[Dysko]

Some days ago I installed TBP. After playing a bit with it, I returned to play standard FS2 Open (latest 3.6.9 build, MediaVPs in the "mediavp" folder etc.). And I got a lot of problems: cutscenes have all the colours messed up and are shown in smaller size, text distortion problems are back, shine maps are too bright etc.

I tried re-installing 3.6.9, but with no effect. What should I do? What can I post to help?

EDIT: maybe this info may interest you: I downloaded all TBP 3.3 files. FS2_Open and the INF:A standalone build I'm using for beta testing for Woo are messed up, the TBP and BtRL builds are not.

[ni1s]

Retrace your steps, are you sure you didn't do anything else that might have affected? Driver updates perhaps?

[Dysko]

No, I updated only the video card drivers before installing 3.6.9 months ago due to some flickering.

I remember also that when some time ago I used TBP, and the FS2_Open build was 3.6.7, I had no problem... maybe some incompatibility between 3.6.7 used by TBP and 3.6.9? (but this wouldn't explain why BtRL works perfectly...)

[jr2]

Maybe the registry settings got screwed up.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Volition\FreeSpace2
This is used by most engines, I'm not sure if the settings being changed by multiple versions would affect it...
Try exporting that key, then deleting *THAT KEY, NOT YOUR WHOLE REGISTRY OR SOFTWARE KEY*, then re-install 3.6.9...

Wait, try merging my registry key, to overwrite yours... that should work, but you'll have to re-configure your settings the way you like them.

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[TrashMan]

Isn't TBL standalone?

How the hell can it mess up your FSO when it's installed in a different folder (you did install it in a different folder - did you?)

[karajorma]

Screwing with the registry as jr suggests is one way it could very easily do that.

[jr2]

? If you haven't noticed, every FSO build, regardless of what it's running - a TC mod or FSO - uses the same registry key.  The settings for each, I image, are different.  BTW, I have fiddled with my registry with no mishaps for quite a few years (well, almost no mishaps; that's why I always backup first). 

[Dysko]

Also WCS seems to be quite messed up...

So, what should I do? And yes, FSO, TBP, WCS, BtRL and my beta testing version of INFA are all in separate folder.

[Dysko]

I tried merging jr2's registry key with mine, and now it works perfectly! (Though I had to uninstall TBP )

Thanks!

[Tamlin]

I've had a similar problem w\ TBP 3.4 trying to run Infestation and Survior from  MAD, But it screws with all the brightness either too dark or bright  or it just ctd, and i have to restart. Ran Reg ScrubXP that seemed to work for fso but not TBP.. Oopss  add on..and  now everything is SSSSLLOOWWW post this in TBP forum too please

[jr2]

of this could prolly be avoided if all Launcher version didn't use the same reg key... TBP, BtRL, FSO, WCS, all using the same reg key might not be such a good idea.. I'm sure it's being worked on, though.