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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 (79,769 Views)
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Are you using the rebuilt interface? http://z15.invisionfree.com/NHL04Rebuilt/i...php?showtopic=1
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1.44.4 uploaded
http://www.mediafire.com/?g9k3e93ch2pafss

This is another experimental optimization build. It's experimental because it rewrites some more machine code, which should result in a performance boost on some systems.
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I tried to take a screenshot by pressing F12 but then I got the error message saying "unable to save screenshot". Anyone know why that happens?
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@Kellogs: please try this build and let me know if it is fixed:

Version 1.44.5 uploaded:

Changelog:

  • Fixed alt-tab causing the game to crash or the screen to turn black.
  • Hopefully fixed the problem of screenshots not working on certain systems and added a more detailed error message if it fails.
http://www.mediafire.com/?g9k3e93ch2pafss
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Thanks. I'll give this a try tonight.
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This launcher is really nice, but one thing still not work. Get to play with Smart-TV via HDMI. Getting this: 3D card and / or graphics card initialization failed. Update your 3D card and / or graphics drivers. Contact the manufacturer for the latest drivers.

Even I change that Smart-TV to primary monitor, still getting that error message. Have tried different resolutions, no go so far. :angry:

Any ideas?

Everything else's just fine, fresh install, everything's latest, installed like a couple of hours ago.
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Is your TV plugged into the same graphics card as your monitor?
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Yup, in HDMI. And my primary monitor is DVI-HDMI.

Even I change TV for primary from settings, problem occurs.
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Can you set your TV to the primary, enable logging (CreateLog=1 in launcher.ini) and paste the log here?
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Log said Direct3D disabled. And found problem, and solved it.. So stupid.. Updated my ATI drivers, and SmartTV's refresh rate was 25 hz! Changed up to 60 hz, and now my NHL2004 works like a thought. Thank anyway.

Should HDR-mod work with launcher? Or is it pick one -situation?
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Launcher Log

Launcher.ini loaded
Retrieving VTable
Window 1180938 created
Direct3D 8 initialized
Direct3D Device created
CreateDevice (0x10001284) hooked
V-Table retrieved (0x5C2D9D34)
Direct3D device released
iDirect3D prototype released
Release (0x5C29AD80) hooked
Reset (0x5C291D80) hooked
NHL2004.exe MD5 fingerprint retrieved: 72fb38ac359b97102c192dc3793fb9b4
NHL 2004 projection subroutine (0x5CDB00) hooked
NHL 2004 resolution subroutine (0x406C10) hooked
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Pujoparta,6 November 2013
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Log said Direct3D disabled. And found problem, and solved it.. So stupid.. Updated my ATI drivers, and SmartTV's refresh rate was 25 hz! Changed up to 60 hz, and now my NHL2004 works like a thought. Thank anyway.

Should HDR-mod work with launcher? Or is it pick one -situation?

I'm not sure if ENB works, but it wouldn't hurt to try. I personally think it's pointless since bloom/hdr doesn't simulate the lighting in an indoor hockey arena. NHL 2004 actually does a pretty good job by default since hockey arenas are usually lit in such a way that you don't need more advanced shader effects such as ambient occlusion. The game is even able to get away with not using diffuse lighting on objects on the ice since everything tends to be uniformly lit for presentation purposes in real arenas.

@Sage: I have no idea what the problem is. I will be releasing a new version later today which has a few more fixes, so you can try that.
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Pujoparta,6 November 2013
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Log said Direct3D disabled. And found problem, and solved it.. So stupid.. Updated my ATI drivers, and SmartTV's refresh rate was 25 hz! Changed up to 60 hz, and now my NHL2004 works like a thought. Thank anyway.

Should HDR-mod work with launcher? Or is it pick one -situation?

I'm not sure if ENB works, but it wouldn't hurt to try. I personally think it's pointless since bloom/hdr doesn't simulate the lighting in an indoor hockey arena. NHL 2004 actually does a pretty good job by default since hockey arenas are usually lit in such a way that you don't need more advanced shader effects such as ambient occlusion. Everything on the ice tends to be uniformly lit for presentation purposes.

@Sage: I have no idea what the problem is. I will be releasing a new version later today which has a few more fixes, so you can try that.

It was due to this program. iz3d
I deleted it off
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Vod,4 November 2013
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@Kellogs: please try this build and let me know if it is fixed:

Version 1.44.5 uploaded:

Changelog:

  • Fixed alt-tab causing the game to crash or the screen to turn black.
  • Hopefully fixed the problem of screenshots not working on certain systems and added a more detailed error message if it fails.
http://www.mediafire.com/?g9k3e93ch2pafss

Didn't exactly fix it, but then I discovered that it works fine when I have the game in fullscreen. Now, the only problem is I can't get the game to work in fullscreen anymore. I start the launcher, and as it's loading the game it crashes. Log file has this:

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Launcher.ini loaded
Retrieving VTable
Window 1903226 created
Direct3D 8 initialized
Unable to create Direct3D device
CreateDevice (0x2E41284) hooked
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