Who is able to play on their main pirate?

[thebeez]

I wonder how someone would go about fixing a corrupt directx file. In my game log there is a section that says checking for directx9, it is found but then there is an error with one of the files so the game says it is using an earlier version of directx. I have tried to redownload directx9 (C I think) but the installer just says its finnished without installing anything. From what I can tell there is no way to remove the old corrupt directx9 from my computer.

[WDWTigger72]

I have had no problems on my main pirate, I mean no problems other than what people have been posting. I had an initial problem playing the game because my active anti-virus software was scanning the pirates online folder causing my game to crash all the time. The only other major game problem I am having is really having the ability to change weapons for building other weapons up, they all say "require training" which I believe everybody else is receiving also so you cannot change or swap out weapons...

[Nick]

I can get into the choose a pirate screen and see the 3d graphics and change the graphics settings etc. etc.

But as soon as i pick a pirate and i see the pirate appear on the screen after the loading page it crashes.

This also happens if i try and make a new pirate.

[Dolnor]

Nick,

Sounds like maybe your client is not connecting to the server after you finish with the login server (the character screen). Check the log file on the bug report. It should say where the server told the client to close.

I would suspect that maybe the port that the game server connects on is being blocked by your firewall?

On a related note, I have to close ZoneAlarm and all my virus programs to play the game. Like a previous poster, my anti-virus software wants to scan everything that come through the net. It also randomly starts scanning folders. I just leave the router turned on and set the ports that POTCO and other games use.

Toodles,

Dolnor Numbwit
Eternal Newbie
aka Will/Billy Greasefish