Crash when trying to create new game
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Something changed overnight....
I am running the Steam version of BG2EE and between last night and this morning something has caused me to be unable to start new games. I can load old saves fine, but I cannot create my own new Single Player game or Multiplayer game or enter a multiplayer game. I can still load old saved multiplayer games. No dump file is being created for this crash, and I admit it's got me pretty confused.
I am running the Steam version of BG2EE and between last night and this morning something has caused me to be unable to start new games. I can load old saves fine, but I cannot create my own new Single Player game or Multiplayer game or enter a multiplayer game. I can still load old saved multiplayer games. No dump file is being created for this crash, and I admit it's got me pretty confused.
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Thanks!
Edit: It started throwing a crash dump (or had been before and I didn't notice)
I've had crashes before when trying to start a new game if there are any bad or corrupt characters in the characters folder. If it's happening before you get to the pre-generated characters screen, right after hitting the New Game option, then it is possible it is something to do with that. Just a guess, might not even be the case.
Edit: And yes! You describe exactly when the crash occurs.
I am at a loss, then, and the above crash dump didn't actually contain anything (0 bytes).
I would suggest renaming* your Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition folder, located within the Documents directory, so that the game no longer detects it.
The 'Baldur' initialisation file (INI), custom characters, portraits (if any), saved games (single player, multiplayer, and Black Pits), screenshots, etc., should no longer be detectable by the game. If that doesn't fix the issue, you can then restore your Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition folder and contact support[at]beamdog.com for more direct and support.
If you could provide a crash dump (should be located within the /crash/ folder in the Documents/Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition directory) specific to this issue then I can try and take a look.
* Add it to a RAR/Zip archive, then delete it, or rename it, you have a couple options available. My personal preference is to rename it to something like ;Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition (add a semicolon).