Patrician III

Patrician III

800x600x16 Windows10 Error
I tried everything written, it doesn't work.
Is there anyone who can help?
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Maverick Feb 8, 2020 @ 10:53am 
Same problem, all the solutions given don't work for me. Who has the right solution?
Set-115689 Feb 28, 2020 @ 11:30pm 
Originally posted by Darinthal:
Go to the File Location.
Right Click on the Executable File
Choose Compatibility Mode
Set to Win 7
Apply Changes
Close File window
Run P3

dx9 installed?
Last edited by Set-115689; Feb 28, 2020 @ 11:33pm
barcelo Mar 22, 2020 @ 7:05am 
I have the same problem. I think that we are playing with laptops which do not have the screen resolution 800x600
red_mage_king Apr 16, 2020 @ 8:24am 
Yep, every instance I've come across of P3 not working regardless of fixes is due to laptops, which seem to not support the resolution required.
I've even managed to get the opening cinematic, and then have the game crash!
Slowbro6666 May 3, 2020 @ 6:26am 
FOUND A FIX:

I got the same error 800x600x16 and I tried everything that I found online for hours without success. Looks like a lot of people could run it by using the compatibility mode, the windows register file modify or by running Patrician3.exe or P3setup.exe as administrator but I had no luck with those.

I think that the problem is that modern windows 10 laptops can't run the 800x600 resolution by default. So I tricked the game by doing the following:

1) Right click on desktop, Intel Graphic Settings
2) On Screen (or Monitor, i am translating from Italian) go on Custom Settings
3) Insert 800 than 600 as width and height, then 60 as frequency, add it
4) Go in General Settings and set this new 800x600 resolution
5) Now launch the P3setup.exe and you should be able to pass the 800x600 test

Now you are able to launch the game. Set back your default resolution, make the higher resolution tests with P3setup.exe and now you can play the game with the high resolution. That was the only way that worked for me, hope its helps.

EDIT: i found out that the "higher" resolutions in the default game like 1280x1024 don't work correctly with this method, i suggest you to install the High Resolution Mod by Raydell. That works fine for me, you can find the mod in the guide section

Last edited by Slowbro6666; May 3, 2020 @ 6:55am
Originally posted by Slowbro6666:
FOUND A FIX:

I got the same error 800x600x16 and I tried everything that I found online for hours without success. Looks like a lot of people could run it by using the compatibility mode, the windows register file modify or by running Patrician3.exe or P3setup.exe as administrator but I had no luck with those.

I think that the problem is that modern windows 10 laptops can't run the 800x600 resolution by default. So I tricked the game by doing the following:

1) Right click on desktop, Intel Graphic Settings
2) On Screen (or Monitor, i am translating from Italian) go on Custom Settings
3) Insert 800 than 600 as width and height, then 60 as frequency, add it
4) Go in General Settings and set this new 800x600 resolution
5) Now launch the P3setup.exe and you should be able to pass the 800x600 test

Now you are able to launch the game. Set back your default resolution, make the higher resolution tests with P3setup.exe and now you can play the game with the high resolution. That was the only way that worked for me, hope its helps.

EDIT: i found out that the "higher" resolutions in the default game like 1280x1024 don't work correctly with this method, i suggest you to install the High Resolution Mod by Raydell. That works fine for me, you can find the mod in the guide section
Try this, worked for me. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=382413909
White ⁧⁧Wolf May 5, 2021 @ 8:03am 
Only thing I had to do was go to:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Ascaron\Patrizier 2

and modify all (6)resolutions to OK

Then it worked perfectly.

Windows 10x64 Pro
zzzzapped Sep 6, 2021 @ 9:40am 
Originally posted by Diabetus Maximus:
Only thing I had to do was go to:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Ascaron\Patrizier 2
and modify all (6)resolutions to OK
Then it worked perfectly.
Windows 10x64 Pro

Worked for me also. No fiddling with refresh frequency necessary.
White ⁧⁧Wolf Sep 6, 2021 @ 10:09am 
Originally posted by zzzzapped:
Worked for me also. No fiddling with refresh frequency necessary.
:steamthumbsup:
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