StoneG on 24/8/2003 at 16:17
I've been having a bunch of problems with un-logged crashes.
I'm running P3 933, 512RDRAM, 15GB free ATA100, Win2K Sp4, Nvidia GeForce2 GTS 32MB.
During a load of the scenery, the program seems to take 10-20 seconds to complete the load and then just quits to the desktop.
There are no events logged...nothing.
This got worse after I undated the video drivers so I could see the map & character thumbnails.
I reduced the res to 800x600 and this helped a bunch but there were still more crashes than I wanted to deal with [sometimes].
I think I found a general solution.
Defrag!
Every time the game starts taking unusually long to load the scenes, & the choppy-ness come back, I run Defrag & the problems go away for 8-10 hours of play.
Sounds like a bug.
Anyway, just wanted pass this on. Makes the game much more fun when it doesn't cash every 20-60 minutes. ;)
Sg
Marxist ßastard on 24/8/2003 at 16:30
The game crashes. Get used to it.
By the way, go back to SP2.
StoneG on 8/9/2003 at 15:54
SP2?
Are you insane?
That's like saying go back to Win98 1st edition from SE
Minion21g on 8/9/2003 at 23:04
Defraging makes sense for the load times, and I can vouche for the problems your having as well. 30% Data Fragmented here and I close down more than once a hour.. gotta run it lol.
StoneG on 9/9/2003 at 03:00
Hope it helps...it helped me! :)
RyushiBlade on 9/9/2003 at 21:03
Once an hour? You're lucky. Mine crashes about once every ten minutes if I'm not careful -.-'
StoneG on 9/9/2003 at 22:04
Wow! :eek:
For real?
I would have demanded a refund.
What's your computer specs?
RyushiBlade on 10/9/2003 at 00:24
It's a VPR Matrix (from Best Buy)
1.80Ghz
512MB of RAM
50GB HDD (18.6GB free space)
Pentium 4
Geforce 2 MX
Can't think of anything else you'd want. I can't think why my game crashes so often. It's usually whenever I enter a new cell (interior or exterior.) Not every time I enter a new one of course.
It runs good on my computer, as long as I close all background tasks and run it at 640 x 480 ^.^;
StoneG on 10/9/2003 at 02:34
Yeah, that's when mine tends to die, too.
It seems as if that is the crash point for a lot of people.
I can usually see a crash coming. Graphics start getting a little choppy[sometimes], new cell loads happen more often and take longer, switching to the inventory screens takes longer...
I suspect there is a combination of things. Software instability along with RAM & CPU intensive actions.
This game also seems to really push the video cards, too.
Running at decreased res with nothing in the background seems to point to all that.
A lot depends on your motherboard, too. The motherboard chipset really defines the computer performance.
You might look at some diagnostics. It can't hurt, but I suspect you won't find anything.
Never can tell, tho.
A RAM tester [Doc Memory] from (
www.simmtester.com) is free and is as good as any.
Run it 3-5 times. Like any other of its type it's not 100% but it will find consistant RAM problems.
Try DirectX diags thusly:
Start>Run> type dxdiag and run it.
Look for newer audio & video drivers. Get them from the manufacturer [or the computer manufacturer].
Leave small offerings of cheese, crackers and a beverage in front of the monitor.
[if for no other reason than you might need a snack] ;)
One more thing: Check your computer for spyware/malware that can be hogging your system resources with Spybot Search & Destroy.
(
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=start)
It's free but you can donate if you want.
I slipped this guy $10 last year just cause I use his app so much with troubleshooting & repair...but that's just me.
Good Luck!
StoneG on 15/9/2003 at 19:25
Well, I may have found a fix. It's FPS Optimizer @
(
http://www.morrowind.nm.ru/)
It's small & free and seems to have worked wonders. Start it before you start Morrowind.
I had a bit of trouble with some of the settings tho.
Minor stuff.
Starting Morrowind automatically caused a few problems.
I found it better to start the optimizer & then start Morrowind.
A few other strange things with some of the other options enabled, but it's no big deal to undo things.
The "novice" default settings have done wonders so far.
There is a bit of "fog" in the distance in some strange areas sometimes, but there may be a way around that. I haven't played with it much.
Anyway, check it out.
