ok dead space problem :(

dreadnought22 · 23-10-2009, 03:02 PM

well after hours i found reason for crashs the shader setting if its set on low everything else can get set on high dont matter no crash if i set shader on med or high bang crash

annyoning cuz my machine can run it easy (except for crashing naturally)

dual core processor
4 gigs of ram
and a 9800 gtx with 512 mb ram

so i must ask the next enevitable next question ea wheres the patch

cuz this has me lost in space grr lol

SteveB77 · 30-10-2009, 06:10 PM

I'm running ok with the game with shaders set to high by default, I'm unsure of what your display card is capable of doing or why you can only run dead space on low shader settings. Check can you run it and see what it say about your display card.

If you can easily run dead space then I am miles ahead and glad I went as far as I have with my upgrade at the start of the year.

I have a quad core processor, ati radeon 4850 series (pcie2) and 4 gb memory.

dreadnought22 · 05-11-2009, 02:33 PM

im running on a intel core 2 duo 4 gigs of ram
a 9800 gtx with 512mb ram i get no slow down ever and have latest drivers

i can set it all to high no lag at all but crashs liek hell
only if i set at low makes no sense

SteveB77 · 06-11-2009, 09:39 PM

I dont see how you cannot run this game on medium or high shader settings without the game crashing to the desktop, its not low memory or lack of porcessor power, I don't think it is a display card problem either.

Check the resolution of your windows desktop and in the game(this might help solve the problem).

Make sure you have no infections or software that could effect the running this game on your pc(I do not mean you have, but it is worth checking and is all I can think of). Different types of infections cause different problems.

If this doesnt work search online and see what you can find yourself.

Let me know how you get on.

dreadnought22 · 08-11-2009, 02:12 AM

well it not infection done defrag all the virus scan etc checking for infection routine turned up empty even checked deadspace exe was allowed on my firewall which it is

and resoloution is same on my desktop as on game 1400 x 900 and tried lowering resoloution on both still crashed like hell

ea support said disable aa on my nvidia control panel which turned to be fruitless still get the same

pretty much dead in the water here as loads peopel have this black screen problem yet no sort of real fix

and being no sign of ea interestd in patching isnt particulary uplifting lol
only can wait till someone fianlly finds a way round the black screen crash
cuz its exactly what i get

SteveB77 · 08-11-2009, 08:11 PM

OK heres what I propose, we both look online for a solution and if we come across anything we can post it and state the result (positive or negative) as I am out of ideas as to what is causing this. I know there is a black screen for 30 seconds with kanes wrath if the game resolution isnt the same as the windows resolution.

Check the display refresh rate is set to the same in dead space as windows as mine was set to 1024 by 768 70 hz and I changed it to 60 hz and no more adjustment by my tft screen. If the black screen is only when the game starts it might be what is causing it, but the game crashing need more investigation.

druid2009 · 10-11-2009, 10:38 PM

Hm.. not sure im running Deadspace on an pretty old AMD5000+ 2 Gig Ram
and ive completed the game a number of times ..
with maxed settings using Vista and Windows 7 and ive had also used 2 GFX cards a nvidia 8800 GTX and im currently using a nvidia 260 GTX

the game appears stable and happily flys by.. my only suggeston is are all your drivers upto date ...

all the best with your problem.

dreadnought22 · 11-11-2009, 08:09 PM

only get the black screen say 2-3 mins while im playing game starts fine

hmm cud problem be xp then since done all driver update stuff
druid2009 said he completed it several times maybe behaves better on windows 7

interesting thought

SteveB77 · 11-11-2009, 08:35 PM

It could be xp, however I didnt have any problems playing dead space on xp, I now play it on vista ultimate x64 using a quad core q8200, 4 gb of memory and an ati radeon 4850.

Which version of xp are you using?

Check that all your drivers are up to date again to make sure and check can you run it to see how your system should run dead space, that might give you a pointer to the problem or it might not.

Do you get an error message when the game crashes?

23-10-2009, 03:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
dreadnought22 Rookie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 16	ok dead space problem :( well after hours i found reason for crashs the shader setting if its set on low everything else can get set on high dont matter no crash if i set shader on med or high bang crash annyoning cuz my machine can run it easy (except for crashing naturally) dual core processor 4 gigs of ram and a 9800 gtx with 512 mb ram so i must ask the next enevitable next question ea wheres the patch cuz this has me lost in space grr lol

06-11-2009, 09:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
SteveB77 Rookie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 61	I dont see how you cannot run this game on medium or high shader settings without the game crashing to the desktop, its not low memory or lack of porcessor power, I don't think it is a display card problem either. Check the resolution of your windows desktop and in the game(this might help solve the problem). Make sure you have no infections or software that could effect the running this game on your pc(I do not mean you have, but it is worth checking and is all I can think of). Different types of infections cause different problems. If this doesnt work search online and see what you can find yourself. Let me know how you get on. Last edited by SteveB77; 09-11-2009 at 11:19 PM..

08-11-2009, 08:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
SteveB77 Rookie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 61	OK heres what I propose, we both look online for a solution and if we come across anything we can post it and state the result (positive or negative) as I am out of ideas as to what is causing this. I know there is a black screen for 30 seconds with kanes wrath if the game resolution isnt the same as the windows resolution. Check the display refresh rate is set to the same in dead space as windows as mine was set to 1024 by 768 70 hz and I changed it to 60 hz and no more adjustment by my tft screen. If the black screen is only when the game starts it might be what is causing it, but the game crashing need more investigation. Last edited by SteveB77; 08-11-2009 at 08:20 PM..

30-10-2009, 06:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
SteveB77 Rookie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 61	I'm running ok with the game with shaders set to high by default, I'm unsure of what your display card is capable of doing or why you can only run dead space on low shader settings. Check can you run it and see what it say about your display card. If you can easily run dead space then I am miles ahead and glad I went as far as I have with my upgrade at the start of the year. I have a quad core processor, ati radeon 4850 series (pcie2) and 4 gb memory.

05-11-2009, 02:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
dreadnought22 Rookie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 16	im running on a intel core 2 duo 4 gigs of ram a 9800 gtx with 512mb ram i get no slow down ever and have latest drivers i can set it all to high no lag at all but crashs liek hell only if i set at low makes no sense

08-11-2009, 02:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
dreadnought22 Rookie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 16	well it not infection done defrag all the virus scan etc checking for infection routine turned up empty even checked deadspace exe was allowed on my firewall which it is and resoloution is same on my desktop as on game 1400 x 900 and tried lowering resoloution on both still crashed like hell ea support said disable aa on my nvidia control panel which turned to be fruitless still get the same pretty much dead in the water here as loads peopel have this black screen problem yet no sort of real fix and being no sign of ea interestd in patching isnt particulary uplifting lol only can wait till someone fianlly finds a way round the black screen crash cuz its exactly what i get

10-11-2009, 10:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
druid2009 Rookie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2	Hm.. not sure im running Deadspace on an pretty old AMD5000+ 2 Gig Ram and ive completed the game a number of times .. with maxed settings using Vista and Windows 7 and ive had also used 2 GFX cards a nvidia 8800 GTX and im currently using a nvidia 260 GTX the game appears stable and happily flys by.. my only suggeston is are all your drivers upto date ... all the best with your problem.

11-11-2009, 08:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
dreadnought22 Rookie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 16	only get the black screen say 2-3 mins while im playing game starts fine hmm cud problem be xp then since done all driver update stuff druid2009 said he completed it several times maybe behaves better on windows 7 interesting thought

11-11-2009, 08:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
SteveB77 Rookie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 61	It could be xp, however I didnt have any problems playing dead space on xp, I now play it on vista ultimate x64 using a quad core q8200, 4 gb of memory and an ati radeon 4850. Which version of xp are you using? Check that all your drivers are up to date again to make sure and check can you run it to see how your system should run dead space, that might give you a pointer to the problem or it might not. Do you get an error message when the game crashes?