Mana Games

[JLove]

So, I downloaded the demo version of TEM2 from the Mana Games website. I believe version is 1.0E. Ran installer as admin and installed normally. When I run TEM2, the first thing that comes up is a "configuration" window that has choices for graphics settings. This comes up when running the program each time, even after making selections running as admin, as if the selections aren't being saved. I set my resolution to 1920 x 1080 (standard resolution for my display). I hit "play". The game obviously loads to some degree, as I can hear music and the sound that is made when moving through a menu. However, nothing actually appears on the screen. There's an icon in the task bar as though the program is running, but only thing on the screen is still the desktop. Next, I tried checking the box that says "windowed". This forced my resolution to 800 x 600. This time when I pressed "play", a window for TEM2 appeared, but the screen remained white. Music played as though the game was loaded, and there was the usual sound as menu options were highlighted, but No actual menu choices ever appeared.
This is a gaming PC running the latest version of Windows 10. Intel I9-9900 processor, 32 GB RAM, Nvidia graphics card with 8 GB dedicated memory. I have had no issues playing other games on this PC at resolutions of 1920 x 1080. Any idea what's causing this? Current version of Windows is 10.0.19044 Build 19044.

[manutoo]

Hello,

could you send the log file ? (HowTo => topic19-4589.php => Manually => Log File)

Alternatively, try to force the DirectX 9 Mode. (HowTo => topic11-31549.php )

[JLove]

I read through the log and everything looked fine. So, I tried forcing DirectX 9 mode. Ran TEM2 again. Config window came up yet again with choices for resolution; I changed and clicked play. This time, a menu does appear. Does this mean that I've got an issue with my DirectX? I've been able to run every other game successfully, including extremely resource-intensive games such as flight simulators, and when I run diagnostic for DirectX, it doesn't tell me there's any issue. According to my DirectX diag:

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System Information
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Time of this report: 1/27/2023, 12:07:18
Machine name: DESKTOP-23GVIDF
Machine Id: {17589601-0E89-4BC5-9A6D-EE53B172699D}
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 19044) (19041.vb_release.191206-1406)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: G5 5090
BIOS: 1.15.0 (type: UEFI)
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900 CPU @ 3.10GHz (16 CPUs), ~3.1GHz
Memory: 32768MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 32622MB RAM
Page File: 25801MB used, 11684MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Available, no HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DirectX Database Version: 1.0.8
DxDiag Version: 10.00.19041.2075 64bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Display Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Type: Full Device (POST)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1E84&SUBSYS_C7231028&REV_A1
Device Status: 0180200A [DN_DRIVER_LOADED|DN_STARTED|DN_DISABLEABLE|DN_NT_ENUMERATOR|DN_NT_DRIVER]
Device Problem Code: No Problem
Driver Problem Code: Unknown
Display Memory: 24322 MB
Dedicated Memory: 8012 MB
Shared Memory: 16310 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
HDR Support: Unknown
Display Topology: Internal
Display Color Space: DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709
Color Primaries: Red(0.000000,0.000000), Green(0.000000,0.000000), Blue(0.000000,0.000000), White Point(0.000000,0.000000)
Display Luminance: Min Luminance = 0.000000, Max Luminance = 0.000000, MaxFullFrameLuminance = 0.000000
Driver Name: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvdd.inf_amd64_4bb334e8050a1e64\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvdd.inf_amd64_4bb334e8050a1e64\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvdd.inf_amd64_4bb334e8050a1e64\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvdd.inf_amd64_4bb334e8050a1e64\nvldumdx.dll
Driver File Version: 30.00.0015.1277 (English)
Driver Version: 30.0.15.1277
DDI Version: 12
Feature Levels: 12_1,12_0,11_1,11_0,10_1,10_0,9_3,9_2,9_1
Driver Model: WDDM 2.7
Hardware Scheduling: Supported:True Enabled:False
Graphics Preemption: Pixel
Compute Preemption: Dispatch
Miracast: Not Supported by Graphics driver
Detachable GPU: No
Hybrid Graphics GPU: Not Supported
Power P-states: Not Supported
Virtualization: Paravirtualization
Block List: No Blocks
Catalog Attributes: Universal:False Declarative:True
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 5/3/2022 6:00:00 PM, 714432 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-5DC4-11CF-6577-2CE70EC2D335}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x1E84
SubSys ID: 0xC7231028
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Driver Strong Name: oem97.inf:0f066de30ec913ed:Section030:30.0.15.1277:pci\ven_10de&dev_1e84&subsys_c7231028
Rank Of Driver: 00CF0001
Video Accel: Unknown
DXVA2 Modes: {86695F12-340E-4F04-9FD3-9253DD327460} DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_VLD {6F3EC719-3735-42CC-8063-65CC3CB36616} DXVA2_ModeVC1_D2010 DXVA2_ModeVC1_VLD {32FCFE3F-DE46-4A49-861B-AC71110649D5} DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_Stereo_Progressive_NoFGT DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_Stereo_NoFGT DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_NoFGT DXVA2_ModeHEVC_VLD_Main DXVA2_ModeHEVC_VLD_Main10 {20BB8B0A-97AA-4571-8E99-64E60606C1A6} {15DF9B21-06C4-47F1-841E-A67C97D7F312} DXVA2_ModeMPEG4pt2_VLD_Simple DXVA2_ModeMPEG4pt2_VLD_AdvSimple_NoGMC {9947EC6F-689B-11DC-A320-0019DBBC4184} {33FCFE41-DE46-4A49-861B-AC71110649D5} DXVA2_ModeVP9_VLD_Profile0 DXVA2_ModeVP9_VLD_10bit_Profile2 {DDA19DC7-93B5-49F5-A9B3-2BDA28A2CE6E} {6AFFD11E-1D96-42B1-A215-93A31F09A53D} {914C84A3-4078-4FA9-984C-E2F262CB5C9C} {8A1A1031-29BC-46D0-A007-E9B092CA6767}
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
D3D9 Overlay: Not Supported
DXVA-HD: Supported
DDraw Status: Not Available
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Not Available
MPO MaxPlanes: 1
MPO Caps: Not Supported
MPO Stretch: Not Supported
MPO Media Hints: Not Supported
MPO Formats: Not Supported
PanelFitter Caps: Not Supported
PanelFitter Stretch: Not Supported

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Diagnostics
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Windows Error Reporting:
+++ WER0 +++:
Fault bucket 2027207914201381536, type 1
Event Name: APPCRASH
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:
P1: Tennis Elbow Manager 2.exe
P2: 5.6.7.3267
P3: 5c73faba
P4: Tennis Elbow Manager 2.exe
P5: 5.6.7.3267
P6: 5c73faba
P7: c0000005
P8: 0028a301
P9:
P10:
If there is a problem with my DirectX, shouldn't I be experiencing problems across any game I try to play?

[manutoo]

Most probable cause : I use the engine Unity 5.6 for TEM2, and it has some bugs with a few GPUs on DirectX 11.
Alternate possibly : some few GPUs took some liberty in the way they support DirectX 11, and it requires extra work from the engine developers to avoid issues with them.

In both cases, it seems this has been fixed in more recent versions of Unity (like the one used by TE4), but TEM2 should stay on the 5.6 coz it's faster for the menus.