Windows 8 and CloD (Merged Threads)

[Verhängnis]

+1 Skoshi.

[Fjordmonkey]

Originally Posted by Verhängnis

+1 Skoshi.

+1 from me as well.

As a Win8-user, I'd love to see CLoD work on it, either through an official fix from either 1C or MicroSoft, or through a community fix. If no such fix is forthcoming, I'll simply bide my time and take a chillpill until BoM is available, and see how things go from there.

[mcdaniels]

Just for clearance: CloD is running @a fresh install of Win8??? (mentioned HERE--> http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showpos...1&postcount=41)

Ive Win8 Pro here too, with only LOL, XCOM and CLoD installed.

LOL and Xcom (Steam) running fine, CloD not...

So what VCRedists are there in your "programs and functions"? (I have multiple)

[ZaltysZ]

Originally Posted by mcdaniels

Just for clearance: CloD is running @a fresh install of Win8??? (mentioned HERE--> http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showpos...1&postcount=41)

It installs fine, but does not run. Look few posts higher.

[mcdaniels]

oh, might have missed this. Thx!

[RickRuski]

Flordmonkey,

Here's a link to just one of the sites that I found when doing a search on Windows 8 problems. There are heaps more.

http://www.inquisitr.com/378666/the-...me-developers/

[ZaltysZ]

Originally Posted by RickRuski

Flordmonkey,

Here's a link to just one of the sites that I found when doing a search on Windows 8 problems. There are heaps more.

http://www.inquisitr.com/378666/the-...me-developers/

I wonder if the guy who wrote that article understood from what he "compiled" it? It basically mixes Windows 8 on PC with Windows RT on ARM (phones, tablets and so on), and tries to create fears. Windows RT will allow running only Windows Runtime apps distributed via Microsoft Store (Microsoft intends to do the same what Apple does), but it has nothing to do with PC, and is intended for different hardware and market (in which games like Angry Birds are considered world acclaimed).

[Fjordmonkey]

Originally Posted by RickRuski

Flordmonkey,

Here's a link to just one of the sites that I found when doing a search on Windows 8 problems. There are heaps more.

http://www.inquisitr.com/378666/the-...me-developers/

The fun part of that article is that it only deals with games coming out in Microsoft's own store. The rules does NOT apply to any game that's distributed through boxed sales, or sales through third-party applications like Steam. It also doesn't take into effect the differences between Windows 8 RT and Windows 8 Pro, which are fairly distinct, yet somehow confuse the pants&shirts off of people. And even IF Microsoft implemented those rules on Win8 Pro, they'd face two major problems, namely 1: They'd seriously hurt their own revenues by denying the gamer markets, and 2: any sort of protection that Microsoft would implement would be broken faster than you can say "Whee!".

Some people will say that Win8 will kill PC gaming. Which is, quite frankly, utter bull, since anything running Win8 RT isn't a "true" PC at all. It's basically an overgrown cellphone with an ARM-CPU in it, and thus it's subject to exactly the same limitations as you have on iOS and Android, except there it's Apple/Google's rules to adhere to when it comes to apps.

The article deals with software and games sold over the Microsoft Store. As long as you can install and run for example Valve's Steam, or the Origin-portal, there's no issue since they are exempt from the Microsoft Store-standards due to the very fact that they're not distributed through those channels.

To think that Microsoft would remove a VERY sizable portion of their customer base in forcing all thirdparty application/game distribution systems to adhere to the same guidelines and rules that is in effect in the MS Store is absolutely and utterly ludicrous. In fact, it's outright stupid, idiotic and akin to trying to fly an ME109 with it's prop on backwards.

[HeavyHemi]

Originally Posted by ZaltysZ

It installs fine, but does not run. Look few posts higher.

No, it doesn't install fine. When you click on the launcher after the initial install, it's trying to run the final setup by installing the redistributables. Where it fails is the one I cited.

[mcdaniels]

...too bad, we get no respond from the devs