marioguy789

UPDATE:
I figured out the problem:  Turns out that the game really didn't like the fact that I had accidentally mixed up my default and communications audio devices and that somehow broke the whole application.  Hopefully I can now finally lay this thread to rest.  If you've read any of these last two posts, feel free not to reply, because I shouldn't have gotten so bent out of shape so quickly.

@idk@KyleStilkey@mrpenguinb
I actually solved this issue by following the instructions given in by penguin:
I did a clean installation of the game onto a different drive and kept it strictly out of the Program Files directories.  When the game ran for the first time, I also turned off my other two monitors as to not confuse the application.  The game now works fine along with the proper frame limit and dgVoodoo fixes listed in the PC Gaming Wiki page for this game.
Will update to solved.

@cloudhaacker
After doing some more testing, I've pretty much decided that just running it in full screen with the original config file is sufficient enough, as I'm still able to tab out and record via OBS by going back in, so that's that for me.
In any case, I appreciate everyone who has contributed to this thread.  I might make an update to the initial post later including the simplified explanation of this setup process, as it worked when simply installing the game and going through the process didn't, at least for me.  I may even have time to make my own video doing this setup myself, seeing as, thanks to you all, it all makes sense.
The "lighting issue" in question on the forum still is not fixed by this process, some shadows are still missing, though fog is reintroduced and some scenes appear to be lit differently.
The audio drifting during cutscenes also remains unresolved.

@cloudhaacker
After doing some more testing, I've pretty much decided that just running it in full screen with the original config file is sufficient enough, as I'm still able to tab out and record via OBS by going back in, so that's that for me.
In any case, I appreciate everyone who has contributed to this thread.  I might make an update to the initial post later including the simplified explanation of this setup process, as it worked when simply installing the game and going through the process didn't, at least for me.  I may even have time to make my own video doing this setup myself, seeing as, thanks to you all, it all makes sense.
The "lighting issue" in question on the forum still is not fixed by this process, some shadows are still missing, though fog is reintroduced and some scenes appear to be lit differently.
The audio drifting during cutscenes also remains unresolved.