I'm not sure

Angitherias · Post by **Angitherias** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:27 am

..it could be a coincidence, but my graphics driver/card has been crashing lately since the update.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:00 pm

Try reverting back to the previous built and see if the crashing stops! If so then the update is the problem and your system can not handle it! First try setting in game settings and graphics details on the minimum low settings and see if that stops the crashing, if that does not work then try the first part!....

Angitherias · Post by **Angitherias** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:04 am

Sorry I should have put this in tech support

Angitherias · Post by **Angitherias** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 4:34 am

How do I revert to the old build?

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 4:40 am

If you have the previous built saved to your computer some where you can run that built otherwise you will have to ask Vice for a previous built!.....

Post by **Marvin** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 5:26 pm

Keep in mind that the current MP server does not support most of the older builds.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:21 pm

Good point Marv....but just for ruling out that the update is some how causing the problem on his system in Single Play. Once he gets it to work in Single Play then he can find out if the update affects something else related to multiplay or not!....

Post by **Vice** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:36 pm

This is likely just a hardware or driver problem on your system (especially considering the only changes with the new build involve math routines, not graphics/rendering). When your display driver crashes, try to catch the details of the error message and post them. Also, try rolling back to the previous driver you were using to test for changes. System specs (including video card make, model, and driver version) and error details will help troubleshoot such a problem.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:47 pm

Keep in mind his system is 8 years old!.....

Angitherias · Post by **Angitherias** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 2:04 am

Do I have to do a complete game wipe before I use the old build or can I just install over it?

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:25 am

You should be able to install over it!.....

[Edited on 1-15-2012 by Maarschalk]

Angitherias · Post by **Angitherias** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:28 pm

Well I reverted to the old build, same planet, same issue. I made a post in tech support this time.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 4:52 pm

So at least that rules out that the update is the problem. So you might have changed or updated something else like windows update or some graphics settings or driver updates at the same time as the Game update that could cause the problem!......

Angitherias · Post by **Angitherias** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 5:55 pm

No it is probably hardware related, in fact I know it is. I'm just too lazy to do anything about it. The update is a coincidence, that planet is all white and my vidcard cannot handle it. I'm going to have to backup my computer, try a more recent vidcard driver, see if it has an option to change the gpu fan speed, ramp the base clock speed back up to where it should be and see if the card locks up anymore or not. I'd like to keep using dedicated drivers made for just winXP if at all possible since the latest drivers don't really cater to that OS anymore. Something else I could do is hookup a fan controller to the GPU fan instead.

[Edited on 1-15-2012 by Angitherias]