AnaerobicShark on 30/6/2001 at 03:34
Hello,
I've been playing Deus Ex for a while on my old machine, and I just got a new one today and installed and tried to load it, and I got this weird message :
Critical Error
Can't find file for package 'Engine'
History: UObject:SafeLoadError <- UObject::StaticLoadError <- Init Engine
Yes, I know it says Safe Load in there but I'm not loading it in safe mode ( and when I try to do that, the splash screen doesn't even come up, no loading at all )
The stats of my new machine are:
Athlon 1.33 ghz
VisionTek GeForce 3
256 megs of cas-2 PC 133 RAM
15gb Maxtor Hard Drive
Anyone know an answer to this problem or know of a problem with any of these components?
HKPrince on 30/6/2001 at 06:04
Should be incomplete installation, try reinstall. Check also DeusEx.log in DX system folder to see which files can't be loaded or initiated, sometimes copy these files from CD to the proper folder can do the job. Pay attention to engine.u, engine.dll and engine.int.
AnaerobicShark on 30/6/2001 at 06:35
I don't see any critical errors in the log, but I'm uninstalling and reinstalling now.
Wouldn't it tell me if there was an error during the install proccess though?
Bogeyman on 30/6/2001 at 08:01
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Originally posted by AnaerobicShark:
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Wouldn't it tell me if there was an error during the install proccess though?</STRONG>
Nope, not necessarily. AFAIK the installer's error checking leaves something to be desired. One method that has proven reliable is to copy the contents of the CD to a folder on your HD and install from there.
AnaerobicShark on 30/6/2001 at 19:02
Hmm, strange that it never happened on my older computer.
Oh well, after I reinstalled it worked, apparently it didn't copy some 100 megs of files, the folder was only 619 MB when the install said it should be over 722 MB. Thanks for the help HKPrince, I can now finally run Deus Ex at a decent frame rate =)
HKPrince on 1/7/2001 at 05:55
Noramlly there is no critical error in the DeusEx.log. It only tells some files can't be initiated or found and then all files unload, then those files should cause the problem.
Meltdown1015 on 7/7/2001 at 18:16
I decided to go and re-install DeusEx the other day, and I got that same error, I can't even install the game...I've tried using both of my CD drives as well as copying the CD to my HD and installing from there, but I still cannot even install the game....any suggestions?
BackDoorBandit on 8/7/2001 at 18:08
Do a complete uninstall, and I mean COMPLETE. Take everything from your DeusEx directory, even save games, and delete them. I don't know if this will work or not, but it's worth a try. BTW, why would you randomly just go back and try reinstalling for no reason at all?
**NOTE-- Make sure to backup save games in another directory somewhere so that you're not pissed off when you reinstall.
Meltdown1015 on 8/7/2001 at 20:08
I had taken Deus Ex off my HD a few months ago when I took most of my games off (I was going to sell my comp, but the deal fell through). I went to re-install it when a friend of mine mentioned he was playing SS again...I'll try that complete uninstall thing though.
Meltdown1015 on 9/7/2001 at 00:46
Thanks for the suggestion Bandit, but unfortunately it was unsuccessful. :)
