Crash Starting Hexen with 1.8.6

lajams

I am attempting to start Hexen in 1.8.6 and I get the following crash:

Con_Init: Initializing the console.
SW_Init: Startup message window opened.
Executable: Version 1.8.6 Jan  8 2005 (DGL).
Memory zone: 32.0 Mb.
Parsing configuration files.
W_Init: Init WADfiles.
W_AddFile: Data\jHexen\HEXEN.WAD
  IWAD identification: 4a431344
W_AddFile: Data\jHexen\hexdd.wad
  IWAD identification: 004601b4
W_AddFile: Data\Doomsday.wad
W_AddFile: Data\jHexen\jHexen.wad
  IWAD identification: 00051781
Parsing user.cfg.
Reading definition file: Defs\Doomsday.ded
Reading definition file: defs\jHexen\jHexen.ded
  300 sprite names
 2848 states
  400 things
   62 lights
  245 sound effects
    7 songs
  122 text strings
   13 surface decorations
    9 finales
Sys_Init: Setting up machine state.
Sys_Init: Initializing keyboard, mouse and joystick.
Sys_InitTimer.
Sys_InitMixer: Realtek AC97 Audio
Sfx_Init: Initializing DirectSound...
DS_DSoundInit: EAX initialized.
Sfx_InitChannels: 16 channels.
DS_EAXSetdw (prop:11 value:2) failed. Result: 80004001.
DS_EAXSetdw (prop:2 value:-10000) failed. Result: 80004001.
DS_EAXSetf (prop:5 value:0.372500) failed. Result: 80004001.
DS_EAXSetdw (prop:3 value:0) failed. Result: 80004001.
DS_EAXSetf (prop:4 value:1.300000) failed. Result: 80004001.
DM_WinMusInit: 2 MIDI-Out devices present.
DM_WinMusInit: MIDI initialized.
S_Init: OK.
R_Init: Init the refresh daemon.
W_GetNumForName: PNAMES not found!

Is this a known bug? I did a forum search and couldn't find any mention of this. Thanks in advance.

LA.

Vermil

Is your Iwad an unmodified HeXen v1.1 Iwad?

The Identification values don't seem to match the Doom Wiki for either HeXen or HeXen DK: http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/HEXEN.WAD

lajams

Yea, these are straight out of my old Hexen disks. Haven't used them in some-time. Is there any way for me to tell whether they have issues, other than their IDs?

LA.

Bob Hoskins

If the WAD is straight from your installation disks then you probably don't have the 1.1 patch installed. Grab it from the link below, apply it and then try using that WAD again with Doomsday.

http://www.filefront.com/9989/Hexen-Patch-1.1/

DaniJ

Doomsday expects the latest version of all supported game IWADs. This means you'll need to patch in order to use them.

lajams

Thanks guys, appreciate the help. The Hexdd.wad was indeed 1.0, I patched it to 1.1. The Hexen.wad was totally jacked, it was only 2.4MB. I refreshed with the wad from the link you gave me and it all works great now. Thanks everyone for your help!

LA.

Bob Hoskins

That's good news - enjoy the Hexen goodness.