BG1 EE and BG2 EE crash on start up on Steam.
Velthome
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Hello,
The two games previously worked for months before suddenly not working two to three weeks ago.
Whenever I attempt to launch either game, the game immediately crashes and I get an error message. I have an Intel laptop the utilizes switchable graphics between an integrated Intel card and an AMD one. I have both Baldurs Gate games set to utilize the AMD card--high performance via switchable graphics. I've had no issues launching other games.
I have attempted every fix that I've read on this site. I have updated my drivers. My Windows updates are up to date and I've downloaded the optional ones involving .NET framework as per the support page on this site. To reiterate, the two games worked previously on my computer.
A dump of the crash report and a DXDIAG are included.
Cheers.
The two games previously worked for months before suddenly not working two to three weeks ago.
Whenever I attempt to launch either game, the game immediately crashes and I get an error message. I have an Intel laptop the utilizes switchable graphics between an integrated Intel card and an AMD one. I have both Baldurs Gate games set to utilize the AMD card--high performance via switchable graphics. I've had no issues launching other games.
I have attempted every fix that I've read on this site. I have updated my drivers. My Windows updates are up to date and I've downloaded the optional ones involving .NET framework as per the support page on this site. To reiterate, the two games worked previously on my computer.
A dump of the crash report and a DXDIAG are included.
Cheers.
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Could you also upload you baldur.lua from your "..\documents\Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition" folder.
From a quick glance at the DxDiag file, it appears that your Intel video drivers are out of date by a couple of years. If you have a look here, you will find an update.
Your audo drivers are also out of date, so have a look here. I found them on page 5...
Unfortunately, I don't have any tools to check the dump...
This doesn't explain the sudden failure to load but it helps to keep these current.
A common problem is how the engine is running graphics. Could you try the following:
- Install DirectX 9.0c (reinstall if you already have it). It runs fine beside DirectX 11 and adds the functions that was taken out.
- Open you baldur.lua in the folder mentioned above and change the line:
SetPrivateProfileString('Graphics','Backend','0')
to
SetPrivateProfileString('Graphics','Backend','1')
If it is a 1, then try changing it to 0. 1 = DirectX, 0 = OpenGL
If that works, then of course change for BG2EE as well
Good luck
Gus
I installed DirectX 9.0c and edited the .lua files for BGEE and BG2EE but it didn't work.
I've always had issues updating the drivers for the Intel card--I couldn't find the drivers for Windows 7, only Windows 8 and above.
Thank you for your response.
Actually, I deleted the .lua for BGEE as I was led to believe that the game regenerated the .lua on launch and that this might fix the issue, but I don't think the regeneration was functioning properly due to the crash.
I double-checked and restored the proper .lua file for BGEE as I previously restored one without the backend line.
I applied the change to the BGEE.lua and not just the BG2EE.lua and now both games run correctly! There is just one quirk where the game will now crash if minimized.
Thank you for your assistance, Gus. I am very grateful that I get to continue my BGEE playthrough!
The drivers for your video card are just over half way down. They are for both Win 7 and Win 8. The 9.17.10.4229 (39.9 MB) are for 32 bit and 9.17.10.4229 (60.1 MB) are for 64 bit.
Enjoy
Gus