Mouse problem with Die Hard Nakatomi Plaza game.

[ScrapedOffRoad(Maddogge)]

I installed Die Hard Nakatomi Plaza this week and been trying to get it to work correctly to no affect. All the patches are installed so the graphics look like they are supposed to with no funny artifacts.

Two issues:
First of all the cut scene movies are very fast. I can live with that. Annoying but not that important since I been skipping them for years.

Second is the mouse. It works correctly in the menus but when I actually go in game the cursor is locked to the middle of the screen so I have no mouse look. I can barely move it a tiny bit up but there is no sideways movement at all. WSAD works fine and I can look using the arrow keys but that is impractical for playing a FPS. I need the mouse to work. I've disconnected the controller and racing wheel just in case but that didn't help.

Anyway any help appreciated.


This game is a lithtech engine game if that is any help. Other than the mouse problem and the fast videos the games runs fine. I have several lithtech games running currently with no issues.

[pHANTOMpHREAK9P]

It took a while but I figured out the fix (found via another game using the lithtech engine).

You have to force the frame rate to 60.

This is done via multiple ways depending on your video card, I have a nvidia card so I used nvidia inspector. This pc gaming wiki link has a run down on the various programs capable of capping frame rate [pcgamingwiki.com] .

Force vsync and then ALSO force cap the frame rate at 60 (my understanding is that anything higher will cause engine problems).

Once in game turn the mouse smoothing (in the controls setting menu) all the way to full to correct any mouse lag.

Doing this will fix the fast loading screens as well as give you full mouse control. Cheers!

[я гей,люблю сосат]

Eazy

[Joker ☣BabaYaga☣]

Eazy

[staredcraft]

I've done all the things stated above. I've used Nvidia Inspector, I've used RTSS, I've done so much to force VSYNC AND cap at 60 FPS...and I STILL get the same problem! I have a windows 10 with a Geforce 970. What am I doing wrong?

[Cathulhu]

Why are you not posting in the discussion hub of the game you are talking about?

http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/#games

[staredcraft]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

Why are you not posting in the discussion hub of the game you are talking about?

http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/#games

Because this game was NEVER on steam so there would be no discussion hub

[Nick O'Tyne]

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[staredcraft]

Uh this is an OLD thread that was my best place when I did google searches for help so I thought I'd get some answers here. It's not like I MADE this thread

[staredcraft]

Originally posted by Nightenhelser:

Originally posted by staredcraft:

Uh this is an OLD thread that was my best place when I did google searches for help so I thought I'd get some answers here. It's not like I MADE this thread

Exactly. This is a necropost. Do not do that.

Make your own thread.

Last I checked the games specific forum no longer exists. If it did, don't you think I'd have found it in my searches long ago? Like I said this was my best place and I just hoped someone would help, nothing more.

[춘삼]

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[staredcraft]

Originally posted by Nightenhelser:

Originally posted by staredcraft:

Last I checked the games specific forum no longer exists. If it did, don't you think I'd have found it in my searches long ago? Like I said this was my best place and I just hoped someone would help, nothing more.

I found it in one google search.

"Die Hard Nakatomi Plaza forum"

Yeah from Neoseeker and it is long dead so, again, what's your point?

[Wnusiu1556]

nice

[ScrapedOffRoad(Maddogge)]

Come back to check my unproductive tread hoping something had changed for the better to find a trollish busy body who has no interest in getting the game running on Win10 backseat moderating. Many games that are not Steam games are discusased on the forums.


My thread. Game help threads are never necro. They weren't in the old forums and aren't here. It never makes sense to put out multiple threads on the same issue. I don't care if someone with the same EXACT same issue posts on my thread as long as it's the same exact issue. We are both looking for a solution . As for you Nightenhelser go away and don't come back . You are unwelcome here. If the real Mods have an issue with my thread they will tell me.


Well the search continues it seems . Same PC, same hardware. Only difference is the OS's. Runs great on Win7. Runs like crap on Win10 so it is obviously some issue with Win10 and M$ wonders why some gamers don't want to switch to Win10.

[cloister56]

I think I might have found a solution.

Firstly this guy runs a blog where he takes old abandoned games and gets them to work:
https://collectionchamber.blogspot.com/2018/09/die-hard-nakatomi-plaza.html
I've downloaded the file and it appears safe, no flags from my antivirus and the comments seem positive.
It has it's own installer, sometimes they take a little bit but it does seem to work.

You can then navigate to the dxwind/DHN folder in your installed directory to find the game files and then apply the patch 1.04.
You can find the patch here:
https://www.myabandonware.com/game/die-hard-nakatomi-plaza-bhp.
(The creator mentions he didn't use the patch and didn't have any problems but you another commenter said he added it with no problems)

I did run into a problem where the game would run once then it would error "Couldn't set d3d emulation mode". I searched long and hard to solve this but most suggestions were to update drivers (not an issue). Anyway I seem to have fixed it by running the dxwnd.exe file as an administrator.

So far this method has held up, the cutscenes run fine, you can change the resolution.
You can also use the widescreen fix found here:
https://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Die_Hard:_Nakatomi_Plaza
The cfg file is in the same folder you applied the patch.

[Nesmaster75]

That installer posted on the website worked perfectly, cloister56! Thank you so much for providing that! I bought this game a while ago never being able to play it the correct, and that can finally change!