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Arcanum Arcanum and Windows 8.

SionIV

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Before you get the pitchforks, yes Windows 8 is horrible. I have two laptops, one of them have Windows 7 and the other Windows 8. I can't get Arcanum to work on the one with Windows 8, I've tried everything, it just doesn't work. I've spent time on google trying to find a fix for it, but so far nothing has worked for me.

Any help? Fallout (from steam) works fine.
 

SionIV

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Yes? That didn't seem to help any? I've got both the original CD version and the GOG version, I'm installing from the GOG version.
 

tred

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run as admin, check compatibility mode to windows 7, add "-doublebuffer -no3d" to the Arcanum shortcut.
 

SionIV

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run as admin, check compatibility mode to windows 7, add "-doublebuffer -no3d" to the Arcanum shortcut.

Already done this, doesn't change anything for me. It still flickers and play really slow.

Is the community patch the same as the unofficial patch? And which version is the latest one?
 

tred

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hmmm...things to try:

Run it in 640x480 res.

Run it in windowed mode (add "-window" to the shortcut)

Install it from the cd (not GOG), then the official patch, then Drog's UAP.

Remove Rename the ddraw.dll in the Arcanum directory.
 
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tred

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You're welcome.
 

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