Hexen 2 under Win-XP???

[Shaw]

Originally Posted by Xtensioner

I just found my original hexen2 cd and wanna play it after all the time again

but now theres a problem..

win xp

how can i get this game work.

i renamed the opengl32.dll but when i start the game i get an "Hunk_Alloc - Bad Size: -216" Error

does anyone know how i can make this game work ???

This is what I found looking up google, Seems to be related to memory and not video

"Hunk_Alloc: failed on x bytes" or engine runs choppily with flickering disk icon
Try allocating more memory for the engine by adding the command line option Heapsize (Memory Allocation).

Hexen II: normally uses half the physical memory in your system for its heap, but not less than 12 Mb and not more than 22 Mb. You can override this with "-heapsize n", where n is the amount of memory to allocate for the heap, in Kb. For instance, you would type "-heapsize 16000" to use 16 Mb of RAM.

Have you tried the starting Hexen 2 Safe Mode or Very Safe Mode?.

[Xtensioner]

if you can tell me how i will try

[Shaw]

H2 crashes or won't run
If H2 refuses to run or crashes on your system, try running it using "H2 safe" or "H2 verysafe". Or you can use command-line switches:

H2.exe -nodirectdraw -nowindirect -wavonly

This will almost certainly solve your problem; however, it may result in lagged sound (a long delay from action to hearing the sound), may result in fewer or slower high-res video modes, and the mouse may be somewhat less responsive. If this does work, you can try removing each of the command-line switches until you identify the one that fixes the problem, thereby sacrificing as little functionality as possible.

If the above command line does not fix your problems, try:

H2.exe -dibonly -nosound

which forces H2 into silent operation with bare-bones video support and no use of DirectInput for mouse input (the normal Windows mouse APIs are used instead). Again, if this works, try removing switches until you identify the needed one.

[Xtensioner]

nothing of this worked so i think its defenitly an data error from some file.

Thx for helping but it seems that i must organize myself a new cd