Doom 3 - 'wrong game DLL API version' error
 

Installed the game, then installed the expansion which updated the game to v1.2. Now I get this error when the game is trying to start. 'wrong game DLL API version' How can I fix this.

I have tried the FFF fix trainer and mini images...

try updating to 1.3.

-andy-

Re-install the game, re-apply the patch, contact the publisher, in this order. ;)

ok ill try that, thanks. I report back with any problems

But do you guys know what that error actually means?

It means that the DLL has the wrong version of the API. ;) Seriously, the two parts of the game engine don't fit together because they're of different versions. (Not that this answer would help you much anyway... ;))

Just to make sure, is this the no-cd crack I should be using for v1.3? because it says win98...thanks (I am on xp)

Doom 3 / Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil v1.3 [ENGLISH] Win98 Fixed EXE

There is also:

Doom 3 v1.3 WINDOWS 98/ME FIX PATCH

I think what I did was apply different cracks and it messed something up. So which one should I use for the clean install? Thanks alot

1) Download the no-CD patch and apply the Windows 98/ME fix onto it, OR 2) download the Windows 98/ME fixed no-CD patch right away. ;)

Ok got it running smoothly, thanks for the help.

^^^7900GT should be here soon!!^^^ woot!

um yeah i got the same thing as this sam kid when i start up doom 3 it comes up with the "ERROR: wrong game DLL API version" and when i installed the game update it fucked up the graphics in the game, im i dont know if it has something to do with the fact that im running on vista or if its something els. also it keeps trying to run on openGL when it should run on DirectX. so i dont know what to do:(

oh and if you wanted the whole thing of the error i got here it is
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2399 MHz AMD CPU with MMX & 3DNow! & SSE & SSE2
1024 MB System Memory
8 MB Video Memory
Winsock Initialized
Hostname: DakotaCrow-PC
IP: 192.168.0.100
doom using MMX & SSE & SSE2 for SIMD processing
enabled Flush-To-Zero mode
enabled Denormals-Are-Zero mode
------ Initializing File System ------
Current search path:
C:\Program Files\Doom 3/base
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\pak008.pk4 (3 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\pak007.pk4 (38 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\pak006.pk4 (48 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\pak005.pk4 (63 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\pak004.pk4 (5137 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\pak003.pk4 (4676 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\pak002.pk4 (6120 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\pak001.pk4 (8972 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\pak000.pk4 (2698 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\game03.pk4 (2 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\game02.pk4 (2 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\game01.pk4 (2 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\game00.pk4 (2 files)
game DLL: 0x0 in pak: 0x0
file system initialized.
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----- Initializing Decls -----
------------------------------
------- Initializing renderSystem --------
using ARB renderSystem
renderSystem initialized.
--------------------------------------
5206 strings read from strings/english.lang
Couldn't open journal files
execing editor.cfg
execing default.cfg
execing DoomConfig.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
5206 strings read from strings/english.lang
----- Initializing Sound System ------
sound system initialized.
--------------------------------------
----- R_InitOpenGL -----
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
...registered window class
...registered fake window class
...initializing QGL
...calling LoadLibrary( 'opengl32' ): succeeded
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetPixelFormatAttribivARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetPixelFormatAttribfvARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglChoosePixelFormatARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglCreatePbufferARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetPbufferDCARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglReleasePbufferDCARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglDestroyPbufferARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglQueryPbufferARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglBindTexImageARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglReleaseTexImageARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglSetPbufferAttribARB
...calling CDS: ok
...created window @ 0,0 (640x480)
Initializing OpenGL driver
...getting DC: succeeded
...attempting to use stereo
...PIXELFORMAT 12 selected
...creating GL context: succeeded
...making context current: succeeded
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetPixelFormatAttribivARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetPixelFormatAttribfvARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglChoosePixelFormatARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglCreatePbufferARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetPbufferDCARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglReleasePbufferDCARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglDestroyPbufferARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglQueryPbufferARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglBindTexImageARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglReleaseTexImageARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglSetPbufferAttribARB

------- Input Initialization -------
Initializing DirectInput...
mouse: DirectInput initialized.
keyboard: DirectInput initialized.
------------------------------------
sound: STEREO
...using GL_ARB_multitexture
...using GL_ARB_texture_env_combine
...using GL_ARB_texture_cube_map
...using GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3
...using GL_ARB_texture_env_add
X..GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two not found
...using GL_ARB_texture_compression
X..GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic not found
...using GL_EXT_texture_lod
...using GL_1.4_texture_lod_bias
X..GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette not found
...using GL_EXT_texture3D
...using GL_EXT_stencil_wrap
X..GL_NV_register_combiners not found
X..GL_EXT_stencil_two_side not found
X..GL_ATI_separate_stencil not found
X..GL_ATI_fragment_shader not found
X..GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object not found
X..GL_ARB_vertex_program not found
X..GL_ARB_fragment_program not found
X..EXT_depth_bounds_test not found
---------- R_NV20_Init ----------
Not available.
----- R200_Init -----
Not available.
---------- R_ARB2_Init ----------
Not available.
---------- R_Exp_Init ----------
Not available.
----- R_ReloadARBPrograms -----
glprogs/test.vfp: GL_VERTEX_PROGRAM_ARB not available
glprogs/test.vfp: GL_FRAGMENT_PROGRAM_ARB not available
glprogs/interaction.vfp: GL_VERTEX_PROGRAM_ARB not available
glprogs/interaction.vfp: GL_FRAGMENT_PROGRAM_ARB not available
glprogs/bumpyEnvironment.vfp: GL_VERTEX_PROGRAM_ARB not available
glprogs/bumpyEnvironment.vfp: GL_FRAGMENT_PROGRAM_ARB not available
glprogs/ambientLight.vfp: GL_VERTEX_PROGRAM_ARB not available
glprogs/ambientLight.vfp: GL_FRAGMENT_PROGRAM_ARB not available
glprogs/shadow.vp: GL_VERTEX_PROGRAM_ARB not available
glprogs/R200_interaction.vp: GL_VERTEX_PROGRAM_ARB not available
glprogs/nv20_bumpAndLight.vp: GL_VERTEX_PROGRAM_ARB not available
glprogs/nv20_diffuseColor.vp: GL_VERTEX_PROGRAM_ARB not available
glprogs/nv20_specularColor.vp: GL_VERTEX_PROGRAM_ARB not available
glprogs/nv20_diffuseAndSpecularColor.vp: GL_VERTEX_PROGRAM_ARB not available
glprogs/environment.vfp: GL_VERTEX_PROGRAM_ARB not available
glprogs/environment.vfp: GL_FRAGMENT_PROGRAM_ARB not available
-------------------------------
WARNING: vertex array range in virtual memory (SLOW)
using ARB renderSystem
glGetError() = 0x500
found DLL in pak file: C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\game03.pk4/gamex86.dll
copy gamex86.dll to C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\gamex86.dll
********************
ERROR: wrong game DLL API version
********************
Error during initialization
Shutting down OpenGL subsystem
...wglMakeCurrent( NULL, NULL ): success
...deleting GL context: success
...releasing DC: success
...destroying window
...resetting display
...shutting down QGL
...unloading OpenGL DLL

Read this thread from the beginning! (For the latest patch, you need no no-DVD patch as the copy protection has been removed from it.)

no, it shouldn't. it's an opengl game and it will run only on opengl..

-andy-

You should use "key fix crack".
Link :
http://rapidshare.com/files/38147164...dwfix.rar.html
Alternative :
http://depositfiles.com/files/q1kbk2h4d

i get a similar message about dll api version being wrong when i try to run dentons mod (pretty much a mod to make it run/look better/more realistic)

so any ideas how to fix it lol

you should download new version of net framework and direct x from Microsoft your dll failed problem should be fixed ...