with great anticipation (save-load finally!!), i installed the update only to discover that none of my previously made game levels would build - they would just 'stall' during the build process, requiring a ctrl-alt-del to escape.
i tried repeatedly (5-6 times) with less and less complex (previously made) levels with the same results. finally, in desperation, i threw together a single-room demo and was once again met with a failure to build.
the next time i fired up fpsc, it refused to initialize, stalling at the start screen. once again, ctrl-alt-del was needed to escape the lock-up. i double checked to see if there was another instance running in the background (as is sometimes the case) but found none. all subsequent attempts to start the engine failed.
next, i tried to uninstall the troublesome upgrade, but was unsuccessful, so i tried to 'repair' the install. again it was a no-go.
next, i tried to uninstall fpsc completely via the control panel, but was met with a 'Catastrophic Failure' error screen that refused to let me uninstall.
finally, i had to manually remove the files and then 'regedit' to clean up the remaining traces. even so, the engine is still showing up in my control panel's list of applications, and continues to refuse uninstalling.
after the other recent patches killed my framerate and necessitated a reinstall, i waited until i heard a few success stories before installing this one.... i wish i had waited longer.
my machine specs are:
pentium 4 2ghz
1 gig ram
ati 9800 pro card
windows xp home sp2
everything worked fine before this latest upgrade.
i'll probably check in from time to time to see what's happening in this camp, but i've decided to move my project over to another engine. i don't think fpsc is going back on my pc anytime soon.
good luck with your projects - peace
