Rattler-1985 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I do not have any mods installed. My hardware requirements match except for my video card. I have a NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS with 256 MB and the recommended card is Radeon 9200 or better or NVIDIA GeForce 4 Ti or better 128 MB VRAM. I installed KOTOR 2 and when I run the program it goes through the cutseens, but before the main menu pops up I get an error message and cannot play the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Hi. Your 7600GS actually meets the requirements, but came along a year or so after the games were released. Just follow these instructions so we can start to figure out what's making your game crash: Post your system specs Sometimes we're just not going to be able to help you if we don't know what kind of hardware you have on your machine. If you don't know what you have on your machine, then follow these steps below: Bring up the launcher menu for Kotor 1 or 2. Click on "Configure". Click the "Scan Hardware" button on the lower center of the window. Click "Yes" to continue. Click "Details" to view your system specs. Click "Save Report" and save the file to your desktop. Whenever you post your problem, open the file you just saved and copy and paste the contents to your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler-1985 Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 Here it is: [sWKotOR] ReportDateTime=8/20/2009 8:27:56 AM SysInfoVersion=v1.00.60 GameExists=1 GameVersion=v2.00.424 GameInstallLocation=C:\Program Files 2\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\ [OS] Name=WinXP Version=Windows XP v5.1 build 2600 Service Pack 3 Service Pack=Service Pack 3 Status=Pass [swapFiles] C:\pagefile.sys=2046 [CPU] CPUCount=2 CPUSpeed=2009 CPUFamily=15 CPUModel=11 CPUStepping=1 CPUVendor=AMD CPUName=AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ Status=Pass [Memory] RAM=2048 Status=Pass [Disk Free Space] C: (NTFS), UNICODE=34.14GB Status=Pass [CD-ROMs] DriveLetters=D:\ Drives=SONY DVD RW DRU-710A [Video] Video Card Name=NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS Video Memory=256 Desktop Resolution=1024x768x32 @ 60Hz DirectX=DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904) OpenGL Version=2.1.2 OpenGL Vendor=NVIDIA Corporation OpenGL Renderer=GeForce 7600 GS/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW! NVidia Driver=6.14.11.8122 Vid Card Status=Warning Vid Card Driver Status=Pass GL Status=Pass DX Status=Pass [Audio] Sound Card Name=Sound Blaster Audigy Status=Pass ;Game Options from swkotor2.ini [Display Options] FullScreen=1 Disable Movies=0 Disable Intro Movies=0 Sort Modules=1 Width=640 Height=480 BitsPerPixels=32 RefreshRate=60 [sound Options] Number 3D Voices=61 Number 2D Voices=64 2D3D Bias=1.50 EAX=3 Sound Init=0 Disable Sound=0 Force Software=0 [Graphics Options] EnableHardwareMouse=1 FullScreen=1 RefreshRate=60 Width=800 Height=600 Emitters=1 Anisotropy=1 Frame Buffer=1 Soft Shadows=0 Brightness=57 V-Sync=0 Texture Quality=0 Anti Aliasing=0 [Game Options] TooltipDelay Sec=1 Disable Movies=0 [config] firstrun=0 [Keymapping] Action286B=8 Action286A=7 Action285B=10 Action285A=9 Action284B=54 Action284A=51 Action283B=54 Action283A=51 Action282B=69 Action282A=73 Action281B=53 Action281A=76 Action280B=69 Action280A=73 Action268=52 Action265=58 Action264=57 Action263=43 Action262=85 Action261=84 Action260=83 Action259=82 Action258=81 Action257=80 Action256=79 Action255=78 Action254=77 Action253=31 Action245=75 Action244=55 Action243=67 Action242=74 Action241=87 Action240=56 Action239=68 Action238=82 Action236=83 Action234=81 Action232=80 Action230=79 Action228=78 Action226=77 Action225=70 Action224=90 Action223=31 Action222=25 Action221=24 Action220=29 Action219=28 Action218=42 Action217=87 Action216=65 Action215=63 Action214=60 Action213=62 Action212=61 Action211=66 Action210=59 Action209=71 Action208=89 Action207=72 Action206=30 Action205=55 Action204=67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Thanks. You definitely should be able to play this game after a couple of tweaks. The first involves setting CPU affinity because neither KotOR game likes multi-core CPUs. This one is a must: After starting the game, press Ctrl-Shift-Esc to bring up the task manager. Right-click "Knights of the Old Republic" under the applications list and select "Go to process." Right click on the highlighted process (probably something like kotor.exe) and select "Set Affinity..." In the dialog box that comes up, deselect all but one core. Then return to the game and see what happens ^/_\^ Just remember that you'll need to do this every time you start the game. Depending on your video drivers, this second fix may or may not be necessary with your DX9 video card and should be tried if the game is still crashing after the first fix: First, figure out where the .ini is installed. Default is "C:\Program Files\Lucasarts\swkotor2\swkotor2.ini". If its not in that location, then your going to have to do some searching around on the hard drive a bit. When you find it, just double-click on the file to open it in Notepad. Scroll down the file until you find the Graphics Options Under the last line, add "Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1", without the quotes. Goto File, then Save. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler-1985 Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share Posted August 21, 2009 Like this? I will try it out. Action204=67 Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler-1985 Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share Posted August 21, 2009 Neither worked. I was able to get to the main menu once. I will keep trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 "Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1" goes under "Graphics Options", so it should look something like this: <snip> [sound Options] Number 3D Voices=61 Number 2D Voices=64 2D3D Bias=1.50 EAX=3 Sound Init=0 Disable Sound=0 Force Software=0 [Graphics Options] EnableHardwareMouse=1 FullScreen=1 RefreshRate=60 Width=800 Height=600 Emitters=1 Anisotropy=1 Frame Buffer=1 Soft Shadows=0 Brightness=57 V-Sync=0 Texture Quality=0 Anti Aliasing=0 Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1 [Game Options] TooltipDelay Sec=1 Disable Movies=0 <snip> Thanks for showing me what you did. I would have never been able to figure it out otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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