New Patch freezes my computer

ColiciousColicious Join Date: 2007-03-06 Member: 60262Members
in Tech Support
so the new NS patch that i was forced to dl thanks to steam freezes my game (and im able to alt+tab out of it), and sometimes freezs my laptop. never had this problem before with any HL game or mod. is there anything i can do short of buying new hardware?

and i dont get any kind of error messages explainig whta happened
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  • NsPlayeronoNsPlayerono Join Date: 2005-01-09 Member: 34088Members, Constellation
    In any times the steam get a lot of virtual memory usage and freezes the computer. Re-Open Steam and this problem is solved.

    Check with the minimal requirements for game but i don't think in a problem of your hardware if support HL, why not NS?

    Exist 1000 problems/solutions for your problem but withouth error messages cant know what is <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />

    Check for this in steam forums if your problem is with steam.

    Check this guide in support steam forums for your help:

    <a href="http://support.steampowered.com/cgi-bin/steampowered.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=424" target="_blank">Gameplay and Performance</a>

    <a href="http://support.steampowered.com/cgi-bin/steampowered.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=397" target="_blank">Troubleshooting Game Crashes</a>

    And say your system hardware for more details of possible errors.

    Regards.
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  • Cosmic_FlareCosmic_Flare Join Date: 2007-03-07 Member: 60276Members
    I'm sorry to say this, but you don't help much onos.

    This is not our problems, as gamers, but a minor bug that causes a HUGE problem.

    I looked on those sites you showed Coilicious... not so helpful partly b/c I know alot about computers. And this fade blinking crash doesn't relate to the gamers computer, but a NS team's slight mislook on a minor bug.

    I'm most certianly not criticizing the NS team... you NS ppl are, like, gods to me <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />

    I am just showing my utmost concern and trying to keep the NS players happy, so we can all be happy.

    Peace out.
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  • aeroripperaeroripper Join Date: 2005-02-25 Member: 42471NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    edited March 2007
    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->so the new NS patch that i was forced to dl thanks to steam freezes my game (and im able to alt+tab out of it), and sometimes freezs my laptop. never had this problem before with any HL game or mod. is there anything i can do short of buying new hardware?

    and i dont get any kind of error messages explainig whta happened<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    You are not 'forced' to download new NS patches since the mod isn't on the my games list. Patches are still installed the old fashioned way. The only way you would be 'forced' to get the new patch is when all the servers finally switch over to the latest version.

    So you're saying that NS crashes when you alt-tab? Has it done this for any previous versions of NS before you recently patched to v3.2 final just released?

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->This is not our problems, as gamers, but a minor bug that causes a HUGE problem.

    I looked on those sites you showed Coilicious... not so helpful partly b/c I know alot about computers. And this fade blinking crash doesn't relate to the gamers computer, but a NS team's slight mislook on a minor bug.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Provide as many details as you can when troubleshooting. Has your laptop played NS just fine before you installed this latest patch? So far this doesn't sound like a bug with the game.
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  • ColiciousColicious Join Date: 2007-03-06 Member: 60262Members
    edited March 2007
    well it turns out i do not have 3.2, but still 3.13. it was the Steam update that i saw, and i thought it was NS auto-patching. i think this happens to be that Leap/Blink crash that is in that other thread. it happens rarely when leaping, but like 75% of the time while blinking with marines on my screen.

    and it doesnt crash <i>when</i> i Alt+tab, but i have to alt+tab to get out of the game

    edit: and my laptop has ran all the HL1 mods fine, everything from NS, to DOD, to CS 1.6. no random crashes or bugs since the steam update 2 days ago (or whenever that was)
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  • Lt_PatchLt_Patch Join Date: 2005-02-07 Member: 40286Members
    In which case, you'll be "forced" to update, as you put it, in about 2 weeks time, when the amount of players who are still running 3.1 is of such an insignificant number.

    Obviously, older releases aren't supported, as this is an online game. Everyone needs to be singing from the same sheet, and all that...
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  • Cosmic_FlareCosmic_Flare Join Date: 2007-03-07 Member: 60276Members
    I've only got this problem recently, as in when I had 3.1.3, no problems. But 3.2 is a whole SLUR of problems:

    -fade and skulk crash (when blinking and leaping with mouse, NOT movement bind).

    -Game screen freezes when closing on slow (sorta) computers.

    -Mouse doesn't work in-game.

    I HAVE HEARD THESE PROBLEMS FROM ME AND OTHER PPL ONLINE. I AM NOT MAKING THIS STUFF UP.

    ASK PPL IF THEY HAVE THESE ISSUE IN PUB SERVERS. I COULD GUARANTEE THEY HAVE ONE, TWO, OR EVEN ALL THESE PROBLEMS. I have all these problems... but thats besides the point.

    Please, don't argue with me, saying these are gamers problems. True, troubleshooting your computer MAY help us, but we want real results from the NS ppl that will actually remove these god-forsaken dumb bugs!

    JUST MAKE A MINOR PATCH FOR THIS! DON"T TAKE THIS ISSUE LIGHTLY!!! US GAMERS WILL NOT PLAY FOR CORRUPT GAMES... but I'll still play cause' NS rules <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />

    peace out peeps.

    -=TH=- Meteor Memory... out

    and... I forgot to type...


    If you had 3.1.3 , IT WOULD NOT LET YOU JOIN THE 3.2.0 SERVERS. Impossible, unless you devote your life with your mother, hacking and stuff.

    ok-bye <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />

    These Problems only came RECENTLY! If you don't believe me, again, ask ppl in Pub servers.

    Just not -=TH=- Meteor Memory... cause thats me <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

    ok-im-done-bye



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  • SerDaiSerDai Join Date: 2007-03-09 Member: 60306Members
    I have a crashing problem too, and it's not because of the computer.
    First, the game wouldn't start at all with the 3.2 patch, so i replaced the client.dll with the one from 3.1

    Now it runs but it will often crash, especially in ns_tanith.
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