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mattvernon

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I have 2 PCs that i have tried to install this game on.

On one all the colors are psychadelic - the browns are bright blue the reds are bright green.
On both when i start the game the screen just constantly spins until I go to turn the camera option to on, but the auto camera really sucks.

I played this game when it released on Win 2000 and it worked great, both of my PCs now have XP.  Does anyone have any suggestions?  Was there a patch released at any point for this game? 

Thanks for any help.

Matt V

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Have you tried right clicking on .exe file and go to properties and try "compatability mode" for win 98, 2000?

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mattvernon

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Thank you!!!

That solved the mouse spinning problem - Now i can use the "interesting" control setup.  Now I just need to fix the color problems. 

I have a nvidia 6200 (I think 256MB AGP) - the opening splash screens  and the game play are horribly miscolored.  Bright blue, and horribly bright yellow and green all over the screen.  I have tried all the various modes, and it does not seem to make a difference.  Any help is appreciated.

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Have you tried setting your desktop colors to 16 bit or 32 bit?
Right click on desktop->properties->settings tab-> change to 16 or 32 bit. could help.

Or if there are options inside the game, you could try changing them.

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mattvernon

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The game is auto changing the resolution and the color depth, so those are correct.  The in-game options are very weak there is nothing for color in game, and the video setup tool, I have tried all of the options and all are the same.  Just banging my head against the wall a bit, I am assuming I need to change one of the nvidia settings, just have no idea which one.

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There should be an option to change it in the Start menu.

Go Start => Programs => Frank Herbert's Dune  and there should be a option to do with the video.

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Yes the videocfg.exe,

I have tried every option in there, and none make a difference in the way the color looks.  It is so weird.  Here is a pic of how it looks:  http://www.vernonfam...mages/dune.bmp  Thanks again for any help you can throw my way!

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Well, it looks like Paul's gone paintballing...

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Lol... finally got a copy of this (what year is it now?), and I'm paintballed too. :P

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I think that's what happens with newer gfx cards.