Rise of Nations, Gathering Exception Data?

Andy

Hmmmm, i have a slight problem with RON i have recently purchased the game and have as of yet not been able to get the damn thing to play, it appears to have installed onto the computer fine without any problems but when it comes to playing the game all i can do is watch the Intro and then it shuts down, a small window with gathering exception data appears and thats all, nothing happens after that.
Help! its really pissing me of now!

Beren

Re-install. Then make sure there's no new patch.

Andy

Thanks, but i hae already done this, quite a few times. I have also tried clean-booting the computer and running it that way, but no luck with that approach.

russ_watters

What are your computer's specs: cpu, motherboard, video card, operating system. Have you updated drivers for motherboard, video card, and checked for windows updates?

I have this game, but haven't played it yet.

Beren

Do you have the newest DirectX?

Andy

Im not entirely sure about this, i am not very good with the techanical side to computers, but i think this is as follows,

Windows 98/NT
Pentium 3 700mhz proccessor
Intel 810 chipset graphics driver
256mb ram
Have a 15gb hard drive with 11 gb free,

hope that helps you help me, i am still searching different websites trying to find a solution and i find one before you do then i will let you know. Thanks.

dduardo

I've done an extensive search on google and come up dry. There seems to be no current solution and you'll just have to wait until they release another patch.

Thats Microsoft for you.

Andy

BASTARDS!

Microsoft that is, Thanks guys for you help.

abhishek

Tried Google?

http://ron.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/f...2097,0,10&st=0
http://www.google.com/search?&q=rise...ception%20data

Never encountered this myself so I can't be of any more help.

Good luck.

Andy

Thanks alot this is really helpful, after much reading of that thread it turns out that alot of people have this problem but at different times of the game, and the games developer is supposed to be releasing a patch soon to correct this problem.

Thank you.

Robert Zaleski

Andy, I don't think 'Rise of Nations' can run on Windows NT. Check to see if Windows NT is listed in system requirements for this game.

Andy

Damn, i think your mite be correct, NT isnt listed as a system requirement, but here are the ones that are, XP/2000/ME/98, 98 is listed so i should have thoght it would work on NT, but i doubt it. I cant beleive i overlooked something as simple as that, will have to buy XP to play the damn game, gonna be the most expensive game ever.

Greg Bernhardt

I'd be really surprised if the game will work on 98 and not NT. Wait for the patch. but... you should buy XP anyway, it's alot better than NT.

Andy

Well i have got the patch and that hasnt helped so i will just have to get XP (talk my folks into getting it).

dduardo

Wait a sec. who said you had to *cough* "purchase" windows xp. [!:)]

The_Professional

Based on the specs you mentioned. My suspicion is the video card. On the box, it said the minimum is a 16mb 3d card.

And I found this link for your graphics card:

http://support.intel.com/support/gra...203-prd798.htm

Andy

Ah, well its not just XP i need then! Oh well computers are cheap enough these days and i am working full time so i might aswell get a new one. Many thanks to the Pro.