Pillars of Eternity Crashes A) Start of new game, before prologue speech B) Ability select in Combat

[Dumaraz]

Hi Folks,

 

First time playing and installing this game on sale from STEAM during the Christmas-Winter Sale.

 

Right to the point...

I can't play this game for more than 5-10mins without continuous crashes.

 

0. The game crashes with an "Oops" message when I either A) Start a New-Game, just before the prologue speech B) after successful char creation and initial-dialog at the starter encampment as soon as I gain control to move my char. C) during combat with the first wolf or bandits in the prologue, as soon as I select an ability from ANY individual character [my main] or the warrior girl I start with as my partner.

Typically, before the game crashes in instances B) and C) the mouse-cursor hand ALWAYS disappears, but I can pan my camera around seconds before the game finally minimizes with an Oops Error-Crash window.

I will create a video on youtube with a link. screenshots won't do this justice.

https://youtu.be/2cwHUXmOXJM

 

[skip to 2:30mins to see the mouse-cursor disappear and the game crashes 10secs at the start of attack.]

1. Please see attachments for SAVEGAME [zipped], OUTPUT_LOG.txt, SYSTEM SPECS.

 

output_log.txt

 

DxDiag.txt

 

81677c95-94f2-422e-8a48-75471ebcafd2 quicksave.zip

PS: So far, this game only remains stable within the character-creation screen, if I let my PC idle. That's it.

 

[EDIT: Added YouTube Video of the "Combat-Enemy Select/Attack Crash."]

Edited January 9, 2016 by Dumaraz

[Aarik D]

Hey Dumaraz,

 

Welcome to the forums and thanks for joining us! After looking at your logs, I notice you have EVGA Precision X installed. This application has been known to cause frequent crashes to the game. Please uninstall or disable the app and you should be good to go!

 

Thank you for your support!

[Dumaraz]

- Fixed - 

I re-installed the game from steam-library, and the very first-thing i notice is my mouse-cursor has DIFFERENT animations on people and a sword-icon on hostiles [e.g. the young-wolf] in the prologue!

The game no-longer crashes and I see tons of animations from abilities. 

Wow, I had no-idea -- Wish someone had watched my youtube vid or checked those files

Thanks anyway. I suppose IT don't work weekends for obsidian like I do in NYC.

[Dumaraz]

- It's not fixed - 

Loaded a save file later today, and again, my MOUSE-CURSOR is not appearing onscreen when highlighting people and selectable loot.

Game freezes on ability casts and does not show any animations, utimately crashing! >_<            

Well, I'll give this 2-3 days... Hopefully a DEV will look at my log file in my first post.

I will probably refund this game on steam after a week since i can't play. How frustrating.

[Dumaraz]

The game simply keeps on crashing... Re-installation didn't resolve anything.

It's as if, the game files are corrupting on their own.

Lastest OUTPUT is here ->

 

[Dumaraz]

OMG! Really?!       

But, i have no-way of throttling my GPU lol... OK, I will disable it and let you know my results later tonight

Woooot! 

So happy to see a response finally too, man!  

[Dumaraz]

Hi Aarik D, your solution worked. 

 

I never played this game for more than 15mins, and I'm glad I can finally enjoy it now!     

 

it was indeed my EVGA utility which I primarily use to throttle fan-speed control. I'm sad this is source of my issues. [i will see if I can find an update that may work for this... I wonder if some of my other older games are struggled because of this... Damn, I never knew!)

This game REALLY reminds me of Baldur's gate. I played that game to death and ultimately purchased the expansion: Tales of the Sword coast, then its Sequel Shadows of Amn following through with it's expansion Child Of Bhaal.[i think...]

 

15 years later when I was a teen, this game still feels fresh!

 

Awesome JOB guys!