always good to see a new Starlancer recruit, it's a wonderful game and I still play it.

Sadly however I don't think that I have never come across this problem of yours, but I'm suspecting a dodgy control button on your joystick, or a stuck key on your keyboard, or a keyboard mapping conflict. Less likely although worth checking out, you haven't got conflicting DirectX installs (you'd have DX9c if you're on XP & SP2 but the DX version that shipped with SL was 7 or 8 iirc) and very bizarre things happen with messed-up DirectX installations.

edit - And as I'm writing this I've just remembered that the only time that I ever saw this problem of yours actually was a messed-up DirectX installation!

Edited by - Tawakalna on 9/9/2007 2:07:36 AM

go to the setup of the game and put fire on a different button
if it stops working you know that something with that button was not ok

Ok.
#1 Checked Buttons. Still did it with other buttons.
Next.

Ok About this "Messed up Direct X".

Sounds like that...How come I havent noticed any problems with anything else? Because SL is a little older/rougher on that aspect?

If so I have a couple questions.
#1... Your saying That basically we have DX9 AND DX 7 or 8 installed at the same time?
#2. Sorry about this Not a real computer whiz. I know a fair bit but when it comes to the hardware (Graphics,sound,drive,etc.) I am a real caveman

ok.. Couple more things.

I was playing the game. And since it did it from the beginning I didn't notice. But the "Incoming message" ring was constantly sounding as well.

NOW...Here is the "Interesting" part... I was just playing Starlancer (With the trouble) and In the middle of a cutscene (Level 10 btw. Where Gamma drops out of the Reliant) the game shut down with a error.... Now I restarted the game. VOILA!!! It worked GREAT.. It only fired when I wanted and the ringing was gone.

ALSO... Because of this I noticed something else. My max speed was 260 where I thought it had been 142 because that is where it had stayed (Another bug).


I am sorry to keep buggin ya but is this a DirectX thing? I was gonna do something (Or more like get help to do it) but this having a error then it works...That seemed REALLY strange...

I think I will disconnect the Joystick and see if that cures it... If it does...I dunno.. I only got it and another exact one like it...I guess play with keyboard.

P.S. I completed 9 or 10 missions already GREAT GAME!!!! sorta tough with 1/2 speed and constant firing What I been doing is only picking ships(Only Grendel so far) with 2 sets of guns then leaving the lasers firing, conserving the 2nd guns ammo supply.

MANY THANKS!!!!

I'm very pleased that your problem sorted itself out. SL is a great game, in some ways better than FL imho, but it can be a little buggy at times, I had lots of ctd until I figured out the correct config for the game.

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#1... Your saying That basically we have DX9 AND DX 7 or 8 installed at the same time?

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it's very possible, although it isn't really a matter of two installs at the same time, it's an earlier version overwriting parts of a later version, and it happens quite a lot. Many installs include the DirectX redist and if this is an earlier version, it can automatically install itself and b*gger up your current version. Even I've inadvertently done it a few times, but it depends on the install routine.

Glad your problem fixed,
Just gotta ask,

Im a long time starlancer fan ( had it on dreamcast now on PC )

got it from ebay few days ago curious does anyone play online anymore i shure hope so, if you do or are part of a clan that plays at a cirtain time pls lemme know id love to play with you ( Kill ya )
[email protected]

Thanks

Callsign: Bahamut ll

there are ppl playing online... but not here