Sounds like we have a patch coming any day now.

It might, but I don't think it would lol. But it is possible :) GOOD LUCK LAD!!!

~Cpt.Sea

Ok for those that don't have a game_options.txt file

This may be your specific problem. Read this full post before you attempt to do this.

this is only a notepad file and easy to make your own, if you have the correct information that goes in it

go to start/programs/accessories/notepad

copy and paste the following information making sure that version is the very first word on the file and that you have not copied the empty space before it also:

version
14
state
working
api
default
window_width
832
window_height
624
fullscreen_width
832
fullscreen_height
624
resolution
0
fullscreen
0
widescreen
0
widescreen_resolution
0
widescreen_fullscreen
0
reflection
1
shader
1
shadow
0
texture
-1
texture_compression
0
sound
1
sound_volume
1.0
music
1
music_volume
1.0
gui_scale
0.5
special_effects
1
texture_scale
0.5
reserved3
0
reserved4
0
reserved5
0
reserved6
0
reserved7
0
reserved8
0
reserved9
0
reserved10
0

Now name the file game_options and save it to C:\Program Files\Disney\Disney Online\PiratesOnline

if this still does not work you may try to go back and change the

api
default

to

api
pandadx8

This can not hurt anything and may help.....if it doesn't.... then just delete the file you created


EDIT.....I am editing this post to let you know I have had two friends try this and they are now back in the game!

I had no problems finding this file on my machine which is Windows XP Professional, some people may keep their files hidden and therefore cannot see all files. Try the following for Windows XP Professional users:

(1) Click on Start|All Programs|Accessories|Windows Explorer
(2) Click on Tools|Options
(3) Click on View tab
(4) Under the Advanced Settings:
(4A) Check the "Show Hidden Files and Folders" radio button
(4B) Uncheck the "Hide Extensions For Known File Types" check box
(4C) Uncheck the "Hide Protected Operating System Files (Recommended)" check box
(5) Click on Apply button
(6) Click on Ok button

NOTE: After performing the above please make sure you set these radio buttons and check boxes back to their defaults....

You may also be able to attempt the following:

(1) Click on Start|Run
(2) Copy and Paste the following:
"C:\Program Files\Disney\Disney Online\PiratesOnline\game_options.txt"
(3) Click on Ok button

NOTE: Providing you installed your pirates online in the default directory this should work...

Hopefully, this helps someone find the file...

Krickit2 - Hey, I need help still. I'm trying to do this, I actually had more hope because some stuff happened when after I made the file, but I still cannot get access. Could you give me more details for if it doesn'twork?

EDIT - OMG THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!! I'M ON NOW!! (Sorry for caps, too excited!)

Ok Kid the above post assumes you have POTCO installed in the default directory

if this is true, then go there, open the game_options file (it should be the one you made)

where it reads default under api change it to read pandadx8 then save

close everything and try to start the game


note: The above is a copy of my game_options file, so it actually has my in game preferences set ..once you get in the game you may have to go under the option tab and change your setting to what you prefer.

BTW Kid...I am bike-rider on VMK. Just so you know me

I did exactly what everyone told me to do and yet it still doesn't work....I'm losing all hope in this game completely....If anyone has any idea mine in specific will not run please tell me.

Thank you! Thank you! It works! Thank you!

-X

ok since I don't know what system you are using or what your specific problem was to begin with..... I will try my best but no guarentees

These solutions tend to fix the internet explorer error a lot of people were getting.

IF..that was your problem. If it was not this error, then this solutions won't help you!

go to where you installed POTCO, assuming that was the default directory the path would be C:\Program Files\Disney\Disney Online\PiratesOnline

Open the file that is named game_options NOT last_game_option. Both of these files should be in the folder. you want the first file name, not the second, you should not have to un-hide any file to find this.

IF..it is there it should look like this

IF this is how it is and it is still not working .... Change it to this

make sure you save it

If the file is not in the folder at all follow my instruction in the previous post.

If none of the thing work you might want to try un-installing and re-installing the program.....if you did not save the set-up installer you can get it at www.piratesonline.com/beta
Log In, then go to PLAY (up top), then download.

once you have re-installed go back to the folder and check for the game-options file.

if it is in there, check what the api reads, if it is not, try the above steps again.

Most of all be calm....furstration generally only makes the problem worse and causes you to overlook what is actually wrong.

I know it is aggravating to go though this ....I could not get on for a while myself... but in the end this what Beta testing is all about...finding bugs and fixing problems

Ok...
 

I've installed this game about 5 times and still didn't find the game_options file, So I'm not going to bother doing it again.I also looked for the game options file after enabling the see all hidden files and still couldn't find it. I have the one you told us to add in the above post.But it is still not working, And I really hate this.


P.S: How am I a beta tester if i'm not even on the game yet to find bugs....

Alright...Calmly....if you did not find the game-options file in the folder....that was your first problem

if you have created the file EXACTLY as I instructed then you need to check the line in the file that says

api

under this should be either default or pandadx8....if it says default and is not working change it to pandadx8, or visa versa.

remember to save the changes

P.S. This is your first bug to work through as a beta tester. Not all bugs are actually IN the game, some can be before. Computer programming is an exact science, a single dot or back slash can mess everything up, so be sure you have followed instructions exactly. And wait till you are calm and ready to tackle it. Don't try it while you are frustruated, it will only make you more aggrevated.

Forget it....Thanks for trying.
 

That is it....I tried it over and over and I am not having any luck...I'm just going to wait for them to realease this pathetic game and hope they've done something right so that I can actually get on. Other then me being ****ed and frustrated thanks for the help.:rolleyes:

No wonder you remind me of you... :p LOL, hey! We gotta meet up on Pirates some time!

Back on topic - CaptainCamona, dd you try editing from default to pandadx8? Did you remember a space after "version"? Just wondering

OMG, I'm in!!! I did not have either of the files in my game folder, so I made them both by copying the info above and changed default to pandadx8 like it said. On my first try logging in I did not get in though, I went back and checked to make sure everything copied and pasted correctly but I saw that under "state" it said "attempt" (just like in the first post in this thread. So I changed that to "working" in both the game_options and last_game_option files. Then started the game again and got in...for the first time in over 3 weeks.

Maybe try the "search" function and you can find the folder that way.