Windows® 8 Cliffs of Dover Fix (is here).

[roadczar]

And still no reply from developers. Can one of admins forward this thread to 1C?

[submarinex1]

now answer has been found it shouldn't be hard for devs to issue proper fix to their game so vac wouldn't even be issue(if it is) maybe we should get valve to contact sky I am sure there's other things he could fix

[tintifaxl]

Originally Posted by roadczar

And still no reply from developers. Can one of admins forward this thread to 1C?

Whatfor? Development for CloD has stopped for good.

[theleif]

Hate to bring sad news, but it does not work for me. Steam tries to install VC redist package and then nothing. I've copied the files to the COD directory and I've ran CloDer both in normal and admin mode. I've verified files through steam and reapplied the patch, but nothing.
Sadface.

[Platypus65]

theleif -

Make sure you launch the game by selecting the new exe file "CloDer".

[TonyD]

Originally Posted by theleif

Hate to bring sad news, but it does not work for me. Steam tries to install VC redist package and then nothing. I've copied the files to the COD directory and I've ran CloDer both in normal and admin mode. I've verified files through steam and reapplied the patch, but nothing.
Sadface.

Installing CloD has a separate issue - this patch is a 'loader' to provide a work-around of a security issue when trying to run the game in Win8. I didn't re-install CloD when moving to Win8 as it is on a second drive. Try mazex's fix here: http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthr...t=30096&page=7

[theleif]

Originally Posted by Platypus65

theleif -

Make sure you launch the game by selecting the new exe file "CloDer".

Did that. Get the spinning circle for a second and then nothing. Can it be because I have Steam on another partition and not in program(x86)?

Originally Posted by TonyD

Installing CloD has a separate issue - this patch is a 'loader' to provide a work-around of a security issue when trying to run the game in Win8. I didn't re-install CloD when moving to Win8 as it is on a second drive. Try mazex's fix here: http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthr...t=30096&page=7

Tried that as well, Steam now skips the "install part" but get the same error as above.

Cheers

EDIT: And I've installed the DirX from the redist folder.

[TonyD]

Originally Posted by theleif

Did that. Get the spinning circle for a second and then nothing. Can it be because I have Steam on another partition and not in program(x86)?

No, but the 'CloDer.exe' and 'CloDer.dll' must be in the same folder as the 'Launcher.exe' (My Steam folder is in D:\Games\). You then click on 'CloDer.exe' to launch the game, but obviously Steam has to be running else you will get that error message

Originally Posted by theleif

Tried that as well, Steam now skips the "install part" but get the same error as above.

Cheers

EDIT: And I've installed the DirX from the redist folder.

Sounds like you've solved the installation error, and you do need to run the DirectX install, but not doing so shouldn't prevent the game from running.

[sYk0]

@theleif:

Please ensure that you are running "CloDer.exe" and NOT "Launcher.exe" (you shouldn't have to run the application as Administrator, it is not required).

Please ensure that "CloDer.exe" and "CloDer.dll" are both in the same directory (for ease of use, place both files in your Cliffs of Dover directory [same folder as "Launcher.exe"]).

Your Steam installation shouldn't (I'm guessing here) install any of the VC++ 2012 or .NET 4.0 run-times, the ones that come with Windows 8 are newer than the ones required by the game (I will however double check this, if it is the case I will implement a workaround into "CloDer").

Unfortunately, I can't help you any further at the moment but I'll have an in-depth look at your problem a littler later (when I get home).

To aid myself (and the community) in solving your problem please post some additional information:

1. Windows 8 (Standard or Pro)?
2. Build number?
3. System Type (x86 or x64)?
4. Graphics Driver version?
5. If possible, please provide some information about your computer hardware.
6. Have you successfully run Cliffs of Dover on a previous version of Windows (with the same hardware)?

Regards,
sYk0.

[theleif]

Originally Posted by tintifaxl

Whatfor? Development for CloD has stopped for good.

It could be seen as a common courtesy to fix something this critical for their player base. That's what most PC developers (I know of) does. It's not an error that only apply to, say, a certain graphics card, it affects every single Win 8 user, and it only (afaik) affects this one game. That's what most PC developers (I know of) would do.

EDIT: Even if they don't plan to release a patch, they could at least warn about this on steam. I would have liked to know this, as the bug somewhat lessens my enjoyment of the game.