GameSyn - Topic HL2 engine troubles

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

: brokenarro12; member; Posts: 128

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alright, this probably isnt has big of an issue that is usualy posted here, but its annoying me to death.
when im playing anything running off of hl2 engine( hl2, zombie panic, zombie masters, ect) the program will just randomly shut down. usualy it just says that there was a problem with the hl2 engine, and leaves it at that. other times it will give a little more detail, but nothing that a non-tech person (such as myself) understands.
so, do any of you have any idea on what i could do to try to fix this? do i just need to update steam/hl2?

any advice will be greatly appreciated
EDIT:it will say (about half the time):Failed to lock index buffer in CMeshDX8::LockIndexBuffer

lol wut?

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 weedman Server Admin Posts: 1419	2 mmmmm verify all sdk base and any hl2 game also what your specs

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 asceth GameSyn Admin Posts: 2965	3 Looks like you're using DX8 which may be the cause of it. Try updating your video card drivers to get the latest compatibility. Aside from that it just may be that hl2 as issues with DirectX8 video cards. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 brokenarro12 member Posts: 128	4 i have quite recent drivers (i'll check the nVidia website to see if there are more, but i got new drivers a few weeks ago) and im fairly sure im running DX9(but ill check that too, maybe ill DL DX10) ill get back to you if any of these work and thanks for the tips lol wut?

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 brokenarro12 member Posts: 128	5 UPDATE ok, i downloaded DX10, verifyed HL2, and defraged it, but now im getting a different message Internal Driver error in Idirect3DDevice9:resent() and ill check the invida website for new drivers its suposed to be a colon, and a P, not lol wut?

Thu, 02 Oct 2008

: AIDS; Server Admin; Posts: 78

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brokenarro12 says

UPDATE
ok, i downloaded DX10, verifyed HL2, and defraged it, but now im getting a different message
Internal Driver error in Idirect3DDevice9:resent()

and ill check the invida website for new drivers

its suposed to be a colon, and a P, not

Well there's your problem!

Do you have XP or Vista?

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Thu, 02 Oct 2008 KingAbbott Server Admin Posts: 244	7 You should get DX9 before getting DX10 since your graphics card may not support it. Can you list your specs please?

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 AIDS Server Admin Posts: 78	8 Woah woah. Hang on. I googled the problem. Looks like this error is very popular among ATI cards. Check your card AND your DirectX drivers. You either have faulty card drivers or you might have Windows XP that doesn't have support for DX10. Hope this helps. AIDS 2.0 - the One and Only STD to know how many licks it takes to get to the Tootsie-Roll center of a Tootsie-Pop!