Serpent's Isle won't start with the latest build

[dgsearle]

Hello,

I have downloaded the latest build of Exult (1.4.03cvs) and am having a problem getting SI to work. I am sure that it's something that I am doing wrong but I'll be danged if I can figure it out...

Here is the stdout.txt contents:

Exult version 1.4.03cvs
Built at: Jul 23 2007 10:35:36
Compile-time options: USE_FMOPL_MIDI, USE_EXULTSTUDIO, HAVE_ZIP_SUPPORT
Compiler: gcc, version: 3.4.5 (mingw special)

Platform: Windows XP Service Pack 2 Version 5.1 Build 2600
Exult path settings:
Data : data
Digital music : data\music

Black Gate : found
exult_bg.flx : found
Serpent Isle : found
exult_si.flx : found
OGG Vorbis Digital Music: Disabled
Trying: `Windows'
1 Midi Devices Detected
Listing midi devices:
-1: Microsoft MIDI Mapper
0: Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth
Using device -1: Microsoft MIDI Mapper
Success!
Midi Output: Enabled
Couldn't create scaled surface
Starting a SERPENT ISLE game
Game path settings:
Static : C:\Serpent Isle\static
Gamedat : C:\Serpent Isle\gamedat
Savegame: C:\Serpent Isle
Patch : C:\Serpent Isle\patch

And here is my exult.cfg






C:\Ultima 7


(default)


jmsfx.flx




C:\Serpent Isle


(default)


jmsisfx.flx




1




yes



yes


gs


normal




yes


gm



no


0




no


0



1.0000


no


default


-1


yes




yes



no




yes


no


no


yes


no


yes


no


no


no



0


original


yes



8


yes


yes


-1


-1




800


600


2


Hq3x


yes


no



1.00


1.00


1.00



10




BG seems to work just fine.

Thanks for any help!

[dgsearle]

Sry for the double post... Not sure what I did wrong there...

[Donfrow]

Is it crashing just after the introduction? That happens with me on the latest build with SI. If that's what you're experiencing if you try to get in a few times you can eventually get in.

[Achile Dragon]

Me too, but I use digital Midi and it dosen't crash

[DSearle]

Yeah it crashes immediately after the intro scenes. And only on SI.
I just tried 10 times in a row with no dice...

[Donfrow]

Yea, it's happened that way for me before. I think worst I've had run wise is about 14 crashes in a row. Sometimes WinXP pops up with an error message and other times it's just a crash.

Not saying it's the same thing, but you could have just gotten an unlucky streak like me.

By the way, I've noticed that sometimes when mine doesn't crash but doesn't load either (so I have to end task to shut it down and the 'not responding' window comes up) if I open up another Exult and run it while the other window is in its frozen state it works 100% of the time.

[SB-X]

Well did you try with digital [music] like Achile Dragon said? Or with sound off completely, just to see if that's causing the problem?

[Donfrow]

Had a new experience happen with this... I created a new item and SI crashed, now it's not even getting to the "Lord British Presents" screen most of the time. Now, when it does manage to get to the "Lord British Presents" instead of the text saying "With help from the Exult team" it says nothing, or things like "wood roof" or "cave floor".

[Donfrow]

Ran the intro a bit, it turns out the text in that is messed up too and crashed on the 2nd line of new text each time.

[Donfrow]

It seems there is something in my patch directory that was causing the issue, so I suppose it's not applicable to this thread!

[ShaggyMoose]

I noticed that I can´t start SI with cheats enabled without a crash before the title screen. Without cheats, there is no problem.

[ShaggyMoose]

And of course, I just tried the latest build and it works now... They always come out the day after I stop checking

I just wanted to know what was in the backpack hidden behind the wall right at the end. I couldn´t find a way to get it without the hack mover. Its a nice little backup in case you somehow misplaced any necessary items...

Trying to decide whether to play Black Gate or Pagan now.

[marzo]

I just wanted to know what was in the backpack hidden behind the wall right at the end. I couldn´t find a way to get it without the hack mover.

Up until very recently (a couple months ago at most), you could cast fetch to get it in Exult. But then I discovered how another intrinsic worked, and now you are indeed limited to hack mover to get it (like it was in the original, actually).