------------

Creating Engine Modules
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Creating graphics module
Creating system module
Creating resource module
Creating input module
Creating sound module
Creating physics module
Creating ai module
Creating scene module
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Initializing Resources Module
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Creating resource managers
Misc Creation
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Initializing Graphics Module
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Init low level graphics
Setting video mode: 1280 x 1024 - 32 bpp
Init Glee...OK
Setting up OpenGL
  Max texture image units: 16
  Max texture coord units: 8
  Two sided stencil: 1
  Vertex Buffer Object: 1
  Anisotropic filtering: 1
  Max Anisotropic degree: 16
  Multisampling: 1
  Vertex Program: 1
  Fragment Program: 1
  NV Register Combiners: 1
  NV Register Combiners Stages: 8
  ATI Fragment Shader: 0
Creating graphic systems
  Creating Renderer2D
  Renderer2D created
  Creating Renderer3D
   Load Renderer3D gpu programs:
    Extrude
    Diffuse
    Fog
   Creating fog textures: Solid Additive Alpha
   init sky box
  Renderer3D created
Creating screen buffers size 1280.000000 : 1024.000000
Creating programs
  RendererPostEffects created
Adding engine materials
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Initializing Sound Module
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Initializing OpenAL.
  Trying to open software device... Failed opening hardware device, using software
  Device name: Generic Software
  OpenAL Version Supported: 1.1
  Number of channels: 32
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Initializing Game Module
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Adding engine updates
Initializing script functions
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User Initialization
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Trying to load vertex program!
Success!
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Game Running
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WARNING: Could not find language file entry 'Kp0'
WARNING: Could not find language file entry 'Kp4'
WARNING: Could not find language file entry 'Kp6'
Loading collada for 'maps/level01_19_door_shaft.dae' took: 4092 ms
WARNING: Material '' was not found!
WARNING: Material '' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn1-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Parent 'group3' couldn't be found! Failed to attach 'artefact01_pointLight1' to 'artefact01'.Attaching directly to mesh.
WARNING: Parent 'group3' couldn't be found! Failed to attach 'artefact02_pointLight1' to 'artefact02'.Attaching directly to mesh.
ERROR: Couldn't create material '.mat'
WARNING: Could not load material ''
ERROR: Couldn't create material '.mat'
WARNING: Could not load material ''
ERROR: Couldn't create material '.mat'
WARNING: Could not load material ''
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry  joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry  joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry  joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry  joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry  joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry  joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: No shapes for sub mesh 'propellerShape' with group: ''
ERROR: Couldn't find game element for entity 'propellerlarge01'
WARNING: No shapes for sub mesh 'propellerShape' with group: ''
ERROR: Couldn't find game element for entity 'propellerlarge02'
WARNING: No shapes for sub mesh 'propellerShape' with group: ''
ERROR: Couldn't find game element for entity 'smallpropeller'
WARNING: No shapes for sub mesh 'propellerShape' with group: ''
ERROR: Couldn't find game element for entity 'smallpropeller1'
WARNING: No shapes for sub mesh 'propellerShape' with group: ''
ERROR: Couldn't find game element for entity 'smallpropeller2'
WARNING: No shapes for sub mesh 'propellerShape' with group: ''
ERROR: Couldn't find game element for entity 'smallpropeller3'
WARNING: No shapes for sub mesh 'propellerShape' with group: ''
ERROR: Couldn't find game element for entity 'smallpropeller4'
Start Num Of: 174
End Num Of: 120
Start Num Of: 8
WARNING: Could not find language file entry 'Kp0'
WARNING: Could not find language file entry 'Kp4'
WARNING: Could not find language file entry 'Kp6'
WARNING: Could not find language file entry 'Kp0'
WARNING: Could not find language file entry 'Kp4'
WARNING: Could not find language file entry 'Kp6'
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Statistics
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Medium framerate: 17.700063
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User Exit
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  Saving to config
  Saving keys
  Saving to config
  Saving keys
Exit Player
Exit Button Handler
Exit Map Handler
Exit Game Message Handler
Exit Radio Handler
Exit Inventory
Exit Fade Handler
Exit Save Handler
Exit Trigger Handler
Exit Attack Handler
Exit Notebook
Exit Numerical panel
Exit Intro story
Exit Death menu
Exit Graphics helper
Exit Main menu
Exit Player hands
Exit Music handler
Exit Map Load Text
Exit PreMenu
Exit Credits
Exit Demo end text
Saving config
Exit Effect Handler
Exit Game
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Exiting Scene Module
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Exiting Input Module
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Exiting Sound Module
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Exiting Graphics Module
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Exiting Resources Module
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Done with tilesets
Done with fonts
Done with scripts
Done with particles
Done with sounds
Done with meshes
Done with materials
Done with Gpu programs
Done with images
Destroyed all textures
Done with sound entities
Done with animations
All resources deleted
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Exiting Physics Module
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Exiting System Module
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- Deleting lowlevel stuff.
  Physics
  Sound
  Input
  Resources
  System
  Graphics
HPL Exit was successful!
Saving last config
Deleting ATI shader to 0

[Thomas]

All seems okay to me! did you have any problems while playing?

Also what are your computer specs?

[OO Agent]

probably brecause i played it on XP and all, but wont launch in Vista 64.

Specs:
Athlon 64 3500+
256mb 6800Ultra
2GB PC 3200 RAM
Asus Realtek audio

im probably gonna go get a Creative X-Fi card today. the game ran great, i think it crashed once and i cant really recall, i think it was on a loading screen, but that was the only time it happened. everything else was smooth

[Thomas]

Could I get the hpl.log created when it fails to launch in Vista?

[OO Agent]

i tried that earlier when i gave you the first one, nothing comes up. its just how it describes it in the FAQ, you open the exe but nothing happens.

[Dunge]

I have Vista Ultimate x64 and played trough the game with no problem. Be sure to update all drivers with 64bit versions.