Troubleshooting

Thanks to your E-mails I managed to answer most, if not all, of the technical questions that may arise when trying to run the game.

Q: When I run Cult II I get the message "Run-Time error 5" (NOT "Run-Time Error '5': invalid procedure call", for that see below).
A: This is an out of memory problem. Restart your computer, and run the game in windowed mode, when no other program is running simultaneously, and save the game often.

Q: When I run Cult II I get "Run-Time Error '5': invalid procedure call" .
A: The solution is simple yet annoying. The windows system font must be set to "Small Fonts" using the display options. Right-Click your Desktop. Then click 'Properties' > 'Settings' > 'Advanced' > 'General' > 'Font Size:' Here select 'Small Fonts'.

Q: When I walk Zack around, there is a black square around him. As he moves around the compound whatever he walks over becomes black!
A: Do you play in 256 color mode? That might be the cause. Use 24-bit color depth and up.

Q: When running Cult II in full screen mode, I get the game in the top-left
quarter of the screen.
A: This problem occurs on some computers. In this case you will need to
change your screen's resolution to 640X480 manually. Right-click
your desktop, select 'Properties' and then make the necessary
changes in the 'Settings' tab.

Q: When I run Cult II I get the message "File-Access error 75".
A: Delete the directory c:\TempC and run Cult II.

Q: When I run Cult II I get "Can't load (or register) custom control picclp32.ocx".
A: From the "start" menu select "Run..." and type
"c:\windows\system\regsvr32 picclp32.ocx".

Q: During installation I am asked to "Abort, Retry or Ignore" when one of the files is copied.
A: Press "Ignore" - It won't cause any problems. It just means that you already have the file in question.

Q: I don't have the file msvcirt.dll .
A: Email me at Cult@Studio-Blum.com and I'll send the file to you directly.

Q: When I run Cult II I get the message "Run-Time error 16: Expression too complex".
A: This is the most annoying bug in Cult II. I tried to fight it in every possible way but it is way too stubborn! It appears on some machines, and just doesn't let go. The best advice I could give you is to try the solution I've offered for error 5 (see top of this page).