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Karmeck




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Sep 2007 22:53    Post subject:
pikachupi wrote:
asucahayashi wrote:
Frant1c wrote:


Err no? I for instance can't set it higher than 1024*768 for some reason -.- And no my computer is not crap. And yes the installer music sucks. Crappy port but I enjoy the game.


got the same problem... i can't choose a higher resolution than 840x600 or something like that... i mean wtf?

any way around it?

edit: nvm... i forced it via the shortcut.


how do i change this in the shortcut?


"C:\Program Files\Midway Home Entertainment\Stranglehold\Binaries\Retail-Stranglehold.exe" -language=eng -ResX=1280 -ResY=1024
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pikachupi




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Sep 2007 23:03    Post subject:
thanks my friend:)
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doidaobh




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Sep 2007 23:10    Post subject:
strangera wrote:
BRISK#1 wrote:
strangera wrote:
Sorry if u already discus that but - is there a way to convert the files so u can feet them on 3 DVD's?


Stranglehold 2DVD9 to 3DVD5

 Spoiler:
 


from fileforums, didn't try it myself...still leeching :/


I just finish installing the game, afther making it on 3 DVD's. It is working perfect, and there is even space (on the first) dvd for some of the movie trailers (i left only the HI res versions).

So 10x a lot Very Happy


thanks man! great!
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pikachupi




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Sep 2007 23:47    Post subject:
Karmeck wrote:
pikachupi wrote:
asucahayashi wrote:


got the same problem... i can't choose a higher resolution than 840x600 or something like that... i mean wtf?

any way around it?

edit: nvm... i forced it via the shortcut.


how do i change this in the shortcut?


"C:\Program Files\Midway Home Entertainment\Stranglehold\Binaries\Retail-Stranglehold.exe" -language=eng -ResX=1280 -ResY=1024


dunno..its not working:(
maybe i did something wrong?
i copied this line you gave me and pasted it in the shortcut with little change: the game here is on drive "J" and the folder after is "games" and after is the forder "stranglehold"
like this:
J:\games\stranglehold\Binaries\Retail-Stranglehold.exe -language=eng -ResX=1280 -ResY=1024

so what is wrong?
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GenX




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 00:21    Post subject:
Quote:
dunno..its not working:(
maybe i did something wrong?
i copied this line you gave me and pasted it in the shortcut with little change: the game here is on drive "J" and the folder after is "games" and after is the forder "stranglehold"
like this:
J:\games\stranglehold\Binaries\Retail-Stranglehold.exe -language=eng -ResX=1280 -ResY=1024

so what is wrong?


I think you forgot to put the path into quotation marks.
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HoLyMaN




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 00:38    Post subject:
God dammit fucking HAARDD the final fight!~!!!!!!!!!!!!
but i'm playing on HARD...but damn too fucking hard to kill thoes 2 fuckersss.....
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pikachupi




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 01:07    Post subject:
GenX wrote:
Quote:
dunno..its not working:(
maybe i did something wrong?
i copied this line you gave me and pasted it in the shortcut with little change: the game here is on drive "J" and the folder after is "games" and after is the forder "stranglehold"
like this:
J:\games\stranglehold\Binaries\Retail-Stranglehold.exe -language=eng -ResX=1280 -ResY=1024

so what is wrong?


I think you forgot to put the path into quotation marks.


no..i did it already:(
like this"J:\games\stranglehold\Binaries\Retail-Stranglehold.exe" -language=eng -ResX=1280 -ResY=1024
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daggerer




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 01:18    Post subject:
maybe your monitor can't handle that res Wink
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pikachupi




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 01:27    Post subject:
daggerer wrote:
maybe your monitor can't handle that res Wink


lol..yea haha

well..i have a switch box and i started the exe on one pc and while the game boot ,i switched for the other pc and switched back when the options screen was loaded and...i think its now on the 1280x1024:)

thanks alot for the support of the supporters;)
apriciate it and also few words about the game:
great fun and again...great..i think the graphic is fine and sometimes more then fine and its fun as hell all this destroyable maps.
what do i need more Wink
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MistressDeath




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 02:24    Post subject:
Herman Toothrot wrote:
this game is nothing more than i expected - nice action shootem'up Very Happy i wanted for a long time something decent with bullet time, endless enemies and such destruction as in stranglehold. its a nice game for a weekend. menu simply rocks Very Happy it looks ok, runs very good, has nice blood and killing methods (aiming simply rocks Very Happy ) its better than max payne cause of destruction thing... max payne 3 should have same possibilities Wink

+1

Nicely put! Smile

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Naish




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 05:38    Post subject:
WOW.

So I get to a boss fight, and I hide behind a pillar. Sure enough, the pillar goes boom, he had a machinegun afterall.

So I run up a flight of stairs... AND HE SHOOTS OUT THE FLOOR. I fell on him and shot the foot off a statue, it promptly collapsed onto him. So badass.
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NoLiMiTSoLDieR




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 05:50    Post subject:
That part of the game owned big time.
The destruction is just amazing.

I dint manage to get that statue fall on his face tho Razz

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!Xptweaker!




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 09:58    Post subject:
After installing the newer Forceware 163.44 and reinstall stranglehold it is possible so set any possible resolutions =)


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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 11:05    Post subject:
well, the only good thing I can say about this is...at least it runs good and the action is consistant
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Kreagon




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 13:44    Post subject: Problems
Hi All,

I was wondering if someone could help me. I installed Stranglehold and put the crack into the game, but the problem that i am having is when i then start the game it gets past the first part where a picture with bullets and then goes past a logo (i guess its the logo of the guys who made the game) but then after that a black screen keeps flashing up and i can't get anywhere after that.

Did anyone else have the same problem? if so can you let me know how you got past it please?

Thanking you in advance,

Kreagon.
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bigsheet




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 13:47    Post subject: Re: Problems
Kreagon wrote:
Hi All,

I was wondering if someone could help me. I installed Stranglehold and put the crack into the game, but the problem that i am having is when i then start the game it gets past the first part where a picture with bullets and then goes past a logo (i guess its the logo of the guys who made the game) but then after that a black screen keeps flashing up and i can't get anywhere after that.

Did anyone else have the same problem? if so can you let me know how you got past it please?

Thanking you in advance,

Kreagon.


"You are not alone, i'm here with you..."
Same problem, same consequence, wonder if it's ati card problem cause i have a x800xl.
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Naish




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 13:50    Post subject:
SM3.0 required. X800 series does not have SM3 support.
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JBeckman
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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 13:51    Post subject:
x800 = SM 2.0b whereas the game REQUIRES shader model 3.0 due to how the shaders work (Unreal Engine 3 does support SM 2.0 however.) for ATI would be the X1300 and up though for games like this I would recommend atleast a X1600 and for NVIDIA it would be the 6 serie such as the 6800 though I would recommend the more powerfull 7 serie in order to get acceptable performance. Smile

EDIT: Seems it was already answered by the above user. Smile


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Kreagon




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 13:52    Post subject:
buddy i have just gave John Woo and phone call and told him to come round my house and flying kick my pc out the window hahahahahaha!

my card is a GeForce 8600GT i guess i need a super powerful gfx card boo hoo Sad
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JBeckman
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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 13:54    Post subject:
The 8600 isn't that bad is it? think it compares to a 7600 (Or was it a 7800?) but with support for DX10 and such. Smile
(Game runs fine for me with a 7800GTX though it can get a little choppy due to me forcing the game to run at 1920x1200 wich is a little to high for this card, especially in newer games.)
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Kreagon




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 13:56    Post subject:
Nah i do have to admit mate i love my gfx card Smile, just can't understand why the game keeps flashing its big nasty black screen at me. Do you put the crack into the binaries folder mate?
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JBeckman
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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 14:02    Post subject:
Correct, you overwrite the old exe with the new one but I would make a backup just in case. Smile

You could also try the latest official drivers or even the latest beta drivers found here:
http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_downloads_rel70betadriver.html
(Quite a few bugfixes and even improves performance in titles like Crysis, Hellgate, World in Conflict and of particular interest here it also improves compatability with Bioshock wich uses the same engine as Stranglehold, Unreal engine 3.0)

I didn't have any major problems with game but I was already using the 163.67 drivers when I first started playing.
(Game crashed alot though, especially in the 1920x1200 resolution when using the cracked exe so I've switched to the mini-image by Netshow and it's only 100KB compared to the full size maxi images wich in this case would have been 12.7GB)

EDIT: Should also note that the Gamespy review mentions alot of crash related issues as well, even a few BSOD issues and black screens. Exclamation
(Thankfully the frequent checkpoints prevent any real loss when the game crashes.)


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Kreagon




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 14:04    Post subject:
Cheers for the link mate, will go have a look. Smile its a right pain because its a game i really want to play too haha Sad
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JBeckman
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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 14:09    Post subject:
Just to make sure there aren't any refresh rate problems or resolution issues create a shortcut to the game and apply the following commands to it.

-resx=XXXX -resy=XXXX (ie 1024 and 768 or 1280/1024)
(Game defaults to 1024x768 when it first starts.)

-windowed
(To check if it's the refresh rate as it won't be overriden in windowed mode.)


Wich would give the following:

Quote:

Example:

"C:\Program Files\Midway Home Entertainment\Stranglehold Demo\Binaries\Retail-Stranglehold.exe" -language=eng -resx=1280 -resy=720 -windowed


(Taken from official support page: Link )


EDIT: Just to steer back on topic to game related discussion I just finished the game and am currently trying to unlock the extras via the Woo shop. Laughing
(Didn't unlock "Hard Boiled" difficulty though, guess I need A++ ratings with hard the difficulty.)
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Kreagon




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 14:16    Post subject:
Ok buddy will do Smile

Mate what series is the geforce 8600gt card? is it series 8? computer games nowadays, christ i remember the good ol commador 64 with games like, jet set willy and boulder dash, we never had these problems back then hahahahaha!
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Herman Toothrot




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 14:19    Post subject:
JBeckman wrote:

EDIT: Just to steer back on topic to game related discussion I just finished the game and am currently trying to unlock the extras via the Woo shop. Laughing
(Didn't unlock "Hard Boiled" difficulty though, guess I need A++ ratings with hard the difficulty.)


not necessary Smile i finished game on normal and twice had ratings F- Very Happy and i unlocked hard boiled difficulty... not very big difference for me comparing to normal diff Smile

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JBeckman
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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 14:20    Post subject:
The 8600 is the mid-end of the Geforce 8 serie but it's still quite powerfull in most DX9 games though it will probably struggle with DX10 but it depends on the usual settings and the resolution and whatever tweaks the drivers can do to improve performance. Smile

EDIT: Interesting, thanks for confirming that. Smile


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Kreagon




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 14:21    Post subject:
hahaha, hi bud hows guybrush these days? hahaha, im a huge monkey island fan
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Kreagon




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 14:22    Post subject:
ok bud cheers for that, i will download the up to date drivers then Smile
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Kreagon




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Sep 2007 14:25    Post subject:
thanks for your help all, i will advise anyone in the future to come here and get help, it is really appreciated cheers Smile
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