KOTOR II worked for years, but not anymore

[jordie8472]

EDIT: Got it working!

 

I've had KOTOR II since 2005 and it always had occasional crashes, but now it crashes right at the beginning menu screen before the image even pops up. Only the music plays, and the traditional Windows XP error reporting pops up. I uninstalled it and reinstalled and the crash still occurs. I also removed all mods. Any ideas?

 

Here's the info:

[sWKotOR]

ReportDateTime=9/9/2009 6:28:50 PM

SysInfoVersion=v1.00.60

GameExists=1

GameVersion=v2.10.427

GameInstallLocation=C:\Program Files\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=1536

 

[CPU]

CPUCount=1

CPUSpeed=2992

CPUFamily=15

CPUModel=4

CPUStepping=3

CPUVendor=Intel

CPUName= Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz

Status=Pass

 

[Memory]

RAM=1024

Status=Pass

 

[Disk Free Space]

C: (NTFS), UNICODE=83.99GB

Status=Pass

 

[CD-ROMs]

DriveLetters=E:\,F:\

Drives=JLMS DVD-ROM XJ-HD166,PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631

 

[Video]

Video Card Name=NVIDIA GeForce 6800

Video Memory=256

Desktop Resolution=1024x768x32 @ 75Hz

DirectX=DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904)

OpenGL Version=2.1.2

OpenGL Vendor=NVIDIA Corporation

OpenGL Renderer=GeForce 6800/PCI/SSE2

NVidia Driver=6.14.11.8250

Vid Card Status=Pass

Vid Card Driver Status=Pass

GL Status=Pass

DX Status=Pass

 

[Audio]

Sound Card Name=Creative Audigy Audio Processor (WDM)

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=59

Number 2D Voices=64

2D3D Bias=1.50

EAX=3

Sound Init=0

Disable Sound=0

Force Software=0

 

[Graphics Options]

EnableHardwareMouse=1

FullScreen=0

RefreshRate=60

Width=1024

Height=768

V-Sync=0

Texture Quality=2

Anti Aliasing=0

 

[Game Options]

TooltipDelay Sec=1

Disable Movies=1

 

[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

[Q]

Newer video drivers? Try the Dantooine lag fix:

• First, figure out where the .ini is installed. Default is "C:\Program Files\Lucasarts\swkotor(2)\swkotor(2).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 ("last line" as in the last line of the list of entries under "Graphics Options", NOT the last line of "swkotor(2).ini), add "Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1", without the quotes.
  
• Goto File, then Save.

[jordie8472]

The Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1 fix worked. Thanks!

[Q]

Cool.

 

It's been a necessary fix for DX10 hardware, but now I guess that it's needed for DX9 hardware now as well with these newer drivers.