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    Can't get it started

    The thing keeps bombing out on me. Anyone have any issues getting this thing going? I have updated all my drivers and put on the latest DX9. I am at a loss. There is not too much info out there that I can find but I will keep digging. The splash screen fires up and as soon as it finishes and tries to fire up the game I get a black screen then back to the desktop. Welp back to digging....This kind of stuff pisses me off to no end

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    Have you already patched Tribes to the latest version?
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    Yah I patched it right after installing it. I am almost tempted to wipe it all out and start over.

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    Tribes appears to have some nasty copy protection on one of the install discs. It made my CD drive sound like a helicopter when I was installing it. The first time I tried to install it the game crashed trying to read the disc. The disc (disc 2) actually has a small black dot on the media that I cannot remove.
    I suspect that is some form of copy protection. Maybe your copy did not install properly.
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    Yah I dunno what this thing is. I even underclocked my pc back to normal speeds to rule that out. I was able to play the demo so I don't know why this aint working. I am uninstalling now for a 2nd try.

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    if you have clonecd or any antivirus software disable them.. just a thought
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    Ok I am giving up for the night. After a re-install it does the same thing. I think it is something with the video.. I got a black screen with a cross hair this time....then back to the desktop. Gonna make a call in the morning to see if tech support is worth a flip.

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    Well I can get the editor working and can render some stuff so it is not a vid thing. I think it has to do with the friggin secuROM crap they have for copy protection. I don't think it is initiallizing properly and crashing the game. Still pluggin away at this thing. Extremely frustrated now...

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    Any sort of CD copy software running in the background, or possibly something that might be taken as such?
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    Try downloading the no-cd crack (I assume they've got one out for it by now..) that usually fixes the problem if it has something to do with their *screw the consumer as pirates won't be affected by it* "anti-crack" software.

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    Sounds like the new Tribes is off to a smashing start (shadows of Tribes 2).
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    Once I got it installed, I have had no crashes. The game is very stable. All issues from the multiplayer beta were resolved, and it seems to be running very well.
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    Shot in the dark - but I remember that BF1942 strugged with refresh rate/resolution issues initially. If you had anything beyond a certain level you had to manually input something into a config file to get it working.

    Try fiddling with your resolution and refresh rates (throttle them back to something very conservative if they aren't already) and try it again.
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    Squidly didn't you also have a bad disk on DoomIII? Right out of the box.

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