Game won't start

[Zillionaire]

It gets to the initial loading screen but never actually finishes loading. It'll get to an inordinate percentage, stops, goes to a largely black screen with the game cursor (which is moveable). I say largely black screen because it looks like there is a small amount of what looks to be garbled text in the lower left corner and some in the center of the screen. My laptop is dated but exceeds requirements.

[Justin]

Same here. I've read that it might have to do with having a low res monitor. I'm hoping there is a way around this issue as I'd really like to play the game.

[Dekar]

What Resolution are you both using? If you are on Windows you can try going to *User*/t-engine/4.0/settings/resolution.cfg and editing the content to something like
window.size = '800x600 Windowed'
Maybe it helps.

[Justin]

I'm using a 1280x1024 res. I tried the windowed thing and had the same issue. Hmm.

[Dekar]

Can you upload the t4_log.txt from the games directory?

[Zillionaire]

It looks like it gets cut off but that's how it ends...:

[CPU] Detected 2 CPUs
OpenAL device available: DirectSound Default (default Generic Software)
OpenAL device available: WaveOut Default (default Generic Software)
OpenAL device available: No Output (default Generic Software)
OpenAL device available: Generic Software (default Generic Software)
Available video driver: windows
Available video driver: dummy
NO SELFEXE: bootstrapping from CWD
===top 0
Creating save thread
===top 2
Booting T-Engine from: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\TalesMajEyal\t-engine.exe
SelfExe gave us app directory of: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\TalesMajEyal\
LuaVM: LuaJIT 2.0.2 x86
Creating particles thread 0
[DO RESIZE] Requested: 800x600 (0)
LuaVM: LuaJIT 2.0.2 x86
[DO RESIZE] Got: 800x600 (0)
OpenGL max texture size: 2048
OpenGL max texture size: 2048
Upgrading black texture to size 64
Running lua loader code...
Reboot using te4 LATEST boot player false
[ENGINE LOADER] available from teae: te4-1.1.1
[ENGINE LOADER] found engines te4={[1]={[1]=1.000000 , [2]=1.000000 , [3]=1.000000 , [4]="te4" , [5]=17.000000 , ["load_teae"]="/engines/te4-1.1.1.teae" , } , } __byname={["te4-1.1.1"]=true , }
[ENGINE LOADER] looked in:
C:\Users\Windoze\\T-Engine\4.0
bootstrap
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\TalesMajEyal\\game\thirdparty
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\TalesMajEyal\\game
[ENGINE LOADER] sorted: te4 1 1 1
[ENGINE LOADER] loading engine: 1 1 1 te4
[ENGINE LOADER] using archived engine: /engines/te4-1.1.1.teae
Available resolutions: 1280x800x32
Available resolutions: 1280x768x32
Available resolutions: 1280x600x32
Available resolutions: 1024x768x32
Available resolutions: 1024x600x32
Available resolutions: 1024x480x32
Available resolutions: 800x600x32
Available resolutions: 800x480x32
Available resolutions: 656x496x32
Available resolutions: 640x480x32
Available resolutions: 1280x800x16
Available resolutions: 1280x768x16
Available resolutions: 1280x600x16
Available resolutions: 1024x768x16
Available resolutions: 1024x600x16
Available resolutions: 1024x480x16
Available resolutions: 800x600x16
Available resolutions: 800x480x16
Available resolutions: 656x496x16
Available resolutions: 640x480x16
[KEYBINDER] Loaded keybinds: move
[KEYBINDER] Loaded keybinds: hotkeys
[KEYBINDER] Loaded keybinds: inventory
[KEYBINDER] Loaded keybinds: actions
[KEYBINDER] Loaded keybinds: interface
[KEYBINDER] Loaded keybinds: debug
setResolution: switching resolution to 1280x768 Fullscreen 1280 768 true (forced)
Setting resolution to 1280x768 (fullscreen)
[DO RESIZE] Requested: 1280x768 (1)
[DO RESIZE] Got: 1280x768 (1)
OpenGL max texture size: 2048
setResolution: performing onResolutionChange...

onResolutionChange: resolution changed to 1280 768 from nil nil
onResolutionChange: no game yet!
Creating profile thread
[ONLINE PROFILE] fun facts nil
[PROFILE] mounted online on /current-profile
[PROFILE] unmounted online from /current-profile
[ENGINE] Setting requested FPS to 30 (33 ms)
[ENGINE] Switching to turn based
[SAVEFILE PIPE] force waiting
Creating module boot-te4-1.1.1.team :: (as dir) false :: (as team) 15
Module mismatch engine version boot-1.0.0 using engine te4-1.0.1
Loaded module definition for boot-1.0.0 using engine te4-1.0.1
Creating module example :: (as dir) true :: (as team) nil
Module mismatch engine version example-1.1.0 using engine te4-1.1.0
Loaded module definition for example-1.1.0 using engine te4-1.1.0
Creating module example_realtime :: (as dir) true :: (as team) nil
Module mismatch engine version example_realtime-1.0.6 using engine te4-1.0.6
Loaded module definition for example_realtime-1.0.6 using engine te4-1.0.6
Creating module tome-1.1.1-gfx.team :: (as dir) false :: (as team) 15
LuaVM: LuaJIT 2.0.2 x86
TE4Online starting...
Creating module tome-1.1.1-music.team :: (as dir) false :: (as team) 17
Creating module tome-1.1.1.team :: (as dir) false :: (as team) 11
Loaded module definition for tome-1.1.1 using engine te4-1.1.1
tome boot
example tome
boot example
example_realtime boot
boot example_realtime
boot tome
example example_realtime
* Module: tome
** 1.1.1
* Module: boot
** 1.0.0
* Module: example
** 1.1.0
* Module: example_realtime
** 1.0.6
After fs.reset
[1] = {
[path] = C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\TalesMajEyal\\game\engines\te4-1.1.1.teae
}
[ENGINE] Switching to turn based
Loading savefile /save//
Loading savefile /save/player/
[PROFILE] Thread connected to te4.org
[ONLINE PROFILE] reconnecting to channels
Make wait background texture 2 : 1280x768 (2048, 1024)
Upgrading black texture to size 4194304
Using cached font /data/font/DroidSans.ttf 12
Checking addon boot-steamui.teaa :: (as dir) false :: (as teaa) 13
Binding addon Steamtech UI /dlcs/boot-steamui.teaa boot-steamui-1.0.0
* with overload
* with hooks
[MODULE LOADER] computing addon md5 from C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\TalesMajEyal\\game\dlcs\boot-steamui.teaa
[1] = /loaded-addons/steamui/hooks/load.lua:25d7a29759a74e94d960712e9c7e6b87
[2] = /loaded-addons/steamui/init.lua:ce737d5cdeeda39326daa36dcccf1f79
[3] = /loaded-addons/steamui/overload/data/gfx/particles/steamui_vapour.lua:0caef51abf463d4d0d46335c23fb03ed
[4] = /loaded-addons/steamui/overload/data/gfx/ui/definitions/steamtech.lua:f4beba3af683528e8b31978f511284ca
[MODULE LOADER] addon steamui MD5 652452d883b9551e26440f69e1988c4b computed in 156 nil
Using cached font /data/font/DroidSans.ttf 16
Using cached font /data/font/DroidSans.ttf 16
[ENGINE] Switching to realtime, interval 125 ms
[MODULE LOADER] loading module Tales of Maj'Eyal Main Menu [mod.load] :: nil nil
[GAMMA] Setting gamma correction using SDL 1.2
[PROFILE THREAD] batching CSETs
[ENGINE] Switching to turn based
[GAMMA] Setting gamma correction using SDL 1.2
Loading savefile /save/player/
Using cached font /data/font/DroidSans.ttf 12
[MAP] Reseting tiles caches
Using cached font /data/font/DroidSansMono.ttf 22
Using cached font /data/font/DroidSansMono.ttf 22
Using cached font /data/font/DroidSansMono.ttf 22
Using cached font /data/font/DroidSansMono.ttf 22
Using cached font /data/font/DroidSansMono.ttf 22
Using cached font /data/font/DroidSansMono.ttf 22
Using cached font /data/font/DroidSansMono.ttf 22
[SHADER] Loading from /data/gfx/shaders/main_fbo.lua
[SHADER] Loaded shader with totalname main_fbo[]
New GL Shader program 1
New GL Shader 2 of type 35632
[SHADER] created fragment shader from /data/gfx/shaders/main_fbo.frag
OPENGL ERROR: Program link ErrorFragment shader(s) failed to link, no vertex shader(s) defined.
Fragment Shader not supported by HW
[SHADER] Loading from /data/gfx/shaders/full_fbo.lua
[SHADER] Loaded shader with totalname full_fbo[]
New GL Shader program 3
New GL Shader 4 of type 35632
[SHADER] created fragment shader from /data/gfx/shaders/full_fbo.frag
*p 3: Uniform: 0: 1406 gamma
*p 3: Uniform: 1: 8B5E sceneBuffer
[GAMMA] Setting gamma correction using fullscreen shader 1.2
Loading savefile /save/player/
Loading entities file from file /data/zones/dungeon/npcs.lua
Loading entities file from file /data/general/npcs/skeleton.lua
Loading entities file from file /data/general/npcs/canine.lua
Loading entities file from file /data/general/npcs/troll.lua
Loading entities file from file /data/zones/dungeon/grids.lua
Loading entities file from file /data/general/grids/basic.lua
Loading entities file from file /data/general/grids/forest.lua
Loading entities file from file /data/general/grids/water.lua
Loading entities file from file /data/general/grids/underground.lua
Loading entities file from file /data/zones/dungeon/objects.lua
Loading entities file from file /data/zones/dungeon/traps.lua
Initiated zone Forest with base_level 1
C Map size 26:16 :: 416
C Map seens texture: 39 (60x60)
Generating cavern
Floodfill group 1 246
Floodfill group 17 112
Floodfill group 21 30
Floodfill group 208 26
Floodfill group 344 65
Floodfill group 387 118
Floodfill group 415 74
Floodfill group 440 42
Floodfill group 544 3
Floodfill group 632 332
Floodfill group 669 25
Floodfill group 703 36
Floodfill group 858 9
Floodfill group 886 98
Floodfill group 991 30
Generating cavern
Floodfill group 1 21
Floodfill group 4 28
Floodfill group 6

[Zillionaire]

Huh, no shader support. Well it is an ancient laptop.

[Dekar]

Try disabling your shaders like its described near the end here:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/259680/discussions/1/630799997146622546/

[Zillionaire]

Indeed the "shaders_active = false" did the trick, as was suggested in that link. Thank you!

[Justin]

I tried to edit the files, but none of those files exsist in my 'settings' folder.

[Dekar]

Just create the files yourself.