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Hey guys. Question, is there any mod out there that is like based in a very old timeline, like 1800s-1950s type of old (part from the project nostalgia and hill street blues which are both 70s-90s) that is public? It's been done before with other Emergency games like 2014 and 2017 with different missions, for instance, there is a 1890s and 1500s mission for 2017 and 2014 Very old units and missions have been done in those two games, so why not make an old style mod for EM4/911:FR? I would imagine it would take a long time to model and script. Just a couple of ideas: - 1890s mod with horse pulled fire/ambulance carts, hand drawn pump carts, maybe some paddy wagons as well, (of course police will have to ride with a paddy wagon or a very old steam powered car since there's no foot patrol command) - LA 1940s mod, something like LA Noire with the fire and police units of the 40s (for example, tank wagons, truck companies, engines, chemical wagons, police station wagons, sedans, vans, etc.) Really any very old style mods would be interesting to see and revolutionary in the EM4 modding community

Crash to desktop A crash to desktop (or CTD) means the game shuts down on it's own (so you haven't pressed quit). You will return to the desktop and will have to restart the game if you want to play the game. Since there are a lot of causes for the crashes to desktop, there are also a lot of possible solutions. We will describe the solutions that work best in this topic. If possible we will also add the text from the logfile or DXDIAG file indicating what the problem is. That way you can self diagnose the problem and find a solution for it. If all the solutions do not help, then feel free to ask for help on the technical help sections of the forum. Solution 1: check to see if you meet the system requirements You can't run the game if you do not match the system requirements. It is therefore vital you make sure that your PC fits the system requirements. For EM3 the minimum requirements are: -1.2 GHz processor -256 MB RAM -Microsoft Windows XP or 2000 (but it is compattible with Vista) -Direct X 9 compattible sound card and video card -Geforce 2 or similiar chip set -Direct X 9 or higer installed -1 GB free space on the hard disk -Original CD must be inserted while playing -Mouse For EM4/911 FR the minimum requirements are: -1.7 Ghz processor -512 MB RAM -Operating system windows 2000 or XP (but it is compattible with Vista) -Direct X 9 compattible sound and video card -Direct X 9.0C installed (is included on the CD) -Emergency 4 supports the following types of graphic cards: GeForce 3 / GeForce 4200, 4400, 4600, 4800 / GeForce 5xxx and all higher versions / ATI 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800 / ATI X700 and all higher versions -1 GB free hard disk space -Original CD must be inserted while playing -Mouse -IDSN or DSL for playing multiplayer mode (DSL for hosting a game) If your PC or laptop does not fit the system requirements you have two options: customize your current PC/laptop to fit the system requirements (e.g. adding an external hard drive with at least 1 GB free disk space) or buy a new PC/laptop that does fit the system requirements. We recommend always checking if your PC or laptop fits the system requirements before buying or installing a game. Solution 2: updating your graphic drivers After posting your DXDIAG file you can open it like any attachment. In the beginning of the file you will see these lines of text about your graphic driver. The orange text part displays the last date on which you updated or installed your video drivers. The blue text part lists your drivers version. If you updated your graphic drivers more then 6 months ago, it might be worth checking for an update. You can find driver updates on the website of the manufacturer. The manufacturer is mentioned in the green text part. You can usually find their website by googling their name, but just in case: you can find updates for NVidia drivers here and for ATI drivers here. To find the updates you have to fill in your operating system (windows XP, Vista, etc.) and the name and series of the video card. You can find the card name in the red text part. Some websites also have a 'scan my pc' feature that can be used to determine the type of video card you have and automaticly searches updates for it. We especially recommond updating your video drivers if you can find one of these lines of text in your logfile: Please make sure you have the latest video drivers installed for your 3D card. ERROR: dynlight.vsf Version 3.0.0.0 or higher required! Solution 3: uninstalling un-used codecs Codecs are programs that are able to compress and decompress digital audio and video files. Sometimes codec packs can interfere with the acces to the game folders. The game can't open certain files and that causes it to crash. The solution would be to update or to delete the codec packs. Codec packs that are known to cause a crash to desktop are: K-Lite codec pack, Samsung PC studio, Nokia PC software, Magixx, Sony pc guide, ffdshow, Halli Media Splitter. If you encounter these lines of text in your logfile (alone or in combination with a driver error), you probably have a codec problem: ?BLFileSystem::Open("????",BLFM_READ): Could not open ?UIPage: Could not load 'base:UI/Game/VehicleBrowser/VehicleBrowser.xml' If you can't seem to find the codec responsible for the crash, you can use a codec detective like Sherlock (click and scroll down for download) to find out which codecs cause problems on your PC. NOTE: emergency-planet.com does NOT except ANY responisbility for the use of exterior programs or the removal of codec pakcs. Please make sure you read the warranty and user manual for Sherlock if you want to use it. Solution 4: running without anti-virus or firewall Because Emergency 4 enables online multiplayer games, some anti-vrus programs or firewalls need to 'give permission' to the game to start or to connect to the internet. This can also lead to the anti-virus program or firewall to block off acces to certain files. The best way to see if this is causing the problem is simply trying it. Just disable your anti-virus or firewall and launch te game. If it runs without any problems the anti-virus or firewall was the cause of the crash. A solution could be to update your anti-virus or firewall. Usually manufacturers recieve lots of complaints and will create a fix for those problems. Another option could be to set the anti-virus or firewall to 'allow' the program to connect to the internet. Most firewalls have a 'program controll option' that regulate which programs are allowed to connect to the web. If you add Emergency4.exe to that list you probably won't have anymore problems. We especially recommend this solution if you have ZoneAlarm firewall and you keep seeing a black screen after startup. That is usually caused by ZoneAlarm asking permission to allow the game to acces the internet. The problem is that ZoneAlarm uses a desktop pop up for this, you can't see that pop up after the game is started. Thus you remain staring at a black screen. NOTE: we strongly recommend you do not go online while your anti-virus and/or firewall is disabeld. Solution 5: increasing your virtual memory Virtual memory is an addition to your computers RAM memory. It makes sure that enough memory is available when extra memory is needed (for example to run games). If it is set on a very low number, it is possible your PC has trouble keeping up with the game. This causing the game to lag and eventually crash. You can increase your virtual memory like this: go to the configuration screen --> open the sytem menu --> click the advanced tab --> click settings (in the performance section). Now you are in the settings tab. Click the advanced tab, you wil see the virtual memory settings at the bottom of this tab. You can alter the settings by pressing the button and increasing the maximum value of the virtual memory. We recommond this solution if your game lags a lot and/or if it crashes right after big events like earthquakes, gas explosions etc. Solution 6: lowering the graphic settings If your game lags a lot or if you have problems with parts of the map not appearing on the screen correctly you could lower your graphic settings to stress your pc a little less, making the game run smoother. You can adjust the options like this: For EM3: start EM3, in the main menu select the options button. Now select the graphics tab. Set the detail level to 'low' and disable all shadows. Now press the OK button. You will have to restart the game before the changes have any effect. For EM4(D)/911 FR: start the game, in the main menu select the options button. Now select the graphics tab, set both detail levels to 'low' and disable all shadows. Press the OK button. Solution 7: setting the configuration file to read only Every time you start your game your logfile will be cleared. If you have a very big logfile or if your logfile contains some errors (e.g. because of a crash last time you played) it could make your game crash. If you right click your logfile and select propreties you can set your logfile to "read only", this will prevent it from clearing the logfile and rewriting it while playing the game. Since the writing of the logfile also takes up memory, it could prevent your game from crashing. NOTE: if you ant to ask for help on the forum, upload your logfile BEFORE you set it to read only. Solution 8: setting the screen mode If you encounter this error message in your logfile ChangeScreenMode(): VERR_NOSCREENMODE - Screen mode could not be setyou need to open your configuration file with notepad. You need to look (CTRL+F) for the values <var name="r_xres" value="..." /> and <var name="r_yres" value="..." /> On the place of the dots ("...") you need to fill in your screen resolution. In the standard configuration file the xres value is 1024 and the yres value is 768. You can also try to download a configuration file from our site (see below). Solution 9: replacing the configuration file In some cases people who edited their game accidently replaced something in their configuration file or changed another setting that doesn't work with the contents of their configuration file. The easiest option to fix this problem is to replace the configuration file. We have the original versions of the configuration file stored in our download center, just in case. You can find the file for EM3 here (click). The files for EM4/911 FR/EM4 D can be found here (click). We especially recommend this option if you recieve the error that your configuration file is corrupted or if your logfile states that the screen settings could not be set. Solution 10: running on one core (DUAL core PC's only!) In some cases people who experimented with their computer settings found that the game is much more stable when it runs on one core. We cannot exactly explain why this seems to work, but if it works for you it might be worth to try. Off course this solution can only be used when your computer has multiple cores. If your unsure wether or not your computer is a DUAL CORE, take a look in the DXDIAG file. If you can find the words dual core with the search function, you have a dual core. You can make the game run on one core in the following way: start the game. After the game has started and you see the main menu press CTRL+ALT+DELETE. You will see the taskmanager screen. Right click EM4.exe and select the option 'run on one core'. Now close the taskmanager and return to the game. NOTE: the only downside is that you will have to adapt the core settings each time you start the game. Check out this topic if you need a more detailed manual on how to set your game to run on one core. Solution 11: auto reparing files (Emergency 4, 911 First Responders and Emergency 4 Deluxe only) EM4(D) and 911: FR contain an autorepair function for damaged files. If everything else failed it's always worth a shot. This function basicly checks if the files on your computer are the same as the original files on the disk and replaces them if they're not the same. Insert the CD, open the CD-drive folder and select the setup.exe file. Run this program. The setup screen will now start, you have three options: modify, repair and remove. Choose repair and click next. The game will replace the damaged files and lets you know when it's done. Click finish and restart your computer. I'm not sure if digital downloads include this function. Maybe some of you who have a digital download can enlighten me. NOTE: when you choose this option you will also loose all the modifications you made to the game, since it works basicly like a reinstall of the game. Solution 12: uninstalling the game/mods If non of these solutions worked you can always try to reinstall the game or some mods. Some mods or adjustments you made yourself could have had greater consequences then you initially thought. The only way to resolve that is to start all over again. If the problem occurs with only one mod, you can choose to uninstall that mod before doing anything else. DO NOT use the ModInstaller to uninstall or remove the modification. In some cases files will remain on your PC making it impossible to reinstall the mod and probably cause another crash. It's better to manually uninstall the mods. Go the the EM3/EM4 main folder, and open the mods folder. You will see all installed mods displayed as folders. Select the mod causing the problem and press DELETE, if the PC asks you to confirm the complete removal click yes. You can now download the mod again and install it. NOTE: Although all mods are usually tested before someone releases them, it can still occur that mistakes aren't noticed and that the mod is thus released with bugs. Some of these bugs can cause the game to crash. The easiest way to find out if a crash is caused by a bug is to find a topic about that mod in a forum (this forum or the mods own forum) and check if there are any known bugs. Also if a crash is caused by the same thing over and over again (for example sending vehicles back to base), you can safely assume that this the cause of the crash. If other users of the mod have the same problem it is probably a bug. There is not a lot you can do about these bugs unless you know what causes them. Modders will try to find out and remove the bug by adapting scripts and other files. If your problem occurs in the normal game or with multiple mods you can also try to uninstall the entire game. First uninstall all mods manually as described above. Next: For EM3: go to start --> programs --> [publishers name] --> Emergency 3 and select Uninstall Emergency 3. If the game asks you to confirm the uninstall, click yes. The game will now be uninstalled. You will recieve a message after the game has been succesfully removed. Restart your computer, insert the EM3 disk and reinstall the game. Don't forget to install the patches if you have the German or UK version (see above). For EM4(D)/911 FR: insert the CD, open the CD-drive folder and select the setup.exe file. Run this program. The setup screen will now start, you have three options modify, repair and remove. Select remove and click next. If you are asked if you're sure you want to remove the files, click yes. Setup will now remove the game and let you know when the uninstall has been succesfully completed, in that case click finish. Restart the computer and insert the CD again. Open the CD-drive folder and select the setup.exe file. Run this program. You will now be given the option to install the game, choose that option. If you have the German or French version of EM4 (so not 911:FR or EM4D), don't forget to install the patches. If you do not have a CD but a digital download simply select the EM4 folder and remove it from your pc. DO MAKE SURE YOU PLACED THE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD FILE YOU NEED FOR THE REINSTALL IN ANOTHER FOLDER. Then reboot the computer. Now select the digital download and reinstall the game. If you have the German or French version of EM4 (so not deluxe), don't forget to install the patches. Again I'm not sure if digital downloads also include the setup menu, maybe somone who has a download can contact me about that. NOTE: if you are using a digital download (hopefully legal) please make sure before uninstalling that you still have the confirmation code required to install the game. WITHOUT THIS CODE YOU CANNOT REINSTALL THE GAME AND YOU NEED TO BUY A NEW COPY!