seangreg said:
*sigh* ok yeah I was really pissed earlier and now a bit calmer. lol. :-[I had the problem where the game would crash on the first loading screen after picking new game. after installing some new driver the game works but it works for 5 seconds tops, then the screen goes black, while background music is still working. im running the game with medium settings in the video thing. im not a computer wiz by no meens so I could use some help in finding ways to make the game run more smoothly. my system meets all the req i believe. plz post if u need more info. sorry bout first post hehe >.<
Seangreg There are a lot of other users who have experienced the same issue or variations of same (me too). I did some reading throughout these threads and found a lot of help. In fact, the other items in the threads listed here were exactly what I was experincing. Some of the things I did:1. Corrected my "page file" size 2. Turned off "Depth of Field" and "Antialising" in the game options menu.3. Lowered resolution to 1024 x 7684. edited my executable with the "don't check for minimum requirements" switch (see threads for exact details or email me for the parameter - I'm at work, can't get to PC)5. latest drivers for PC, video cards, DVD drive (firmware)6. NO cracks for "no DVD/CD" programs like Game Jackal, Daemon Tools, etc. Don't even install them. If you have, start with a "clean" Windows XP SP2 (don't tell me you're using Vista)7. Shut down any "startup" programs running, that are not 100% absolutely necessary (I shut down Creative Labs Media Source and SpySweeper)8. Norton Antivirus - I still have it running, but several folks inside and outside of this forum have said to dump it. I will be doing just that, as I've found over the years that 1) it does slow things down, 2) NAV is so intrusive to my PC, 3) Even with fully legal and licensed installations, I still have errors with updates and other items, that just seem to take forever to fix with Symantec support staff.Hope you can find some assistance in the articles already posted. Sorry I can't be more help.