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Christian IV · 06-09-2010, 07:33 AM

I have been studying Anachronox for some times now but was forced to use a dedicated older computer to run it, as it would not load or run on XP for me, with a mid range card and system. I recently upgraded both and decided to try to get Anachronox to run on the most modern dual core (XP) and a high end video NVida Card. I had prevoiusly relied on a very old FX 5500 and old drivers, but now there is a way to get it to run beautifully on more modern set ups. Otherwise, even with all the patches, two offical and three-four community made patches ...it would not start up at all.

Here is the secret, using a tweaker called nHancer, it creates a custom set up profile for the game (this is a fix for Nvida cards...dont know about other card sorry)....and i have created a pack of all the patches as they are getting harder and harder to find since Planet Anachronox site and forum went off line and can only be found in archived version after a lot of digging.

XP FIX FOR ANACHRONOX FOR NVIDA CARDS:

Anachronox is one of the most wondeful 3D worlds and games created yet, unfortunately there is less and less access to information about it, as the Planet Anachornox Site is now morbund and archived...so here is help to keep this classic runing:

Many more recent FX cards and drivers wont run Anachronox without some tweaking. You can get an older driver but there is an easier way:

You can set the OpenGL settings to a custom setting that will work with nHancer. Also it helps to get all the patchers, official, 1.01 and 1.02 and the three unofficial patches, 44, 45, and 46 (45 is hard to find so you can get along without it)

The patches are all here in a special pack i made:

Anachronox Patch Set

http://www.filefront.com/15856631/An...tches-3.0.rar/

and you can get nHancer here:

www.nhancer.com

nHancer detects all the games and programs on your system but......

You will have to create (Add Profile) a profile for Anachronox as nHancer wont find it, as it installs directly into C Drive instead of Program Files. Once you direct the profile to the Anachronox Exe you will be able to makes a custom set up file for Anachornox that will run the game on XP.

Highlight the Profile for Anachronox on the list, than to to the right and chose the Compatability tam and then the Opengl tab.

At the bottom of the list, you will see a special section for Driver Extenstion Limit:

Type in 11a8 and close.

Be sure you only change the setting for this one game and not in the Global Tab or all your games will be changed.

Now you can run Anachronox with FX cards on XP just fine. If you want to see discussuoion about this, this is a discussion thread from VOGONS forum...

http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopi...r=asc&start=20

This is what the set up looks when you set the custom OpenGL setting for Anachronox in nHancer

this is a wonderful game with so many fine aspects, I am very glad to be able to help see that it continues to be played and enjoyed.

06-09-2010, 07:33 AM	#1
Christian IV Adventure Game Researcher Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, California Posts: 537	Anachronox on XP I have been studying Anachronox for some times now but was forced to use a dedicated older computer to run it, as it would not load or run on XP for me, with a mid range card and system. I recently upgraded both and decided to try to get Anachronox to run on the most modern dual core (XP) and a high end video NVida Card. I had prevoiusly relied on a very old FX 5500 and old drivers, but now there is a way to get it to run beautifully on more modern set ups. Otherwise, even with all the patches, two offical and three-four community made patches ...it would not start up at all. Here is the secret, using a tweaker called nHancer, it creates a custom set up profile for the game (this is a fix for Nvida cards...dont know about other card sorry)....and i have created a pack of all the patches as they are getting harder and harder to find since Planet Anachronox site and forum went off line and can only be found in archived version after a lot of digging. XP FIX FOR ANACHRONOX FOR NVIDA CARDS: Anachronox is one of the most wondeful 3D worlds and games created yet, unfortunately there is less and less access to information about it, as the Planet Anachornox Site is now morbund and archived...so here is help to keep this classic runing: Many more recent FX cards and drivers wont run Anachronox without some tweaking. You can get an older driver but there is an easier way: You can set the OpenGL settings to a custom setting that will work with nHancer. Also it helps to get all the patchers, official, 1.01 and 1.02 and the three unofficial patches, 44, 45, and 46 (45 is hard to find so you can get along without it) The patches are all here in a special pack i made: Anachronox Patch Set http://www.filefront.com/15856631/An...tches-3.0.rar/ and you can get nHancer here: www.nhancer.com nHancer detects all the games and programs on your system but...... You will have to create (Add Profile) a profile for Anachronox as nHancer wont find it, as it installs directly into C Drive instead of Program Files. Once you direct the profile to the Anachronox Exe you will be able to makes a custom set up file for Anachornox that will run the game on XP. Highlight the Profile for Anachronox on the list, than to to the right and chose the Compatability tam and then the Opengl tab. At the bottom of the list, you will see a special section for Driver Extenstion Limit: Type in 11a8 and close. Be sure you only change the setting for this one game and not in the Global Tab or all your games will be changed. Now you can run Anachronox with FX cards on XP just fine. If you want to see discussuoion about this, this is a discussion thread from VOGONS forum... http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopi...r=asc&start=20 This is what the set up looks when you set the custom OpenGL setting for Anachronox in nHancer this is a wonderful game with so many fine aspects, I am very glad to be able to help see that it continues to be played and enjoyed. __________________ The Future is the Promise of Today Becoming Real Admin 3D Worlds and Game Developers Group Linkedin Game Research and History http://3dworldandgamedevelopers.blogspot.com Game Patches and Aides http://www.filefront.com/user/CrisGer Patch and Fix Packs Last edited by Christian IV; 06-10-2010 at 12:36 AM.