Guide: How to fix the AGEIA Physx error on startup.

[Roy]

So many people get an error that their AGEIA physx thing could not "init".
You could be wondering what the ♥♥♥♥ that is, but more importantly you should wonder how to fix it.

Took me ages to find a fix, but i finally found a really easy one.

This stuff might look cody and complicated but it's really as simple as it can get, don't worry

The problem:
You probably have a PhysX System Software 9.12.0613 installed, because that's what we deal with nowadays.
I tried removing it manually, removing keys because it constantly told me i already had a newer version installed etc, but here's the final solution:

There's a thing called "chocolatey".
You simply enter a line of code in your windows command prompt (cmd.exe) and it will augment it, after that you will only need to enter "choco install xxxxxx" lines from the website and it will automatically download and install certain things, so you don't have to deal with those pesky "you already have ♥♥♥♥ installed" messages that are not true.

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Step 1: Getting chocolatey
http://chocolatey.org/
Just go to that link and follow the guide.
Basically you open your cmd.exe and you copy and paste the following:

@powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy unrestricted -Command "iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))" && SET PATH=%PATH%;%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\chocolatey\bin

Now let it do it's thing and it should tell you that it's installed properly.

Step 2: Using chocolatey to install the Physx legacy driver (the old one we need).
http://chocolatey.org/packages/Physx.Legacy

Simply close cmd.exe after installing and restart it to be sure it's working correctly, then just enter "choco install Physx.Legacy" without quotes.
It should install just fine, after that you can close cmd.exe and run frontlines.

Hope this works for you guys, the other methods i found didn't work for ♥♥♥♥ or were poorly described.

[Wolffe]

Cool, worked great for me, thanks!

[Roy]

Originally posted by BadDo9:

Cool, worked great for me, thanks!

Glad to hear that!

[TacTicToe]

Cant you just un-install the new, use CCleaner to remove any remnants, then install the legacy? I would think that would be easier. As long as it works I guess. Just happy to see new FFoW players.

[Roy]

Originally posted by TacTicToe:

Cant you just un-install the new, use CCleaner to remove any remnants, then install the legacy? I would think that would be easier. As long as it works I guess. Just happy to see new FFoW players.

CCleaner and other cleaning software doesn't work, it never completely removes all keys and files, besides, this only requires you to type 2 things in your command prompt :)

[Inyan]

Thank you! that was painless and effective.

[Roy]

Originally posted by Inyan:

Thank you! that was painless and effective.

You're welcome! Glad to hear it worked for you too.

[bratac]

Thank you very much Roy! It worked flawlessly on Windows 7 x64

[Roy]

Originally posted by bratac:

Thank you very much Roy! It worked flawlessly on Windows 7 x64

Awesome! I think this is just the solution for everyone then

[[PTH] Citizen Battle]

Thank you for putting this, a lot of people needed it! Including me, thank you.

[CrusheGaming]

That worked very well thanks. I have always enjoyed this game.

[traper2009]

Thanks.

[MRGR74]

Worked Perfect. Thanks for the walkthrough. The game started right up. Now I just have to figure out why I have no sound.

EDIT: - Sound problem fixed. Yay! (See "No Audio" post for the fix if anyone else is having the same problem) Fun "old" game.

[col.prime]

There's a simplier solution - just instal Ageia from the folder which is located in the FoW folder. You'll have to remove the version you have now installed first and that's it.

[Roy]

Originally posted by col.prime:

There's a simplier solution - just instal Ageia from the folder which is located in the FoW folder. You'll have to remove the version you have now installed first and that's it.

That didn't work for me and many others, uninstalling would not be possible as it left some files and keys behind, resulting in the Ageia installer telling you you've already got the newest version.

That's why i went for this chocolatey approach.

[Hardcore Games™]

i found dual boot was the only real way to make this game work with others

the problem is the use of hard coded device checks for Ageia

I have pestered Steam and they seem to have ignored me