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Slogg posted 02-10-99 02:40 PM ET
I thought SMAC would run on 95, 98, or NT. But now that I've bought it, the manual says no NT. Yet the demo ran on NT. What's the story?
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-10-99 02:43 PM ET
Have you tried it? Because of the way that NT emulates sound drivers, certain HW combinations can cause sound problems. The demo readme discussed this, so if you didn't have problems with the demo, you're probably fine. The offical SKU label (on the bottom of the box) nevertheless states only 95/98.
jkm
firaxis games
Slogg posted 02-10-99 03:32 PM ET
Thanks! No, I haven't tried it out yet. I had no trouble with the demo, but I never had the sound turned on. So does this mean that as long as someone doesn't care about sound that SMAC runs on NT with no problems?

(BTW, the web site and the installation guide also say just 95/98.)
JaimeWolf posted 02-10-99 07:08 PM ET
I have a problem with NT server ... it won't get past the first movie, although I can play the movies with the exe provided with the .wve files.
I reinstalled SP3, but there were a number of files more recent that SP3's so I didn't overwrite them.
Any hints?
James
PS. I have win95 on another machine so I'm not totally deprived and ravenning (sp?) ... yet.
JaimeWolf posted 02-11-99 07:59 PM ET
well I've reinstalled SP3, Internet Explorer (problems caused by reinstall of SP3) and SMAC and still no joy ... except ... rename *.wve to *.wve.old ... in we go and off to play sans videos. Reinstalled with game only (no speakers so no point in sound) and it plays fine.
James
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-11-99 09:21 PM ET
You can also do a typical install, which copies everything except the movies to the HD, and then play (solo) without the CD.
jkm
firaxis games
ultracnc posted 02-12-99 06:24 PM ET
Is there any way to fix this problem, like new drivers or something?
janzen posted 02-16-99 11:55 AM ET
When I try to run on NT SP3, I get a quick look at the Firaxis splash screen and then just black screen. If anybody has found a way around this I'd love to hear about it.
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Author	Topic: Is NT supported?
Slogg	posted 02-10-99 02:40 PM ET I thought SMAC would run on 95, 98, or NT. But now that I've bought it, the manual says no NT. Yet the demo ran on NT. What's the story?
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-10-99 02:43 PM ET Have you tried it? Because of the way that NT emulates sound drivers, certain HW combinations can cause sound problems. The demo readme discussed this, so if you didn't have problems with the demo, you're probably fine. The offical SKU label (on the bottom of the box) nevertheless states only 95/98. jkm firaxis games
Slogg	posted 02-10-99 03:32 PM ET Thanks! No, I haven't tried it out yet. I had no trouble with the demo, but I never had the sound turned on. So does this mean that as long as someone doesn't care about sound that SMAC runs on NT with no problems? (BTW, the web site and the installation guide also say just 95/98.)
JaimeWolf	posted 02-10-99 07:08 PM ET I have a problem with NT server ... it won't get past the first movie, although I can play the movies with the exe provided with the .wve files. I reinstalled SP3, but there were a number of files more recent that SP3's so I didn't overwrite them. Any hints? James PS. I have win95 on another machine so I'm not totally deprived and ravenning (sp?) ... yet.
JaimeWolf	posted 02-11-99 07:59 PM ET well I've reinstalled SP3, Internet Explorer (problems caused by reinstall of SP3) and SMAC and still no joy ... except ... rename .wve to .wve.old ... in we go and off to play sans videos. Reinstalled with game only (no speakers so no point in sound) and it plays fine. James
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-11-99 09:21 PM ET You can also do a typical install, which copies everything except the movies to the HD, and then play (solo) without the CD. jkm firaxis games
ultracnc	posted 02-12-99 06:24 PM ET Is there any way to fix this problem, like new drivers or something?
janzen	posted 02-16-99 11:55 AM ET When I try to run on NT SP3, I get a quick look at the Firaxis splash screen and then just black screen. If anybody has found a way around this I'd love to hear about it.