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Game crashes at drow gate

Discussion in 'BG2: Shadows of Amn (Classic)' started by Kowalski, Mar 4, 2003.

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    I dont know what kind of problem i have, but every time i try to enter drow city the game crashes. The area starts loading just as it should, but when the "loading-circle" is at about 1/3 the game either freezes or crashes to windows. I have tried patching but that makes nothing. Would very much like some help here...
     
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    If you have a full install, there are points where the game can crash because the data has not been copied correctly. You may need to recopy a cd.
     
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    Hmm ok, i currently have the recommended installation, but as a matter of fact the game do crash every now and then, this hasnt been a problem this far, but now it allways crashes on the same spot...
     
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    Reinstall the game, but make it full installation.
     
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    That was what I was afraid of, since i only have a 4 Gb hard drive, and cant free more than 1 Gb... =/ Ill try rebooting a few times, see what happens, and if all else fails Ive got a new computer shipping in soon. Thanks for the help!

    Btw i'm actually playing the game on my PII 233, so i guess that might have something to do with it...
     
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    Oh, I wasn't aware of your HDD size, sorry.
    Anyway, BG2 needs some space for caching files, so instead of making a full installation, perhaps making some more free space on the HDD would solve your problem. Try with deleting temporary files and uninstalling things that you don't use.
     
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    I freed some memory, but couldnt free more than about 500 Mb and it didnt help...
    Looks like im stuck here until i get the better computer, however i just started out with an alterative party so that'll keep me occupied 'til then :)
    Thanks for the help though!
     
    Kowalski, Mar 6, 2003
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    Look...I don't think the problem is with your computer! Mine is AMD-K6 2, a little worse than yours...and it runs perfectly, if not for some problems with a few patches and fixpacks...maybe the problem is easier than it appears, maybe some file is corrupted, I don't really know...but I'm posting just to show that the problem isn't your machine. I hope you can solve it quickly, I know how is to be "stopped" before finishing the game.
    Good luck!
     
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    Ok, good point... Perhaps this is just about some invicible scratch on the CD. Im really getting the feeling that only a full install will solve this. (Btw could loading the game in multiplayer mode solve anything? If that is possible ,I mean.)
     
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    [​IMG] I don't think so. But at least is a try! Do it, if this doesn't help...you know what to do... :( !
    Just install it again!
     
    The Silver Bear, Mar 7, 2003
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