SOU crashes at start

[Legacy_jcn1112]

               I've had this probably since I bought SOU several years ago, continually hoping that the next patch would fix it.  Well after recently updating to 1.69, that's it and it still doesn't work.

What happens ? Basically after starting a new SOU campaign I open the door walk into the corridor, a couple of NPC's head towards me and my machine crashes and reboots itself.
Any ideas ?

Game Version: NWN 1  1.69 + SOU
Game Language: English
Retail or Digital: Retail CD
Processor Manufacturer: Intel
Processor Type: Pentium 4
Processor Speed: 3 GHz
Operating System / Service Pack: WindowsXP/SP3
System RAM: 1 GB
Video Card Manufacturer: ATI
Video Card Model: Radeon x300
Video Card RAM: 256 megs
Video Card Driver Version: Catalyst 10.2
Sound Card Manufacturer: Realtek
Sound Card Model: Realtek High Definition Audio
Sound Card Driver Version: No Idea
CD/ROM Type: DVD R/RW/CDRW
Basically, it's one of these http://h10025.www1.h...&product=441432
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_HipMaestro]

               

jcn1112 wrote...

I've had this probably since I bought SOU several years ago, continually hoping that the next patch would fix it.  Well after recently updating to 1.69, that's it and it still doesn't work.

What happens ? Basically after starting a new SOU campaign I open the door walk into the corridor, a couple of NPC's head towards me and my machine crashes and reboots itself.
Any ideas ?

Game Version: NWN 1  1.69 + SOU
Game Language: English
Retail or Digital: Retail CD
Processor Manufacturer: Intel
Processor Type: Pentium 4
Processor Speed: 3 GHz
Operating System / Service Pack: WindowsXP/SP3
System RAM: 1 GB
Video Card Manufacturer: ATI
Video Card Model: Radeon x300
Video Card RAM: 256 megs
Video Card Driver Version: Catalyst 10.2
Sound Card Manufacturer: Realtek
Sound Card Model: Realtek High Definition Audio
Sound Card Driver Version: No Idea
CD/ROM Type: DVD R/RW/CDRW
Basically, it's one of these http://h10025.www1.h...&product=441432

I have essentially an identical configuration as you except I use the patched Diamond version and SP2 of XP.  One other difference is I never installed the Catalyst driver (I use the original 6.14.10.5885 driver that came with the machine).  So I am guessing you need to either: 1)play around with the settings on your Catalyst, 2) upgrade to a Catalyst version that provides support for legacy games like NWN or 3) downgrade to the driver version I am using or equivalent.  Of course, if other games you play require the Catalyst to function properly you may find yourself between the proverbial rock and a hard place until you upgrade to a Catalyst version that functions properly with all generations of games.

Oh, also... I am running DirectX 9.0+, as a reference.

Sry, didn't have time to check your link.
               
               

               

                     Modifié par HipMaestro, 01 août 2010 - 02:21 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_Gorath Alpha]

               I played the original SoU back in 2003 (2002 ?),  starting with either a TNT2 or a Geforce2 card -- whichever it was, it had only 32 MBs of VRAM.  Early on, I upgraded to a Geforce3 Ti 200 card, because whatever I was using was just not offering enough brightness, and external tweaking made it look washed out. 

In 2008, I installed the Diamond Edition on a PC with a Radeon 9800 XT card, with 256 MBs of VRAM on it.  It worked fine.  The Ti-200 had worked fine.  Your X300 is a modified Radeon 9600 SE on a new die, with native PCIe instead of AGP.. It was designed to sell for about $30 retail, or maybe $5 to an OEM brand PC-producer.  It was intended to be CHEAP, but it is several generations newer than the TNT2 was (or the Geforce2). 

It should work, but beyond that, there is no reason for a game to cause a reboot.  If you do not have the blue screen fault screen set to pause and allow you to read its messages, you should fix that now.  Please don't ask how to do that.  Look it up somewhere on the 'net. 
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_jcn1112]

               Thx HipMaestro, the problem was occurring prior to installing Catalyst, so I guess I'll try playing about with the settings.

@Gorath Alpha.  Yeah, I turned the "auto reboot" off and I got a blue screen ....... just a blue screen with no text or error (unless it was blue on blue text .... Hmm ?).  



Someone please tell me the SOU pack isn't worth playing anyway so I'll not consider it too much of a loss.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_HipMaestro]

               

jcn1112 wrote...
Someone please tell me the SOU pack isn't worth playing anyway so I'll not consider it too much of a loss.

There are differing opinions as to liking SoU or not.  I'm not all that crazy about it.  However, at this writing I just happen to be trying out a new build on it, so it has some intrinsic value.  (I like playing all modules at least once since someone has gone and put so much time and effort into creating it.)

One other aspect worth considering is that it (SoU) was intended as the precursor for HotU to produce a level 14 (roughly) character which is about where HotU joins in.  There are also some SoU-type references in HotU and interactions that may be of interest.  If you aren't planning on playing HotU, I suppose you COULD just write it off.

But IMO, I think you should resolve the problem if for no other reason than the possibility of other community content using similar design mechanics and crashing for you. 

BTW, when my game seems to gliche at a specific point in the game, I tap the ESC key (quickly) and usually the game will skip that script and just move on.  Something rather benign to try but worth mentioning nonethless.
               
               

               

                     Modifié par HipMaestro, 06 août 2010 - 03:05 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_jcn1112]

               I did get marginally further by dropping to low res on all the graphics options, so I at least went through some dialogue for a couple of minutes and then when it looked like a fight was about to break out it blued on me again.  Ah well, I will persevere over time.  

Never underestimate the power of <ESC> !!