Posted: 2/9/2014 7:52 PM
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Post subject: Loading states makes the game crash
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Eszik
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I guess this bug is happening with many games but I don't know if there are solutions for this issues. I launched Ittle Dew with Hourglass to see if it was TASable, then I made a savestate. That seemed to work but when I tried to load it, game crashes. I followed the advices of Hourglass but game doesn't run with multithreading disabled and disabling DirectSound Creation doesn't change anything. (sorry for the mistakes that I probably made, I'm French so I don't master english very well)
I problably made mistakes, sorry for my bad English, I'm French :v
Posted: 2/9/2014 7:55 PM
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Try using a Virtual Machine with Windows XP as games tend to crash more when using newer Windows Versions. If it still doesn't work there you're pretty much screwed and the game isn't TASable with the current version of hourglass.
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Posted: 2/9/2014 8:11 PM
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Hourglass ne marche que pour certains jeux et si tu les lances sur Windows XP. Si même en les lançant sur un Windows XP Hourglass crashe, alors ton jeu n'est pas TASable, et beaucoup de jeux sont dans ce cas hélas. Si ton jeu utilise la souris, tu peux l'oublier. Tu ferais mieux d'installer VirtualBox (ou VMWare si tu sais t'en servir, VirtualBox est plus simple) et de configurer une machine virtuelle avec Windows XP dedans. (Il te faut un .iso de Windows XP pour ça, nous n'avons pas le droit de donner des liens vers ce genre de choses.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hourglass works only for a few games AND if you run them on a Windows XP. If even on Windows XP they still crash, you're screwed, alas many games cannot be tased at all. If your game needs the mouse, forget it. You better should install VirtualBow (or VMWare if you know how to use it) and make a virtual machine with Windows XP. (You'll need a .iso for that, we aren't allowed to give links to those kibd of things.)
Posted: 2/9/2014 8:54 PM
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It's a known problem with threading unfortunately, one of the problems are that you are trying to restore a thread that no longer exists to Windows. Try to use Wrap-mode for threads. If that doesn't make it any better, follow above advice and try a VM.
Posted: 2/10/2014 9:08 AM
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If only save states are not working, you can try using the VM snapshot functionnality as a save state.
Posted: 2/12/2014 12:51 PM
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Thanks, after some attempts I finally succeeded at sharing host files with my VM. The problem is that the game doesn't run (/launch ? I don't know the word xD) on my VM :( Might it come from the game or from my VM settings ? Hourglass runs/launches normally on the VM.
I problably made mistakes, sorry for my bad English, I'm French :v
Posted: 2/12/2014 6:05 PM
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Games usually require 3D acceleration, so your VM must support it. On VirtualBox, you have to enable it in the config and install the guest additions.
Posted: 2/12/2014 9:41 PM
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I enabled 3D acceleration but the game still doesn't work. The processus is running but there isn't any window that appears.
I problably made mistakes, sorry for my bad English, I'm French :v