PSA: Fix for common game freeze issue

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instead of hitting alt-enter and getting deviceFailed() crash

Hit alt+O and use the in-game menu to switch between windowed mode and full screen.
You'll be amazed how often you won't crash by doing this versus the alt+enter trick.


I'm getting a weird crash lately. maybe someone out there has experienced this..it seems sometimes when i first log in for the day i will crash on character load in and get the submit feedback[yes/no] window crash...after that initial crash i am always able to get in on the 2nd try
Weird? it's been happening for quite a while, maybe video drivers version or dg_voodoo version?

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Originally Posted by Victorylap [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I know this post is old, but I've been struggling with:

1) When I first came to P99, I had nonstop blackscreens in the middle of fighting/walking. I could still hear the movement around me, but I couldn't type or use commands or anything. Only Alt+Enter force closing worked. So, per the advice on the forums, I got WinEQ2. ---->#2

2) I ran WinEQ2, and I had less crashes, but tonight, I started having crashes in Frontier Mountains, galore. I died once, and I should have died more times. I couldn't break invis, so I realized either I couldn't play in this zone or I had to investigate. After nonstop searching for a while, I randomly came to this post.

I did exactly as was written on the front page about x86 and all that jazz and made sure it worked and after removed the watermark. Well, amazingly, the crashes stopped immediately (I could no longer use WinEQ2 after this, which is fine by me). So, an issue that was literally affecting me so badly I wasn't sure I could continue playing was fixed because of this issue. I know I'm not the only one suffering here. Please, get this fixed if you have this issue.

did you try the dgVoodoo wrapper. you could be running a 3080Ti with a 10-core CPU and EQ could still be crashing because it was written for direct X8 or 9?
Try the dgVoodoo. its in this post

HTH

[KohakuIto]

You need to assemble a good PC so that games do not freeze and you also don’t need to forget about drivers

[Vormotus]

Originally Posted by KohakuIto [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You need to assemble a good PC so that games do not freeze and you also don’t need to forget about drivers

Some people cant afford to do that or are unable due to a myriad reasons. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I really like threads with people finding solutions, it helps a lot , specially due to how weird eq can be sometimes hehe

[forks]

Looks like the link is down, anyone have an alternative?

[mcoy]

Originally Posted by forks [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Looks like the link is down, anyone have an alternative?

For dgvoodoo? It's up:

http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo/dgVoodoo/

-Mcoy

[Shourty]

I am a geezer with little geekosity. I followed the steps on the voodoo dodad and McKafee wouldn't let it work.
In the end after trying over and over with hints from other posters now I can only play in windowz mode. full screen drops the game but leaves my character still running in game.
But, I'm not being booted from the game like before.
Snot fun to play in windowz mode. too dark and the items that give light, like the bone key for Paineel, don't.

[Xer0]

Originally Posted by Shourty [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I am a geezer with little geekosity. I followed the steps on the voodoo dodad and McKafee wouldn't let it work.
In the end after trying over and over with hints from other posters now I can only play in windowz mode. full screen drops the game but leaves my character still running in game.
But, I'm not being booted from the game like before.
Snot fun to play in windowz mode. too dark and the items that give light, like the bone key for Paineel, don't.

well your problem is you're using mcafee.

Windows has a built in anti virus that is more than sufficient for the average user.