Ask the Experts / 8cars and vista

I don't know if he is but I am. Running both RCT2 and 8cars in Windows XP compatibility mode, UAC disabled, Windows Defender disabled, etc. etc.

I haven't tried what Kenneth said yet but I will soon.

mmm....I don't run the 8cars in compatibility mode .... and that seems to work fine for me.

I am having a similar problem, but I don't have Vista. Zero Clearance always works, but doesn't always restore.

I think the problem may be with certain objects. Like those Large Object Trees in the official NE Bench are the worst. If they are ever visible in the screen with zero clearance on, then I can never restore it with out them glitching. So now I just remove any trees or other objects that do it out of the area when Z-clear. I don't know if that will help anyone or it's a different problem, but I hope it helps.

I had that problem, too, WallyWorld, and it's fixable by using an older version of 8 cars (eg 1.302).

I just tried Kenneth's solution to the vista problem (optimising map data space) and it seems to work. It means you have to make 8 cars crash every time you restore clearances but it's better than rebooting completely. It's weird though how just closing the trainer normally has no effect.
Anyway , thanks Kenneth! I hope we can figure out a full solution at some point, though!

Hello,
I have the same problem with vista and 8cars, but regrettably, the solution which Kenneth has wrote didn`t work at my computer and I don`twant to buy a new operating system.
That`s really crackbrained...

I hope someone will make a new one for vista, soon...

^If darkfire's RCT2 Codex comes out some time soon then I'll be so much happier for this very reason. The LL Codex works fine with Vista so I guess something is different in the coding that makes it still able to find/affect the game.

As for Parkitect, don't count on another version of 8cars.

I still dont get why your 8cars aren't working and mine is ....

noone is using Vista Ultimate I guess ?
and neither is using the cracked version of rct2 (which helps a lot cause its a crack of the US version for which the 8cars is made)?

Well, I can't find the topic that it was posted in (I think it was Six Frags that posted it though) however I belive we have solved my 8cars/Vista problem. Change your Theme to "Windows Classic" by right clicking on your desktop, Select "Personalize", then select "Theme", then select "Classic Theme" from the drop down list then click OK. I have been been zero clearancing all day and not one problem! RCT2 life is good once again!

Anyway, hope it helps

James

Windows Standard works, too. I'm so glad 8cars works again!!