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Nice thing about ISO is that you can just unpack them with winrar, no need to mount.
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Hehe, yep. that stuff works out of the box again now
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Unlike Nolf1 and Nolf2 that store the master server info in CSHELL.DLL, Contract Jack uses a file called Gamespy.dll to store master server info. This means that you can alter this file without changing the actual game version. (no mod needed).
A simple string edit changed the file from looking for Gamespy to instead contact Qtracker and will let you connect to servers without having to use the Qtracker software or windows hosts forwarding.
Here's a patched gamespy.dll that goes in the Contract Jack base directory. I'd call it beta for now.
Remember to back up the original gamespy.dll, backups are always a good idea
Progress so far:
- Patched out gamespy urls with qtracker ones.
- Works well for the joining players.
- You can use mods like normal
- Game stays at the retail v1.1 if no other mod is loaded.
Bug: I had issues maintaining server heartbeat when hosting sometimes, Works like a charm when a player is online but if server is left alone empty for a period of time it sometimes disapear from the ingame query. the Qtracker uplink tool should take care of that though, this could have something to do with how qtracker register heartbeats as as well. Not sure.
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Happy to help
Also remember to check out multiplayer as well, we play saturdays from aound 4PM EST / 9PM GMT and sometimes during the week as well.
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Any luck? You could also try to activate the ingame intel graphics fix in modernizer.. Intel chips have the black screen under water problem as well.
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Sorry for the late reply, I was able to run all versions of nolf no matter what display adaper I chose. My computer is older than yours though. This could be something worth mentioning to Hey Jake if you can't get it to work.
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AMD graphic cards and Nolf can be interesting due to lack of directx9 support in some drivers. From what I understand, this was fixed for some chipsets with driver updates.
Not sure about the current state of the VEGA chip (which you most likely have)
Some people also made it work with DGVoodoo, but modernizer also fix bugs when it comes to disapearing AI and various other stuff such as multiplayer. So I suggest trying a combination of the 2, if modernizer doesn't fix this alone.
Make sure you also have Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 installed if modernizer is acting up.
We haven't seen the last modernizer update yet though, it is still being developed
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My alienware uses the same thing, I'll test if I can get nolf running on that computer.
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You should also be able to see multiplayer servers now
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Have you tried running Modernizer 1.006? There is a fix for scope and widescreen support there. (not camera yet)
You most likely don't have to run dgvoodoo solution. This fixes some things but mess up other things such as shadows.
There is a built-in 'intel graphics' fix in the update.
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13 hours ago, Saville said:
Fighclub was made by BoS - Edo
Azyriel's Temple was made my Korupt Ice /Dark Ice. I think you can find their names on a wall in an underwater cave, inside the map.
Can probably identify a few more, I'll have a look later
Thank you!
I had a peak in the map, could be in a secret area? I found a few of those in there.
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10 hours ago, nottheman686 said:
i set up DGVoodoo2 and it works like a charm!!!! Thanks Spawn!
Good to hear, it should also run with modernizer as far as I know..
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You could try to run the game with the DGvoodoo configuration.
As far as I know it doesn't run perfectly but hopefully better.. Worth a try I Guess
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On 2/27/2020 at 8:26 PM, iRat said:
- I'd like some info on how to get QTracker to "see" a server once set up. I was told there is a modified hosts file for this, but I cannot find it. I have it installed on my machine so I don't need QTracker for playing, but i don't know if it is the same one for running the server.
I wrote a tutorial about that subject a while back.
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From what I could find, it seems like AMD's display driver have issues with DirectX9 and probably older versions as well. They describe the same issue here.
https://community.amd.com/thread/246427
Looks like they made a updated driver recently
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Have you tried modernizer / unofficial patch 1.006?
This is a update that makes nolf more compatible with windows 10
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Do the launcher query qtracker as well?
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Awsome! Thank you for the info.. Only 48 maps left now
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This version contains the standard 1.004 lithtech. Exe. Try deleting WidescreenGOTY. Rez from the base game folder. That's the only modified part in the nolf revival version compared to a fresh install as far as I know. Atleast it works online then
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1 hour ago, Mud0ra said:
Do you suggest any other version?.
No, I don't.
The Nolfrevival version works just fine the way it is in single player mode.
But it has a built in widescreen mod that you'll have to deactivate in order to play online that's all.
That's why I mentioned the removal/moving of the "WidescreenGOTY.rez" file from the nolf basefolder. The widescreen patch is a mod that have a altered set of dll files in it, and servers wouldn't let you in unless the servers run the same mod (which they usually don't).
The Nolf revival is a clean version 1.004 GOTY except from that file.
Just thought I'd mention it if you planned to play online
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If I am not mistaken, the cutscene cutoff is caused by a framerate higher than 60fps, there's a youtube video that will explain how to do that here. His 3rd option is the one I liked the most: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWRp-dIqqhc&feature=youtu.be
For your mouse issue , maybe this will help: https://nolfgirl.net/Unityhq/forums/files/file/112-fix-for-mouse-stutter-framerate/
Another issue about that version is the way that they included the widescreen patch, this will prevent you from playing online. To fix this simply remove WidescreenGOTY.REZ from the game directory and redirect the serverquery to qtracker like this:
https://www.spawnsite.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=642
You can still run WidescreenGOTY.REZ as a mod for singleplayer if you put it inside the custom folder
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Hello there,
First of all I'd like to point out that I don't use windows 10 myself, but many of the issues seems to boil down to compatibility, missing admin rights for the executables or missing codecs.
Not sure which patch you tried to install though. the official 1.3?
However you already got the game running so I suspect that you would need to install WMFADist.exe for the missing audio codec. Not sure if that file followed nolf2 installation or not. But I know it does for Contract Jack. (same engine)
also try to disable hardware sound in the launcher options,
Another known issue with the nolf series when it comes to sound is the framerate. you wanna keep that below 60fps, but that usually cuts of sound, sound wouldn't be gone completely then.
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Noone knows?
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Not really sure what that installer contains, but It sounds like you're missing the registry entry. The file is most likely included in the game folder as a .reg or a .bat file. You may need to edit paths in it by right clicking and select edit before double clicking though. Depends on where you installed NOLF2. Nolf2 will not show the play button without it.
Modernizer 1.006 patch 3.1 German and Italian
in NOLF1
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If you load modernizer with the GOTY translations (cres.dll), stuff like INTERFACE, JUKEBOX and other menu items won't show up ingame. This is due to new language strings that were added with modernizer. And without a assigned translation, these menu items have no text to display and will therefore be invisible.
These files are the Modernizer 1.006 patch 3.1 release from Hey Jake with updated cres.dll files to support Italian and German languages. I made a database that contains all translations I knew of, and were able to generate new Resource files for compiling new CRES.DLL files.
The new lines and some of the old translations that were missing were translated by Gassosa (Italian) and Icepick (German)
Thanks for all help!
Download Italian Modernizer 1.006 patch 3.1
Download German Modernizer 1.006 patch 3.1
Both files were packed with Winrar
You will need a program that can extract winrar archieves to unpack the files. The only difference between these files and the original modernizer is the new CRES.DLL, otherwise its a full version of modernizer. And you can join the 1.006 multiplayer servers with this mod loaded.
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If anyone feels like updating the Polish, Swedish, French or Spanish version, these are the new lines:
IDS_CONTROL_CONSOLE "Toggle Console" IDS_ACTIONSTRING_CONSOLE "ToggleConsole" IDS_WINDOWED_MODE "Windowed Mode" IDS_HELP_WINDOWED_MODE "Enable or disable windowed mode." IDS_TEXTURE_FILTERING "Texture Filtering" IDS_HELP_TEXTURE_FILTERING "Reduces aliasing and blur on distant textures." IDS_NO_TF "No Texture Filtering" IDS_TRILINEAR_TF "Trilinear Filtering" IDS_AF_2X_TF "2x Anisotropic Filtering" IDS_AF_4X_TF "4x Anisotropic Filtering" IDS_AF_8X_TF "8x Anisotropic Filtering" IDS_AF_16X_TF "16x Anisotropic Filtering" IDS_EXTRAS_TECHDEMO "This is the October 2000 Lithtech ""Goodman"" Tech Demo. Showing off various features of the Lithtech engine with a familiar face. Included in Modernizer as a fun little extra! Warning: The tech demo includes strobing lights which some users may find disorientating. Would you like to continue?" IDS_WEAPON_13_2 "Hampton MPL 9mm SMG (Alternate)" IDS_CONTROL_TOGGLE_ZOOM "Toggle Zoom" IDS_ACTIONSTRING_TOGGLE_ZOOM "ToggleZoom" IDS_INTEL_BLACKSCREEN_FIX "Intel HD Graphics Fix" IDS_HELP_INTEL_BLACKSCREEN_FIX "Fix for missing screen effects and also fixes the blackscreen while being underwater bug." IDS_SHOW_FRAMERATE "Display Framerate" IDS_LOCK_FRAMERATE "Lock Framerate" IDS_OLD_MOUSELOOK "Legacy Mouselook" IDS_4X3_CINEMATICS "Cinematic Aspect Ratio" IDS_QUICK_SWITCH "Quick Switch" IDS_HELP_SHOW_FRAMERATE "Shows your current framerate in the bottom left corner of your screen during gameplay." IDS_HELP_LOCK_FRAMERATE "Locks your framerate to 60 fps to prevent timing bugs." IDS_HELP_OLD_MOUSELOOK "Re-enables the old mouselook code that may be buggy on some systems." IDS_HELP_4X3_CINEMATICS "Hide visual imperfections during cinematics with more black bars!" IDS_HELP_QUICKSWITCH "Instantly switch between weapons." IDS_60_FPS "60 FPS" IDS_UNLOCKED_FPS "Unlocked Framerate" IDS_UNLOCKED_ASPECT "Wide" IDS_LOCKED_ASPECT "4:3" IDS_TITLE_HUD_OPTIONS "Interface" IDS_HUD "Interface" IDS_HELP_HUD "Set various HUD/Interface options." IDS_UI_SCALE "HUD Scale" IDS_HELP_UI_SCALE "Changes the size of most HUD elements" IDS_JUKEBOX "Jukebox" IDS_HELP_JUKEBOX "Play a tune or two" IDS_JUKEBOX_THEME "Themes" IDS_JUKEBOX_NOW_PLAYING "Now Playing: %1!s!"The text between " " is the shown text. There will most likely be a few more lines with future updates of modernizer, I'll do my best to keep these language files up to date then