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The Hobbit Forum  /  Game crashes on startup! Any help? (Locked)

Snow_FoxSnow_Fox

Kent, England

  Snow_FoxSnow_Fox
12 Jan 2018, 17:56

Pretty much what the title says
Wanted to try run this game as its probably one of my favs of all time.
I downloaded the game from resources but it crashes on startup. Just get a black box on the top left of the screen.
I'm running windows 10 and I've tried all compatibility settings none of em work.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

 

MD_PiMD_Pi

Canada

  MD_PiMD_Pi
12 Jan 2018, 21:07

Are you using DxWnd?

 

MD_PiMD_Pi

Canada

  MD_PiMD_Pi
12 Jan 2018, 21:10

I recall that dxwnd has a problem with crashing if you try to open it with the default settings. I also recall I was able to look up a solution for it online. I think it was this one: https://sourceforge.net/p/dxwnd/discussion/general/thread/d76aa917/

 

Snow_FoxSnow_Fox

Kent, England

  Snow_FoxSnow_Fox
12 Jan 2018, 22:09 (edited: 15 Jun 2018, 00:04)

Nice, I got it to work with DxWnd.

For anyone who needs help.
1. Download DxWnd and the 'The Hobbit(TM).dxw' from the link in the 'Resources' section.
2. Go to File -> Import in DxWnd and import the 'The Hobbit(TM).dxw' file.
3. Then just run the game normally from the 'Meridian.exe' and you're good to go. (You'll know if it worked cos the DxWnd symbol will appear when you launch)

Hope this helps anyone else struggling to get the game working.

Thanks for your help! 🙂

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chrixiam1998chrixiam1998

Michigan, USA

  chrixiam1998chrixiam1998
10 Aug 2018, 05:03

I know this is a super old thread, but I think I'm gonna pin this so that any newbies who have the same question will see it right away. Thanks again for throwing your solution here!

 
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