Can't run NS2 since 188

cH40z-LordcH40z-Lord Join Date: 2009-07-26 Member: 68269Members, Reinforced - Shadow
edited November 2011 in NS2 General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">"The engine is in a state from which it can't recover"</div>Hey guys,

yesterday I reinstalled my Windows 7 x64, includin Steam and of course NS2. Today I saw patch 188 has been released so I tried to run it after downloading the patch and installing the latest DirectX and PhysX package. Unfortunately after double-clicking the .exe the game will start for a few seconds and then crash into an error.

"The engine is in a state from which it can't recover." says the message box.

I've already submitted 3 or 4 error reports via the debug window, trying closing some of my opened applications etc, but nothing helped so far. The whole %appdata% folder has been already deleted a few times, the latest AMD driver is installed ( 11.11a, which is newer than 11.11 ) but nothing helps.

So now I'm here seeking for some technical help :)

I've created a package including a DxDiag, a MsInfo32 and the log.txt, which can be downloaded from <a href="http://www.blackcorestudios.de/NS2.zip" target="_blank">http://www.blackcorestudios.de/NS2.zip</a> - unfortunately I was unable to find the minidump.dmp. For those who don't want to download my infopackage, here's a list of my computer:

Intel Core i7 860
GIGABYTE P55A-UD4 Rev 1.0 Bios F14
8GB Kingston 1333MHz
AMD Radeon HD5870 Vapor-X
ATi Catalyst Control Center 11.11a
Windows 7 x86-64


Maybe someone got an idea :)

Happy thanksgiving :)

~Greets
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  • MotigMotig Join Date: 2008-10-23 Member: 65281Members
    edited November 2011
    Try changing the game to windowed mode in the options.xml file, worked for someone else!

    <fullscreen>false</fullscreen>

    *Edit: You can find it in users/<username>/appdata/roaming/Natural Selection 2/
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  • cH40z-LordcH40z-Lord Join Date: 2009-07-26 Member: 68269Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Haha great, that fixed the error!

    Thanks buddy!

    I can even now start it in fullscreen too, but I'm using 3 monitors, so I'll use windowed mode :) Some windowed fullscreen would be awesome in my case *__*


    See you on the battlefields :)
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  • KalabalanaKalabalana Join Date: 2003-11-14 Member: 22859Members
    Shift-window my friends, shift window.
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  • ObraxisObraxis Subnautica Animator & Generalist, NS2 Person Join Date: 2004-07-24 Member: 30071Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Silver, WC 2013 - Supporter, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts
    <!--quoteo(post=1886612:date=Nov 24 2011, 12:57 PM:name=cH40z-Lord)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cH40z-Lord @ Nov 24 2011, 12:57 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1886612"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I can even now start it in fullscreen too, but I'm using 3 monitors<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    That may be the reason, depending on how that is set up.
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  • ScardyBobScardyBob ScardyBob Join Date: 2009-11-25 Member: 69528Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=1886613:date=Nov 24 2011, 10:00 AM:name=Kalabalana)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kalabalana @ Nov 24 2011, 10:00 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1886613"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Shift-window my friends, shift window.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    This: <a href="http://grismar.net/shiftwindow/" target="_blank">http://grismar.net/shiftwindow/</a>

    It allows you to force move windows, such that you can get the same effect as Source's windowed noborder mode.
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  • WizardHUNWizardHUN Join Date: 2011-10-23 Member: 128903Members
    got the same but i started reinstall. sigh...
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  • MotigMotig Join Date: 2008-10-23 Member: 65281Members
    Glad it helped!
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  • MuYeahMuYeah Join Date: 2006-12-26 Member: 59261Members
    I can't connect to any servers - the game hangs at blackscreen after Loading Map.... with Beta build 188 in the corner.

    I can load my own listenserver up fine. Anyone know whats going on?
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  • MotigMotig Join Date: 2008-10-23 Member: 65281Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1886705:date=Nov 24 2011, 11:33 PM:name=MuYeah)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MuYeah @ Nov 24 2011, 11:33 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1886705"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I can't connect to any servers - the game hangs at blackscreen after Loading Map.... with Beta build 188 in the corner.

    I can load my own listenserver up fine. Anyone know whats going on?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Did you try looking at the console for any errors?
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