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Garrett  <tecknode@NOSPAM.invalid> wrote:
>Drakensang crashes on load, something about a rendering error.
>
>Anyone else having this problem?
>
>Is there a fix?
>
>Note checked DTP Tech Support Forum and found little help.

You could try fiddling with the graphics options if you can get that far.

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On Tue, 19 Nov 2013 21:17:11 +0400, Garrett <tecknode@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> Drakensang crashes on load, something about a rendering error.
>Anyone else having this problem?
>

Is this "nD3D9Server: Could not create d3d device" error?

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On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:44:44 +0400, "Andrew Rybenkov"
<aryb...@gmail.com> wrote:

Q> On Tue, 19 Nov 2013 21:17:11 +0400, Garrett <tecknode@nospam.invalid> wrote:
Q> 
Q> > Drakensang crashes on load, something about a rendering error.
Q> >Anyone else having this problem?
Q> >
Q> 
Q> Is this "nD3D9Server: Could not create d3d device" error?


It is the....

nD3D9sHADER: failed to create effect file 'shaders:shape_vs_3_0_ps_0'

....error.


REF:  WinXP SP2, nVidia GeForce 7900GS

Note the game is on my J: drive.

And I have "DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)"


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On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:36:22 +0400, Garrett <tecknode@nospam.invalid> wrote:

>
> It is the....
>
> nD3D9sHADER: failed to create effect file 'shaders:shape_vs_3_0_ps_0'
>
> ....error.
>
>
> REF:  WinXP SP2, nVidia GeForce 7900GS
>
> Note the game is on my J: drive.
>
> And I have "DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)"
>
>

probably nVidia driver thing.

Did you install DirectX that came with the game?
(...\Steam\steamapps\common\Drakensang\directX)

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Am 21.11.2013 17:36, schrieb Garrett:
...
>
> REF:  WinXP SP2, nVidia GeForce 7900GS

Try updating to SP3

On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 02:32:35 +0400, "Andrew Rybenkov"
<aryb...@gmail.com> wrote:

Q> On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:36:22 +0400, Garrett <tecknode@nospam.invalid> wrote:
Q> 
Q> >
Q> > It is the....
Q> >
Q> > nD3D9sHADER: failed to create effect file 'shaders:shape_vs_3_0_ps_0'
Q> >
Q> > ....error.
Q> >
Q> >
Q> > REF:  WinXP SP2, nVidia GeForce 7900GS
Q> >
Q> > Note the game is on my J: drive.
Q> >
Q> > And I have "DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)"
Q> >
Q> >
Q> 
Q> probably nVidia driver thing.
Q> 
Q> Did you install DirectX that came with the game?
Q> (...\Steam\steamapps\common\Drakensang\directX)

You've got to be kidding?!  Downgrade a key component?



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On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:29:14 +0100, Michael
<Conjure...@t-online.de> wrote:

Q> Am 21.11.2013 17:36, schrieb Garrett:
Q> ...
Q> >
Q> > REF:  WinXP SP2, nVidia GeForce 7900GS
Q> 
Q> Try updating to SP3
Q> 
Q> 
Q> 


OPPS, typo... I am running WinXP SP3.


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On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:37:49 +0400, Garrett <tecknode@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> You've got to be kidding?!  Downgrade a key component?

I don't know about XP (I skipped it as bloated, slow and cumbersome OS, had moved WinME->Win7),
but in Vista and Win7, when you install another version of DirectX, it does not
replace previous installation, it installs along with it.
So you might have installed all versions, revisions if necessary.

Actually not installing Dx that comes with a game is asking for trouble.

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Garrett <tecknode@NOSPAM.invalid> looked up from reading the entrails of
the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs say:

>On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 02:32:35 +0400, "Andrew Rybenkov"
><aryb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>Q> On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:36:22 +0400, Garrett <tecknode@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>Q> 
>Q> >
>Q> > It is the....
>Q> >
>Q> > nD3D9sHADER: failed to create effect file 'shaders:shape_vs_3_0_ps_0'
>Q> >
>Q> > ....error.
>Q> >
>Q> >
>Q> > REF:  WinXP SP2, nVidia GeForce 7900GS
>Q> >
>Q> > Note the game is on my J: drive.
>Q> >
>Q> > And I have "DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)"
>Q> >
>Q> >
>Q> 
>Q> probably nVidia driver thing.
>Q> 
>Q> Did you install DirectX that came with the game?
>Q> (...\Steam\steamapps\common\Drakensang\directX)
>
>You've got to be kidding?!  Downgrade a key component?

Downgrade?

Google say Drakensang was released in Aug 2008, which would have made
the current DX version 9.0c since it came out in Aug 2004.
It might have also come with 10.1 for Vista SP1 since that came out in
Feb 2008.

You're using XP, 9.0c is what that game came with for XP so that's not
the problem.

Unless it's specifically looking for pieces of it in the above mentioned
directory instead of under the windows directory - not sure how
Drakensang references that stuff.
Mind you the steam games I do have all installed that without giving me
a choice, so likely Drakensang did too.

No one seems to check to see what version you're running anymore and
only installing theirs if needed, now they just install.
I suppose it sorta makes sense, since the current installation could be
damaged.

Xocyll

On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 19:57:52 +0400, "Andrew Rybenkov"
<aryb...@gmail.com> wrote:

Q> On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:37:49 +0400, Garrett <tecknode@nospam.invalid> wrote:
Q> 
Q> > You've got to be kidding?!  Downgrade a key component?
Q> 
Q> I don't know about XP (I skipped it as bloated, slow and cumbersome OS, had moved WinME->Win7),
Q> but in Vista and Win7, when you install another version of DirectX, it does not
Q> replace previous installation, it installs along with it.
Q> So you might have installed all versions, revisions if necessary.
Q> 
Q> Actually not installing Dx that comes with a game is asking for trouble.


You imply WinXP is "bloated" and went to Win7?!  Have you compared the
system requirements for WinXP to Win7?

Win7 is much more of a resource hog than WinXP.

I will not go to Win7, or Win8, because both would require me to
manually reinstall more than 100 apps.  Microdunce NOT providing a way
to convert a WinXP system to a Win7 system as an upgrade (which they
did with Win98 to WinXP) shows how much they do NOT care about
customers.  Way back, when I converted from Win98 to WinXP the only
thing I had to do (after determining my system was stable) was use a
3rd-party tool that converted FAT to NTFS without losing data.  My
WinXP SP3 rig has been very, very stable ever since.





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On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:31:28 -0500, Xocyll <Xoc...@gmx.com> wrote:

Q> Garrett <tecknode@NOSPAM.invalid> looked up from reading the entrails of
Q> the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs say:
Q> 
Q> >On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 02:32:35 +0400, "Andrew Rybenkov"
Q> ><aryb...@gmail.com> wrote:
Q> >
Q> >Q> On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:36:22 +0400, Garrett <tecknode@nospam.invalid> wrote:
Q> >Q> 
Q> >Q> >
Q> >Q> > It is the....
Q> >Q> >
Q> >Q> > nD3D9sHADER: failed to create effect file 'shaders:shape_vs_3_0_ps_0'
Q> >Q> >
Q> >Q> > ....error.
Q> >Q> >
Q> >Q> >
Q> >Q> > REF:  WinXP SP2, nVidia GeForce 7900GS
Q> >Q> >
Q> >Q> > Note the game is on my J: drive.
Q> >Q> >
Q> >Q> > And I have "DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)"
Q> >Q> >
Q> >Q> >
Q> >Q> 
Q> >Q> probably nVidia driver thing.
Q> >Q> 
Q> >Q> Did you install DirectX that came with the game?
Q> >Q> (...\Steam\steamapps\common\Drakensang\directX)
Q> >
Q> >You've got to be kidding?!  Downgrade a key component?
Q> 
Q> Downgrade?
Q> 
Q> Google say Drakensang was released in Aug 2008, which would have made
Q> the current DX version 9.0c since it came out in Aug 2004.
Q> It might have also come with 10.1 for Vista SP1 since that came out in
Q> Feb 2008.
Q> 
Q> You're using XP, 9.0c is what that game came with for XP so that's not
Q> the problem.
Q> 
Q> Unless it's specifically looking for pieces of it in the above mentioned
Q> directory instead of under the windows directory - not sure how
Q> Drakensang references that stuff.
Q> Mind you the steam games I do have all installed that without giving me
Q> a choice, so likely Drakensang did too.
Q> 
Q> No one seems to check to see what version you're running anymore and
Q> only installing theirs if needed, now they just install.
Q> I suppose it sorta makes sense, since the current installation could be
Q> damaged.
Q> 
Q> Xocyll

Just in case I tried reinstalling DirectX via the Microsoft source.
It's OK.

The error implies this is a file-creation error, so the question is
just WHERE was this file supposed to be created and by which process?


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         San Diego, CA

Tecknomage  <tecknode@NOSPAM.invalid> wrote:
>I will not go to Win7, or Win8, because both would require me to
>manually reinstall more than 100 apps.  Microdunce NOT providing a way
>to convert a WinXP system to a Win7 system as an upgrade (which they
>did with Win98 to WinXP) shows how much they do NOT care about
>customers. 

There is a way you could do it.  Get a Windows Vista install disk and use
it to upgrade XP to Vista, then you should be able to upgrade Vista to
Windows 7.  You don't need a Vista key and you don't need activate it.
Just install it in "demo" mode without entering a key.

I did similar thing when I upgrade my mom's computer from Windows ME to
Windows Vista.

					Ross Ridge

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