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Myth II crashes after first cut scene
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:41 am
by quarashi
My game keeps crashing after I start up the first mission, I listen to the guy talk about Willow Creek, watch the farmer cut scene and then the game crashes. I have no idea why, I uninstalled and reinstalled to the small install to see if that did anything but nope. I have the latest patch of the game. Here is my myth_log
2009-10-12 09:33:06
Myth II Build 329 running under Modern Windows 5.010000 ----------------------------------------------
Loading poweruser.txt... not found.
Scanning for software devices...
Found 1 to use
Scanning for Direct3D devices...
Found 1 to use
Scanning for 3Dfx devices...
Found 0 to use
Scanning for OpenGL devices...
Found 1 to use
Using GDI for Input
Mouse appears to have 8 buttons and 3 axes.
Initialized for DirectSound3D using COM
Loading Patch Files...
Patch 1.2
Patch 1.3
Patch 1.4
Patch 1.4 Interface
Patch 1.5
Loading Patch Files Succeeded
Running OpenGL at 1280 x 720, 16 bit
Starting mesh "Willow Creek"...
My specs are
Windows XP
2GB ram
Intel Core 2 Duo
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600
Re: Myth II crashes after first cut scene
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:00 am
by Myrd
Do you have the latest drivers for your video card?
Can you try going to preferences and switching to Software Rendering and check if it still crashes?
Re: Myth II crashes after first cut scene
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 12:32 pm
by Pyro
Make sure to use "large install" so when you update to the latest version you will not need the CD in your drive to play the game.
Re: Myth II crashes after first cut scene
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:05 pm
by quarashi
I switched it to Software rendering it and it doesn't crash anymore. I downloaded a new driver back in July so I didn't think I would new one. But thanks for your help I would have never have guessed to do that.
Pyro: I originally had it large install the first time but I was reading through some old threads and someone mentioned uninstalling and doing the small install to fix something. So I took a guess that could be one of my problems but it's apparently not.
Re: Myth II crashes after first cut scene
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:23 pm
by Pyro
There are three rendering options: Software, Direct3D, and OpenGL. Make sure you try all three since Direct3D and OpenGL are better than Software. But if Direct3D or OpenGL don't work, you can always use Software.
Re: Myth II crashes after first cut scene
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:56 pm
by Graydon
Pyro wrote:There are three rendering options: Software, Direct3D, and OpenGL. Make sure you try all three since Direct3D and OpenGL are better than Software. But if Direct3D or OpenGL don't work, you can always use Software.
You do realize that's entirely dependant on your graphics card right? I only have the choice of OpenGL. I can't even run Software anymore.
Re: Myth II crashes after first cut scene
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:45 pm
by Pyro
For the Windows version of Myth, there are all 3 choices. Some video cards work better with OpenGL, others better on Direct3D, and some might only be able to run on Software.
Re: Myth II crashes after first cut scene
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:42 pm
by Myrd
Graydon wrote:You do realize that's entirely dependant on your graphics card right? I only have the choice of OpenGL. I can't even run Software anymore.
Pyro is talking about the Windows version, which does include all three choices. The Mac Universal Binary version only has the OpenGL option since that's guaranteed to be available and work properly on Mac OS X (so Software mode is not required, and other rendering options are not available on OS X).
Re: Myth II crashes after first cut scene
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:44 am
by Renwood
it still is kind of a bummer to take away a rendering option like software.
why was it removed?
Re: Myth II crashes after first cut scene
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:02 pm
by Myrd
Mac UB version uses 32-bit pixel colors. The software renderer only supports 16-bit rendering.