Reality Factory

hi
i am mew to RF and havejust downloaded it . i take gam dev as my hobby.
now the problem is the installation is completed successfully but after that when i start reality factory from the start menu , a black screen comes ie the screen goes black and after 2-3 seconds it retuns to the desktop(also happens when i open the basic.3dt and tech*.3dt from rfeditpro). i cant understand what the mistake is . please help.....

the comp. config is :
intel pentium 3 1.1ghz
256mb ram
40gb hdd(pretty much space is empty in c:)
intel 82810e graphics controller .

i am also adding the dxdiag report with th post . also i found from the forum that many are having this problem and is unsolved

thanks and a very happy new year


some part of dxdiag report:::;


Operating System: Windows 98 (4.10, Build 2222) A
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: n/a
System Model: n/a
BIOS: n/a
Processor: Intel Pentium III, ~1.1GHz
Memory: 254MB RAM
Page File: 8MB used, 1785MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 4.09.0000.0904 32bit

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: The file i81xdw9x.drv is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). Current drivers tested for a WHQL logo are only available on Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. New Windows 98 drivers are no longer tested for WHQL logos.
Sound Tab 1: The file SMW95.VXD is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: Problems were found in the system registry. Details are available in the saved text file.
Network Tab: The registry information for the DirectPlay application 'Vegas Games 2000 Demo' is missing or damaged. You should reinstall that application.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: Intel(R) 82810E Graphics Controller
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type:
DAC type:
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_7125&SUBSYS_80141043&REV_03\BUS_00&DEV_01&FUNC_00
Display Memory: 5.0 MB
Current Mode: 800 x 600 (16 bit)(optimal refresh rate)
Monitor: StudioWorks 563N
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: i81xdw9x.drv
Driver Version: 4.13.0001.3196 (English)
DDI Version: 8
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 7/23/2002 08:50:50, 57440 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: No
WHQL Date Stamp: None
VDD: *vdd,*vflatd
Mini VDD: i81x.vxd
Mini VDD Date: , 0 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-3265-11CF-8F7F-15A0A1C2C935}
Vendor ID: 0x8086
Device ID: 0x7125
SubSys ID: 0x80141043
Revision ID: 0x0003
Revision ID: 0x0003
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

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dev wrote: intel 82810e graphics controller .

Do you have a graphics card or is this the onboard graphics?

almost certainly onboard.

try this: open c:\realityfactory\realityfactory.ini, and change the line:

Driver=d3d

to:

Driver=opengl

then save the file and try rf again. welcome to the forums!

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well it's onboard.

ive changed that d3d to opengl but it didnt help . the same problem is continuing . can u give any other suggestion ?

and sorry for that double post . bymistake . ill not repeat that.

happy new year ..........

Change that entry to:

Driver=d3d16

Change that entry to:

Driver=d3d16

that doesnt help.
the same thing continues

I'm not very optimistical about solving the problem with intel integrated graphics chips.
If you look at the intel compatibility list for this graphics controler you'll see that many games have problems with it. http://support.intel.com/support/graphi ... 010467.htm
It only supports 16 bit display mode, 8 bit textures are not supported, it does not have enough precission to perform certain alpha operations etc...

The Intel® 82810 and 82815 graphics controllers have entered into limited engineering support mode. Intel will continue to make existing graphics drivers available, but will no longer release updates to the graphics drivers for these products.

The fact that I don't own this specific hardware makes it even less probable that the problem gets fixed, sorry. In general I can only recommend to stay away from integrated graphics solutions if you want to do anything else but displaying word documents - their only advantage is that they are cheap.

I have intel built in graphics on my system, RF runs fine, as well as Unreal, I have an E-Machine with 256 megs of ram and built in intel 82845G graphic chip with a Celeron processor, make sure you have updated the driver and try increasing the shared video memory. Try disabling graphic acceleration functions and run RF again, but use a very small basic level, start in RFedit pro, I have run RF on some really low end machines and it still ran fine,

Well the 82845G is a newer generation which has quite a few features added compared to 82810...

soisnt there any way to make it run except for changing the hardware.

try fooling with the d3d24.ini settings. i'd set extra textures = 0 to start...

that doesnt help too.....

can anyone give me an older version of the app. , so that although it lacks some features , it may atleast run on my pc....

i have 068 on a cd somewhere, if anyone can point me to a place to upload it i will.

Crack open your computer and see if it has an AGP slot, it
will be brown, if so, you can disable the onboard video in
BIOS AFTER you've bought a real AGB video card. Fry's
electronics had an nvidia 5200 for $59 with a $30 rebate.

rf faq http://terrymorgan.net/rffaq.zip

Older versions of Rf can be found at
http://realityfactory.filefront.com/

(currently 0.69, 0.70, 0.71 are available, will upload 0.61 - 0.68 later)