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[Keiseth]

Original SCZ Topic: http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=21080.0

I'm making this a temporary new topic because anyone, like myself, who found that SCZ looked appealing but didn't work on Vista, would probably overlook another post on the old topic. I'll lock this after a bit as to avoid clutter.

Yes, it now works on Vista! A fix has been found, for real this time. Though I aspired to find it myself I apparently overlooked the obvious. The fix is here, on the Facepunch topic: http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=280945

So, yeah. Sorry for another topic; I haven't seen Kuja post so I figure getting the old one's name changed wouldn't be possible. As I said, I'll lock it soon.

Happy zombie hunting!

[Gunner-Chan]

Awesome, now I can play this again...

Is the chainsaw bug fixed?

[Keiseth]

I'm not sure- I haven't played far into it yet, but I don't think there's been another official update.

Maybe we can pester the developer, he he.

[Okenido]

Bloody hell...

I finally can play this.

[chaoticag]

This calls for the party to end all parties! Just sit back and enjoy the vista!

[chaoticag]

Okay, does anyone know what those bars next to the different zombie heads mean on the map? More likely to see them, less likely, I've genocided them for today?

And is conserving ammo supposed to be hard? I already have thirty times my starting ammo.

[WorkerDrone]

Augh...

Now I have to play again.

[Gunner-Chan]

Okay, does anyone know what those bars next to the different zombie heads mean on the map? More likely to see them, less likely, I've genocided them for today?

It means how likley you are to see the infected and the zombies in your current position.

Also some tips for people that haven't played much.

- Try to sleep at night, infected and... Other things are more common after dark.

- If you don't intend to enter a building stay away from it's doors. A flood  of infected could pour out.

-Don't bother with the chainsaw, the game will freeze.

-Vans will travel along the left-right roads, running down anything in their path. They can be blown up for supply's with pipe bombs however.

-It's easier to take over rebel safehouses than swat, rebels won't carry machine guns.

-To progress through the storyline you'll need to take over a neutral safehouse, then get work from the owner.

-Progressing through the storyline will make Zombies less common than infected, in fact the last episode barely has any Zombies if I remember correctly.

-Kill a swat for a combat shotgun early, it won't let you down.

-Only carry weapons you intend to use, that way you won't find useless ammo.

[Maric]

Using that fix all it does for me is give me a grayish white screen and a large cursor.

Can't do anything else until I press escape. Going to look for a fix now but if someone has it post please .


Also thanks OP for fix for it to work(ish) on Vista!

[Ioric Kittencuddler]

"Zombies"? "Infected"?  What's the difference?

[Gunner-Chan]

Zombies are slow, stupid, and overall harmless. They look rotted. Infected are fast, vicious, and will fuck you up. They look like bloody humans.

[Maric]

Gray screen won't let me play .

Blarg ran it in all compatibility modes, ran all over google and no answers  .

EDIT> After alt-tabbing out of the gray screen I found an error
run-time error '-2005401480 (88780078)': automation error

EDIT> If it helps I have Vistas Home Premium SP1

EDIT> Fixed, just turn of User access control thingy

 

[Keiseth]

Oh, happy you fixed it. Microsoft's error messages are great, aren't they?

On average turning off UAC or running as administrator is probably the first thing you should do on any olderish game; certain guidelines are now enforced rules in Vista, if I recall. Actually a good thing in the long run.

[beorn080]

Some more tips.

- With the proper skills, Pistols and magnums are good weapons. Ammo is abundant, and they have good damage. Without the proper skills, stick with an automatic or other heavy weapon.

- If and when you acquire a flamethrower or a SAW, save them for high level takeovers and other mass zombie scenes. You can't find ammo for them, which means both more ammo for your basic guns and more expense when reloading.

- EMP bombs are your friend. Knocks down zombies, and goes through walls. Tesla generators also go through walls, but don't give you kills.

- The sewers and facility have different loot, but are more dangerous. In particular, drugs are incredibly valuable.

Edit: How do I tell which version of Vista I have?

Edit2: Followed the directions, recieved an error installing the DLLs. Something about not reaching the server.

[Keiseth]

You probably have 32-bit. I can't recall off hand how to check without a program like CPU-Z, though...

Can you give us the exact error?