Descent v612 update - Can't Patch, Invisible Chars, .dll error, HELP!

I really do hope they extend some of the 2x.. because there were things that I was wanting to do.
And does anyone know if it's possible to not have to verify and just download the C++ and see if all goes well?
Because I've been verifying for almost 2 hours now and it's barely a quarter ways done.

Ok so i have re verified and still cant see my charicter or npc someone pls help me im going crazy i want in pwi grrrrrrrrr

for all who are getting game enter fail . go to add and remove software and check to make sure you have microsoft visual C++ 2005 redistribution in list if not you need to dl that to get game to work . Just having 2008 or 2010 wont be enough dl the 2005 dis and it should work . To get download just google it and should find it for dl.

hope this helps everyone

I have been trying to install this all day (of course, this is my one day that I had scheduled off work and would really have the time to play). I am running Linux, but had everything running fine previously. When I run the patcher it locks up repeatedly, at different stages of update, requiring me to kill the patcher (no buttons work, it stops moving or acknowledging anything). When I re-run the patcher it then starts over from scratch, every time. I haven't gotten further than 40% of an update, and it's been going for hours (3-4) at a time before locking up.

I also downloaded the manual patch, but if I run it with the patcher the behavior is exactly the same (only it displays the flashing images it scrolls though, whereas if I directly patch I don't get those, just a white screen there--which is the normal behavior for it running on our Linux boxes). It does not seem to install/verify any faster than doing it the old-fashioned way, and neither is working. If there is a way to install the update *without* the patcher I would love to know what it is... My husband and I have both attempted this on our computers at least 6-8 times each over the last 10 hours, and it has gotten beyond frustrating.

b:cry

Alright heres my story

Last night download patch

Morning got up open PWI clicked "start" after update

Got DirectX9 error msg , then after got DLL error msg

Whet to forms got DirectX link from darthpanda16 downloaded it

Restarted my laptop , open PWI

PWI starts fine no error msg no nothing

Log in perfect

Get to character list and in game , can't see me, players or NPCs

and im stuck there someone wanna help me...

Darth I verified.......and I still have these crazy graphic problems that I never had before until this update.

Any solution to this problem?

I tried downloading directx 11 and it brings me to an xbox page.b:cry

i can log in but when i get to the book and enter user name and password it goes into account but i cant see my toons anyone help plz ty

Just read trough this thread.. same trouble, here's what I have done so far:

1- update video card drivers from video card manufacturer: nvidia

after the update, 'settings' says I do have DirectX 9.0c

2. Says it can't find the d3dx9_42.dll file

3. download D9 from microsoft website, installer won't work..

4. Windows update doesn't finds any update at all

5. Searching on the web I see people simply download the dll file and putting it on the game directory it searches, PWi searches the dll on "perfect world entertainment/perfect world/elements" so I do it, (I avoid putting it on system32)

I downloaded from: http://www.softpicks.net/dll/d3dx9_42-dll-13112.html

since that's from where some people download it, has correct size and date as mentioned above.


IMPORTANT: downloading a dll from the web is VERY DANGEROUS.

6. Copy the dll on the game directory, start launcher/patcher.. still says requires directx9.0c, press continue, intro screen loads, then closes.. no message error given..


Any other tip.. ?

Un installed and re downloaded game. Re-did the updates and patches and Direct X and now when I log in the only option I am getting is Create. All of my characters seem to be gone. This is seriously a major pain. I've done the updates twice now with the patches and have wasted hours for nothing. Having to Patch, downoad upgrades and everything else after waiting for 7 hours for the update is ridiculous. I am at a loss as to what to do next.

If your directX 9 installer does not work with the webinstaller, try installing the end-user redistributable version of the same patch:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=8109

do you hire GM that are rude and smart alkes on purpose?? This should have been posted to support q & a not on a forum no one reads, atleast I dont and dont like forums in general. This attitude toward your customers is why PWI is continually losing population that and expansion that mess up more than they fix. Your bad attitude toward your customer base will be the death of you.

lol... this is why pc gaming is dying off and console is flourishing, because every one of us has a different pc setup and nothing is going to work for everybody.

Well As I stated In my Thread I've installed the directX as they have suggested on Windows Viasta Home Premium Edition and I get a dll error where the game wont even allow me access to the patcher. I have reinstalled the DirectX as suggested to make sure I got it and restarted my Computer.


Low and behold Guess what..... The same dll Error Message appears.

So Whats the next Solution you want us to try?

i have this problem too i tryed update my drive video and dll, but when i log in the same thing my char, npc and other player are invisible, and i don't know what to do.
someone can help meb:cry

maninblacktie wrote: »

If your directX 9 installer does not work with the webinstaller, try installing the end-user redistributable version of the same patch:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=8109

it asks me to choose location for extracted files ... what location it should be?