Windows 8 and CloD (Merged Threads)

[mcdaniels]

...same expirience here... also looked at it with procmon. Would be really nice if the devs would spend some comment on that.

[HeavyHemi]

Originally Posted by ZaltysZ

The thing is that .NET 4.0 and .NET 4.5 do not go side by side, and installation of .NET 4.5 affects .NET 4.0 runtime. It is supposed to allow running both 4.0 and 4.5 targets, and provide fixes for some issues of 4.0. Everything looks fine, except that those fixes are only given with 4.5, which requires Vista or later OS. This potentially introduces different behavior for 4.0 target running on XP (or Vista/Win7 without 4.5 installed) and 4.0 target running on Vista/Win7 with 4.5 installed or on Win8. It is a compatibility mess.

In anyway, I have .NET 4.5 on my system for some time, and CoD works fine for me, so I don't think that .NET 4.5 guilt is proven. I also tried CoD on Win8 today. All prerequisites were met, but CoD simply continued to exit without any messages. Process monitor did not show any abnormal events as if CoD exited on its own will. Maybe it is just something like blunt if (x<y) {die();}.

This was covered in another thread. The incompatibility with the CLoD installer running Win 8 is:

[roystonellis]

Originally Posted by Qpassa

So is Clod compatible or not with w8 ?
I am thinking of buying a license of Windows 8

ive lost sli cliffs of dover, but windows 8 is a must for 25 squid, ill strip my external hard drive reload vista 64 and load all that plays up on w 8.

[ATAG_Doc]

I am so glad you guys installed Windows 8 for me to test. I will hold off on spending the money and wasting time with it. Much appreciated.

[mcdaniels]

Hi folks,
hi devs,
you have done a quite good work fixing CloD. It is really doing well for me, except the Windows 8 "thing".

It seems like there is a problem with Visual C++ runtime in Windows 8. I am aware, that the system specs of CloD did not mention Windows 8 (cause it was released much earlier than Win .

But, all of my games and sims are running @win8 except Cliffs of Dover.

It would really be nice, if someone of you could spend a few sentences, if we ever will have a chance (or a mini patch?) for Windows 8 compatibility?

Thanks a lot!

[jojimbo]

yes please, win8 here and new GPU ready to go, some acknowledgment please.

[robtek]

I wouldn't hold my breath for win8 compatibility for CoD, Win8 will be the Windows Millenium Edition of today, i'd say.

[JG52Krupi]

Originally Posted by robtek

Win8 will be the Windows Millenium Edition of today, i'd say.

One can only hope!

[jojimbo]

well i hope not Robtek, actually win8 is as good if not better than win7, i havent found anything out of the ordinary apart from CloD not working, every other game works, even B17 the mighty eighth

i am hoping luthiers and the team can make a quick patch before BoM, but i'll wait if i have to. i heard they were testing CloD on win8 already???

[AirHog71]

There's nothing wrong with Win8 in terms of what it's meant to do. In fact in some small ways it's better than Win7 in terms of speed and stability around every day use and general applications.

The reason why commentators are saying Win8 will be a flop is because it's the first time MS have decided to lock down development, and this has many developers running for the hills.

While Win8 still has the traditional desktop which is an open development space, the new Metro environment is closed and this is what MS will be pushing and supporting in all future versions of Windows.

Now it's no secret games are the biggest drivers of PC innovations but it's this very industry that is saying that they're seriously contemplating leaving Windows. If you look at the Metro / Win App Store requirements, 99% of games wouldn't be able run on it because they don't comply with the rules (yes this is still after MS announced they'll allow R18 content), even 2011's game of the year Skyrim would not be able to be sold through the new Windows App Store.

Also Valve's Steam distribution system is not allowed to run in Metro. Now there are lots of people (including myself) who have bought a tonne of games using Steam, I've even bought games on Steam for which I have the DVD version, mainly because the DVD is damaged (thanks kids) and for just as a backup.

It for this reason I'm taking a wait and see approach for future versions of Windows. I think if MS don't change their minds, Win8 will be the new Millennium edition and Win7 will the new XP edition. Or in the case of Valve software, gamers will be flocking to Linux.