Can't get Expendable Working! EEK!

[NightCabbage]

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ok - heres the problem:
i have a G400 MAX with AMD K6-3 450 with 128Mb RAM and a 64bit sound blaster
and it runs every game i have tried (except for expendable)
what happens is that when i install it and run it, it starts up showing "powered by AMD" or something then it just quits to the desktop!
grrrr
i have reformatted about 2 times since (for various reasons) and it still does it.
if you either have any help, suggestions or if you have the same problem, please reply to this message
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<font face="ocr a extended" size=4 color=lime>15/m/Australia</font>
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<table><tr bgcolor=black><td bgcolor=black><center><font face="ocr a extended" size=4 color=lime>My System Hardware stats:</font>
<font face="ocr a extended" size=3 color=lime>CPU (AMD K6-3 450), MotherBoard (Epox EP-MVP3G-M), RAM (128Mb 100MHz), Video (Matrox G400 MAX), Sound (Creative SoundBlaster 128bit), CD/DVD (AOpen 40x DVD), Floppy/Disk (Standard 3½), Removable (ZIP drive), Modem (Dynalink 56Kbps V.90), Network (Standard Realtek PCI), Printer (HP LaserJet 5L), Scanner (UMAX Astra 2000P 9600dpi), Mouse (Logitech Cordless Mouseman Wheel), Keyboard (Logitech Cordless i-touch), Joystick (Logitech Wingman Interceptor), Monitor (Panasonic E70), Speakers (Laser 320watt), Yay (Finished)</font>
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[This message has been edited by NightCabbage (edited 12 February 2000).]

[paulcs]

Is the installation CD in your machine when it does this. (I apologize if it is. It happens a lot.)

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net

[NightCabbage]

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I have tried with and without the CD in the drive, but it makes no difference.
Also, I quite often get the message "FATAL ERROR - The BDF is missing !"

hope this helps...
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<center><font face="ocr a extended" size=5 color=lime>NightCabbage</font>
<font face="ocr a extended" size=4 color=lime>15/m/Australia</font>
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<table><tr bgcolor=black><td bgcolor=black><center><font face="ocr a extended" size=4 color=lime>My System Hardware stats:</font>
<font face="ocr a extended" size=3 color=lime>CPU (AMD K6-3 450), MotherBoard (Epox EP-MVP3G-M), RAM (128Mb 100MHz), Video (Matrox G400 MAX), Sound (Creative SoundBlaster 128bit), CD/DVD (AOpen 40x DVD), Floppy/Disk (Standard 3½), Removable (ZIP drive), Modem (Dynalink 56Kbps V.90), Network (Standard Realtek PCI), Printer (HP LaserJet 5L), Scanner (UMAX Astra 2000P 9600dpi), Mouse (Logitech Cordless Mouseman Wheel), Keyboard (Logitech Cordless i-touch), Joystick (Logitech Wingman Interceptor), Monitor (Panasonic E70), Speakers (Laser 320watt), Yay (Finished)</font>
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[This message has been edited by NightCabbage (edited 12 February 2000).]

[paulcs]

The BDF error is related to the installation CD not being in your machine. Go into your motherboard's BIOS and disable video caching and shadowing. That's helped others in the past.

Good luck.

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net

[paulcs]

While your at it, open your AGP aperture to 256.

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net

[Rogier]

Maybe the driveletter of your CDROM changed after you installed Expendable? If that is the case you have to open the CONFIG.DAT file in you game directory, wich contains something like:

CdRom E:\
HardDrive c:\gmz\Expendable
Language ENGLISH


Change the Cdrom driveletter, save the file and Expendable will run fine, even under W2K.