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DAD2MAXWELL
05-30-2012, 06:30 PM
The SAGA continues. I got IL2 FB ver 1.22 runnng fine. But as you know, it is just never enough. I wanted the full DOG AND PONY show. So, I tried to get a dwnload from UBI, but fo some reason it would not let me. SO I went to the STEAM darkside. The download went fine, but the below describes my new reason for wailing and gnashing of teeth. Any suggestions for the below?

I have downloaded 1946 and installed on a WINDOWS7 64 BIT system. When I launch the program either using the STEAM ICON or the Desktop icon;the program begins plays the intro and then takes me to the "MAIN MENU" tab. The problem is however, that the MAIN MENU screen is being presented at about 800x600, ADDITIONALLY, the MAIN MENU is OFF CENTER, so that you cannot see the right side of the MAIN MENU, (HARDWARE SET UP ETC) and the mouse CURSOR DISAPPEARS so that you can not recenter MAIN MENU or USE the mouse AT ALL.

This is really frustrating. I can not find any kind of set up folder that allows me to make any adjustments so that I can run this program. I am sure that the fix is a simple one, especially after reading so many posts on how well th program runs off STEAM in Windos 7.

MY SYSTEM SPECS:

INTEL I7 920@2.7GHZ, WIN7 HOME PREM. 64 BIT SVC PAK 1, NVIDIA GFORCE GTS 250X2.

Any IDEAS?

JGP

MadBlaster
05-30-2012, 06:49 PM
look for the file config.ini. this has your game settings for video, audio...etc. you will likely have to tweak a lot of these parameters to suit your needs.

for resolution look for this section:

[window]
width=1152
height=864
ColourBits=32
DepthBits=24
StencilBits=8
ChangeScreenRes=1
FullScreen=1
DrawIfNotFocused=0
EnableResize=0
EnableClose=1
SaveAspect=1
Use3Renders=0


there is a guide somewhere (like mission4today) that explains what all the settings do and what happens if you change the numbers (e.g., 0 to 1, etc.)

for the mouse i think these:

[rts]
ProcessAffinityMask=2 good idea to run on one core only
mouseUse=1
joyUse=1
trackIRUse=1
DisableIME=0
locale=
JoyProfile=3

[rts_mouse]
SensitivityX=1.0
SensitivityY=1.0
SensitivityZ=1.0
Invert=0

[MouseXYZ Config]
RealTime=1


Also, I recommend open/gl instead of direct x. Also, SLI, I don't think that works for this game. So that could be screwing up your video output if it isn't set right.

MadBlaster
05-30-2012, 07:26 PM
actually it is called

"C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\conf.ini"

here's link to various setup guides at mission4today including one on conf.ini. there's also the old il2 ubisoft forums that will have lots of setup stuff.

http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Knowledge_Base&cat=59

DAD2MAXWELL
05-30-2012, 07:33 PM
Thank you very much, Ill be home later this evening to try this. I hope it works.

Re. SLI IL2FBAEP works with the SLI enabled, and I have tried disenableing it for 1946, that did not mke a difference.

Ill keep my fingers crossed. I feel 42 again!

jgp

DAD2MAXWELL
05-30-2012, 07:43 PM
Hey MadBlaster, I looked for the folder tha you referenced, but this particualr install is a STEAM download, that folder Is not in the UBI folders or the STEAM folders.

Is there something differen that has to be done if it is a STEAM download and install?

jgp

MadBlaster
05-30-2012, 07:55 PM
oh yes. I'm on windows xp and not steam version.

try this. find the il2 icon on your desktop and do a right click, go to properties then look for the target location. you want to go to that location. I think il2 folder will reside within your steam directory??? but not sure. once you get to the il2 directory, you will see all the folders and files inside. sort that window by the 'type' column and then look for all the files of type 'configuration settings'. one of those files will be the conf.ini. open it, edit it as needed and save it. you might also get in the habit of making a back up copy of it so as you do your tweaking in due course, you have something to fall back to in case you mess up the current version.

droz
05-30-2012, 08:48 PM
Try program files/steam/steamapps/common/il2 sturmovik 1946

DAD2MAXWELL
05-31-2012, 03:59 AM
OK, Im in, finally found the folder. Thnx for the directions.

NOW, I have the mouse working, got rid of the intro, and have been playing with the WINDOWS adjustments. I have tried all sorts of combinations. In the end the best that I can get is my monitor from left to right about 80% covered.

When I select FULL SCREEN in the game menu I go back to square one. And everything goes to hell.

SHOULD, the WIDTH and HEIGHT in the CONFIG FILE match my desktop resolution? Or should it match the resolution that I am going to run the program in? I would like to run the program at 1600x1200 32 BIT, FULL SCREEN.

I seem to be at the point where I am chasing my tail.

You all have had great input up to now, is there some magical combination in the [window] config file that I am missing.

Thank you again.

JGP

JtD
05-31-2012, 04:14 AM
Can you post the [window] section from your current conf.ini, or maybe the entire file?

Width and height entries are the resolution you use in game.

DAD2MAXWELL
05-31-2012, 04:20 AM
SURE,

[window]
width=1600
height=1200
ColourBits=32
DepthBits=24
StencilBits=8
ChangeScreenRes=1
FullScreen=1
DrawIfNotFocused=0
EnableResize=0
EnableClose=1
SaveAspect=1
Use3Renders=0

[GLPROVIDER]
GL=dx8wrap.dll

[GLPROVIDERS]
Open GL=Opengl32.dll
DirectX=dx8wrap.dll

JGP

MadBlaster
05-31-2012, 05:10 AM
Not sure what is going on. I can suggest trying these.

1) check your video card settings relating to the monitor. I remember I had to create a custom resolution first. maybe you have do that too.

2) try using your desktop resolution in game just to see if that resolve the problem.

3) instead of directx, try changing this to

[GLPROVIDER]
Open GL=Opengl32.dll

4) something about SLI, but I have no idea what.

5) make sure you are patched up.iirc the game originally wasn't set up for lcd widescreen monitors. maybe there is something they did to the opengl dll in one of the patches that makes it run in full screen but didn't do for the directx dll? (I'm speculating here.) my experience, the game is much better in opengl.

Aviar
05-31-2012, 05:39 AM
Ideally, you shoud first try and run the game at your monitor's native resolution. Do you know what that is?

Aviar

PilotError
05-31-2012, 12:01 PM
OK, Im in, finally found the folder. Thnx for the directions.

NOW, I have the mouse working, got rid of the intro, and have been playing with the WINDOWS adjustments. I have tried all sorts of combinations. In the end the best that I can get is my monitor from left to right about 80% covered.

When I select FULL SCREEN in the game menu I go back to square one. And everything goes to hell.

SHOULD, the WIDTH and HEIGHT in the CONFIG FILE match my desktop resolution? Or should it match the resolution that I am going to run the program in? I would like to run the program at 1600x1200 32 BIT, FULL SCREEN.

I seem to be at the point where I am chasing my tail.

You all have had great input up to now, is there some magical combination in the [window] config file that I am missing.

Thank you again.

JGP

Hi,

It can be quite tricky to set up your screen resolution as it is a 10 year old game and the menu has never been updated to take account of modern gfx cards or bigger monitors.
However you can overcome this by using the conf.ini settings, BUT if you alter your conf.ini and then change the menu settings your altered settings are reset.
So set up the settings in the menu that you want, then close the game (if I remember correctly you can't change the conf.ini while the game is running), set your screen res in conf. ini, and start up the game again.
Remember, don't change the menu settings again.

For comparison here is my conf.ini settings for the screen;


[window]
width=1920
height=1200
ColourBits=32
DepthBits=24
StencilBits=8
ChangeScreenRes=1
FullScreen=1
DrawIfNotFocused=0
EnableResize=0
EnableClose=1
SaveAspect=0
Use3Renders=0

Hope that has been of some help.

DAD2MAXWELL
05-31-2012, 12:08 PM
Well my monitor is a DELL 3007WFP it is a 30'' flat screen, NVIDA control panel says that the native resolution for this monitor is 1280x800, but I run my desk top at 2560x1600.



I tried matching the config.ini from IL2FBAEP V1.22 to 1946 as IL2FBAEP runs beautifully full screen, but no joy, I am missing one thing here.

Heading off to work and will try later today, thank you, and I will let you know what happens early this evening.

jgp

droz
05-31-2012, 01:59 PM
width=2560
height=1600

That's what you should be running it at. It should work without issue.

If it doesn't, try

width=1920
height=1200

or even

width=1920
height=1080

Try them in order and see how that works.

Also, make sure all of these setting are exactly like this:

ColourBits=32
DepthBits=24
StencilBits=8
ChangeScreenRes=1
FullScreen=1
DrawIfNotFocused=0
EnableResize=0
EnableClose=1
SaveAspect=0
Use3Renders=0

One last thing, before doing any of this, make sure you are using OpenGL mode in the in game video settings.

MadBlaster
05-31-2012, 02:09 PM
"BUT if you alter your conf.ini and then change the menu settings your altered settings are reset."

Yes, this is worth restating. You could go round and round in circles.

JtD
05-31-2012, 02:47 PM
Is it possible that Steam ignores the conf.ini and uses settings saved somewhere in the dreaded steam cloud?

DAD2MAXWELL
05-31-2012, 04:33 PM
Cant wait to get home to try all of this, however confused by the OPEN GL thing.

Do I chage that in the config ini settings, as whenever I get things almost right and then touch that within game, things go to hell again.

IF IL2FBAEP runs in DX, DO I HAVE TO USE OPEN GL?

JGP

droz
05-31-2012, 05:19 PM
no, change it IN GAME. Do that before you do anything. Make sure all your video modes and video options settings are where you want them to be, and then go in and change the conf.ini file. IL2 was designed to utilize OpenGL, and will perform MUCH better than in DX mode. TRUST ME. Do not run it in DX mode. The only time you would want to run DX mode is when you are trying to use fraps to record.

DAD2MAXWELL
05-31-2012, 06:16 PM
That is part of my problem DROZ, if I dont get the resolution right BEFORE I start the game, I cant get in because the menu screens are off center to the right, and I cant get to the set up/hardware menus where I would select open gl etc.

JGP

Aviar
05-31-2012, 07:15 PM
According to the documentation for your monitor, it's native resolution is 2560x1600. You run your desktop at that resolution, so that is good.

However, you stated that "...NVIDA control panel says that the native resolution for this monitor is 1280x800...". This may be part of your problem. I would suggest going into the NVIDIA control panel and trying to change that setting (from 1280x800 to 2560x1600).

Your documentation: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/3007WFP/EN/about.htm#Specifications

In addition, you stated that your conf file looks like this:

[window]
width=1600
height=1200
ColourBits=32
DepthBits=24
StencilBits=8
ChangeScreenRes=1
FullScreen=1
DrawIfNotFocused=0
EnableResize=0
EnableClose=1
SaveAspect=1
Use3Renders=0

Well, that is 1600x1200. You need to manually change that to 2560x1600. When you do that, start the game. Do not make any other changes in the Set-up screen or you will lose those settings.


Aviar

MadBlaster
05-31-2012, 07:27 PM
SURE,

[window]
width=1600
height=1200
ColourBits=32
DepthBits=24
StencilBits=8
ChangeScreenRes=1
FullScreen=1
DrawIfNotFocused=0
EnableResize=0
EnableClose=1
SaveAspect=1
Use3Renders=0

[GLPROVIDER]
GL=dx8wrap.dll paste it over this line

[GLPROVIDERS]
Open GL=Opengl32.dll copy bold part of this line and
DirectX=dx8wrap.dll

JGP


then save it. now you have opengl.

also, adjust your video card settings. usually you can create a custom profile for each game you play. some of those settings may or may not apply to open gl.

droz
05-31-2012, 08:17 PM
sorry, didn't see that you were having issues with the menus in game. Yeah, change your game resolution to that of the monitor in the conf.ini, and change the bold stuff that madblaster posted.

DAD2MAXWELL
05-31-2012, 09:44 PM
Thanx guys, cant wait to get home and get this put to bed. Then I can start bothering you on how to get it all patched up.

JGP

DAD2MAXWELL
06-01-2012, 08:20 AM
OK, on the right track, this is what works in the config.ini:

[window]
width=1715
height=1053
ColourBits=32
DepthBits=24
StencilBits=8
ChangeScreenRes=0
FullScreen=1
DrawIfNotFocused=0
EnableResize=0
EnableClose=1
SaveAspect=0
Use3Renders=0

[GLPROVIDER]
GL=Opengl32.dll

[GLPROVIDERS]
Open GL=Opengl32.dll
DirectX=dx8wrap.dll

I have never heard of 1715x1053, additionally it is forcing me into "windowed" mode, when I check it in the in game graphics setup menu. It does run well in SLI. I have tried both ways, and maybe it is just me but the graphics seem clearer/smoother in SLI.

It is not using all of the desk top "real estate" in this resolution at the sides of the display, there is about 2 and 1/2 inches at each side. From top to bottom about 5/8 of an inch, but at least I am in.

I looked at settin up a custom resolution, but the NVIDIA warning about damaging the monitor scared me away. What will setting up a custom resolution do for me? Will that get me full screen?

I feel like I owe all of you money for all of the help you have been giving me.

JGP

Aviar
06-01-2012, 09:55 AM
Something is not right here but I can't put my finger on it....not enough info. You shouldn't be having this much trouble.

My feeling is that the problem is in your NVIDIA settings, not the game. Have you tried to set your conf file to:

[window]
width=2560
height=1600


Aviar

KG26_Alpha
06-01-2012, 10:42 AM
The SAGA continues. I got IL2 FB ver 1.22 running fine. But as you know, it is just never enough. I wanted the full DOG AND PONY show. So, I tried to get a download from UBI, but fo some reason it would not let me. SO I went to the STEAM darkside. The download went fine, but the below describes my new reason for wailing and gnashing of teeth. Any suggestions for the below?

I have downloaded 1946 and installed on a WINDOWS7 64 BIT system. When I launch the program either using the STEAM ICON or the Desktop icon;the program begins plays the intro and then takes me to the "MAIN MENU" tab. The problem is however, that the MAIN MENU screen is being presented at about 800x600, ADDITIONALLY, the MAIN MENU is OFF CENTRE, so that you cannot see the right side of the MAIN MENU, (HARDWARE SET UP ETC) and the mouse CURSOR DISAPPEARS so that you can not recentre MAIN MENU or USE the mouse AT ALL.

This is really frustrating. I can not find any kind of set up folder that allows me to make any adjustments so that I can run this program. I am sure that the fix is a simple one, especially after reading so many posts on how well th program runs off STEAM in Windows 7.

MY SYSTEM SPECS:

INTEL I7 920@2.7GHZ, WIN7 HOME PREM. 64 BIT SVC PAK 1, NVIDIA GFORCE GTS 250X2.

Any IDEAS?

JGP

Hi

Go to Steam and do a file integrity check so the default steam version is back to original files.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\IL2 1946

Please copy the whole IL2 1946 file directory from the Steamapps\common folder to a hard drive outside of the program folders eg:

C:\IL2 1946

Ok now work on the settings in the new copied IL2 1946 directory on your hard drive.

C:\IL2 1946

Don't forget to get your patches installed as well.

MadBlaster
06-02-2012, 12:44 AM
OK, on the right track, this is what works in the config.ini:

[window]
width=1715
height=1053
ColourBits=32
DepthBits=24
StencilBits=8
ChangeScreenRes=0
FullScreen=1
DrawIfNotFocused=0
EnableResize=0
EnableClose=1
SaveAspect=0
Use3Renders=0

[GLPROVIDER]
GL=Opengl32.dll

[GLPROVIDERS]
Open GL=Opengl32.dll
DirectX=dx8wrap.dll

I have never heard of 1715x1053, additionally it is forcing me into "windowed" mode, when I check it in the in game graphics setup menu. It does run well in SLI. I have tried both ways, and maybe it is just me but the graphics seem clearer/smoother in SLI.

It is not using all of the desk top "real estate" in this resolution at the sides of the display, there is about 2 and 1/2 inches at each side. From top to bottom about 5/8 of an inch, but at least I am in.

I looked at settin up a custom resolution, but the NVIDIA warning about damaging the monitor scared me away. What will setting up a custom resolution do for me? Will that get me full screen?

I feel like I owe all of you money for all of the help you have been giving me.

JGP

I think it is forcing you into windowed mode because of that strange resolution.

here is your monitor http://www.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/global/products/monitors/topics/en/monitor_3007wfp?c=us&l=en&s=gen&~section=specs

iirc, SLI actually splits your monitor in half. So, each video card gets a half. So, 2560/2 =1280 and 1600/2=800 I think that is why you seeing this message.

"...NVIDA control panel says that the native resolution for this monitor is 1280x800...".

I think you need a SLI expert on this if you are going to use SLI. The other choice, run the game on one card and turn the other off somehow. I have no idea how you do this though. You may want to use lower resolution than native to get better fps.

DAD2MAXWELL
06-02-2012, 04:26 AM
Well thank you to all! I am at the very usable point. For whatever reason, my graphics issues have cleared up about 95%. The image stretches at that odd resolution from edge to edge, although I still have that small annoying area at the bottom of the screen. SLI is still enabled, with it working this well, I don't know that there will be an advantage disabling it.

One thing that I would like to do though, although I don't know if it is possible. Can you deactivate the written text? My 8 year old is coming up with a colorful vocabulary. I am now waiting for him to say that on of the other planes is "going to hell". And he is already discussing the new uses for Damn it!

Can you change the metric altitude/speed block in the left corner to imperial units?

What would updating to the latest version do for me? Is it worth the effort after all of this?

Thanx again,

JGP

MadBlaster
06-02-2012, 05:29 AM
iirc, in conf.ini look for this section:

[game]
nosubtitiles = 0 and change to 1 (1=yes, 0=no)


in the controls part of the game look under "misc\toggle speed bar" and see what key is mapped. when you play, you can cycle through what you want with that key/control (mph/ft, kph/meters, knots, hidden)


I would recommend you patch up the game and fix the voids and windowed screen. but it is up to you, of course.

the official patches http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Knowledge_Base&op=show&kid=584 if you dig into that link, there are readme that tell what the patch fixes. you have to install them in order if you go that route.

good luck and enjoy the game.

DAD2MAXWELL
06-02-2012, 08:33 AM
Bad night sleeping.

Ill fix those other things. And about to look at the patch process.

Im sure I will have abou 25000 more questions, b4 its all over:grin:

jgp

DAD2MAXWELL
06-03-2012, 12:09 AM
PATCHING INTO STEAM? OK this thing is up and running with version 4.09M, a few patches to install I see.

I have never patched into a steam game before. But with all I have learned lately. My guess I am going to unzip these patches lets say to a folder on my desktop, copy them and place them manually into the 1946 folder?

But before I do this, is there a specific folder that I need to copy into? Are there multiple folders that I have to do here. I spent some time over at the M4Today site, but the process described there was for the generic disc version of the game install. I did not find mention on what to do with a STEAM install.

Thanx

JGP

MadBlaster
06-03-2012, 12:28 AM
PATCHING INTO STEAM? OK this thing is up and running with version 4.09M, a few patches to install I see.

I have never patched into a steam game before. But with all I have learned lately. My guess I am going to unzip these patches lets say to a folder on my desktop, copy them and place them manually into the 1946 folder?

But before I do this, is there a specific folder that I need to copy into? Are there multiple folders that I have to do here. I spent some time over at the M4Today site, but the process described there was for the generic disc version of the game install. I did not find mention on what to do with a STEAM install.

Thanx

JGP


Stop. 4.09m? Usually, it would say 4.07m. However, I suppose Steam could be providing a patched up version of the game to 4.09m. Unless you already installed some patches to get it there? If you truly are at 4.09m, then you don't need to install the earlier patches. You can move on from there.

In general, you are correct about installing a patch, except for the part about manually placing them. So, like you said, you unzip it to a folder. Then you click on it. Then you should see a windows installer pop up. At some point it will ask you where to install it. There will be a text box. You need make sure it is pointing to the same folder as where il2fb.exe resides. there is usually a browse button you can click on to find the location you need. If you did what Alpha said up there somewhere, then that would be C:\IL2 1946. So, it is very simple process.

DAD2MAXWELL
06-03-2012, 03:36 AM
Hi

Go to Steam and do a file integrity check so the default steam version is back to original files.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\IL2 1946

Please copy the whole IL2 1946 file directory from the Steamapps\common folder to a hard drive outside of the program folders eg:

C:\IL2 1946

Ok now work on the settings in the new copied IL2 1946 directory on your hard drive.

C:\IL2 1946

Don't forget to get your patches installed as well.

OK, this is where I get confused. If I do the above, create the C:\IL2 1946 folder and copy the Steam APPS directory into that, am I then patching into that new folder? And if so, am I no longer using the STEAM app? Or do I put it all back into STEAM when I am done with it?

What is the advantage or necessity of doing it this way? It seems redundant. I hate to show my ignorance about how all of this works but considering the last 17 posts;) one more wont make it that much worse.

Dont give up on me yet guys, my little boy Max and I are having a blast with this.

JGP

MadBlaster
06-03-2012, 03:55 AM
lol. okay. not everyone knows computers.

It used to be when you go buy a game at the store, the game was on a cd/dvd. You take it home, put it in the drive and install it to your hard drive from there. Now, instead of doing that, in your case you download the game files from STEAM and those files went to a designated location on your hard drive: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\IL2 1946

Now what alpha is saying is you need to go into STEAM and run a file integrity check. What that does is make sure none of the game files you downloaded from STEAM got corrupted during the download. So make sure you do that first.

Okay, after you do that. Now you are going to move the whole kittenkaboodle to a different location on the hard drive so it is away from STEAM. That location will be C:\IL2 1946. STEAM is now out of the picture after you do that. There are good reasons for doing this in this case. Just take my word for it. This is an old game and STEAM doesn't apply the patches automatically like it would with a new game. Not all these patches are made not from the developer, but from official authorized mod team. Fortuneately, the game has been continually updated all these years, because people like it.

Okay, now you can apply the patches @ C:\IL2 1946.

Also, I seem to recall, the skin patch 4.09m is optional. That installation is different. It's a copy/paste job. But read the readme file that goes with it. should explain it.

DAD2MAXWELL
06-03-2012, 04:14 AM
Thanx MadBlaster, you have been a great help here along with your associates. I will work on this some more tomorrow. But I think that I understand where I am heading with all of this now.

I really don't know computers anymore. I remember when I got my first system in 93, we had to do all kinds of things to the system to make it run well as well as tinker with the programs to get the most out of them.

I got my first Falcon computer in 2000, and these systems are so dependable that I became computer illiterate. I fell out of gaming for a while but kept all of the stuff knowing my little boy would probably love it.

This new method of getting a program from the net is great but also fraught with headaches. No manuals, no customer support. Thank goodness for you guys.

Ill touch base tomorrow and let you know how things are going.

jgp

MadBlaster
06-03-2012, 04:23 AM
ugh, I just read what I wrote (before you posted) that and had the following thoughts

1) There is a difference between "copy" and paste verses "cut" and paste. If you copy and paste to your new folder C:\IL2 1946, you will still have the game files in the STEAM folder. That is fine if for some reason you want to keep it as a backup or starting point to fall back to in case you have to do a re-install of the game for some reason. On the other hand, if you are hurting for hard drive space, you may want to do a cut and paste instead so you only have one copy of the game on your hard drive. It's up to you.

2) Your desktop shortcut to the il2fb.exe will have to be fixed so it points to the version you are patching up, not the STEAM version. You can do this two ways. Either delete the old shortcut and create a new shortcut, or go in and fix the old shortcut to point to the new shortcut. If you don't do this, every time you start the game from the shortcut, the STEAM version will execute and you don't want to do that

DAD2MAXWELL
06-03-2012, 01:39 PM
ahhhhh, THANK YOU for fine tuning this, thaT makes it make more sense to me now.

I have to do the real job this AM, so I will gt on this later.

Ill let you know,

JGP

DAD2MAXWELL
06-03-2012, 11:34 PM
Ok, so reading comprehension was never my strong point.

1. I copied the whole "kit and caboodle" to a IL2 1946 folder on my C drive.

2. I tried to start up the program from the newly copied folder from the .exe within the folder. I got a nasty sound and a dialog box that said, "APPLICATION LOAD ERROR 2:000006558"

3. I fooled around with changing the target of the steam IL2 1946 ICON on my desktop, no joy. Where do you give it a new address?

4. I forgot to run the FILE INTEGRITY check like I was told. After the fact I went looking for it on steam. I know that I have seen it there before. However, even if you were holding a gun to my head, in the last 20 minutes of looking...where the hell is it?!

You knew I'd be back.

JGP

MadBlaster
06-04-2012, 12:02 AM
do it in this order 4,1,2,3.

#4
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2037-QEUH-3335

#3
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Create-or-delete-a-shortcut

APPLICATION LOAD ERROR 2:000006558, haven't a clue. It could be cuz the files are corupted or didn't load into ram properly for some reason?. hopefully some can weigh in on this... maybe a registry issue? Alpha might know.


maybe this helps. its different game, but same error.
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=539340

droz
06-04-2012, 12:03 AM
You need to keep the IL2 directory under the main steam directory where it was in order to use it.

Steam installs up to version 4.09m. After that, you have to install manually. You download as follows, up to where you wish to be patched:

4.10
4.10.1
4.11
4.11.1

Each of those installs into the IL2 directory that under the steam folder. You just have to point it to there.

I use the steam version patched up to 4.10.1 without issue.

MadBlaster
06-04-2012, 12:10 AM
You need to keep the IL2 directory under the main steam directory where it was in order to use it.

Steam installs up to version 4.09m. After that, you have to install manually. You download as follows, up to where you wish to be patched:

4.10
4.10.1
4.11
4.11.1

Each of those installs into the IL2 directory that under the steam folder. You just have to point it to there.

I use the steam version patched up to 4.10.1 without issue.

:confused: alpha told him to put it in new directory. droz, did you do the file integrity check thing?

DAD2MAXWELL
06-04-2012, 12:25 AM
Working on it.

JGP

DAD2MAXWELL
06-04-2012, 01:59 AM
OK, Checked the file integrity. It said I had 1 bad file which it was, "reacquiring".

I let it reacquire, little did I know it was writing back over the config.ini file!

So after I let it "reacquire" I launched the game from STEAM, when it launched it was all "f%^&*d" up again, I was ready to throw my HOTAS through my monitor.

So, luckily I had a good copy of the config.ini, (you guys taught me that) I copied over STEAMS garbage and I was back in business.

I tried making a new copy of the whole thing and again put it in C:\1L2 1946 an tried running it from the exe. NO JOY, same application error.

So, if it is not going to let me run it from there. Can I patch into the STEAM folder? I know that this may not be the preferred method but "can I do it"?

Finally, if I had just bought a CD of this program, would I be having all of these issues patching this?

THE DEATH MARCH CONTINUES

JGP

MadBlaster
06-04-2012, 02:30 AM
yea, at this point I would try what droz said. just get rid of the C:\1L2 1946 and keep it in the steam location. steam must be doing something to keep you from doing what alpha said. And droz says steam is giving you patched up version from 4.09. so just target your patches there.

If you had a disk like me, you would have had to patch up from 4.07. but i hate steam, so i don't mind doing the extra patching.;)

I think your in business now! here's another guide on conf.ini that looks pretty good detail.

http://www.warbirdsofprey.org/index.php?topic=18.0

DAD2MAXWELL
06-04-2012, 04:36 AM
Keep your fingers crossed, I am downloading the 4.11m patch now. I am up to 4.10m, successfully installed.

Not sure what all of this is getting me yet other than the warm fuzzy that I have it up to date.

Would surely love to run it at max resolution, but am afraid to fight that battle again. Although now that I know the tricks regarding copying the config.ini, that should be a big help.

Ill check back later hopefully with the conclusion of this marathon.

jgp

DAD2MAXWELL
06-04-2012, 06:21 PM
I have finally reached the promised land, 4.11.1m! Thanx to all of you for helping me, and your patience.

It flys great, looks great. Now just have to get stick and track IR dialed in.

None the less if I did nothing else, both my son and I like it.

Its fun to look at something 7-10 years later and see it reach maturity.

jgp