spaces in the install path?

[eigenface]

I remember the St. Lucia demo version of the dark mod required that the install path for doom 3 and the dark mod have no spaces in it. Is this still the case for the current 1.0 version of the dark mod? Can I install it in my "Program Files" folder or does it need a special directory with no spaces? I did search for this question, but did not find the answer.

[LeatherMan]

I'm not sure what causes the problem, but there have been a few people that have had problems with spaces in Doom 3 folder names. Most of the time though, it doesn't cause any problems, so try it as is first. 

[eigenface]

I tried it with spaces (C:\Program Files\Doom 3\darkmod), and I had a problem, but I'm not sure if the problem is related to the spaces. The training mission took about 10 min to load - the loading progress bar actually filled up in less than 30 sec, but the message that appeared after that ("mission is preparing to start" or something) was there for 10 min; it would be nice if there was a progress bar for that also, so I know it hasn't locked up. Once the mission started, it seemed to work okay for a minute or 2. I walked around a bit, then suddenly the game locked up. Then a few moments later the picture disappeared but my controls start working again. I could hear my footsteps as I continued to walk around, and I could hit escape and open the menu screen and hear the sound of my mouse rolling over the options, but the screen always remained black so I couldn't actually play. I have 2 questions.

 

1) Does this sound like a problem caused by spaces in the install path, and if not, do you have any idea what would cause this problem and how I can fix it?

 

2) Can I simply move the contents of the "Doom 3" folder to a new directory with no spaces, or do I have to uninstall and reinstall doom 3 to get rid of the spaces?

[LeatherMan]

Do you have an ATI graphics card by chance?

[eigenface]

Yes, I do. ATI Radeon X850. I tried the game again and it locked up and went to a black screen again after about the same period of time as before, but this time I didn't get control back. I had to shut off my computer. This time, I was not moving around when it crashed, I just walked forward and started reading the book, and it crashed while I was sitting there reading - it's as if it happens after a set period of time, not when I trigger something. I guess I should try some of those performance tweaking suggestions (or all of them). Any suggestions for ATI cards specifically?

[LeatherMan]

Yes, I do. ATI Radeon X850. I tried the game again and it locked up and went to a black screen again after about the same period of time as before, but this time I didn't get control back. I had to shut off my computer. This time, I was not moving around when it crashed, I just walked forward and started reading the book, and it crashed while I was sitting there reading - it's as if it happens after a set period of time, not when I trigger something. I guess I should try some of those performance tweaking suggestions (or all of them). Any suggestions for ATI cards specifically?

 

Turning off Catalyst AI is the number one concern for ATI, but those other tweaks could help. It would help us help you if you would list your computer specs (CPU, OS, RAM, Sound card, and video card driver version).