After creating my character and watching the first movie, with the text floating upwards, I hear a second or two of ambient noise and then my laptop crashes.
I installed my game according to the thread about how to install in vista, except I didn't run the setup.exe or the patch executable in compatibility mode. If that's likely to be causing this problem, then I'll uninstall and redo it.
However, I think its more likely to be a graphics problem, seeing as so many other people with low end intel gpu have the same issue. My own chipset is a Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset (wordy, isn't it?). I have the latest drivers, and I am running in XPsp2 compatibility mode, with all graphics properties as low as they can go. My config thingy, if anyone's interested:
[sWKotOR]
ReportDateTime=8/19/2010 10:32:43 PM
SysInfoVersion=v1.00.60
GameExists=1
GameVersion=v2.00.424
GameInstallLocation=C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\
[OS]
Name=WinXP
Version=Windows XP v5.1 build 2600 Service Pack 2
Service Pack=Service Pack 2
Status=Pass
[swapFiles]
?:\pagefile.sys=0
[CPU]
CPUCount=1
CPUSpeed=2000
CPUFamily=6
CPUModel=7
CPUStepping=10
CPUVendor=Intel
CPUName=Pentium® Dual-Core CPU T4200 @ 2.00GHz
Status=Pass
[Memory]
RAM=1024
Status=Pass
[Disk Free Space]
C: (NTFS), UNICODE=126.46GB
Status=Pass
[CD-ROMs]
DriveLetters=D:\,E:\,F:\
Drives=MAT****A DVD-RAM UJ880AS,MAT****A DVD-RAM UJ880AS ATA Device
[Video]
Video Card Name=
Video Memory=2048
Desktop Resolution=1366x768x32 @ 60Hz
DirectX=DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904)
OpenGL Version=2.1.0 - Build 8.15.10.2182
OpenGL Vendor=Intel
OpenGL Renderer=Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Vid Card Status=Warning
Vid Card Driver Status=Pass
GL Status=Pass
DX Status=Pass
[Audio]
Sound Card Name=Speakers (SRS Premium Sound)
Status=Pass
;Game Options from swkotor2.ini
[Display Options]
FullScreen=1
Disable Movies=0
Disable Intro Movies=0
Sort Modules=1
Width=800
Height=600
BitsPerPixels=32
RefreshRate=60
[sound Options]
Music Volume=85
Voiceover Volume=85
Sound Effects Volume=85
Movie Volume=85
Number 3D Voices=32
Number 2D Voices=32
2D3D Bias=1.00
EAX=0
Sound Init=0
Disable Sound=0
Force Software=0
[Graphics Options]
Grass=0
Shadows=0
EnableHardwareMouse=1
FullScreen=1
RefreshRate=60
Width=800
Height=600
Emitters=0
Anisotropy=0
Frame Buffer=0
Soft Shadows=0
Brightness=57
V-Sync=0
Texture Quality=0
Anti Aliasing=0
Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1
[Game Options]
Enable Tooltips=1
Keyboard Camera Deceleration=2000.000000
Keyboard Camera Acceleration=500.000000
Keyboard Camera DPS=200.000000
TextureVariation=0
BodyVariation=0
AppearanceType=0
PCGender=0
GameCompleted=0
CurSithLord=0
Hide InGame GUI=0
Use Small Fonts=0
Hide Unequippable=0
Tutorial Popups=1
Subtitles=1
Mini Map=1
Floating Numbers=1
Status Summary=1
Enable Mouse Teleporting To Buttons=1
Mouse Sensitivity=44
Difficulty Level=1
Auto Level Up NPCs=0
Mouse Look=0
AutoSave=1
EnableScreenShot=0
Reverse Mouse Buttons=0
Reverse Ingame YAxis=0
Reverse Minigame YAxis=0
Combat Movement=1
UnlockedPlanetSongs=1
TooltipDelay Sec=1
Disable Movies=0
[config]
firstrun=0
So, I don't know if my gpu is just not good enough, or what (the thingy I just pasted said it met minimum requirements, and it has TnL hardware). It just keeps crashing where gameplay is supposed to start. I don't know what that's all about, I just hope there's a solution.
