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HD2 Crash to desktop

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:26 am
by Ivegottheskill
Does anyone else get a crash now and then with an error in ls3df.dll??

Its a HD2 file, apparently associated with graphics:

http://www.forumplanet.com/3DActionPlan ... 317529&p=8

I think I have the latest nvidia drivers and directx, but I will check. I run the game at max resolution, detail and 4x antialiasing

Re: HD2 Crash to desktop

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:05 pm
by Grimples
The best & most reliable nvidia drivers are the 71.xx. New is not always better.

Re: HD2 Crash to desktop

Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:14 am
by Ivegottheskill
I'll remember that if I come across trouble with other games.

I upgraded from 81.xx to 91.xx drivers, and made sure I had the latest DirectX pack (June 06). Touch wood, I haven't had a problem yet  thup01

Re: HD2 Crash to desktop

Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:04 am
by Ivegottheskill
Looks like touching wood didn't help. I started getting a weird, random gamma flicker with my graphics card (GeForce FX5700). Not in the game, but everywhere  :eek:

I'm still not completely sure if its the card playing up (its done some weird things before), but I went back to 77.77 drivers:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_77.77.html

The flicker has disappeared.

This time I really will touch wood  :shock:

Next time I format, I'll give the newest drivers a go again, but if it fooks up, back to 77.77

I only update to newest stuff because they add important support sometimes, like "Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c and OpenGL® 2.0 support"

EDIT - Maybe my card is going, the flicker returned :(

EDIT 2 (One year on) - It was my graphics card playing up. For anyone still using a GeForce FX series, 77.77 are the best drivers I've found.

My card was overheating I think. I unscrewed a protective mesh covering the fan on the GPU and it works fine now. My gfx card must be ~5 years old by now, still going well (bar that glitch a year ago).

Also, if running NOD32, add HD2 and HD2SS exe files to the exclusions list for "IMON"