NS2 Update is crashing a lot with "Error: PhysX: User allocator returned NULL." error?

antd00dantd00d Join Date: 2013-03-04 Member: 183665Members
edited August 2013 in Technical Support
Hello.

I decided to play NS2 online again since I last played during Christmas 2012 break since it is a very hot and humid long Labor Day 2013 weekend. So, I updated the game late last night and played. However, the game kept crashing after about 20 minutes or so. I don't know if the game is crashing from the crazy weather, the updated game is really buggy, or something else. I never had these crashes back in during my Christmas 2012 vacation.

My edited (removed the chatters, actions, etc.) "C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Natural Selection 2\log.txt" can be found online: http://pastie.org/private/kv980xcgljzumb021zkzq ... So far, I kept seeing "Error: PhysX: User allocator returned NULL." as the last line after each crash when I checked. One thing is that I don't have a NVIDIA video card (I did many years ago) and its PhysX installed AFAIK (don't see it in Add/Remove Programs' list and control panel).

My detailed primary Windows XP Pro. SP3 computer specifications can be found here: http://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/computers.txt ...

Any ideas? Thank you in advance. :)
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  • slidemslidem Join Date: 2013-08-07 Member: 186637Members
    Yeah I'm crashing too ! Can't play more than 10 min ...
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  • antd00dantd00d Join Date: 2013-03-04 Member: 183665Members
    edited August 2013
    slidem wrote: »
    Yeah I'm crashing too ! Can't play more than 10 min ...
    So, you didn't have problems before and have the same errors in log.txt, right? If so, then good. I think I will wait. ;)
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  • DC_DarklingDC_Darkling Join Date: 2003-07-10 Member: 18068Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver
    If your physx crashes do NOT enable PhysX on GPU in your graphics settings.

    PhysX is a nvidia thing and only runs on a nvidia GPU OR the CPU.
    Untag it to run it on CPU.
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  • antd00dantd00d Join Date: 2013-03-04 Member: 183665Members
    edited September 2013
    DC_Darkling wrote: »
    If your physx crashes do NOT enable PhysX on GPU in your graphics settings.

    PhysX is a nvidia thing and only runs on a nvidia GPU OR the CPU.
    Untag it to run it on CPU.
    Where? My ATI v9.4's Control Catalyst Control Center does not have it. If not there, then why is the game showing two lines about PhysX in my log.txt file?
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  • MilaniumMilanium Join Date: 2012-12-27 Member: 176388Members
    I also get very frequent crashes. The bad thing is: the crash report utility either crashes together with NS2.exe or it keeps "Sending" forever so I guess Unknown Worlds never gets any automated feedback and therefore will never fix anything. I also noticed this problem on the first public release when I bought the game...
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  • Goliath VietnamGoliath Vietnam Join Date: 2013-01-07 Member: 178080Members
    Me too , i can see these "Random crash 10-20 minutes gameplay " has something to do with PhysX NULL error in log.txt

    WinXPSP3 >>> :))
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  • telvtelv Join Date: 2013-08-30 Member: 187339Members
    edited September 2013
    getting same kind of random crashes as well. ~.~ have that physx null error in the log txt, and its disabled in my options so.
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  • DC_DarklingDC_Darkling Join Date: 2003-07-10 Member: 18068Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver
    hmm so you lot have physx disabled in the NS2 graphics options? hmm. (check it please)

    I have a nvidia card so I cant test atm, but it should run on the cpu then..
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  • antd00dantd00d Join Date: 2013-03-04 Member: 183665Members
    DC_Darkling wrote: »
    hmm so you lot have physx disabled in the NS2 graphics options? hmm. (check it please)

    I have a nvidia card so I cant test atm, but it should run on the cpu then..
    Mine was already off in NS2's General options. :/
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  • LORFCASTERLORFCASTER Join Date: 2010-06-13 Member: 72049Members
    Also experiencing regular crashing for the first time (was on different rig during beta / early release).
    Seems to happen more often on the 2nd map (after being on a server and continuing to play after map change), but can happen either way.
    The send crash log option just hangs after pressing OK, NS2 can only be closed by terminating the process in task manager.
    I wish there was more i could give you but it seems to happen randomly, so other then more consistently happening on map #2, AND the crash seeming to happen upon pressing a button, i dont know what else i can say.

    Windows vista 32bit SP2 Direct X 10 -(6.0.6000.16386)
    4gigs 1066mhz 5-5-5-15 ram (windows only see's 2gigs... -_- ! )
    nvidia XFXblack 260 graphics card
    Core2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33ghz
    EVGA motherboard
    mechanical 7200rpm hard drive
    750w powersupply


    They.
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  • Jodo_KastJodo_Kast Join Date: 2004-03-16 Member: 27375Members
    Having constant crashes here as well, mostly "Error: PhysX: User allocator returned NULL." errors. WinXP 32bit fully updated, running a Radeon card, game is running in D3D9 mode (OpenGL crashes without even loading) with PhysX turned off in the game settings...
    Sucks, I loved NS1, this is my first foray into NS2 and I can't even finish a game! Crashes every time, around 10minutes in.

    Attached my latest log file, all 8mb of it!
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  • robinhood752robinhood752 Join Date: 2013-08-31 Member: 187379Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited September 2013
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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
    Guys if you are crashing, please read the sticky tech support forums on how to submit a good tech support post here:

    http://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/131384/how-to-make-a-good-tech-support-post

    Specifically the part about techsupport.exe - thanks!
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