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[Phang]

Now that combat (and saves) are getting longer, I am getting more and more frequent crashes.  Most of the crashes are during combat, especially long or hard combats almost guarantee a crash.  Occasionally I crash when transitioning zones, although this usually only happens if I have been playing for a while...those crashes are becoming less frequent as I am crashing during combat so often now.  

Here's a little cut and past from the error message:

Problem Event Name:    APPCRASH
  Application Name:    DAOrigins.exe
  Application Version:    1.4.12393.0
  Application Timestamp:    4c093389
  Fault Module Name:    DAOrigins.exe
  Fault Module Version:    1.4.12393.0
  Fault Module Timestamp:    4c093389
  Exception Code:    c0000005
  Exception Offset:    000d6954
  OS Version:    6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3
  Locale ID:    1033
  Additional Information 1:    0a9e
  Additional Information 2:    0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
  Additional Information 3:    0a9e
  Additional Information 4:    0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

I can provide systems specs if you need them.

[lady_tazendra]

i had a similar issue with elder scrolls iv oblivion. the more game saves you have, the harder it works to try to load them all. the solution we used was to back up all of the saves to a different location and keep only the 25 most recent saves in the list. i hope that helps!

[RaenImrahl]

I suspect it is a settings or hardware interaction issue... Phang, could you please post your hardware specs, OS information, and game info (what version you have, digital or disc, graphics settings)?

[Phang]

Disk, I have patched to the most recent version of DAO and have Awakening installed although I haven't played it yet. (Not sure how to look up the current version?) I am currently running:

Windows 7 64-bit
Intel core i7 930
Nvidia GTX 470 1.2Gb with the most current drivers
PhysX drivers ver. 9.10.0513
DirectX 11
6 gigs triple-channel DDR3 memory
Couple Terabytes of storage with about 1.6 Tb free.

Doesn't seem to be any overheating, and I don't have any viruses. I've tried turning off background apps just in case but it still does it.
I did notice that using the Mage ability "Death Magic" caused me to crash more than 50% of the time. Leaving it off, I only seem to crash in extended battles with bosses or large groups of mobs.
I actually bought the game close to release and only had time to start playing it two or three weeks ago. Been a blast except for the crashes.

(Edit:  Forgot to add that it crashes just about anytime my companions step on a trap in combat)

Modifié par Phang, 20 février 2011 - 02:51 .

[RaenImrahl]

You may want to double check to see if you have the latest Nvidia driver, which is 266.58. Consider doing a clean uninstall/install of the driver... link is in my sig.



Before that, let's do a test-- turn off the graphic enhancements in the Nvidia Control Panel... Under 3D Settings>Adjust image settings with preview, select "Let the 3D application decide".

Then turn the graphics in game all the way down, turn off Vertical Sync, Frame buffering, and set the resolution to 800X600. The game will look awful, of course, but see if it plays or if it crashes. If it plays, then we know it's a settings issue and we can experiment incrementally.



You may also want to consider the size of your Windows pagefile... info on that is linked through the last solutions roundup I posted (also linked in my sig).



Other basic things... run Windows update and see if there are any important updates pending. Also, if you have any 3rd party mods installed... well... I am always suspicious of them....

[Gen.Jake]

These crashes are a problem of the game that a few people have, this problem was completely ignored and I doubt it will be addressed at all, specially because they are rushing DA2.

[Moondoggie]

The APPCRASH problems don't actually have much to do with the game at all. You'll find if you do some research instead of just taking a cheap shot at Bioware that most of the time it's caused by certain programs on a computer that clash with the game engine. I've yet to see an APPCRASH that couldn't be solved by working out what program is messing with the game.

[Phang]

Strangely enough, after a Saturday of crashes I played through the intense end-game combat with no system changes yet also without a single crash. Very satisfying.



Thanks all for the help

Your friend,

Grey Warden Phang...deceased.

[KAAurious]

My problem is similar to, but not identical to that. For me, the longer the game remains active the slower it is. (In general.) However, I believe the most annoying problem is the crashing. These seem to be exclusive to three situations:



- Entering combat.

- During combat.

- Exiting combat.



I find it peculiar that DA is having so many problems running. (A shame) Whereas ME2 runs like a dream. My specs are as follows:



OS: Windows 7 Ultimate - 64 bit

Processor: AMD Phenom 2 X4 955 Processor

Ram: 4 gigs

Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 5700

[Phex]

I'm having the same problem, though this is only occurring with Awakening. It has gotten to the point where pretty much 4 out of 5 times I enter combat (or at least in the middle of it) the game crashes... I do have tons of mods installed which of course can be the reason. It saddens me but I think I'll have to just delete them all and get a clear re-install...

I had the same crash issues with a different computer as well (I upgraded some months ago), with the same mods, so I doubt it's a specific hardware issue.

[Gorath Alpha]

KAAurious wrote...

My problem is similar to, but not identical to that. For me, the longer the game remains active the slower it is. (In general.) However, I believe the most annoying problem is the crashing. These seem to be exclusive to three situations:

- Entering combat.
- During combat.
- Exiting combat.

I find it peculiar that DA is having so many problems running. (A shame) Whereas ME2 runs like a dream. My specs are as follows:

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate - 64 bit
Processor: AMD Phenom 2 X4 955 Processor
Ram: 4 gigs
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 5700

You have not offered information on your video drivers, your game version, your patch level, your mods, if any, or your audio processor + its drivers. 

[KAAurious]

Gorath Alpha wrote...

You have not offered information on your video drivers, your game version, your patch level, your mods, if any, or your audio processor + its drivers. 

Everything on my end is up to date. That much I was able to check. I use no mods. Unless DA has a version after 1.04 then...

[RaenImrahl]

Folks, just an observation... it's very hard to troubleshoot two different issues for two different people in the same thread. Could you please post in new threads with complete system information and and info on what OS and version of the game you have (digital or retail disc)?



It would help alot.



RI

[TigerWolfAus]

I have the same problems. I just moved the game from my Laptop that I sold that had a 9300M Grahpics card in it to my desktop that has a 7600GT graphics card. I just bought a new graphics card today so hopefully that will fix my app crash issues. Its really annoying, as the game is currently unplayable, if I didnt need a graphics upgrade then I would stop playing the game.

I have the latested nVidia drivers installed.

I had the issue with the PhysX crashing before but updating to latest PhysX fixed those.

Crashes tend to appear in combat (when I cant save so its even more annoying!)

Modifié par TigerWolfAus, 21 février 2011 - 05:26 .

[TigerWolfAus]

Ok, an update.

I just installed the new graphics card and I am still having the problems! Its with fresh drivers and all.

Is there any way of finding out how the game crashed other than some cryptic error?

If I reinstall the game do I need to install all of the DLC again? It takes such a long time to download all of this, why should I have to do it again? Will reinstalling really fix my problems?

EDIT:
I think I have found a solution to my problem! I thought I wouldnt. What I did was make sure Dragon Age only used one core on my processor. ( www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-to-set-processor-affinity-to-an-application-in-windows/ )

I will supply more updates if it crashes further or continues to work fine.

Modifié par TigerWolfAus, 21 février 2011 - 01:13 .

[TigerWolfAus]

Played it all day without any crashes, this seems to be the fix to this problem. Does anyone else thats having this problem want to test this?