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Posted May 12, 2012
Well, keep in mind they have a disclaimer: "Disclaimer: Hardware acceleration and 1024x768 resolution is available only on NVIDIA graphic cards." Turning off hardware acceleration and setting the resolution to 800x600 should assist on most computers.
Posted May 14, 2012
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Perscienter: I'm not buying that.

Dungeon Keeper 2 was unstable right from its release in 1999. In my opinion, it never left beta status.

The original version with the 1.7 patch still crashes in Win XP regularly and the sound stuttering can only be resolved by a tweak to dxdiag.exe.

It was a rushed release back then and still is and gog.com shouldn't cater to such developers or continue advertising for it.

They (Peter Molyneux or Bullfrog or whoever) won't ever patch it, so just let go.
The odd thing is I have owned DK2 boxed versions in the past and it has never given any real problems. I still have the original DK release box somewhere around here and while it is a more stable game (apart from the issues i had with MP) I don't understand why you have this reaction to a game which at least for me runs perfectly fine.

Another quick point. Its a game from 1999 are you expecting it to be fixed for contemporary hardware now? When the studio no longer even exists (merged with EA UK back in 2004).

The GOG version runs fine for me so far.
Posted May 14, 2012
In 1999 it never ran fine. We must have owned an Nvidia Riva TNT or its successor. There were missions, which crashed several times and a cut-scene that crashed. And today I have the same issues on a completely different system from 2005. I never saw a stable version. Maybe you just had luck.

I only expect the copyright laws to change, because companies never do their homework; but that is another story.

I don't expect anything neither from gog.com nor EA UK. I'm just providing you with information, how the release was.
Posted May 19, 2012
I purchased DK1 and DK2 tonight, both are running for me... Win 7 64-bit Home Premium.

Just try farting around with the compatibility settings and you should be able to get it going... I know I need to tweak it for DK1 cause the mouse is twitchy and the graphics don't stretch nicely in widescreen running it stock.

I hope those of you that have issues get it resolved, I had a permanent grin while playing both titles tonight.... such amazing games.
Posted May 19, 2012
I just bought DK2 and the game worked fine, but my computer started locking up outside the game. Did this happen to anyone else?
Posted May 19, 2012
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DaniW: I just bought DK2 and the game worked fine, but my computer started locking up outside the game. Did this happen to anyone else?
I've also bought DK2 yesterday and the stability issues are killing me. The game crashes every few minutes, always after I click some of the UI elements. Changing the resolution of my OS (Windows 7 64 bit) and other tricks described in the forums didn't help. I'm little tired of those crashes. The game is unplayable.
It doesn't seem good that GOG put the information that the game works on Windows 7. It's even worse that they put the game on sale, so there will be more disappointed customers.
Posted May 19, 2012
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DaniW: I just bought DK2 and the game worked fine, but my computer started locking up outside the game. Did this happen to anyone else?
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araziel77: I've also bought DK2 yesterday and the stability issues are killing me. The game crashes every few minutes, always after I click some of the UI elements. Changing the resolution of my OS (Windows 7 64 bit) and other tricks described in the forums didn't help. I'm little tired of those crashes. The game is unplayable.
It doesn't seem good that GOG put the information that the game works on Windows 7. It's even worse that they put the game on sale, so there will be more disappointed customers.
I don't see the issue with the windows 7 compatibility being listed, as a win 7 64 bit user myself with no issues.

That said there is a series of compatibility issues with contemporary hardware which to some extent is expected with old games, but I can fully understand the annoyance that it can cause.

Can you provide more details on the issues? Does it just black screen every few mins? I might be able to point you in a direction of a solution or someone who has experienced the same problems.
Posted May 20, 2012
More than half of Vista/7 systems experience frequent crashes and instability with DK2. So yes, whilst it's technically compatible with those systems, the fact is it's a minority of users who experience a playable product.
Posted May 20, 2012
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Dream: More than half of Vista/7 systems experience frequent crashes and instability with DK2. So yes, whilst it's technically compatible with those systems, the fact is it's a minority of users who experience a playable product.
I think the key point in what you say is 'systems'. There is no direct issue with win 7 but with the system hardware. Therefore, the win 7 compatibility claim is true. Another important thing to note is that they do have a disclaimer warning of the potential tech problems with ATI/AMD graphics cards.

I understand the annoyance, but from a technical standpoint the win 7 claim by GOG is valid. Its just a shame about hardware compatibility.
Posted May 20, 2012
Well I installed DK2 yesterday and wasn't able to get it working at all (black screen no matter what I do). That I might be able to live with, but like DaniW, since installing this my computer has begun constantly freezing up. Outside the game. I'm posting this on my iPod because I can't even get GOG.com to load without a hard lock. If anybody else experiences this please don't hesitate in posting about it. I'd like to know if this is a fluke or a real problem with the game and certain configurations.

Athlon64 3200+
ATI Radeon HD 5670
Windows XP SP3 32 bit
Posted May 20, 2012
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bootx: Well I installed DK2 yesterday and wasn't able to get it working at all (black screen no matter what I do). That I might be able to live with, but like DaniW, since installing this my computer has begun constantly freezing up. Outside the game. I'm posting this on my iPod because I can't even get GOG.com to load without a hard lock. If anybody else experiences this please don't hesitate in posting about it. I'd like to know if this is a fluke or a real problem with the game and certain configurations.

Athlon64 3200+
ATI Radeon HD 5670
Windows XP SP3 32 bit
Well part of the issue is the ATI card.

Have you tried the GOG suggested solution?

http://www.gog.com/en/support/dungeon_keeper_2/black_screen_on_ati_cards if you download the safemode work around the game should not black screen.

As for the issue of freezing up outside the game I am unable to help you there. If its not running then I doubt its the game and a classic example of post hoc ergo propter hoc. I suppose it could just be an unrelated virus/spyware/registry issue. Does the general slow down happen after a restart or only after black screens?
Posted May 20, 2012
It's not only happening after restarts but it's even happening in safe mode. I'm going to try a few things (reinstall DirectX, repair registry, and then repair XP SP3). If that doesn't work I'll reformat. I too can't imagine it being DK2, but since somebody else already stated they had the same problem I figured I'd mention it to see if there was a trend.
Posted May 20, 2012
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bootx: It's not only happening after restarts but it's even happening in safe mode. I'm going to try a few things (reinstall DirectX, repair registry, and then repair XP SP3). If that doesn't work I'll reformat. I too can't imagine it being DK2, but since somebody else already stated they had the same problem I figured I'd mention it to see if there was a trend.
Good luck. Hopefully you will get it sorted soon.

Hopefully the solution I linked should fix the ATI issue when you get round to trying DK2 again.
Posted May 21, 2012
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phillippassmore: Well part of the issue is the ATI card.

Have you tried the GOG suggested solution?

http://www.gog.com/en/support/dungeon_keeper_2/black_screen_on_ati_cards if you download the safemode work around the game should not black screen.
ATI Mobility Radeon 5470 here, and I too get the black screen. I have tried the workaround with the DKII_SOFT.EXE, but it doesn't help.

When I start up the game I see the screen with "It's good to be bad" for a few seconds, then the screen goes totally black and nothing happens. Only way out is to Control alt delete and quit the application via shortcut and tab since the mouse doesn't even work.

Terrible to release a game in this state :(
Posted May 22, 2012
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phillippassmore: That said there is a series of compatibility issues with contemporary hardware which to some extent is expected with old games...
Isn't fixing such things in an installer the service we expect from GOG though?
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