"Line 203 ChoosePixelFormatARB( ) failed!"

[Space Coward]

Crash on startup. When I try to launch it, I get the following message in a pop-up window labeled assert_fatal:

ver: UFO: Aftershock version 1.2
file:C:\workdir\Src\libglview\core\BasicOglWin.cpp line:203
wglChoosePixelFormatARB() failed!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=392542230

Any ideas on how to fix it? I've already tried Windows Vista SP1 compatibility and Running as an Administrator.

[Sushi_Rocks]

Same here!

[Sushi_Rocks]

Windows 7?

[Space Coward]

Yup. From what I've heard, this game just hates integrated cards. What do you have, Intel HD 4000?

Anyway, my older brother was able to play it just fine on his laptop, which has an AMD A10 APU with discrete graphics. If you're not on a laptop, I'd suggest getting a new GPU. As for me, this computer can't be saved (Core 2 Quad is as high as I go? No thanks... DDR2 RAM? AW HELL NAW!) and I'm planning on starting a new one from scratch.

[Sushi_Rocks]

Well, I guess it is not the processor then, because I use an Intel i7 :) It is also NOT the windows version, because I use Windows 8.1 on my laptop (or both are incompatible, but that is very unlikely, because I tried to run the game in compatibility mode).

I already wrote the Steam Support and the developers, we'll see if any of this will help. If I find a fix, I will post it here.

[Marrs101]

Hi everyone! I'm having the same problem. Crash at start, same message. I played the game for many hours without problem, but sudenly it developed this habit... :-( There was no driver update, or any change in hardware/software. Nvidia card.

[Snuff]

Any fix?

[Sushi_Rocks]

Originally posted by Jeremi:

Any fix?

I wrote the developers. If you have an Intel family HD graphics card, the game wont funtion.

The publisher 1C is awesome however. When I wrote them, I was able to choose another game from their catalogue.

I chose Space Rangers 2 HD. You guys CAN try the same. The Steam Support however wasnt very helpful.

[Gray]

just bought Aftershock based on promotion.
same problem even with the installation of patches 1.2.1 and 1.3.
1. can steam stop promoting products with known problems.
2. please fix this problem instead of redirecting to 1tcpublishing or companies that won't be fixing the problem any time soon.

[Sushi_Rocks]

Originally posted by erasmusk:

just bought Aftershock based on promotion.
same problem even with the installation of patches 1.2.1 and 1.3.
1. can steam stop promoting products with known problems.
2. please fix this problem instead of redirecting to 1tcpublishing or companies that won't be fixing the problem any time soon.

Thats the problem. I think a fix may cost more than they get out of the game sells.
Even just let a programmer work on this for two hours might cause more costs than the sells gain. And consider that this is just a problem for Intel (!) graphic cards. So the estimated lose in capital is low. So even when 10% of the people refund the game because of this bug, the other 5% may be too lazy to do that. I strongly assume that there will be no fix in the future.

You can try to fix this problem yourself if you want to of course. There should be plenty of programming forums out there.

EDIT: And Steam probably doesnt give a ♥♥♥♥ about low cost products.... and people with an Intel HD graphics card, since the market share should only be around 5% maximum...

[marco]

Same here. 90% of laptops and tablets use Intel display drivers. If these guys are too cheap to fix the game - why are they even selling it in the first place? Cheap, greedy and lazy.

Edit trying this patch but now it complains about missing DLLs
http://www.ufo-afterlight.com/pages/support.html#patch_1.7

[Sushi_Rocks]

Originally posted by Kill-Cam Celebrity:

Originally posted by kermed:

Same here. 90% of laptops and tablets use Intel display drivers. If these guys are too cheap to fix the game - why are they even selling it in the first place? Cheap, greedy and lazy.

Edit trying this patch but now it complains about missing DLLs
http://www.ufo-afterlight.com/pages/support.html#patch_1.7

It works fine on any actual graphics card. Not working on the defininition of turd-graphics is no reason to be upset.

Make sure to rage at Tripwire while you're at it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-blGaaW_YE

Especially when it is possible to contact the publisher 1C and get a proper replacement with maybe even a higher price. (See my answers above)

[Sushi_Rocks]

Originally posted by Kill-Cam Celebrity:

Originally posted by Sushi_Rocks GER:

Especially when it is possible to contact the publisher 1C and get a proper replacement with maybe even a higher price. (See my answers above)

You're complaining that it shouldn't be sold when Intel HD failing due to lackluster drivers is commonplace in gaming.

Dude, I wasn't the guy who complained...

[Sushi_Rocks]

Originally posted by Kill-Cam Celebrity:

Originally posted by Sushi_Rocks GER:

Dude, I wasn't the guy who complained...

You're right, wrong guy, sorry. #sickday

:|

[taleisian]

Same problem and i don`t know what to do.

[DedZedNub]

Guys, do me a favor if you have this game (Aftershock) and look into some things for me.

(In case you don't know, the problems with Intel GPU's and Afterlife and Aftershock are the same issue. I'm not sure, but I believe any issues with Aftermath, if any, are different, as it used to work when they did not, I think)

As you all say, it has never worked with Intel HD GPU's. However, I just noticed that UFO: Afterlife, which also never worked with Intel HD GPU's has a workaround that DOES WORK, after many years of looking for a working solution. If you have Afterlife, give it a try and post your results over there.

The workaround for UFO: Afterlife is in a thread started by Wasiq, who describes how to do it:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/237950/discussions/0/412447331650710373/

In order to get it to work you had to use the "newer" entry of UFO: Afterlife in your Steam Game Library and look for a file called UFOApp.exe Running that file it bypasses the error, probably by bypassing the autodetection of graphics systems. The bad news is that by now, I'm betting that nobody even knows or believes Wasiq's post, but it DOES WORK.

Ok, so here's the question and favor I'm asking. In Afterlife, there was also a file called TestApp.exe , I think based on over 5 year old memory, and that was never a solution. I don't have Aftershock on Steam. I'd like you guys to check if you have more than one entry in your game library for UFO: Aftershock. If you do, make sure you install the newer version that will simply not say "(Older Version)" after the entry on the same line. Then I want you to right click on that game in your library and search the local file contents and look for a file called UFOApp.exe or something similar. Try double-clicking on that file and see if it gets past not only the videos, and past the main menu, but allows you to actually start a game.

Now, it is very unlikely that the above exists. There used to be talk years ago that some problems were able to be bypassed by simply using the TestApp.exe in some fashion, but that's simply a test of the graphics I think, and I'm not even sure Aftershock has such a file, but it might.

Another problem in the old Afterlife was that it couldn't find Steam if you double-clicked on a file directly to start it. The solution to that is usually to copy the steam.dll, I believe, into the actual folder where the main exe file is.

At any rate, it may be worth a try, as no one ever said that UFOApp.exe would actually work until Wasiq mentioned it. In fact, the Steam Shortcut for UFO: Afterlife does not work still. Maybe the same will be true with Aftershock, if such a file exists.

Often people get the whole trilogy, I'm hoping someone finds such a file and gets lucky. I don't have Aftershock on Steam.