[Nils]

Hi!

For any reason i can't download it from the hard-light server...
The download stops everytime after a few percent...
and the other download source is incredible slow...

[IPAndrews]

Use a download manager?

[Nils]

hm, ok, i downloaded it now and also installed the patches, but i can't start it.
i only see this opening screen with this space station and nothing happens.

[Col. Fishguts]

Which one, the title screen that says 'The Babylon Project" or the one afterwards which let's you create anew pilot ? (Both screens have the Babylon station as a background)

I suspect the former, in which case there might be a problem. What are your computer specs ?

[Nils]

yes, the first one.

i have:
Intel Pentium III 667 MHz
Win XP Professional
128 MB SD-RAM
GeForce 2 GTS
Soundblaster Audigy 4

hmm... yes its not the newest stuff ^^
but enough for freespace 2 i guess...
does the babylon project needs much more?

[Col. Fishguts]

Well yes, the recommended specs are quite higher for the current release of TBP.

But ironically I got it running on a machine with the exact same amount of RAM and the exact same graphics card, so it should work _theoretically_ (although slow). So I'm not stll not sure why it hangs. Is there a error log text file in the "The Babylon Project" folder ? That may contain something useful.

Or try running it with the newest release candidate build from here: http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,41448.0.html

[Nils]

hm, still doesn't work, thanks anyway...

[Col. Fishguts]

So, no error message ? It just freezes at the loading screen ?
Try freeing up as much RAM in WinXP as you can, shutdown as many background programs as possible.

[Wanderer]

Hmm... Try running the game in window mode (from FSOpen launcher... features tab -> dev tools -> run in window). Check if there are any popup windows coming up when game starts (like anti-virus software, firewalls etc.)

Then if that didnt help, try running the d-build (select it with the launcher once again).

[IPAndrews]

No offence to the guy but he should maybe give up and buy a better machine.  If that's not financially viable I'd just suggest giving up and playing ... something else.

[Col. Fishguts]

TBP R1 and R2 should run just fine, though I don't know if he already played those.

[Nils]

So, no error message ? It just freezes at the loading screen ?
Try freeing up as much RAM in WinXP as you can, shutdown as many background programs as possible.

Hmm... Try running the game in window mode (from FSOpen launcher... features tab -> dev tools -> run in window). Check if there are any popup windows coming up when game starts (like anti-virus software, firewalls etc.)

Then if that didnt help, try running the d-build (select it with the launcher once again).

i'll try that

TBP R1 and R2 should run just fine, though I don't know if he already played those.

öhm, no never heard of...