Loki Demo Released

Well Starforce is in it :( I installed it any ways for I have been waiting for the game for a while going to play it right now and see how it is.

* you get the following after you install it *

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LOKI
JUIN 2007

http://www.loki-game.com/en/loki.php
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TECHNICAL SUPPORT

- 1) FIRST OF ALL
- 2) UPDATE DIRECTX
- 3) UPDATE YOUR PC'S DRIVERS
- 4) INSTALL THE MOST RECENT PATCH
- 5) IN CASE OF DVD PROBLEMS
- 6) HOW TO GENERATE A DXDIAG.TXT
- 7) IN CASE OF GAMECENTER PROBLEM
- 8) ROUTER CONFIGURATION
- 9) WINDOWS FIREWALL
- 10) STARFORCE PROTECTION

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1) FIRST OF ALL

a) Close all background applications such as Norton, eMule, etc..

b) Close or uninstall all copy or cd emulation applications such as Daemon tools, Alcohol 120% or Virtual CD.

c) Cancel all overclocking modifications.

d) Deactivate any application that forces the refresh rate.

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2) UPDATE DIRECTX

Link to "DirectX 9.0c End-User Runtime"

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0a9b6820-bfbb-4799-9908-d418cdeac197&displaylang=en

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3) UPDATE YOUR PC'S DRIVERS

a) Graphic card:
if it is an nvidia : http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
if it is an ati : http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

b) Motherboard:
intel chipset driver http://downloadcenter.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Support_Intel.aspx?iid=CorporateV3+Header_2_Support_Download#
VIA hyperion http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=300
sis http://download.sis.com

If you dont know what is inside your PC, you can install a tool such as System Information for Windows :
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/siw.html

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4) INSTALL THE MOST RECENT PATCH

http://www.cyanide-studio.com/?rub=node&nid=529

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5) IN CASE OF CD/DVD PROBLEMS

Game installation stops and a NSIS error message is displayed.

a) Wipe the game CD/DVD with a soft, damp cloth. Use circular movements from the centre towards the outside edge.

b) Try with another CD/DVD drive

c) Copy all data from the CD/DVD to the hard disk of the PC, using the "ctrl + c" and "ctrl + v" keyboard shortcuts. It's best to create a specific directory on the hard disk for the purpose. Run the exe file from this directory.

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6) HOW TO GENERATE A DXDIAG.TXT

In the Windows Start menu, use the run command.

In the new window, type dxdiag and click on the "OK" button.

In the new window, click on save the system information and and make sure you note the location of the resulting dxdiag.txt file.

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7) GAMECENTER PROBLEM

The GameCenter will not run with versions of Internet Explorer prior to Internet Explorer 6.

Install if necessary Internet Explorer version 6:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie6/default.mspx

Update the xml parser of Internet Explorer 6:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/results.aspx?displaylang=en&freeText=msxml
Download and install "Microsoft XML Parser (MSXML) 3.0 Service Pack 5 (SP5)"
then "MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 2 (Microsoft XML Core Services)"

Authorize JavaScript in IE6 :
Tools/Internet options.../Security tab/customize the level.../
Click on Activate in Script/Active Scripting

You may also have to authorize JavaScript in your antivirus

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8) ROUTER CONFIGURATION

You must configure your router with the following ports:

in UDP : 58401

The following link explains how to open (forward) the ports of your router (the brand and model of your router will be required information) :
http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm

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9) WINDOWS FIREWALL

Windows Vista and the latest version of Windows XP (Service Pack 2) include a firewall. It protects your computer against Internet attacks.

Games must be registered in the firewall to access the Internet. Otherwise online play is impossible.

In Start/Configuration Panel/Windows Firewall
In the Exceptions tab the game must appear in the list. If not click on Add a programm.. and choose the game in the list. If the game does not appear either on this list click on Browse.. and select the .exe of the game.

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10) STARFORCE PROTECTION

1. Close or uninstall all copy or cd emulation applications such as Daemon tools, Alcohol 120% or Virtual CD.

2. Get the latest patch of your game:
http://www.cyanide-studio.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=41594

3. Check that the CD/DVD of the game is in the drive.

4. If the CD/DVD check takes a long time, place it in another drive.

5. Lower the speed of your drive
you can use a tool such as Nero-Tool Drive-Speed:
http://www.cdspeed2000.com/download.html
In Drive Speed set a 12x speed or lower.

6. Update the Starforce driver:
http://www.star-force.com/protection.phtml?c=91

7. If the CD/DVD check fails (with the CD/DVD in the drive).

You will obtain a Starforce error message.

Click on the Information button in the Starforce window and then on Display the report. Save the generated .txt file and send to the technical support of your game.

With the error report a special key can be generated to solve your problem.

If it is not a genuine game CD/DVD this won't work.

To enter the key sent by the technical support, restart the process to generate a Starforce error report (Information button). Then click on the Back button to return to the main menu. Click on Retry to enter the new code.
Enter the new code and click on OK.

You can now launch the game properly.

8. If the CD/DVD check is very slow but the game launches finally.

In this case you won't get a Starforce error message. To force an error, eject the CD/DVD during the check process. This will provoke a Starforce error message
Click on the Information button in the Starforce window and then on Display the report. Save the generated .txt file and send to the technical support of your game.

With the error report a special key can be generated to solve your problem.

To enter the key sent by the technical support, restart the process to generate a Starforce error report (Information button). Then click on the Back button to return to the main menu. Click on Retry to enter the new code.
Enter the new code and click on OK.

The game will launch faster now.

Even single player games are ripping off the WoW interface. Well, based on screenshots alone, anyways.

Looks cool enough. Would anyone mind posting impressions after trying it out?

Gamefaqs is saying there's starforce I dunno if it's in the demo too. May wanna do some research before downloading.

http://www.shacknews.com/screenshots.x?gallery=8065&game_id=4582&id=103400

Sauron?

Played it for 15 minutes... Feels like a copy of a Titan Quest. Gives me a bunch of visual artifacts using the latest Nvidia's Vista beta drivers (163.11) with my card (7900GTO). If you wanna know more about the gameplay - here's a detailed preview of this game:
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/loki/news.html?sid=6173503

Someone in the know tell us if this is infected with Starforce? Steve? Maarten?

Kinda looks like Gothic. Would be cool if that is true, might have to download this when I get home. Gothic 3 was such a disappointment. Looked so good (when you turned blur off), but played so horrible compared to the previous ones.

any coop in the demo? the full game is supposed to have 6 player coop.