Cinematic Mod isn't working

[cowpylon]

I downloaded the last version of the mod, the one updated fot the VPK files, I start the Half Life 2 (EP0), but the game just looks the same as the original HL2. Maybe the texture have been updated, but the rest looks just the same. No shadows, no godrays, nothing...

Is there a particular way to play this, am I doing something wrong? Most of the settings in the configurator are greyed out, is it that?

I'd ask on their forums, but I can't get past the security question.

[April 8th]

I actually looked up the Cinematic Mod today and thought it llooked cool, but I can't play it because I don't have Episode 1 or Episode 2 installed and completed, because that's a requirement. :P

Maybe that's your issue?

[Amon]

First you must play each epsode 0-2 and make at leat one save game.
Then are you running the game from the fakefactory shortcut, as you should, or are you running the game from your steam library as you should not?

[cowpylon]

I already played all the episodes, and I have the saves. I'm running the games from the Fakefactory shortcuts.

Does this screenshot look any different from the original game? http://i.imgur.com/Phvlmxs.jpg
I think the textures are different, but rest is pretty much the same.

[cowpylon]

If someone could tell what's the answer to the bot question "Who is the creator of Cinematic Mod? (all caps, no spaces)", I'd ask on their forums. I tried with FAKEFACTORY, fakefactory, Fake Factory, juergenvierheilig, JUERGENVIERHEILIG, but nothing works .-.

[Amon]

Well the brightness is uber high. Do you have the gamma adjusted in your video card control settings? Do you have any launch properties set?
Here are some comparisons for you.

stepping off train: Vanilla
http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/1119429493782246897/9A71A7CC5B0CF14E82E2BDE0F629977E09910C55/

Stepping off train cinematic Mod 2013
http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/1119429493782109035/D7A47C54CDFE69C4246135AB43183F8AF89212D1/

Train Station food dispensery vanilla:
http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/1119429493782234383/E3DCB8B1A506BEA8C7A48E752A6D4667718016CC/

Train station dispensery CM 2013
http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/1119429493782099856/BDF73ED7780332D93D3558F3C8F358CFB28BBCB0/

The hallway you are inquiring about vanilla:
http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/1119429493782239601/F222E0F8D5673DA90D10D950BD70DF3DB114D98D/

The hallway you are inquiring about CM 2013
http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/1119429493782105142/0FB106F383D62872DEC5167ACB40090026E3A9B7/

Stepping outside first time vanilla:
http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/1119429493782226760/3E149A044FDE11BC796D081EC5A3D697B9AC311F/

Stepping outside first time CM 2013
http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/1119429493782091791/FCB603595052EAD3E2CF092BF0F394BA4C5547E6/

Basically since you have the posters on the walls and the new style vending machine, the yes it is the Cm2013. You might need to adjust your advanced video settings and be sure you are using DX9. Add the launch command -dxlevel 95 to your launch properties if it is stuck on Dx level 8.

[cowpylon]

Originally posted by Rochas:

Basically since you have the posters on the walls and the new style vending machine, the yes it is the Cm2013. You might need to adjust your advanced video settings and be sure you are using DX9. Add the launch command -dxlevel 95 to your launch properties if it is stuck on Dx level 8.

In the advanced settings it says that my software DirectX is v9.0, and that my hardware DirectX is v8.0.

I can't select anything in the Hardware DirectX, even the launch command does nothing.

I tried statring Episode 1, and CM works perfectly, and my DX setting is v9.0. So yeah, the problem is the DX stuck in 8.0.

[Amon]

There are severel threads related to that specific problem. Some say they worked others have not. It all depends on your skill level with computers and configuration of drivers, (rather than just clicking on something and 'thinking your all that') I personally have not had that issue, but I am a bit of a freak when it comes to what runs on my PC, and who plays nice with whom. I check what processes are running what they are doing, and which ones are transmitting, I even capture packets and inspect them. So I tend to deal with conflicts early on and get them straight. Trying to deal with it 6 months down the road, or on a old windows install is a real pain in the @55. There are a huge amount of things that could cause this. Recent changes to the pc, like new drivers. Steampipe beta updates.Your camera plugged in, and doing photo shop work. Editing maps for a different game. Altering system settings to get something else to work. Windows update. Installing an older verion of DirectX. Such as when installing a retro game. An example would be Dark forces II automatically installs DirectX 5. Too bad this is version 11. So the runtimes can get overwritten or corrupted if you just blindly say yes to everything. Basically anything you have done system wise or graphic wise since the last time you ran the game can be the problem.

In retrospec if you can force it to DX 9 using the launch properties that would be the best option.
right click HL2 in your library
then click properties
then select launch properties
add this line
+mat_dxlevel 95

If that does not work you could try the autoconfig routine to reset the game
instead of typing the command suggested above type
-autoconfig
you would have to remove the autoconfig tag after you run it once or you will have to re adjust your settings (including key mappings) everytime you run the game.

Again I have not had this issue so I personally can not verify if these suggestions would work.

[cowpylon]

I tried running the game with the launch command to force dx9, and after a few time it worked.
I have no idea why, but I don't care, now the mod is working perfectly!

Thanks :3

[PH Nilsson]

Originally posted by Eight:

If someone could tell what's the answer to the bot question "Who is the creator of Cinematic Mod? (all caps, no spaces)", I'd ask on their forums. I tried with FAKEFACTORY, fakefactory, Fake Factory, juergenvierheilig, JUERGENVIERHEILIG, but nothing works .-.

I think it should be Jürgen Vierheilig Try ( JÜRGENVIERHEILIG ) If you have not already succeeded, good luck!

[Just Chill]

Someones necrocraft crashed on this thread...

[Blameproject]

I am having an issue with the cinematic mod, I downloaded the 2013 version, and it was missing a bunch of stuff, such as most of the things needed for the character pimper, so i got the 12th version and it had all the files, but both seem to have the issue of the shortcuts not working, they both seem to not be working for dif reasons. I thought the 2013 version might be because it was missing a lot of files, so i looked over them and noted what the 12 had and what 2013 did not and copped those files over did the same for the pimper, and i got the pimper working, but still could not get it working, It said that it could not find the hl2 executable, so i decided to copy all the stuff that looked important over, but now it says "Setup file 'gameinfo.txt' doesn't exist in subdirectory 'CMhl2'. Check your -game parameter or VCONFIG setting. and im really not sure what to do, while the 12 says (when copied over to my hl2 folder) "The procedure entry point CreateDXGIFactory2 could not be located in the dynamic link library C/:Windows/SYSTEM32/d3d11.dll. and im really not sure what to make of it, please help and thanks

[Blameproject]

okay after messing around some more i got this message C/:Windows/SYSTEM32/d3d11.dll to appear in mass and then it launches the game (non modded for some reason)

[Kyou SKK]

Thank god it works, you must launch the game from the shortcut icon that the mod created, you won't find anything if you launch from steam library. Just search "cinematic" in the windows, right click open folder and there you go, all 3 eps. But too sad my stupid ass laptop can not handle its graphics, 25fps is just too unplayable, guess I have too save money for a 1070 laptop then.

[CoreRelief]

Originally posted by Hỏi cailon, dao tặng crush r:

Thank god it works, you must launch the game from the shortcut icon that the mod created, you won't find anything if you launch from steam library. Just search "cinematic" in the windows, right click open folder and there you go, all 3 eps. But too sad my stupid ass laptop can not handle its graphics, 25fps is just too unplayable, guess I have too save money for a 1070 laptop then.

Why necro a thread from over a year ago...

[cowpylon]

Originally posted by Mariotom555:

Originally posted by Hỏi cailon, dao tặng crush r:

Thank god it works, you must launch the game from the shortcut icon that the mod created, you won't find anything if you launch from steam library. Just search "cinematic" in the windows, right click open folder and there you go, all 3 eps. But too sad my stupid ass laptop can not handle its graphics, 25fps is just too unplayable, guess I have too save money for a 1070 laptop then.

Why necro a thread from over a year ago...

He's a vietnamese weeaboo, do you need to know anything else?