No 3D device

[kahnofshadows]

Uh... I got the error no 3D device when starting the game, what is it talking about?

[Bear]

What platorm (O/S) are you trying to play on? Go to start > run and type dxdiag. Copy and paste the text into your post. You can also go to the 'display' tab and click 'test direct3d' to make sure you have a D3D-HAL. This reeks of display driver issues or unsupported hardware. What video card are you running?

~Bear

[mattmeck]

This error normaly means you dont have Direct X installed Install Dirext X 9 and try again :D

[kahnofshadows]

Well i did what you guys asked me, there were no problems, i got the lastest version of direct x 9 also, should i have it on a specific resolution? is it compatible with xp? i am running an nvidia geoforce 4

[Stealth_raptor]

I'm not sure if this appllies to you but, because I have issues with what I think is microsoft, I tend to set my hardware acceleration to None which relieves me of that problem.

To make sure your hardware acceleration is set to full, right click on your desktop, click properties from the drop down menu. It should come up with Display properties. Click the 'Settings' tab (the one in the top right hand corner of the window), Click on Advanced. When the window comes up, click the 'Troubleshoot' tab and Check what your hardware acceleration is set to.

Just adding this information so that people know...this isn't very common but it can happen.

[Bear]

Nvidia has fairly new drivers that you can try too ---

http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

Email me a copy of your dxdiag and I'll have a look at it for ya - directxbear@hotmail.com . (Start > Run > type dxdiag > press enter > Click - save all information > email me the text file)

The first part of the dxdiag will look something like this---

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System Information
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Time of this report: 9/25/2003, 22:54:37
Machine name: BEAR-1
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 1 (2600.xpsp2.030422-1633)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: ABIT
System Model: 6A69SA19
BIOS: BIOS Rev:0.1
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1700MHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 201MB used, 1049MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (4.09.0000.0902)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.0001.0902 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.

--------------------
DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 200
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce3 Ti 200
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0201&SUBSYS_40571043&REV_A3
Display Memory: 64.0 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (75Hz)
Monitor: CTX VL950 series, EX950 series, PL9 series
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.4523 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 7/28/2003 15:19:00, 3902603 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 7/28/2003 15:19:00, 1341339 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4141-11CF-5862-5D6002C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0201
SubSys ID: 0x40571043
Revision ID: 0x00A3
Revision ID: 0x00A3
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D

~Bear