Latest patch

Eriks · Post by **Eriks** » Fri Aug 16, 2002 1:40 pm

I updated to the latest version yesterday in hopes of fixing a bug I encountered (Aribeth's ring is gone from my inventory) but now I can't even start the game. Whenever I launch the main menu and click play, it disappears and then my CD-ROM just keeps reading the NWN play disk for a long time but nothing happens. Anyone else have this problem or know how to fix it?

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Fri Aug 16, 2002 2:22 pm

afaik it is a problem with the copy-protection on the CD.
Try searching the official boards for a solution, I think there are a great number of people experience this problem.

Are you using a CD-R(W) to play from? or ordinary CD-Rom drive?

De_Priester · Post by **De_Priester** » Fri Aug 16, 2002 2:32 pm

Common with bioware games with patchupdates in my experience is that they won't accept the cd when using SCSI drives luckily I got an IDE also and then it works but sometimes with a lot of games they dun accept your SCSI

Eriks · Post by **Eriks** » Fri Aug 16, 2002 2:43 pm

what is SCSI?

Eriks · Post by **Eriks** » Fri Aug 16, 2002 2:44 pm

and CD-R(W)?

De_Priester · Post by **De_Priester** » Fri Aug 16, 2002 2:50 pm

Ehrm okay great how to explain

well to keep it simple SCSI and IDE are different connection types IDE is normally connected to your mainboard while SCSI is connected to a SCSI controller but since you dun know what it is then ehm dun think you have it

And cd(rw) = Cdrom player with rewrite option (on top off burning)

Those are just some tech specs but ehrm if you have any put the cd of nwn in a different drive and try that if not yes then go to nwn site and check the faq or contact helpdesk people thingy's

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Fri Aug 16, 2002 4:28 pm

Originally posted by Eriks

I updated to the latest version yesterday in hopes of fixing a bug I encountered (Aribeth's ring is gone from my inventory) but now I can't even start the game. Whenever I launch the main menu and click play, it disappears and then my CD-ROM just keeps reading the NWN play disk for a long time but nothing happens. Anyone else have this problem or know how to fix it?

It did that to me twice the other day. I just restarted my pc (which is normally on 24/7) and the problem was sorted *shrugs*

also, try scandisk and defrag if that doesn't work....