Matrix Games Forums

 Forums  Register  Login  Photo Gallery  Member List  Search  Calendars  FAQ 

My Profile  Inbox  Address Book  My Subscription  My Forums  Log Out

Display Error/Plato MFC error

 
View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest
Users viewing this topic: none
  Printable Version
All Forums >> [Current Games From Matrix.] >> [Napoleonics] >> Crown of Glory >> Crown Of Glory Support >> Display Error/Plato MFC error Page: [1] 2 3   next >   >>
Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
Display Error/Plato MFC error - 6/30/2005 11:14:38 PM   
TheWombat_matrixforum

 

Posts: 469
Joined: 8/2/2003
Status: offline 		Just installed it.

There seems to be no option to set display resolution? On my system, the main map stops displaying somewhere south of the Channel; above that line, everything is fine, but below that it's all solid black. The units and fortress icons, etc. are there but no map at all, nada.

Also, when I exit, I get a "Plato MFC" error, whatever that is.

The map display thing makes the game unplayable and a waste of $40 so far, sadly. I will attempt it at another resolution but I resent having to change res from 1600x1200 on my 20" flatpanel (which works fine with the Koios games and the SSG games, etc.) just to play.

EDIT: Doesn't matter which resolution I use, it still refuses to display below the English Channel. ATI 9800 Pro, Viewsonic VP201s.

Given that there is no way to get a refund this is rather distressing. I have a half dozen or more Matrix games and this is the first one I've had that simply does not work.

< Message edited by TheWombat -- 6/30/2005 11:20:37 PM >
Post #: 1
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 6/30/2005 11:18:04 PM   
Terminus


Posts: 41459
Joined: 4/23/2005
From: Denmark
Status: offline 		Sorry to hear that, Wombat; it works fine for me (aside from that error on exit). Sounds like it doesn't like your resolution...

_____________________________

We are all dreams of the Giant Space Butterfly.

(in reply to TheWombat_matrixforum)
Post #: 2
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 6/30/2005 11:19:52 PM   
SlapBone


Posts: 269
Joined: 7/27/2004
From: Houston, TX
Status: offline 		I had this as well on my laptop that normally has 1280x800 resolution (on one screen and 1280x1024 on the secondary display). Usually games switch from this to 1024x768 w/ no problem if it's needed. It went into the game w/ no problem but then had this error when I tried to exit.

I installed on another machine with a normal 1280x1024 display. Resolution switched into and back out of the game with no problems.

_____________________________


(in reply to TheWombat_matrixforum)
Post #: 3
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 6/30/2005 11:21:38 PM   
Terminus


Posts: 41459
Joined: 4/23/2005
From: Denmark
Status: offline 		Perhaps a driver problem, then?

_____________________________

We are all dreams of the Giant Space Butterfly.

(in reply to SlapBone)
Post #: 4
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 6/30/2005 11:38:35 PM   
TheWombat_matrixforum

 

Posts: 469
Joined: 8/2/2003
Status: offline 		I went back to the stock ATI drivers, Catalyst 5.6, and no change.

The map display is fine until it...stops, and you can see a colored line, yellow then red, at the bottom of the displayed map area, and then just black. It's as if it cuts off and the graphic layer vanishes.

The Plato MFC error I have no idea about, and it only happens on exit though I have no idea if it's related.

EDIT: It works fine on my widescreen laptop, which has an Nvidia graphics GPU. While not conclusive, this suggests to me that there is an issue with ATI cards perhaps. Both machines use AMD CPUs for what it's worth. I would love to hear from other ATI users whether they have this issue or not.

EDIT REDUX: Wo0T! Fixed it. The EuGame32_3.pcx file on my desktop was, somehow, corrupt--it was truncated. The one from the instal on my laptop, though reporting the same file size, was fine, and I simply recopied it back over the network to the desktop. How on EARTH the file was corrupt on one machine and not the other is beyond me--they came from the same installer, after all. But whatever, it works, and I'm happy.

< Message edited by TheWombat -- 7/1/2005 12:52:32 AM >

(in reply to Terminus)
Post #: 5
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/1/2005 2:27:36 AM   
Marc von Martial


Posts: 10875
Joined: 1/4/2001
From: Bonn, Germany
Status: offline
quote:

How on EARTH the file was corrupt on one machine and not the other is beyond me--they came from the same installer, after all. But whatever, it works, and I'm happy.


Such things can happen if you have security software like a virus scanners / siftware firewalls etc. running in the background during the installation. We recommend to turn of such things for the installation.

_____________________________

Marc von Martial
instagram stream

(in reply to TheWombat_matrixforum)
Post #: 6
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/1/2005 3:07:54 AM   
TheWombat_matrixforum

 

Posts: 469
Joined: 8/2/2003
Status: offline
quote:

Such things can happen if you have security software like a virus scanners / siftware firewalls etc. running in the background during the installation. We recommend to turn of such things for the installation.


Could well be, though both machines had the same AVG virus scan going. Go figure. Anyhow, the game looks neato.

(in reply to Marc von Martial)
Post #: 7
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/1/2005 7:35:51 AM   
Erik Rutins

 

Posts: 37503
Joined: 3/28/2000
From: Vermont, USA
Status: offline 		Resolution is set at 1024x768 for CoG, but we've had it running fine on a variety of resolutions, including my 1280x1024 desktop and 1680x1050 laptop. I'll ask the developer to look into any reported resolution issues.

_____________________________

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC



For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/

Freedom is not Free.

(in reply to TheWombat_matrixforum)
Post #: 8
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/1/2005 3:36:26 PM   
TheWombat_matrixforum

 

Posts: 469
Joined: 8/2/2003
Status: offline 		Once I replaced the corrupted/truncated .pcx file, it runs fine, thankfully.

(in reply to Erik Rutins)
Post #: 9
More Plato MFC errors - 7/1/2005 9:19:24 PM   
Arsan

 

Posts: 409
Joined: 7/1/2005
From: Madrid, Spain
Status: offline 		Hi!
My first post after years of reading this forum an its to complaint!!
To the point:
The game works OK for me but everytime i exit i get the same error Wombat reported: Plato MFC error.
By the way, another guy has reported the same error on exiting in a Games forum where we live (Spain)
Maybe the developer shoud check whats this...
Anyway, the game seems cool!
Cheers

(in reply to TheWombat_matrixforum)
Post #: 10
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/2/2005 12:58:10 AM   
SlapBone


Posts: 269
Joined: 7/27/2004
From: Houston, TX
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins
1680x1050 laptop


I got one of these today.

_____________________________


(in reply to Erik Rutins)
Post #: 11
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/2/2005 1:25:13 AM   
Rolle

 

Posts: 2
Joined: 7/2/2005
Status: offline 		Hi,

Got the game yesterday and I have the same problem as TheWombat, when i exit the the game i get the strange error message "Plato MFC error". I tried two times to reinstall the game but the error message does not go away.

Otherwise the game works just fine for me.

/Rolle

(in reply to TheWombat_matrixforum)
Post #: 12
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/2/2005 2:48:09 AM   
Erik Rutins

 

Posts: 37503
Joined: 3/28/2000
From: Vermont, USA
Status: offline 		We are not able to reliably duplicate the exit error yet, but it is being worked on. This seems to happen sometimes when exiting from the main map. I would suggest as a work-around using "end game" when on the game map, then using exit from the main menu. This seems to resolve the issue until we have a fix.

_____________________________

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC



For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/

Freedom is not Free.

(in reply to Rolle)
Post #: 13
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/2/2005 3:35:49 AM   
smitht2ls

 

Posts: 6
Joined: 3/10/2004
Status: offline 		I have had this same "Plato MFC" error twice during a detailed battle. The game crashes with this error message after about 15 minutes in the detailed battle.

System:
WindowsXP Media Center sp2
1 gb ram
60gb Maxtor sata hd
Geforce6600 PCI express video

Tim Smith

(in reply to TheWombat_matrixforum)
Post #: 14
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/2/2005 6:20:03 AM   
Jagger2002

 

Posts: 674
Joined: 5/20/2002
Status: offline 		I got the same Plato MFC error after a long detailed battle. It crashed on the morning of the second day...then the Plato error.

(in reply to smitht2ls)
Post #: 15
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/2/2005 6:24:40 AM   
dpazuk


Posts: 119
Joined: 2/25/2002
From: Ottawa, Canada
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: smitht2ls

I have had this same "Plato MFC" error twice during a detailed battle. The game crashes with this error message after about 15 minutes in the detailed battle.

System:
WindowsXP Media Center sp2
1 gb ram
60gb Maxtor sata hd
Geforce6600 PCI express video

Tim Smith


I had the exact same issue occur with me as well.

Windows XP SP2
ATI 9800 Pro (latest Drivers)
AMD 2400
1 Gig of Ram
Sound Blaster Live (Latest Drivers)
Latest Direct X

_____________________________

Blah Blah Blah

(in reply to smitht2ls)
Post #: 16
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/2/2005 6:44:43 AM   
Reiryc

 

Posts: 4991
Joined: 1/5/2001
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: smitht2ls

I have had this same "Plato MFC" error twice during a detailed battle. The game crashes with this error message after about 15 minutes in the detailed battle.

System:
WindowsXP Media Center sp2
1 gb ram
60gb Maxtor sata hd
Geforce6600 PCI express video

Tim Smith


I have the same problem every so often. Also have the same video card.

_____________________________


(in reply to smitht2ls)
Post #: 17
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/2/2005 7:58:04 AM   
sol_invictus


Posts: 1961
Joined: 10/2/2001
From: Kentucky
Status: offline 		Well I got my first Plato error message tonight after a detailed battle lasting about 15 minutes.

3.2 cpu, 1 meg RAM, Win XP Pro, 256 meg x800 ATI video

I really like this game!

(in reply to Reiryc)
Post #: 18
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/2/2005 1:01:12 PM   
greendroid

 

Posts: 11
Joined: 7/2/2005
From: Austria
Status: offline 		I had my first Plato MFC error pressing the button "Exit" to leave the game. This happens always, leaving the game. One time the same occurs during a major Detail Battle. Suddenly the prompt appeared - the game crashed - an then I found myself back on the window screen.

Nevertheless this is a real great in depth game.


My Comp: Intel(R) Pentium(R)4 CPU 3,20 GHz, 1.024 MB realer Speicher; 256 MB RADEON X600 Series

(in reply to TheWombat_matrixforum)
Post #: 19
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/2/2005 2:43:39 PM   
Kimse123

 

Posts: 61
Joined: 6/27/2005
Status: offline 		I had it too. x800 pro ati. We all have ATI cards

latest drivers

(in reply to greendroid)
Post #: 20
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/2/2005 4:07:37 PM   
Gargoyl

 

Posts: 41
Joined: 7/2/2005
Status: offline 		I had the Plato MFC error twice. Both times when in the treaties window when I clicked on the button to review my treaty. I have winxp, 256 RAM, GeForce4 mx420, with Directx 9.0c on an HP Pavilion 182K desktop. Both times I had my virus program turned off.

(in reply to Kimse123)
Post #: 21
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/2/2005 6:00:54 PM   
Rowly


Posts: 14
Joined: 6/6/2005
Status: offline 		Plato MFC error for me during a big detail battle, bloody irritaiting!
Kept getting a faint square picture behind the chits that were in action.

(in reply to Gargoyl)
Post #: 22
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/2/2005 6:30:23 PM   
Gargoyl

 

Posts: 41
Joined: 7/2/2005
Status: offline 		Ditto another Plato MFC error, this time in the middle of a wonderful battle. Too bad, because as the Turks, I was finally getting the better of the Austrians on the second day of the battle. I'm eager for this crash bug to get fixed because so far this game is exactly what I wanted...

(in reply to Rowly)
Post #: 23
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/2/2005 7:44:24 PM   
YohanTM2

 

Posts: 1143
Joined: 10/7/2002
From: Toronto
Status: offline 		EuGame32_3.pcx

Can someone please reply and attach this file? I have reloaded the game 3 times. Twice with everything turned off and keep getting screen problems like the one here.

Yohan




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Gargoyl)
Post #: 24
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/2/2005 7:45:19 PM   
YohanTM2

 

Posts: 1143
Joined: 10/7/2002
From: Toronto
Status: offline 		And this one...




Attachment (1)

(in reply to YohanTM2)
Post #: 25
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/2/2005 10:27:54 PM   
greendroid

 

Posts: 11
Joined: 7/2/2005
From: Austria
Status: offline 		Look at the post of Wombat above in the same thread. He described there a similar problem he had and how he solved that. (Wombats post from 6/30/2005 9:38:35 PM)

Maybe that helps.

Good luck !

(in reply to YohanTM2)
Post #: 26
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/2/2005 11:16:09 PM   
tomas1931

 

Posts: 11
Joined: 1/9/2002
From: Illinois
Status: offline 		sAME PLATO ERROR WHILE PLAYING AS fRANCE IN dETAILED cOMBAT

(in reply to TheWombat_matrixforum)
Post #: 27
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/3/2005 12:43:11 AM   
jchastain


Posts: 2164
Joined: 8/8/2003
From: Marietta, GA
Status: offline 		Yohan -
That looks like my screen did. You might want to check the DPI setting (See the thread regarding graphics error on p700 under XP).

I also received the MFC error discussed during the start of the decond day of a detailed battle. I run a Radeon 9700 Pro (another ATI card).

(in reply to tomas1931)
Post #: 28
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/3/2005 1:49:47 AM   
John B

 

Posts: 100
Joined: 6/7/2004
Status: offline 		Get the Plato MFC error regularly, though not every time, when I end the game. Played one detailed battle so far, which crashed part way through, though I didn't note the error code for that.

(in reply to jchastain)
Post #: 29
RE: Display Error/Plato MFC error - 7/3/2005 4:43:11 PM   
Rowly


Posts: 14
Joined: 6/6/2005
Status: offline 		Aaarrrrghhhhhh!
probably about 2 hours of my life wasted. Another plato crash whilst in a detailed battle. I have an ATI 9800 radeon pro. Noticed at each attack a small square graphic tries to appear. It looks like an oil painting representation of a charging horse when using cavalry. Can't see it though.
Please get this sorted. It's ruining the game.

(in reply to TheWombat_matrixforum)
Post #: 30
Page:   [1] 2 3   next >   >>
All Forums >> [Current Games From Matrix.] >> [Napoleonics] >> Crown of Glory >> Crown Of Glory Support >> Display Error/Plato MFC error Page: [1] 2 3   next >   >>
Jump to:





New Messages No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages Locked w/o New Messages
 Post New Thread
 Reply to Message
 Post New Poll
 Submit Vote
 Delete My Own Post
 Delete My Own Thread
 Rate Posts


Forum Software © ASPPlayground.NET Advanced Edition 2.4.5 ANSI

2.141