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NHL 2004 Launcher 1.45 - 01/09/14; Adds new features incl. widescreen
Topic Started: Jun 16 2013, 07:54 AM (79,773 Views)
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trent,27 October 2013
3:39 AM
Oops... I meant that I get this with and without the launcher... it simply happens randomly.

It's weird... it never happened with IE8 and XP... but now IE9 and W7 have occasional issues with the startup. There's no logic, either... it's completely random. It happens when the desktop changes the resolution to 800 x 600.

My uneducated guess is that it's somehow related to the intro. Maybe when the intro is set off, the game still launches some small part of it every time?

Oh okay. It doesn't load the intro video at all if it's disabled in the settings. The leagueloader is launched right before the intro video would play, so it could be that. The first things I would try is temporarily moving leagueloader.exe out of the NHL folder and see if it still freezes.
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Version 1.44.2 uploaded

This is an experimental optimization build. Please test it and let me know whether or not you see a performance increase or if it crashes. This build won't be included in the rebuilt mod until I determine if it is stable or not, so it's crucial that I get feedback.

http://www.mediafire.com/?g9k3e93ch2pafss

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Vod,27 October 2013
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Version 1.44.2 uploaded

This is an experimental optimization build. Please test it and let me know whether or not you see a performance increase or if it crashes. This build won't be included in the rebuilt mod until I determine if it is stable or not, so it's crucial that I get feedback.

http://www.mediafire.com/?g9k3e93ch2pafss


This experimental build makes a pretty large change in EA's code and I need to know if it's stable or not before it goes into the rebuilt mod. Nobody should be downloading it if you have no intentions of reporting back. So far not a single person who has downloaded it has let me know if it's stable for them.
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I've had no issues with any build, this works just as well as any other :)
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The Cheese,28 October 2013
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I've had no issues with any build, this works just as well as any other :)

Thanks Cheese. :) Is your FPS higher with this build?
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Latest works fine for me as every version before.
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Yeah, I don't know how much higher, but I've noticed during replays and cut scenes the crowd is at normal speed. I'll have to check with past versions to give you a result
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Version 1.44.3 uploaded

  • LODBias config option. This is a float, so it can have a decimal. 0.0 = default. This can be negative (sharper distant textures, with possible aliasing -possibly slower) or positive (more blurry distant textures -possibly faster).
  • Added MaxMipLevel config option. 0 = default. Every increase by 1 effectively cuts all max texture dimensions by half. For instance, the crowd texture dimensions is 1024x1024. A value of 1 will cut the max dimensions to 512x512, a value of 2 will cut the max dimensions to 256x256 etc. This may or may not increase performance on some systems.
  • Added Wireframe config option. Can toggle with F8
  • Reduced the default FOV modifier to 12 for widescreen resolutions
  • FOV modifier hotkeys now increases and decreases by 2 instead of 5.
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Great update. But on another note. I was testing your facepack tool and that thing looks great. My only question is there a way you can make it so the med and small images are raised up a bit so they are closer to the top border?
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@Vod: When I tried to open the game with the launcher I get this.

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NHL04.EXE gives the same error message too... even without the launcher. Obviously it "broke" something. What does it alter... something in the registry maybe... or resolution?

Can't start the game anymore. :D

PS: My desktop is 1280 x 1024. Perhaps that creates a problem?
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Mine is fine, I've never gotten that from the launcher
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Yeah I'm sure.

But it broke the game for me. Not working with or without launcher now. Doesn't go anywhere. Tried all available resolutions. The biggest option available is my desktop res. 1280 x 1024. Weird. In the old versions I got to choose as high as 1600 x
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Trent, try a quick re-install of the interface and a previous Launcher

PS 3:30am? Go to bed! :P
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Where can I get the previous version?

I overwrote mine.
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The launcher now registers BrowserEngine_pc_z.dll and becontrols_pc_z.dll. If there's an issue that causes BrowserEngine_pc_z.dll to not be registered properly, the game will crash right away with or without the luancher. Can you try this build of launcher.exe?
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