GameRager: Someone in another thread says to open shock.cfg(or whatever it's named) with a notepad/etc and change hardware=1 to hardware=0.
Maxxer: Still no dice :/
a FEW MORE POSSIBLE FIXES...TRY EACH AND TELL ME IF THEY WORK OR NOT:
All XP Systems
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Symptoms:
Graphical glitches ingame, no sound or
corrupt/echoing sounds, crashing at
random points.
Reason:
System Shock 2 just wasn't designed for
your operating system.
Solution:
Right Click on "shock2.exe" in your
System Shock 2 folder and select
"Compatibility", select a Windows version
to test, Apply the settings, then run
the game. If your problem is fixed, good,
if not, try another windows version or
look to other sections of this document. And another possible fix:
Symptoms:
Graphical glitches may occur with these video
cards, or the game may not load at all.
Reason:
Unknown, possibly just due to outdated drivers.
Solution:
Create a file called user.cfg in your System
Shock 2 folder, or if the file is already
present, open it for editing.
Anywhere in the file enter the text:
safe_texture_manager
on a line of it's own. Save the file and run
System Shock 2, your problem should be solved.
Also several people swear the ddfix works, but you have to set the ddfix.ini option called Usesystemmemoverlay to either 0, 1, or 2 and see if any of them work.