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Windows 11 and the NOLF games

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 02:28:08 +0000

Just setup a windows 11 test box. Going to be setting up several older games, including the NOLF games on it to see how they run.

Stay tuned to this thread for the results. ?

Nolf 2 with Modernizer with german Text

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 21:46:30 +0000

IO dont get this to work. The text is always in english (Voice is German)

Can someone give me i hint what i did wrong or how to fix/change that?

Windows 10 build 1803 potential issues.

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 01:40:21 +0000

There has been some reported problems getting older games to run with the 1803 build of Windows 10 that was released in April.

If you decide to update to it try out all your older games right away. If you find issues right away you can use the rollback feature to return to the previous windows build provided you don't wait too long to do so (I believe it only gives 30 days to rollback)

Contract Jack Widescreen Problem

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:47:37 +0000

I've manage to get NOLF & NOLF2 to work on widescreen however i'm having problem with Contract Jack.

After setting up the graphics in game, i exited and edited the display & autoexec so the screenwidth is 1920 & screenheight is 1280 on both cfg.

However after the change it crashes after loading the game. I'm not sure what is wrong. I'm on 1.1

Also other than the resolution are there any tweaks? I read somewhere adding some lines in the autoexec:

"fovx" "106"

"fovxinterface" "106"

"fovyuwmax" "124"

I also have the Pegasus mod.

How to listen to NOLF 1 In the Lounge?

Fri, 26 May 2017 16:26:56 +0000

Anyone know how to get CD2 tp play the music please? I tried VLC with no luck.

Steam In-Home Streaming for Nolf2 (Nolf1 & CJ)

Mon, 13 Feb 2017 16:23:36 +0000

Dear UnityHQ members,

I have posted this problem on the Steam forums aswell, but I wanted to share my questions with you here too:

I recently tried to stream the game 'No One Lies Forever 2', but this won't work.

In case I add the game to Steam as a non-Steam game and press 'Stream' on my guest computer, the host starts the game's launcher. I can see the launcher and I can hear the music playing. I cannot press any any buttons, but I can see the mouse moving on the guest's screen.

When I try to launch the game on my host and connect with my guest afterwards, I get a black screen, also hearing the ingame music and also seeing the game's special mouse cursor. All this for about 1-2 seconds, then the connection closes without any errors.

Does anybody know what I can do now? I have tried out multiple resolutions and grafic settings, with no positive result. Furthermore, it is not possible to launch the game windowed.

I also found out something very interesting. No One Lives Forever 1 and Contract J.A.C.K. (part 3 of the series) DO NOT work aswell. They show exactly the same behaviour.

Any help is appreciated!

if somebody experiences the same problem, please share your solutions.

NOLF 1 on newer operating systems?

Fri, 19 Jun 2015 01:08:28 +0000

Hey, does anyone know if there is a thread in the forum that talks about loading NOLF1 on newer operating systems (mac and PC)? I know I found one but I can't seem to find it again lol

Cannot see underwater?

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:41:19 +0000

Does anyone know why I cannot see underwater anymore?

I've just changed to windows 7 64 bit machine.

The same thing happens with a "stun grenade".

can't change keyboard controls

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 22:20:55 +0000

So I finally have a new computer and got my game loaded and I am set to play online but unfortunately I can't change the keyboard controls The mouse controls I can change and they will stay but if I try to change the keyboard it reverts back to the original settings :/ I've never had this problem before so I'm super confused x___x

Can't seem to get 60 fps?!

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 00:54:19 +0000

Hello!!!

So I just got No one lives forever, and I played around with the settings and installed a patch that lets me play this game at 1080p. But no matter what I do, I can't get it to run at 60fps. The frame rate seems to be stuck at 29,30,31 and sometimes 32. Any idea what the problem is? I tried turning triple buffer on and off, and there was no difference in frame rate? My laptop has a 780m and i7 4700hq.

Any idea what the problem is?

Thanks!!

EDIT: NVM fantastic fix right here! http://unityhq.net/forums/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=112

So... I'm never one to play a game just for the graphics, especially since this game looks great for 2000. But is there any good graphics mods or something out there? A bit more AA would be nice... But if not that's totally fine!

Windows 7 64 bit

Sun, 20 Sep 2015 14:49:38 +0000

Cannot start the game although it looks like it has installed? Anyone know how I can get round this problem?

Thanks

neal

How to check to see if your PC meets a Games min. requirements

Sat, 21 Jan 2006 07:30:28 +0000

How to determine your computer's specifications

The first thing to check when experiencing any trouble running a game is the game's minimum system requirements against your computer system.

The minimum requirements for the game can usually be found on the bottom or the back of the box. If you do not meet all of the game's minimum requirements, it will not run correctly on your computer. Additionally, some games will have recommended system requirements that must be met in order to experience all the features of the game.

Please run the DirectX Diagnostic Tool which takes a snapshot of your machine and shows you what it sees.

1. Steps how to run DXDIAG

-Click the Start button and click Run.

-In the Run dialog box, type dxdiag

-Click OK.

The DirectX Diagnostic Tool gives you most of the system information you need in a window with multiple tabs.

In System tab area, collect the following information to compare to the minimum requirements:

-Operating System

-Processor

-Memory

-DirectX Version

Click on the DISPLAY tab and under DEVICE compare with the minimum requirements:

-Name

-Manufacturer

-Approximate Total Memory

Click the SOUND tab and collect the following information under Device to compare with the minimum requirements:

-Name

-Manufacturer

2. You'll also need to know how much disk space you have.

Find Out how much Hard Disk space you have

-Click the Start button and choose My Computer.

-Right-click Local Disk (C:).

-From the pop-up menu, select Properties.

-The General tab lists Used space and Free space information in bytes, gigabytes, and in an easy-to-read pie chart.

3. Check for the CD-ROM drive speed, most manufacturers print the speed on the front of the CD-ROM drive tray itself. In some cases, you'll need to check the manual that came with the computer or contact computer manufacturer.

If you need help reading the snapshot post it here in the forum and I'd be glad to assist you with interpreting the results.

NOLF 2 crashed after graphics go weird

Fri, 24 Jul 2015 20:05:57 +0000

Hi,

I installed NOLF2 on a Windows 7, 64-bit, PC, patched it to 1.3, modded it etc. In multiplayer everything works fine. But the singleplayer mode crashes after a minute or so to desktop. First the graphics go all weird: I can see through doors or there are colorful stripes and beams in my way ... any ideas? Oh, and I use an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 graphics card.

Startup Problem?

Mon, 29 Jun 2015 01:41:12 +0000

idk what's happening, every time I go to start up my game it asks for me for disc 2, which is in the computer. The game won't start because of it. I've never had this issue before and was wondering if anyone knew what might be up?

Instaling NOLF 1 on 64-bit machine.

Tue, 19 May 2015 15:46:16 +0000

Hiyo.

Just bought NOLF 1 from flea market for three euros and now I'm running into a problem that I can't install the game at all because 16-bit installer nonsense.

Even trying to run from SETUP itself won't help.

If there is a way to at least run the installer, I would be happy about it.

Problem Running NOLF2 on Win7

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:14:27 +0000

From what I came across on the web, this is not really a new issue. However, the odd thing about my problem is that I had no trouble running either game - NOLF or NOLF2 - on my system [Dell Inspiron 530, ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT card, 32-bit system], yet that was when I had Win XP as the OS. I updated to Win7 last spring [2011], and now the dumb computer is trying to tell me I don't have either Direct X 8.1 [i've got better than that] or/nor do I have a video card with TnL. Yet if I lacked that, how is it the game ran fine when I was using XP? For NOLF, I'm getting either a "cannot configure D3D emulator" error or a "missing cshell.dll" error. ANd threse errors persist despite me reloading twice, and for the second install I made sure to shut down my iTunes and everything extraneous. Yet no change - the same errors. I even downloaded a new Catalyst package to ensure I had the updated drivers for my video card, but again, no such luck. Perhaps someone out there might have some advice for me. I would really like to introduce a friend to this game, but I'm not about to return to XP - where would I even get a copy?

Not even the patch available on this site was any help to me. And to add insult to injury, my wife's old "Fail Comp" - the old laptop she inherited from her folks when they got a much better one - is running NOLF fine, and it's got Win& on it, too! Seriously, I am at a loss as to what I must have lost in "upgrading" to Win7.

No Joining by IP tool - help plz

Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:29:24 +0000

The other day I wanted to connest to our beloved NOLF2 game as always with the JoinByIPtool - but that didnt work all of a sudden. "Server list could not be loaded" was the answer. I havent changed anything. Now I am clueless. Ideas anyone?

Probably nobody played anyway, or did you guys ???????

love,

Hugo

NOLF 2 Sound Issue

Mon, 06 Jan 2014 05:57:57 +0000

Hi -- I'm having an issue where pretty much the only sound that works is the music, none of the dialogue, none of the cutscenes have any sound at all.

I'm running the game on Windows 7 64 bit, but have already tried several steps to fix it, none of which seemed to have worked
I've reinstalled the game several times; both in program files and in it's own folder on my drive -- I've tried the 1.3 patch, running everything as administrator & running it in compatibility mode. Nothing seems to have had any success; was hoping someone whose already fixed the problem could perhaps give me some more insight into where I might be making mistakes.

Thanks,
Rabidclam.

NOLF2 on Windows 8.1

Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:04:10 +0000

Hi all,

On windows 8.1 I do not manage to patch NOLF2 to version 1.3. The standard patch does not execute at all, and the Eliteone zip-file (with the .rez-file and the reg-key) also doesn't fix it.

Any suggestions, or isn't it possible in windows 8.1 at all to patch to 1.3?

Grtz

Moz

***EDIT*** oei, oei, oei...shame is the name...tried the NOLF1 patch instead of the NOLF2....works fine now

my nolf2 screen is wrong

Sat, 08 Feb 2014 15:23:36 +0000

How do I insert an image from my desktop here?

I want to show you guys the calamity on my screen: My NOLF2 is 4:3 - it is squeezed and has black vertical bars.

Please rescue me!

Hugo

Hugo needs help !

Fri, 31 Jan 2014 22:32:20 +0000

Heya Nolfeeeeeeeeeeeeeers!

I bought myself a new computer and have been trying to get my NOLF2 running. Many problems ocurred and I am clueless.

What for example is "LIBEAY32.dll" ??? My windows 7 tells me that NOLF cant run because this thing is missing! It wants me to reinstall the program, which I did.

I think Im gonna need some help here.....

(

Hugo

Windows 8.1 Mouse Lag Issue (NOLF1)

Sat, 09 Nov 2013 16:24:41 +0000

Hi guys, i've recently upgraded to Windows 8.1 on my laptop and decided to install NOLF 1 & 2 again for the first time in a few years.

I'd go into more detail about the laptop itself but having also installed Nolf 2, which works perfectly, i figure there must be something else at work, besides hardware, for why Nolf 1 is suffering so much mouse lag. Here's what i've tried so far

Raising in-game mouse smoothing to max
Turning on in-game buffering
Unchecking 'enhance pointer precision' in control panel
Using different compatibility modes (XP, VIsta, 7, 8 vanilla etc.)
Trying out different resolutions
Using Microsoft's so-called 'fix' for known mouse lag issues
Changing Vsync settings (off and on)

Having messed about for a couple of hours, the best i can get is get no lag when moving right, and down, but considerable jumpiness when going left and up.

Can anyone offer some advice on what may be causing this?

NOLF Graphics And Patching Problem?

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:45:11 +0000

I downloaded No One Lives Forever Game Of The Year Edition and i set all the graphic settings to maximum but when i played the game there were lines on the wall and floor which moved with me.I tried lowering the graphic settings but it didn't work.Is there something wrong with the game?

Also my game says that the version is 1.003 and i can't run multiplayer on it so i tried downloading the patch but the patch does not apply.What do i do?

NOLF: Any way to make a backup CD that works or 64-bit "No CD" crack?

Tue, 22 Oct 2013 02:31:25 +0000

Hello all,

I was able to copy my installed files from my old 32-bit system to my new 64-bit one and get it to work, but have been unable to make a backup copy of my original game CD's that work. (I want to let me son play it, but as he is young want to make sure my original CD's don't get destroyed accidently).

First I tried copying all the CD files to a hard drive folder, and then re-writing them to a new CD with the identical label as the original CD. When the game starts, it simply won't use this CD and asks for the correct CD to be put in... I tried this process a couple of times, and the copy CD looks identical in content to the original - it just won't work...

Next I tried making a track by track image of the original CD, to burn onto a new CD. Even though my original CD is in perfect shape (with no errors reading any of the original files on it and able to run the game fine), the imaging utility reports numerous errors reading particular sectors - and won't make a copy that is usable. I wondered if the original (GOTY edition) CD had intentional bad sectors on it, as a copy protection mechanism or something?

In the download section here, I see that there is a downloadable zip file available of all the CD contents, but don't know why burning a CD from that would be any different than my first attempt to make a backup CD described in the second paragraph? (In my attempt, all the files were read and written with no errors at all - but then the CD just didn't work).

So how can I make a backup copy of my NOLF discs that will work?

I'd love to apply a "no CD" crack, and found one that supposedly works - but it isn't compatible with a 64-bit Windows system. Didn't see any 64-bit version anywhere in the download section here, but if there was - that may be an even better option.

Thanks for any information!

NOLF 1 MFC app fail

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:10:36 +0000

So I used the 64 bit installer of this game a few weeks ago to install and relive this fantastic game (I have Win7 64 bit) and it worked like a charm for a few weeks. Then one day I tried to launch it and a small black screen (i'm sure you have all seen or heard about) pops up saying "mfc application has stopped working."

I've tried re installing ALL compatibility modes, running as admin, disabling visual themes as well as every option under the settings section in the compatibility window (all of this on the NOLF.exe and the Lithtech). I've manually installed the game by copying the game folder and .rez files. I've endlessly tweaked nvidia control panel settings (I have a gtx 660 ti). I've even gone so far as to wipe my pc and reinstall windows 7.

I'm up to my neck in frustrations with why this is happening and how to fix it! I was half way through the game when this happened and I just don't know what else i can do. If anybody can give me some advice or direction it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Childofrock