GW crashes - please help!
zerowingcats
I can load up guild wars perfectly, and can start playing the game. However, after a certain amount of time (it varies) the screen will freeze. I know, however, that the game is still running because I can hear pinging when i am clicking the minimap and can still move because guildmates have told me that I am still moving. I have tried defrag'ing, updating my graphics drivers, updating DirectX, and now can't think of anything else that could be wrong with it. Any help would be extremely appreciated. Thank you for your time.
Brianna
Hmm, what's your computer specs?
I remember some years ago I had this problem on a GeForce 5500.
I remember some years ago I had this problem on a GeForce 5500.
zerowingcats
Here are some specs:
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.40GHz
RAM: 1021.8 MB
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Build Service Pack 22600)
Video Card: ATI Radeon X300 128 MB
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.40GHz
RAM: 1021.8 MB
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Build Service Pack 22600)
Video Card: ATI Radeon X300 128 MB
Snograt
Eek - the x300 was a budget card back in 2004. It's pretty poor for modern games, I'm afraid.
Maybe it's dying of old age? Probably a good time to consider upgrading
Maybe it's dying of old age? Probably a good time to consider upgrading
Tarun
May have been a Guild Wars bug. Perhaps the recent update resolved the issue?
jackers1234
i would have to agree with snograt and say that it is the video card that is your problem here, sounds like it needs upgrading
Dark Kal
Graphic card is most likely overheating. Monitor GPU temperature, clean out dust from GPU with a can of compressed air, if this doesn't help your graphic card might be dying, how old is it?
Lania Elderfire
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Graphic card is most likely overheating. Monitor GPU temperature, clean out dust from GPU with a can of compressed air, if this doesn't help your graphic card might be dying, how old is it?
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gutter bunny
i am having an identical issue
intel celeron 2.6
windows xp pro
nvidia/bfg 55oo fx (tried swapping with a nvidia/pny 6200 issue persists)
1gig ram
complete freeze after about 10minutes gameplay outside of towns
all drives defragged
virus scanner updated and scanned
spyware scanner update and scan
all drivers/directx/microsoft updates
all to no avail
intel celeron 2.6
windows xp pro
nvidia/bfg 55oo fx (tried swapping with a nvidia/pny 6200 issue persists)
1gig ram
complete freeze after about 10minutes gameplay outside of towns
all drives defragged
virus scanner updated and scanned
spyware scanner update and scan
all drivers/directx/microsoft updates
all to no avail
kazi_saki
I also have the same freaking problem! I play, then the screen freezes but the game still runs.
I have a GeForce 7300 GT 512 mb.
My system ram is 1 gb.
This sux balls.
Ima try cleaning the GPU though. Hope it works
I have a GeForce 7300 GT 512 mb.
My system ram is 1 gb.
This sux balls.
Ima try cleaning the GPU though. Hope it works
Snograt
Suggestions: Try a complete system spring clean. Blow all the dust and crap out with an air duster (you know - those expensive aerosols with just air in them). Make sure all vents are clear - your mom's toothbrush does a good job here. If you're comfortable with the technical side of things, remove your processor, clean off the manufacturer's crap and apply a thin layer of thermal paste.
Buy a better fan/heatsink.
Buy more/better case fans.
Buy a better fan/heatsink.
Buy more/better case fans.
kazi_saki
thanx! What is a heatsink? What is the manufacturer's crap? the stickers?
Retz
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thanx! What is a heatsink? What is the manufacturer's crap? the stickers?
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To the OP - how long has this been happening, did it just start one day out of the blue? Had you previously been able to run the game on the same system hassle free, no freezing?
kazi_saki
I've been having mine for the past few weeks.
I previously had the video settings on shadows - low and reflections - terrain & sky but I now put it on max everything but no anti-aliasing.
Can that be the problem too?
I also run windows media player in the background while playing now so can that be a problem too?
btw, it used to crash before too if I minimize GW too often
I previously had the video settings on shadows - low and reflections - terrain & sky but I now put it on max everything but no anti-aliasing.
Can that be the problem too?
I also run windows media player in the background while playing now so can that be a problem too?
btw, it used to crash before too if I minimize GW too often
Snograt
Yup. Stick your reflections and shadows down to minimum. Turn shadows off totally if you can live without them. Both of this are very graphics-intensive.
Problems with minimising are common - especially Alt-Tabbing for some reason (anyone know why?).
I think it's memory related (right?) - sticking another Gig in there wouldn't hurt. Although one should be sufficient..
Oh, and don't try the processor/heatsink thing I said unless you're sure of what you're doing. It's very easy to ruin a processor or memory chip without taking the correct precautions.
Problems with minimising are common - especially Alt-Tabbing for some reason (anyone know why?).
I think it's memory related (right?) - sticking another Gig in there wouldn't hurt. Although one should be sufficient..
Oh, and don't try the processor/heatsink thing I said unless you're sure of what you're doing. It's very easy to ruin a processor or memory chip without taking the correct precautions.
kazi_saki
lol.
I was actually gonna go buy thermal paste
I'll just keep those shadow/reflections minimum then and go buy myself a hairdryer/canned air to clean the inside of my PC
Thanx!
I was actually gonna go buy thermal paste
I'll just keep those shadow/reflections minimum then and go buy myself a hairdryer/canned air to clean the inside of my PC
Thanx!
gutter bunny
in communication with technical support i found that running -no shaders -no sound -dx8, relieved the issue for now(at least for my system). I urge others to try the same and i will update if a better solution is discovered.
Dark Kal
There's no need to run -no sound unless you like playing with no sound. You might also try to run GW with either -no shaders or -dx8 instead of both at the same time.
Snograt
-nosound completely disables sound processing - it's not the same as pressing mute. It has been known to solve problems - try all the above individually. If, say, -nosound works on its own, then there is an issue with your sound card/drivers. That's how diagnosis switches work.
gutter bunny
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There's no need to run -no sound unless you like playing with no sound. You might also try to run GW with either -no shaders or -dx8 instead of both at the same time.
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