wrong game DLL API version help pleaseeee

[marine]

i have updated the prey v1.2 patch , my specs are okay but still it is giving me the error someone please.

[MichaelLong]

Sounds like something didn't update properly. You might try re-installing the patch. If that doesn't work, doing a full uninstall and reinstall from the original disc, then installing the patch might work.

[marine]

done this three times maybe this would give you better idea-

found DLL in pak file: E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\game00.pk4/gamex86.dll
copy gamex86.dll to E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\gamex86.dll
idRenderSystem::Shutdown()
Shutting down OpenGL subsystem
...shutting down QGL
wrong game DLL API version


this is the error .i have ended doom 3 and i know it has been developed by id software.does this error mean this file is of doom3

[AnthonyJ]

Maybe posting the full console log would clarify the precise error you're having.

The error means that the version of Prey.exe that you are running does not match the version of base\game00.pk4 - both should be updated by the 1.2 patch. Either the prey.exe did not get updated, and the pk4 did, or the other way around. To know which way round it is, you could check the version number listed at the top of the console log.

One possible cause is that you've applied a nocd crack to prey.exe, as often installers refuse to overwrite files that are marked as "newer" than the expected date.

If you can identify whether its your prey.exe thats wrong, or your pk4 file (and that may not be the only file, if it is) then things can probably be done.

[marine]

Prey 1.2.116 win-x86 Sep 18 2006 16:57:10
2800 MHz Intel CPU with MMX & SSE & SSE2
939524336 MB System Memory
0 MB Video Memory
Winsock Initialized
Found interface: {05430149-BE34-4534-9211-A93E811C5EC4} WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface - 203.94.194.27/255.255.255.255
Sys_InitNetworking: adding loopback interface
prey using MMX & SSE & SSE2 for SIMD processing
enabled Flush-To-Zero mode
enabled Denormals-Are-Zero mode
------ Initializing File System ------
Loaded pk4 E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\game00.pk4 with checksum 0x34edcb7b
Loaded pk4 E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\pak000.pk4 with checksum 0x9b75882
Loaded pk4 E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\pak001.pk4 with checksum 0xd06647b1
Loaded pk4 E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\pak002.pk4 with checksum 0x57dce443
Loaded pk4 E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\pak003.pk4 with checksum 0x87b53ef
Loaded pk4 E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\pak004.pk4 with checksum 0xcc075380
Loaded pk4 E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\pak005.pk4 with checksum 0xead35190
Loaded pk4 E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\pak006.pk4 with checksum 0xed8ce397
Current search path:
E:\Human Head Studios\Prey/base
E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\pak006.pk4 (108 files)
E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\pak005.pk4 (10 files)
E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\pak004.pk4 (3739 files)
E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\pak003.pk4 (4111 files)
E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\pak002.pk4 (5337 files)
E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\pak001.pk4 (6270 files)
E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\pak000.pk4 (3318 files)
E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\game00.pk4 (2 files)
game DLL: 0x0 in pak: 0x0
Addon pk4s:
file system initialized.
--------------------------------------
----- Initializing Decls -----
------------------------------
------- Initializing renderSystem --------
using ARB renderSystem
renderSystem initialized.
--------------------------------------
2661 strings read from strings/english001.lang
Couldn't open journal files
couldn't exec editor.cfg
execing default.cfg
execing preyconfig.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
2661 strings read from strings/english001.lang
----- Initializing Sound System ------
sound system initialized.
--------------------------------------
found DLL in pak file: E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\game00.pk4/gamex86.dll
copy gamex86.dll to E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\gamex86.dll
idRenderSystem::Shutdown()
Shutting down OpenGL subsystem
...shutting down QGL
wrong game DLL API version



maybe this would help

[AnthonyJ]

Originally Posted by marine

Prey 1.2.116 win-x86 Sep 18 2006 16:57:10
:
Loaded pk4 E:\Human Head Studios\Prey\base\game00.pk4 with checksum 0x34edcb7b

So, its running prey 1.2, but my google search seems to show that game00.pk4 is the version from 1.0, not the version from 1.2. The 1.2 version of this file should have a checksum of 0xff851bf2 I believe.

Reinstall the 1.2 patch, but first rename game00.pk4 to game00.unused and see if the patch will create you a new game00.pk4

[bummerman]

or...get the 1.2 pATCH, you could even install it to a new folder on your desktop and you will see five files: game00.pk4; 0005.pk4.0006.pk4; the server exe. and the client exe; it doesn't touch anything else in your Prey folder...as far as a "no-cd patch goes, when the installer encounters it at the beginning of the installation, it will, then ask if you want to install the dvd or cd version. just click on the type that you bought and you're good to go...by the way "Dark Messiah, Might and Magic" rocks and looks like it will offer about 30 or 40 hours of playtime with a lot of replay value!!!