For those with Patch 2.43 crashes using Windows 7

[veritas1980]

Unfortunately for me, none of this worked. Do none of the devs read this forum? you'd think they would fix it by now. I paid good money for this game and now I can't even play it. I am very very angry. They need to fix this BS.

[Spunky]

There are no devs anymore.

Welcome

[Wolfehunter]

Originally Posted by veritas1980

Unfortunately for me, none of this worked. Do none of the devs read this forum? you'd think they would fix it by now. I paid good money for this game and now I can't even play it. I am very very angry. They need to fix this BS.

Your only option is to resintall it upto version 2.40 only. Do not install v2.43 for windows 7 64bit users.

There is no solution for v2.43 to work in windows 7 since sacred two is only works in XP or Vista.

Basically I'm getting the impression that deepsilver is going to force us to buy there latest expansion so it might work in windows 7.... But I hear others having problems with that too.

So sacred 2 dudes are screwed. I would be very suprised if DS makes a compatible patch fix for windows 7 users.

Anyhow revert back.. Thats the only way you can play sacred 2.

Goodluck

WH

[Valdore]

Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

Anyhow revert back.. Thats the only way you can play sacred 2.
Goodluck
WH

Patch 2.40 wont work online (closed net etc) where patch 2.43 is prerequisite. Fortunately, many players seem to resolve the issue to make 2.43 run.

[FightCat]

Patch 2.40 may, if not always, fail with your saved games of v2.43.

Thanks for the heap of garbage Ascaron and Deep Silver left behind. It's rare that someone in Turkey purchases an original copy and it's ascertained that Deep Silver is getting none of it in the future.

[Wolfehunter]

Originally Posted by Sakura

Patch 2.40 wont work online (closed net etc) where patch 2.43 is prerequisite. Fortunately, many players seem to resolve the issue to make 2.43 run.

Sakura

This is true. But I don't like playing online anyhow.. I can't enjoy combo's or Great physic engine... Whats the point of playing sacred 2 with my **** good rig if the game CTDs or my buddies get booted from the server?

At least I could play with v2.40.. v2.43 doesn't let me play.. My elite graphics and physic have to be turned off? Not going to happen.

ascaron is dead ok I understand. But it worked before... As soon as Deepsilver took over they've killed it for me.

Game is going onto my shelf to collect dust.

I'm happy some have figure out a trick to get it working. I envy you guys..

WH

[corradolvr]

When I install straight from the discs it works fine, but when I update to the latest and greatest I get the shuttering and crashing even on low settings. I also cannot start the game from the start menu in the games section. I have to put the disc in and go to computer and start it from there. Right now if I leave the install from the discs I can run it on very high without any problems. Will I get anything from the updates that is necessary? Any bonus content? Will I lose out on anything if I just decide not to update the game?

[Valdore]

Originally Posted by corradolvr

When I install straight from the discs it works fine, but when I update to the latest and greatest I get the shuttering and crashing even on low settings.

If you need to run patch 2.43, these workarounds may be helpful in that regard:

http://forum.sacredeng.ascaron-net.c...38&postcount=1

http://forum.sacredeng.ascaron-net.c...1&postcount=70

[corradolvr]

here it is. I just got this processor and a few of the other components free so I thought I would throw something together. I have the gigabyte super overclocked 260 gtx which seems to be running fairly stable. Is there any other tips I can do to streamline for gaming? It's been a few years since I put a computer together. I'd just like to get all I can from my setup. I plan on adding 4 more gigs of memory soon. I ran 3dmark06 and thought I'd do a little better than the score I got.

[Valdore]

Originally Posted by corradolvr

Is there any other tips I can do to streamline for gaming? It's been a few years since I put a computer together.

Your DxDiag looks good. Only obstacle seems to be Windows7. Recommend you try out the two workarounds in that regard. Under the ingame graphics menu, it might be beneficial to disable the physX feature as well as enabling default graphics if case they are not enabled.

[corradolvr]

right on thanks for the help sakura

[WebSorcerer]

I have v2.43 running without crashes/stuttering on Win7 Professional 32bit with XP SP3 compatibility. Games are saved properly and resume OK. Frame rates are comparable to WinXP SP3 on the same hardware.

Graphics Settings: All Max except no grass. Anti-aliasing 2x (4x yields unacceptable frame rates.)

My setup:
Mothboard: Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
Processor: AMD Phenom II X3 720 (Not overclocked)
Memory: 4GB DDR3 1600
Graphics: 2x Sapphire HD5770 Crossfire (Mildly overclocked.)
PhysX Card: ASUS PhysX P1E (PCIe x1)

All the latest drivers.

[Lexus]

Originally Posted by Dobster

If you are experiencing crashing/stuttering using the 2.43 patch on Windows 7 can you please try the following:

Right click the Sacred 2 shortcut on your desktop and click 'properties'. In the windows that opens click the 'compatability' tab and check the 'run this program in compatibility for' box, selecting Windows XP(service pack 3) from the drop down menu. Also check the 'run this program as an administrator' box. Click apply/ok and then run the game, this should stop the crashing/stuttering.

Dobs.

Edit: AzureRealm has added some further tips that will help Windows 7 users. You can find them here.

that worked a treat for me - thanks

also it runs much more quickly and smoothly even on 1920 x whatever it is

[WarlockUK]

I've had a bit of a mission with this game.

Took three or four installs and several hours to even get patched to 2.43. Turns out the initial patch my seemingly UK copy needed was the UK_INT patch.

I want to be able to play online with the girlfriend but sadly a) it quits out to desktop after about 5 minutes from the menu and b) can connect to the EU lobby on port 6800 but says port not found on port 7011 for actually making a game.

Firewall open on the ports, port forwarding configured, Windows 7 x64, 6Gb ram, ATI 4770 card. No physx.

I've replaced both the mss32.dll and the open al drivers, i've made sure DirectX is all up to date, I've run in compatibility mode with SP3 and SP2 Windows XP, and I'm currently running with:
-nocpubinding -windowed -skipopenal

And still, 5 mins and out I go. Not even got to a game yet.

So, has anyone managed to connect/play online with Win7 or am I SOL and wasted my time getting two copies of an unplayable game?

Ta.

Oh, and I thought it'd be cunning to try and run it via Virtual XP mode. Nope. I'd have to uninstall it first from Win 7 as the copy protection activation won't work. Who'd want to steal a game that is unplayable?


09/01/2010 - Slight update
I can get into the game now - failure with port 7011 was my epic fail. I'd forgotten to reapply my static IP when updating my PC so nothing was getting forwarded. (D'oh).
Game still exits if left in the menu for > 5 mins; when I DO play a game, I'm first greeted with a Failed to create channel (140) message (Co-op mode) and then after around 3 mins or so I get punted to the menu with Connection Lost (10). Maddening - Same situation with Open mp, too. 3 mins then PUUUUNT!

Tried putting my PC in the DMZ and shutting off the firewall... no joy.

[mu2ti]

I couldnt start