Can't set any options

[Tornado_Pilot]

Ok, next problem: I activated it, everything works, i can load a mission and possibly play it.

 

 

BUT, i cant open the options tab. Everytime i try this, the game loads several seconds, an then gets stuck in the loading screen.

 

 

 

*angry*

 

Greets

Chris

[Tornado_Pilot]

This gets worser and worser

 

 

I don't have any keybindings left on the options, plus, when i click the options tab, i get some kind of error message consisting some .lua filenames.

 

 

Crazy...

[159th_Viper]

......plus, when i click the options tab, i get some kind of error message consisting some .lua filenames.

 

 

Crazy...

 

If possible, post a Screenshot of the Error Message.

[Tornado_Pilot]

I'll try this in the upcoming days. Is it possible to restore just the "options.lua" so the options are back on default?

[TKMR]

I don't think your option.lua is corrupt. Post a screenshot as Viper said. Also if you only have 1.0.1 try updating to 1.0.1a, and/or running the program as administrator under Vista/7.

[EtherealN]

Did you install it in the program files directory, in Vista? If so, it is possible that as TKMR mentioned, you need to run it as administrator. Vista and 7 will require that for the changing of files in that directory, and settings are stored in files that have to be changed - which you then might not be given access to by your operating system.

[splashman]

@Tornado_pilot

 

Try to switch your locale to English/GB, perhaps this solves your problem.

 

There are several people having problems with the 1.0.1b patch and a german OS, requiering to change the locale to something anglo american to enter the settings (I'm one of them :) )

[Tez]

Yeah, splashman is right. But it's necessary to reinstall the patch with English regional settings (if you have English version of BS).

[Tornado_Pilot]

I have the german version of BS, and how can i uninstall the patch?

 

i will try the above mentioned solutions, and post the results.

[Tez]

Make sure you have regional settings in Windows set to German and just install the patch again.

[Tornado_Pilot]

problem solved: i started it as an administrator, and it worked fine

 

 

see you in the skies

[Tornado_Pilot]

ok problems after problems...

 

wanted to try the skhval today, found it as mapped on "POV 2" on my X45. tried every POV, but the skhval screen didnt move.

 

also tried to load some other .lua files, but got error messages on every .lua file, maybe they were just the wrong lua files.

 

i also tried the pov 3 and 4 in the key list, but i cant get the skhval to move, unless i map it to pov 1 which is used for moving around the camera.

 

are my lua files corrupt? besides that, everything on the controller works fine

[speed-of-heat]

re-install into a directory that is not C:\Program Files\

 

and then you won't have to run as admin, which means you probabbly won't get tangled in the virtual store.

[Tornado_Pilot]

mhh, and there's really no way to fix the problem,other than uninstalling it?

[EtherealN]

If you install in Program Files and have Windows set to a stringent security scheme (in Vista, pretty much all schemes, at least compared to XP :P ), you can encounter problems such as this.

 

This is because in Vista, the programs you start do not automatically gain your own access priviliges. So when the game decides it needs to access a file - it ends up given the finger by the OS since it has not been given permission to touch the Program Files folder.

 

And before you ask - yes, this is a good thing. It basically means that just because you may have access to something, a program you start that happens to have a Trojan payload will not automatically have the same access. It basically decreases the options available for crackers who might want to take control of your computer for whatever reason (use in a zombie-net or whatever).

 

So, from appearances, installing outside of the Program Files folder would be the way to go. Personally I always keep my games in a separate folder anyway (C:\Games) to keep things neatly organized - that way I don't have to wade through the entire Program Files folder when I want to ensure that a game I uninstalled didn't leave a bunch of crap on the HDD.

[Tornado_Pilot]

ok

then i'm going to reinstall the game... wierd.

 

is there any way to manually set me to "admin" for a single program all the time, instead of "run as admin"?

[speed-of-heat]

You can set the properties of the file, so that it will always run in admin, but that really is not the answer!

[Tornado_Pilot]

OK just reinstalled it, but now the patch setup says "cant find the game, reinstall"

 

as recommended, i installed the game in a seperate folder, NOT the C: Program Files

[speed-of-heat]

did you uninstall the orginal game first?

[Tornado_Pilot]

jup, unactivated it, and did a clean uninstall

[Tez]

So you have BS installed now. Could you post here the value for "Path" in the registry:

For 32 bit Windows: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Eagle Dynamics\BlackShark

For x64 bit Windows: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Eagle Dynamics\BlackShark

[Tornado_Pilot]

The Path is "C:SPiele" (german translation of C:Games) on a 32 Bit Vista

 

It was mentioned before,that, installing the game outside of the "Program FIles" Folder helps with the security and administrator problem.

[speed-of-heat]

If BS is installed into a sub directory as per normal try changing the path to C:\SPiele\Eagle Dynamics\KA-50

 

if you have installed BS into the directory SPiele, rather than a sub directory

 

try C:\SPiele

[Tornado_Pilot]

ahh found my own error...corrected the patch,and patch is installing in this moment.

 

hope i get the controller issue fixed soon.

[Tornado_Pilot]

what does the "inputsetup.exe do? can i configure my stick there?

 

and, is the keylist (the one that appears as a drop down menu)generic for all controllers, or set individually depending on the type of controller you use?