Hi,

StarWars: Rogue Squadron is one of my fav games. I used to play it on my old pc but it crashed a long time ago but i want to use the old thing again. So i formatted it and installed Win98SE.

I'v installed the latest 3DFX drivers with the 3DFX tools from your website. It's the same as i used to have i think.

But when i start the game i says:

"could not initialize hall"

Same error with Direct3D and OpenGL.

The Specs:
Win98SE
Pentium3 450Mhz
Voodoo3 AGP 16MB
64MB Ram

is it just this game your having issues with or happening to others as well?

Does it say "hall" or "HAL" ?

First does not make any sense at all and I'd have no clue whatsoever what it could mean ?!

I don't know if it's HAL or hall :p and i havent tried any other games.

I'l let u know tomorrow i cant go on the old comp right now.

This question is actually mentioned in the LucasArts Support pages:

Q:        I am getting a message, ""Could Not Initialize HAL" when I try to run Rogue Squadron.
A:      This error will occur if your system does not meet the minimum requirements to run the game, specifically, the video card. Rogue Squadron requires a 4MB 3D accelerated video card. Below is a list of the chipsets that are supported by the game, you must have one of these cards with the latest drivers in order to run Rogue Squadron:

     3dfx Voodoo 3
     3dfx Voodoo 4
     3dfx Voodoo 5
     ATI Rage 128 Pro
     ATI Dual Rage 128 Pro
     Matrox G 400
     Matrox G 450
     Nvidia Riva TNT?TNT2 Family
     Nvidia GeForce256 Family
     Nvidia GeForce2 Family
     Nvidia Quadro, Quadro2 Family
     Kyro
     Canopus Pure3D II
     Creative Labs 3D Blaster Voodoo 2
     Guillemot International Maxi Gamer 3D 2
     Orchid Technologies Righteous 3D II
     STB Systems BlackMagic 3D
     3Dfx Interactive Voodoo Banshee
     Diamond Multimedia Monster Fusion
     Canopus Pure3D
     Deltron Technologies RealVision Flash 3D
     Diamond Multimedia Monster 3D
     Orchid Technologies Righteous 3D
     Hercules Stingray 128/3D
     Intergraph Intense 3D Voodoo
     Hercules Stingray 128/3D
     Jazz Multimedia Adrenaline Rush 3D
     ATI Technologies XPert@play
     ATI Technologies XPert@work
     Diamond Multimedia Stealth II G460
     Intel Express 3D
     Real3D StarFighter AGP
     Matrox Graphics Productiva G100 AGP
     Matrox Graphics Millennium G200 AGP
     STB Systems Nitro DVD
     Number Nine Revolution IV AGP
     ASUSTek 3DexPlorer 3000 PCI
     ASUSTek 3DexPlorer 3000 AGP
     Canopus Total 3D 128v
     Diamond Multimedia Viper 330 AGP
     Diamond Multimedia Viper 330 PCI
     STB Systems Velocity 128
     STB Systems Velocity 128
     Canopus Spectra 2500
     Diamond Multimedia Viper 550
     Creative Labs Graphics Blaster Exxtreme
     Viewtop 3D Mars 2
     Creative Labs 3D Blaster PCI
     Intergraph Intense 3D 100
     Sierra On-Line Screamin' 3D
     Canopus Total3D Verite
     Diamond Multimedia Stealth II S220
     Hercules Thriller 3D



You probably also want to make sure you have patched the game since Voodoo3 is specifically mentioned in the fix list:

Patch Name: 1.2.0 Update

Platform: PC

Format: CD-ROM

Size: 2.4 MB

Min. Requirements: N/A

Posted: 7/99

Installation: To install the update after downloading, simply double-click the update program "rogueupd12.exe" and follow the on-screen instructions. The setup program should automatically locate where Rogue Squaron was installed and update those files.

Corrects: This update for Rogue Squadron 1.2.0 has been modified to:

   * Add the Naboo Starfighter to the game. The Naboo can only be accessed after completing a Level with the default craft for that level.
   * Address the problem with graphical corruption when using a 3D accelerator card which uses the 3dfx Voodoo 3 or 3dfx Banshee chipset.

Notes: This update was designed for all language versions.

File: ROGUEUPD12.EXE (LucasArts FTP Site)

ftp://ftp.lucasarts.com/patches/pc/rogueupd12.exe



FilePlanet shows a version 1.21 patch as well:

http://www.fileplanet.com/27649/20000/fileinfo/StarWars:-Rogue-Squadron-v1.21

Another thing, since you had Re-Installed the System :

Did you install all other required Drivers ?
(Chipset, Sound etc. and the appropriate DirectX Redistributable)

Nevermind.

My harddrive died today.