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The Icon Bar: Games: Phaethon on A7000+
 
  Phaethon on A7000+
  DamoK (13:38 18/5/2003)
  filecore (12:00 20/5/2003)
    DamoK (10:22 22/5/2003)
      filecore (12:01 29/5/2003)
        DamoK (08:06 30/5/2003)
          andreww (15:32 27/2/2004)
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Damian Kissick Message #83748, posted by DamoK at 13:38, 18/5/2003
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I tried playing Phaethon on my A7000+ and it came up with a blank screen and then I just click mouse or hit the keyboard to return to the desktop. I tried patching it but it only yields the same results. Any suggestions?

Also, when I patch it, despite the fact the patcher says the original files are in a directory inside !Phaethon - they're nowhere to be found. I believe it is patching it though...

[Edited by DamoK at 14:39, 18/5/2003]

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Jason Togneri Message #83749, posted by filecore at 12:00, 20/5/2003, in reply to message #83748

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I tried playing Phaethon on my A7000+ and it came up with a blank screen and then I just click mouse or hit the keyboard to return to the desktop. I tried patching it but it only yields the same results. Any suggestions?

Also, when I patch it, despite the fact the patcher says the original files are in a directory inside !Phaethon - they're nowhere to be found. I believe it is patching it though...<br><br>

That happens to me too... I'm using the SA/RO4 patches from AUCD10, and quite often it says it will save copies of the original files, but doesn't. I suggest you do that manually. It still seems to patch the game though - although the game still often doesn't work, and sometimes the patch seems to make it begin to load, then crash :-( So you're not the only one with the problem, sorry I don't have any answers for you though...

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Damian Kissick Message #83750, posted by DamoK at 10:22, 22/5/2003, in reply to message #83749
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Is it something to do with the screen mode? I don't know much about the picker these days. I had an A3010 back when I was young and changed it to modes like 15, 12, etc. What mode would/should be suitable. Oh, wait - that patch should mean I shouldn't have to right? I liked playing the Demo when I had the A3010 now the full game's available and all I want to do is play the game!!

[Edited by DamoK at 11:27, 22/5/2003]
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Jason Togneri Message #83751, posted by filecore at 12:01, 29/5/2003, in reply to message #83750

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Well it might work, worth a try. Press F12 and type:

*wimpmode 15

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Damian Kissick Message #83752, posted by DamoK at 08:06, 30/5/2003, in reply to message #83751
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Nope, just as before it comes up with an error. However, now I can see the error:

Internal error: abort on data transfer at &00027C58
Press SPACE or click mouse to continue.

Crap. Does this give anyone any insight into why Phaethon's not working?
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Andrew Message #83753, posted by andreww at 15:32, 27/2/2004, in reply to message #83752
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I get the internal error as well on RISC OS 4 and StrongARM.
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Jeffrey Lee Message #83754, posted by Phlamethrower at 15:36, 27/2/2004, in reply to message #83753
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My copy is also giving me problems (RISC OS 3 StrongARM). It'll let you start playing the first level, but sometime after that it'll crash. I'm not sure where my copy is from, but it definitely has some kind of patch installed.
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Andrew Message #83755, posted by andreww at 15:59, 27/2/2004, in reply to message #83754
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Just tried Theo Boogeart's patch and it works.
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