Comments - vdweller

Indeed, it's a Game Maker hate case towards how Windows Vista/7 handles file input/output. Not much I can do about it... :(

It seems like way too many people try to play the game while not paying attention to the system requirements or the OS.

Not enough VRAM->game crashes.

Not Windows XP->Anything can happen.

This game has been around for over two years, and yet no one has managed to exactly replicate and define any bugs pertaining to game crashing when displaying menus, not being able to save etc.

Furthermore, many people have beaten the game whith no problems/crashes whatsoever.

So in your case it is either
a) a below min specs system (especially graphics card)
b) an OS which Game Maker doesn't like
c) an inherent Game Maker bug itself, which is something I can't do anything about.

You can find another one here:
Metalventure.forumotion.net

Poser and Bryce for 3D model renders. I edited the sprites in Photoshop. Poser allows rendering models onto transparent backgrounds with anti-aliasing and save them as .png, so it was fairly easy to load them in Game Maker.

About the forcefield issue:
I have released version 1.03 which hopefully deals with this issue once and for all. I have posted it in the news section, it just hasn't become authorized yet. If you have installed 1.03, the problem in lvl 8 may still be there if you have saved the game at that time.

Here is a way to get past the forcefield, which might work even on 1.02:
Find "options.ini" in the game directory and open it.
Find the line console=0 and change it to console=1.
Load your saved game and GO TO THE ROOM WITH THE FORCEFIELD.
Press the T key. An input field will appear. Input the following line (copy-paste also works):
field_down(roomx,roomy)

About the errors: The game needs a strong machine to run, and your video card probably is old. When not enough VRAM is available, Game Maker fails to properly load all graphics, and this is wheresuch errors occur. Also, the game has been tested only on Windows XP. Using Windows 7 for example might cause errors, but I'm not sure for that.

Make sure you have patch 1.02 installed, or else you may get stuck at the forcefield.

No, only windows :(

It's a mistake. If you installed the 1.02 patch, it will still show 1.00. I have fixed it in my source but it's such a minor issue that it's really not worth a newer version upload just for that.

Yes, it does. It's not just a level editor demonstration.

If it comforts you, I don't remember how to solve it either :)

PS It *can* be sovled, though.

It's "Metal Venture". I corrected it, though I don't remember writing it wrong...