The Precursors Little Walkthrough, The Precursors, ENG, TVM PRECE
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THE PRECURSORS - A LITTLE WALKTHROUGH**************************************Some of these hints contain Spoilers! Any numbered topic has a brief description first,Try out yourself before and read only if you are stucked.Forgive my English and the numerous spelling errors, but I'm not going to spend time to get that right.So, read at your own risk...Very brief game overview:The original game is very buggy so you HAVE to patch it. The game is incomplete,seriously capped and rushed-out for release (2009). A successor is very unlikely.Still it's a fantastic game once installed and patched correctly.There are SDK tools for download to edit missions if you are interested in such things.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Installation:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Things you absolutely need for installing:Russian DVD version or English unpatched version 1.0 with the russian soundfilesThe Official Russian 1.1 patchWesp5's Unofficial patch (1.7 as for July 2013)Trivium package to overcome some paranoic old copy protection (otherwise no patch possible with English 1.0)My prefered install method to avoid most trouble is:>>> WORKS: <<Russian dvd version + Wesp5 patch + start the game and make video option changes, save + quit (very important) + copy over game.dll and game_space.dll from Trivium's fixed 1.1 patch (not the ones from the russian patch!) + copy over game.pdb and game_space.pdb from russian patch (install first the russian official patch OUTSIDE the game directory, copy over these 2 files and delete the patch folder).If the game starts crashing frequentely, quicksave last game, clean all newly created CACHE files in folder Documents\Precursors and game directory. Seems that game crashes are due to dropped objects, better move them inside a ground vehicle.Russian dvd version = English version 1.0 + russian sound filesUpdate 19.06.2013I was able to locate the memory leak and frame rate drop.The symptoms are that the Precursors.exe will not shut down after quitting game and at some point the gamewill slowdown until being unplayable. This happens when using the vital.dll and VEloader.dll from the russian1.1 patch or the same files frim the Trivium's fixed package. You must use the original English ones.Barring some new updates, the ideal install starting with the English release is the following:What you should have is all the above, that is:- English release 1.0- Russian patch 1.1; do NOT install this in the game directory, but in a separate one (it will be a cyrillic folder); 2 files to use: game.pdb, game_space.pdb; do NOT use any other files from this patch !- Trivium Package; 2 files to use: game.dll, game_space.dll; do NOT use Precursors.exe or other files because you will not be able to use the Flyer and you run into issues.- Russian Sound Files; a must have, otherwise cropped sound.The install is:- Install English 1.0 from the download of your provider (Gamersgate etc.)- Apply Wesp5 patch in the game directory, chose both options Hud Improvements and Flicker Noise Fix- Install russian sound files in the game directory "packages"- start the game and make some video option changes, save + quit (very important)- copy over game.dll and game_space.dll from Trivium's fixed 1.1 patch (not the russian ones!)- copy over game.pdb and game_space.pdb from the russian 1.1 patch.- The "Film Grain Fix" is already contained in Wesp5 's Unofficial Patch 1.7 (see step above, and thus must not be installed).Results and in-game settings:After these steps, there should be no more sound or grafical issues whatsoever: The mission dialogs will be in Russian, but with English translations (subtitles). All Cutscenes will instead be in English (installed from Wesp5's patch).Be sure to shut down your anti-virus before launching the game, and be sure to go offline before!In-game settings (in the game's menu):After all these steps above, the Sound is set to "Headphones" which you probably should change to "Stereo" or "Surround". Try out the best setting for you.The grafic setting is set to "High" which should be fine with most today's computer systems (2013). If you have a high-end system, feel free to change it to the last "Very High".Tip:To better control your vehicles (buggy, etc.), change the A and D key to the secondary keys Left_Arrow, Right_Arow.Have fun with this multi-facette game!If you get constant game crashes, that means that your savegames are corrupt. Read my thread "Game crashes (solution)" to clean your savegames. The only rare crashes you will have are related to the sound driver. Save your game often!Precursors.exe caused an EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION in module vital.dll at 0023:55041852, t_staticmesh::WindowToLocalOrigin()+0018 byte(s)Registers:EAX=0018B974 EBX=0018B870 ECX=00004809 EDX=0018B7BC ESI=00004809EDI=0018B9D4 EBP=0018B904 ESP=0018B76C EIP=55041852 FLG=00210206CS=0023 DS=002B SS=002B ES=002B FS=0053 GS=002BCall stack:(...)-------------------------------------The cause was:When running the game, Precursors will write cache files into User\Documents\Precursors\CACHEThese files are updated as soon as you quit the game and may corrupt with new saves after re-installation or moving new content in the SAVE folder.The solution:If for whatever reason you want to backup your save files, be sure to backup the WHOLE Precursors folder in Documents, and not only the SAVE folder.I have played the game and reached my first visit to the planet Yarent. From then on, I was getting series & series of game crashes like those:-------------------------------------Precursors.exe caused an EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION in module vital.dll at 0023:55041852, t_staticmesh::WindowToLocalOrigin()+0018 byte(s)Registers:EAX=0018B974 EBX=0018B870 ECX=00004809 EDX=0018B7BC ESI=00004809EDI=0018B9D4 EBP=0018B904 ESP=0018B76C EIP=55041852 FLG=00210206CS=0023 DS=002B SS=002B ES=002B FS=0053 GS=002BCall stack:(...)-------------------------------------The cause was:When running the game, Precursors will write cache files into User\Documents\Precursors\CACHEThese files are updated as soon as you quit the game and may corrupt with new saves after re-installation or moving new content in the SAVE folder.The solution:If for whatever reason you want to backup your save files, be sure to backup the WHOLE Precursors folder in Documents, and not only the SAVE folder.If you encounter game crashes like above and you cannot play further after loading a Quicksave or normal Save, do the following:- Load your corrupt Quiicksave or normal Save- Quick save the game immediately before it crashes with F9- Quit Precursors- In the Documents\Precursors folder, delete all the files in the CACHE folder- Delete these 3 files in your game folder Precursors\CACHE\PC:SHADERCACHE.DATSHADER_CODE_CACHE.DATLINEARTEXTURES.DATAfter that, load your newly saved game and there should be no constant crashes anymore, except some rare sound driver related crashes. Quicksave your game often!Other important stuff:Some computers and laptops will not use maximum power in default mode. Be sure to set to maximum power before playing this game, as it uses a lot of ressources and processor power.Whatever grafic options you chose, It's very important that you shut down any other running application, especially your virus scanner. Not all scanners will deactivate when going in the so-called "gamer mode", so be sure to shut it off completly and go offline.The best grafics settings:If you have a high-end computer system, 3GH+ processor, you can chose the highest possible resolution, the "Highest" video quality in the video menu, and in the VIDEOOPTIONS.INI you can also setPRECACHETEXTURES=0 in your Document\Precursors folder. On such fast systems this will not cause choppy gameplay but load the textures instantly. If you experience stuttering or choppy gameplay, quit the game and revert immediately!All this will give the best results for details and texture lightning.Warning:Be sure your computer can handle such high settings! During gameplay, should your computer ever shut down automatically because of over-heating, then your computer cannot handle these high settings. You must LOWER the texture settings to "High" or even lower, and reset the VIDEOOPTIONS.INI to PRECACHETEXTURES=1.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Now, the hints...------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1)Chose any position in the Map View:In the map view (m) you can set any position with the right mouse button. A blue flag will be added.2)Fighting enemies:When killing enemies, not only can you pick-up their amunition, but also be sure to pick-up their weapons which you can use or sell. Don't carry too many weapons, deposit weighty (but not precious) material in your buggy so you can walk or run faster.3)Fix your status with hostile factions:In the bar of planet Goldin, there are representatives of the 2 main factions. If paying them an amount this will improve somewhat your relationship (4000 credits minimum, also depends on how much you are hostile). Fixing your status is very important to be able to do space missio...
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