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RE: Close Combat 5 multiplayer

WAW8 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:22:24 GMT

I think you got the only answer that's going to be forthcoming -- try compatibility mode.

Games, in order to achieve decent frame rates, have to take maximum advantage of any "shortcuts" available for minimizing the time needed for graphics rendering. The problem that game developers have with Vista is that MS re-engineered both the underlying video and audio infrastructures. Thus, any game not written specifically for Vista, is going to work, at best, in a compatibility mode. Even then, the performace will be degraded because that game is using workarounds.

You can experiment with different compatibility settings, but if none of then work, you're out of luck.

RE: Close Combat 5 multiplayer

baffled bobby — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:49:35 GMT

I would LOVE an answer to this problem as well?

Any suggestions?

PLEASE HELP!

RE: Close Combat 5 multiplayer

Dasaco — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:06:19 GMT

That didn't work. Why in the world would vista remove the buttons! I am so disgusted with Windows now. The "Compatibility" options do jack when trying to play my old games.

You lost a customer here, forever.

RE: Close Combat 5 multiplayer

Walker — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:21:08 GMT

Try running the program as an administrator and in Windows XP compatibility mode. Simply right click the shortcut and check the two functions mentioned above under the compatibility tab.

RE: Close Combat 5 multiplayer

redscorpion — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:37:18 GMT

I now manage to enter gamespy arcade but the game wont launch from there, says pathway is wrong, altho it isnt. I suppose vista is stopping the program from launching the game, is there a way to fix that? Where do I change the settings and allow a program like gamespy to start up games?

thanks

Close Combat 5 multiplayer

redscorpion — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:00:56 GMT

Hey all,

im having a problem with my fave game. Its an old one, Close Combat 5 from 2000. I can get the game to work in single player, no problem, but VISTA has for some reasons erased all the buttons in the multiplayer section so I can host or join via UDP, TCP.

Why does Vista remove these buttons? Is there a security option to change so they are brought back? I dont use the firewall, but I see it has some options anyway, and the game has access like other games i do (that do work)

Is there a way to allow connection via IP in vista, a way to fix my problem?

THANKS FOR ANY RESPONSE!

redscorpion