Game is stuck loading Act 1

[dradeel]

The game opens as normal. I see the Lucas Arts logo turn into a monkey, I see the whole cutscene with Guybrush recapping the last games, I knock over the pile of coal and kick one at the cannon, I see the cannon blow up the ship, and Elaine gives Guybrush a hug.

Then Act 1 tries to load. And nothing happens. I can press F1 and quit the game etc, but Act 1 just won't load. I just get to look at the loading screen forever. What gives?

By switching around the graphics settings, some cutscene are blacked out or some actions I do won't load properly (like the pile of coal freezing and not letting me pick one up etc), but seems like there at least is one combination of settings that seems to work fine. But either way, no matter which more or less buggy combination of settings I choose, Act 1 will never load.

Also tried different compatibility settings, no luck. Tried the EMI loader, no luck. Can't seem to find any fix. Is there solution to this?

[Lunar]

Sorry for responding, but I felt I should in case you're still having this problem. I had a similar issue and was able to get around it by successfully entering windowed mode. If you're using gvoodoo, select windowed from general tab and uncheck application controlled from the directx tab. I don't know if thats the actual solution, but that is what fixed it for me. If the window is too small, maybe you could use the magnifier.

[DavyDavyDave]

GOT THE SAME PROBLEM

[DavyDavyDave]

I OPENED THE FILE LOCATION AND RAN COMPATIBILITY FOR WINDOWS 98- ON THE THE LAUNCHER FOR SETTINGS AND ADJUSTED THE SETTINGS THEN LAUNCHED THE GAME FROM THERE AND IT WORKED FINE EXCEPT FOR LONG LOADING TIMES BEFORE ENTERING BUILDINGS ETC...

[Lunar]

Originally posted by davyboyprofile:

I OPENED THE FILE LOCATION AND RAN COMPATIBILITY FOR WINDOWS 98- ON THE THE LAUNCHER FOR SETTINGS AND ADJUSTED THE SETTINGS THEN LAUNCHED THE GAME FROM THERE AND IT WORKED FINE EXCEPT FOR LONG LOADING TIMES BEFORE ENTERING BUILDINGS ETC...

You could check Dimi's gVoodoo and other tutorial in the discussion if you like. You might want to uncheck application controlled from direct X tab, and select windowed from general tab if you use gvoodoo.

[Drayman]

Ok, i may be a noob. But I dont understand the above mentioned solutions. I have got the same problem. The game remains in the Act 1 title screen and nothing happens. So what shal i do to avoid this?

[Lunar]

Originally posted by Drayman:

Ok, i may be a noob. But I dont understand the above mentioned solutions. I have got the same problem. The game remains in the Act 1 title screen and nothing happens. So what shal i do to avoid this?

Take a look at the following links. They are Dimi's posts on this forum.
The gVoodoo might be best. You might want to uncheck application controlled from direct X tab, and select windowed from general tab if you use gvoodoo.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/730830/discussions/0/3963662255256011355/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/730830/discussions/0/3963662353587872813/

[Drayman]

Hi, thanks for the answer. Sadly it does not work. I still got the same problem. But I found out that the game does not freeze when starting Act 1 but it needs about 5-10 Minutes for the Act to start. And later while playing Act 1 some actions perform immediatly while others also include a long waiting time. For example when i give a letter to Elaine it took also about 10 minutes till the animation was done. I think about 20% of all actions take this long waiting period. That makes it unplayable (if you dont want to read a book while plying MI4 ;)

So any advice would be nice.

[Lunar]

Originally posted by Drayman:

Hi, thanks for the answer. Sadly it does not work. I still got the same problem. But I found out that the game does not freeze when starting Act 1 but it needs about 5-10 Minutes for the Act to start. And later while playing Act 1 some actions perform immediatly while others also include a long waiting time. For example when i give a letter to Elaine it took also about 10 minutes till the animation was done. I think about 20% of all actions take this long waiting period. That makes it unplayable (if you dont want to read a book while plying MI4 ;)

So any advice would be nice.

Are you using windowed mode via gVoodoo or just using Emi? I've read gVoodoo might be better than Emi. (Not that I can recommend either. It's up to you if you take the risk). I stopped playing for now. A game should be fun, if it isn't, just cherish the memory of the previous playable ones in the series.

[Drayman]

Hi,
I tried both and various windowed modes (resolution). Well i give it a try anothertime

[Lunar]

Originally posted by Drayman:

Hi,
I tried both and various windowed modes (resolution). Well i give it a try anothertime

Sorry I couldn't help! There are probably other point and click adventures out there you might like :) If you do decide to try again, you could try options that let you select your graphics card if its a good one. Have fun!