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    • bilalB
      bilal @Vlad123
      last edited by

      @Vlad123 To your first question: I have no idea. My game runs with poor fps on win 8.1, but I haven't had any pink spot issues. Probably an incompatibility with machines and either your video card, your video card drivers, or your directx version.

      You can't change the controls. (at least in the options menu you can't)

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      • JudasJ
        Judas @bilal
        last edited by Judas

        @bilal

        I just installed/played Machines on my new WIndows 8 pc. It feels slow but no issues whatsoever. Haven't installed patch or .dll files

        Edit: Nevermind:
        upload-44847890-b044-42a2-936f-f91bdb9849be

        The pink spots are the .bmp files that are going crazy. Normally the pink means 'see-through' but apparently something isn't telling Machines.

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        • AvionArisA
          AvionAris @Judas
          last edited by

          @Judas Maybe make a different version of those pink "see-thru" textures and upload it after you're done with it? I'm sure as hell Win 8 doesn't read pink as a transparent color.

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          • JudasJ
            Judas @AvionAris
            last edited by

            @Encrypted

            I don't think Machines supports the fancy see-through .png files we have nowadays. Don't know for sure though.

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            • bilalB
              bilal @Judas
              last edited by bilal

              @Judas Yeah it shouldn't be able to use .pngs. Machines is just told to ignore pixels of that magenta color. And I didn't have any issues at all with machines except for performance. So yeah, Win8 just gives different weird results I guess.

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                Han Nas @Asdam
                last edited by

                @Asdam
                I have the same problem. Have you been able to fix it?
                I was so excited when the game and menus were loading, until I tried to play it
                windows 8.1 with compatibilitymode on windows xp and also tried it on windows 98 mode.
                Back in '99 i had the original game on discs and played it on a windows 98 pc.
                Somehow, even then, the same visual errors occured frequently, not always, but more like 6/10 times
                Anyone who might know a solution here?

                Schermopname (32).png

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                • PisarzP
                  Pisarz
                  last edited by Pisarz

                  This might simply be of no use, but I'll post it just in case.
                  I'm using Windows 7, and I haven't used any compatibility settings at all. Have you tried running the game without any specific configuration?

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                  • K
                    kohtar1
                    last edited by

                    Newcomer here. waves
                    Just installed it last night and now I have this problem.
                    Machines menus.PNG
                    And another thing is that when i run the game, its not being run as any task in my task bar. If I alt tab, I have to use the task manager to get back in. As seen here.
                    taskwot.PNG

                    Im win 7 pro 64 bit. Haven't been running any compatibility settings. I have SLI implemented on two nvidia gtx 970s. i7 etc... and I just want to play my old flame :C

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                    • PisarzP
                      Pisarz
                      last edited by Hayden

                      @kohtar1
                      I noticed that you are using Daemon Tools. Have you tried using Magic Disc?


                      Here is the dll-files fixer:
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                      • K
                        kohtar1
                        last edited by kohtar1

                        I'm not entirely sure what that program actually does to help me. It doesnt do anything for DLL files except have a search bar where you can type in the name of a file that you already know. I don't even know if a DLL file is my problem and if it is, which one? There's more files than that one. And that file fixer only lets me download one free dll. And I suppose i could TRY magic disc but I have little faith.

                        Edit: magic disc didn't do anything. Also I forgot to mention earlier that the opening cut scene at the start of the game doesn't show the visuals, I can only hear that 1998 Bass music :P

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                        • PisarzP
                          Pisarz
                          last edited by

                          Oh... Well, that's all I had. Sorry. But others might provide better assistance! :)

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                          • R
                            Roeniepoenie
                            last edited by

                            I played this game when I was like 10 years old. I am now 28 and never forget it. I tried several times to play and download the game via this site. Recently I finally managed to play it on my macbook! Completed the campaign again and played several skirmish games, i loved it.

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