Strange Corrupted Install?

posted on December 27th, 2014, 11:02 pm

I tried to install Fleet Operations 3.2.7 on my new Lenovo -- only a few days old. The processor and graphics card are a significant upgrade from my previous Asus PC, but the OS is the same, and the game worked on the Asus. It says it installs right but when I open it up it consistently crashes when I try to open the "Graphics Options" menu. Local Area Network play also doesn't work -- I can't send or receive games. And when I tried to start the game using a manual IP instead, mine crashed while the other person's didn't. It crashes in these exact places consistently, and I've uninstalled and reinstalled about 3 times now and am disappointed that the game appears to be broken on my machine. It's a really good PC, too -- 4-core hyperthreaded i7, GTX 860, 8gb ram. Lenovo Y50

posted on December 27th, 2014, 11:57 pm

Did you just re-run the installer or did you re-download it, too? Also, have you tried installing it outside of Program Files, like C:\Games?

posted on December 28th, 2014, 4:25 am

I downloaded new installers for two of the three reinstalls, and I even deleted the existing Armada 2 installation and had the installer read from my DVD drive. However, I didn't yet install it outside Program Files x64. I should try that.

posted on December 28th, 2014, 9:32 am

hi, if you using win 8, than best try is to instal on older machine with win xp, and just copy game folder to newer pc.

posted on December 29th, 2014, 2:59 am

hi, if you using win 8, than best try is to instal on older machine with win xp, and just copy game folder to newer pc.

I actually installed it for the first time on a Windows 8 machine, and there were no issues. I transferred the program files folder over to the newer machine, also Windows 8, and it didn't work. I deleted it and tried installing again and it still didn't work. I really hope it's not some compatibility problem with my specific brand of computer, because it is a different company.

posted on December 29th, 2014, 3:51 am

It may be an issue with Optimus on the Y50. As I don't have an Optimus-enabled notebook, I can't really give any advice beyond look in the driver and see if there is anything that'll let you disable it.

posted on December 29th, 2014, 6:58 am

i am also using lenovo, G710, tiny bit older , no SSD and gpu is nvidia geforce GT820 and i didnt try to instal fo, just copied.
another thing, use only intel gpu for fo, my GT820 cant run it either.

posted on December 29th, 2014, 9:58 pm

i am also using lenovo, G710, tiny bit older , no SSD and gpu is nvidia geforce GT820 and i didnt try to instal fo, just copied.
another thing, use only intel gpu for fo, my GT820 cant run it either.

Hm! Never thought about that. I did notice that my Asus was defaulting to the Intel card despite having a dedicated 660M in it, and having it set as the default. FO might be trying to use what I'm telling it to (the 860M), and that might be messing it up. I'll give it a shot.

posted on January 10th, 2015, 1:34 am

It may be an issue with Optimus on the Y50. As I don't have an Optimus-enabled notebook, I can't really give any advice beyond look in the driver and see if there is anything that'll let you disable it.

Well, I just tried running Fleet Ops on the integrated Intel 4600 chip and the same result. I'm not even sure if it is doing what I say because of the Optimus thing. I'll try to do some research...