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BG 2 EE Crash on startup

NoSecNoSec Member Posts: 4
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Recently I have been looking for a classic rpg to play while I have to use low spec laptop so I picked up BG 2 EE on steam. Unfortunately after I launch it only white blank window appears and then a error message. The crash dump says "The thread tried to read from virtual address for which it does not have appropriate access". I tried numerous fixes from around the net like running it in Windows vista mode and manually installing OpenAL. None of which worked. I also tried adding "SetPrivateProfileString('Graphics','Backend','0')" to .lua. It was the most effective fix since instead of baldurs gate crash message I got standard Windows application stopped working message. By the way I am using Windows 10 64 bit with intel hd graphics gpu. I already tried all the solutions listed on the offical support page.

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  • Gate70Gate70 Member, Developer Posts: 3,883
    Hi @NoSec
    Please could you attach a directx diagnostic report
    (Windows/R, type dxdiag, click ok, wait for the green progress bar to finish, save all information then drop the file into the comment box here.

    Thanks
  • NoSecNoSec Member Posts: 4
    edited April 2017
    Since I can't attach it to a post here's a pastebin link,some parts of the report may be in polish so sorry about that. https://pastebin.com/pnt1AxRA
  • Gate70Gate70 Member, Developer Posts: 3,883
    Could you try installing Directx 9.0c please. It can install alongside later versions.

    Thanks
  • NoSecNoSec Member Posts: 4
    Thanks for advice but after installing DirectX 9 nothing changed.
  • Gate70Gate70 Member, Developer Posts: 3,883
    Sorry to hear that.

    What version of .Net did Windows update get you to. There are a few ways of checking, e.g. http://www.askvg.com/how-to-check-which-version-of-microsoft-net-framework-is-installed-in-windows/

    You could also try v1.3 of the game to see if that makes any difference. From Steam, right click the game and select properties followed by betas. Find bgiiee_1.3 and let Steam update.
  • NoSecNoSec Member Posts: 4
    edited April 2017
    I have .net 2.0 3.0 3.5 4.0 . Switching to 1.3 actually allowed me to launch game. Still it is terribly laggy to the point you have to wait forever for a intro sequence to begin. I don't think it is hardware fault since I have run original BG 2 without problem as well as some more demanding games. Still thank your for your help. Could switching OS to linux mint or ubuntu possibly help my issues ?
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