I'm not sure how many people are trying to play TL in Windows 8, but I've started to experiment with it and here are some observations:
- Standard Running with H3B Mod
- I've had crashes when trying to transfer save games from Windows 7 to Windows 8. I'm not sure what is going on here for certain, but it appears to be related to file credentials.
- I was able to copy a save game from my Windows 7 install to my Windows 8 install by:
- Copying it to the root folder of my Windows 8 install (i.e. C:\)
- Then copying it to my Windows 8 user folder
- I was able to play for the most part, except that when I try to go to the Western Islands, the game crashes.
- In my current transferred Windows 7 to Windows 8 game, I haven't gotten past Ellinia and so am uncertain if the game crashes in Demonis, Mehgard, and beyond.
- I also tried a new game with Windows 8 and was also able to make it to the Western Islands without it crashing (but haven't played further yet).
- I have been unable to copy a save game from my Windows 8 install to my Windows 7
- The file simply doesn't appear in the save game list when I'm trying to load a save game from Windows 7
- I'm not sure what the problem is here.
- So it seems best to just stick with playing your games in the Windows you started them with and to just start a new game if you want to switch O/S's.
- Development Mode
- I've noticed that I get more diagnostic error messages when running the game in -dev mode with Windows 8 than with Windows 7
- Because of this, I've found quite a few more bugs than when I was developing on Windows 7 when it comes to modding.
- I'm not certain whether there are differences between LUA from Windows 7 to Windows 8 or that there is more diagnostic capability.
All the above is with a fresh install of Windows 8 Pro. So you mileage may vary, but it'll be interesting to hear about your TL experience with Windows 8.
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