MM2 starts by crashing

[lordedwood]

i guess it is impossible.
Thanks all for your kind helping. This is a great place.

[lordedwood]

hey guys, i can play the trail version ! Everything's fine.
How can i compile it to play the full game ?

[Diatosta]

Well, I think that if you rename the .exe to midtown2, it will act as the full version, but with only 2 cars and SF.

Edit: found that you must download Speedboot: https://www.mm2x.com/modules.php?name=Downl ... pe=url#get

and replace it with the trial .exe. Then, you should rename mm2trial.ar to mm2core.ar. Then you're set

Note: you'll still only have 2 cars and SF, but now you can install mod and all the city is unlocked.

[lordedwood]

wait. i have Midtown2.exe (fullgame folder)
and mm2trial.exe (obvious).

in the fullgame folder i have all the cars (i actually don't care about London).
If i rename mm2trial.exe into Midtown2.exe and put it into the full game folder ?

Because i don't really understand your point of view and the need for the Speedboot
since i have Madness 2 hacked RIP

[Diatosta]

I said that because you were talking about the demo.

Try this game (I uploaded it and it works for me): https://adf.ly/FEDsB

Hope it works now

[lordedwood]

so what i wrote was correct, you meant that ?
Haa i don't have a google account. Google is not cool.

[lordedwood]

0x800000.....3 emplacement : 0x7c93a3e1
does it ring a horn ?

[lordedwood]

Okay so to add the mm2.ar file to the trial folder works, it adds the 2 cities and everything. But the bug is within. And naming it mm2core.ar or just mm2.ar
does not change.

And if i don't add the mm2.ar and simply rename the .exe it does work, it opens up the SF map.
So what can i do on one hand to fix the mm2.ar
and no the other hand to choose the limited version and add fan made stuff (there's so many, and i've already tested so many times. Spare me time please).

Thanks.

[Diatosta]

Well, if it always gives problems with every version of MM2 you try, I don't know what else can be done. (Silly question in the today's days) but do you have "enough" hardware to run MM2?

[dummiesboy]

All of these issues sound like your DirectX is severely outdated. Try updating it here

[lordedwood]

a miracle, i found : the audio options : just check the "sound fx" and disable the "city sounds"
i don't even need to play it in a win 98 mode compatible or put windows desktop in 16 bits.

Make the fans know

[dummiesboy]

Yes, your game crashed with music or city sounds enabled. It also didn't crash in the trial, which doesn't include those features. That means your DirectSound components are either missing or corrupted. To fix that, update your DirectX. It's a subcomponent of the whole thing.

[lordedwood]

it's direct x 9...

I'll put bonus fan made content one by one now. But there is so many, is there a guide somewhere ?
Maybe improving the game itself with new textures ?