Problems With Serpent

[toad`sMoke]

Okay, I was bored today so I thought I would install Serpent Isle from it's original disks [instead of using the Complete Ultima7 CD]. Well, everything worked until I tried to enter the actual game. It seemed to load, but right when all those flashy colors are supposed to disappear and then the Avatar with his companions were to make their entrance, Exult stopped.
I've tried to get it working with the v1.0, v1.1b2 and the latest snapshot, but none work. Has anyone else had these problems installing Serpent from it's original disks? Or do most people use the version with the Silver Seed integrated? The wierd thing is, when I then install the Silver Seed Addon, the game works fine.



Here is the error:

AppName: exult.exe AppVer: 1.1.2.0 ModName: exult.exe
ModVer: 1.1.2.0 Offset: 000ce5b9

If you want the longer error log, I can post it.

[wjp]

What's in your stdout.txt, stderr.txt?

[toad`sMoke]

STDERR.TXT:

Error reading saved monsters. Clearing list.


STDOUT.TXT:

Exult version 1.1beta2
Built at: Aug 9 2003 12:37:44
Compile-time options: NO_SDL_PARACHUTE, HAVE_ZIP_SUPPORT, HAVE_OPENGL
Compiler: Microsoft C/C++ Compiler, version: 12.0.8804

Platform: Windows XP Service Pack 1 Version 5.1 Build 2600
Data path = data/
Music path = data//music
1 Midi Devices Detected
Listing midi devices:
-1: Microsoft MIDI Mapper
0: Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth
Using device -1: Microsoft MIDI Mapper
Internal Win32 Midiout Midi Player for Exult and Pentagram.
is_installed: 'H:\Games\SERPENT\static\endgame.dat': no
is_installed: 'H:\Games\SERPENT\static\sispeech.spc' : yes
Starting a SERPENT ISLE game
Current path settings:
Static : H:\Games\SERPENT\static
Gamedat : H:\Games\SERPENT\gamedat
Savegame: H:\Games\SERPENT
Patch : none

Gamedat identity SERPENT ISLE
Creating 'gamedat' files.
Loading /exult_si.flx...
Loading default keybindings
Dude
NPC #221 is unused
NPC #223 is unused
NPC #224 is unused
...
NPC #353 is unused
NPC #354 is unused
NPC #355 is unused


[with the original disks it just ends here]

When I install the silver seed it's exactly the same, except the last part of the STDOUT.TXT. The NPC # are different with the Silver Seed. It looks like this:

Gamedat identity SERPENT ISLE
Creating 'gamedat' files.
Loading /exult_si.flx...
Loading default keybindings
Dude
NPC #233 is unused
NPC #234 is unused
NPC #235 is unused
...
NPC #353 is unused
NPC #354 is unused
NPC #355 is unused
Cheats enabled.
Egg type is 5, prob = 100, distance = 6, crit = 2, once = 0, hatched = 0, areset = 0, data1 = 1283, data2 = 1965
Egg type is 5, prob = 100, distance = 6, crit = 2, once = 0, hatched = 0, areset = 0, data1 = 1283, data2 = 1965
..etc

[Dominus]

I'd say your original got corrupted somehow.

[toad`sMoke]

ya... that's what I was thinking. Poor ol' disks...