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Posted June 09, 2014
So when I try to start up the game I start to hear what I assume are some kind of sound effects and a video almost plays, but after a second it automatically minimizes to the tray and I can't get it to do anything else. When I try to exit the application I get the message:

"Your desktop is not set to 16-bit color depth. As a result, movies will not play in windowed mode. In addition, many spell effects and other special graphical features may not work properly. It is suggested that you run in fullscreen mode or switch your desktop to 16-bit color depth before running in windowed mode. Continue at current color depth?"

To which I have to say yes to exit. I do not know how to get it to play in fullscreen mode since it will not stay open long enough for me to do anything to the settings.

I have tried following the modding guide and have installed both Bigg's Widescreen and Ghostdog's Incredible UI mods, but the problem still persists. I also tried downloading the nvidia fixer thingy, but it didn't do anything.

Though, before I had the mods installed the little second of video I saw before the screen minimizes was just black, whereas now I actually almost see, like, clouds and shit. So I think they did /something/.

Modding is really not something I enjoy and this is pretty frustrating. Please help!
This question / problem has been solved by DeMignonimage
Posted June 09, 2014
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Adremelek: .. When I try to exit the application I get the message: "Your desktop is not set to 16-bit color depth. ..."
To which I have to say yes to exit. I do not know how to get it to play in fullscreen mode since it will not stay open long enough for me to do anything to the settings.
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The game is set to fullscreen by default, but you can check it by opening \Planescape Torment\Torment.ini with any text editor.

There should be an entry
Full Screen=1
(1 = on, 0 = off)

What you can try is to actually set your desktop to 16 bit colors (and set full screen to 0 in Torment.ini to try running it in a window).
Here's a how-to for Windows 7: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/258-color-bit-depth-display-settings.html

You could also deactivate the intro movies, to check if they're causing the problem. Set the following in Torment.ini
[Movies]
BISLOGO=0
TSRLOGO=0
OPENING=0

Also make sure all older components of DirectX 9 are present by installing this:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109

Depending on your Windows version you can also try Compatibility Modes e.g. for Windows 7 or Windows XP and/or running the game as Administrator. (Right-click the game's start shortcut => Properties => Compatibility tab).
Post edited June 09, 2014 by DeMignon
Posted June 09, 2014
Thanks for the reply! I appreciate the clear instructions very much.

So I followed the guide for changing the color depth, and doing that took care of the "16-bit" message I quoted before. My other issue is still there though, it just minimizes to the tray no matter what I've tried.

I checked and I'm running it as administrator, I changed the compatibility mode from Windows XP (service pack 3) to Windows 7.

In the .ini file under [Movies] I only had BISLOGO, which I tried setting to zero but it reverted back to 1 after I tried to launch the game (I double checked to make sure I saved it as 0, too, but it still went back).

I also installed the DirectX 9 thing you mentioned, but maybe I saved it to the wrong place?
Posted June 10, 2014
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Adremelek: ... I also installed the DirectX 9 thing you mentioned, but maybe I saved it to the wrong place?
To complete your system with the older DirectX 9 components, just download the DirectX End-User Runtimes I've linked above. Save it wherever you want and then simply start it by double-clicking. If questions pop up answer them with yes and the installer will do the rest.

On a side note, don't install the game into "Program Files" or "Program Files (x86)" but into a custom directory.
(e.g. C:\GOG.com\Planescape Torment) You can choose one during installation by clicking on Options. Windows supervises the Program Files folders what can cause some troubles running older games.
It might be a good idea to start with a fresh installation anyway. After deinstallation of the game, make sure the whole Planescape Torment folder is deleted before reinstalling.

You said you've installed some/all of the mods from GOG's Mod guide. Some users experienced crashes with the Unfinished Business Mod installed, maybe that's the case here too.

When you install the WideScreen Mod you've to answer some questions during the installation. Maybe the resolution you've chosen causes the problem on your machine (e.g. a type-o or a resolution not supported by your system). By default the installer suggest at least 640x480, but not all newer systems are able to display this old low res in fulllscreen anymore.

To change your current installation, run \Planescape Torment\setup-widescreen.exe
- Enter "R" for Re-install
- Enter your X coordinate 800
- Enter your Y coordinate 600
- Update your saves? Y
- Enable other resolutions? N (no, not for now as we're testing)

Check if it runs with 800x600
If not, try the things from above, especially try running the game in windowed mode by setting Full Screen=0 in \Planescape Torment\Torment.ini. Check if the change is persistent or vanishes again like the movie settings. If windowed mode works, we know that it's a specific full screen issue.

Further you could try circumventing DirectX by applying the DDraw Fix again:
- run \Planescape Torment\setup-ddrawfix.exe
- choose mode "3" WineD3D

Try one tip after another and see if it fixes the problem.
Post edited June 10, 2014 by DeMignon
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