Episode one crash

[smokeythebear]

Episode 1 keeps crashing right after the load when your about to exit the elevator....Ive never even had one crash when playing halflife 2.

I tried changing video settings, restarting my comp but nothing works

any suggestions ;(

 

[Hectic Glenn]

Verified your game files, go into the game properties in steam and verify the gcf contents, you might have got some dodgy update or so.

 

[Robinb]

tried the video drivers? if the verification fails, you might want to go to a newer/older version?

And also a lot of people are getting new errors that HL2 didn't have - new engine (well, modified). You got any specs on you?

Robinb

 

[WhiteZero]

I have a constant "Load" crash as well, and I've verified and got new drivers and everything. Except my crash is right after you escort citizens to the train yard.
:<

I've even tried completly deleting the game cache and redownloading the whole thing.

 

[5parta]

Many people have been reporting these very same issues (especially on the steamforums).
Although some people have reported fixing this through switching drivers, this only seems to work for a small percentage of players.
Another options which has had mixed results is turning your dxlevel down from being at 9.0. this is done either by putting -dxlevel 81 (or 80) in the launch options for ep1. Alternatly, you can set the dxlevel through the game console by typing in mat_dxlevel 81 (or 80). This has fixed the crashes/hang ups for me, but at the price of dx9.0 textures and HDR lighting :s

Other suggestions which were rumored to work (usually when used along with the directx level workaround) are turning AA and anisotropic filtering to off and billinear.

PS. I managed to play the game with dx9.0, but the only I can do it this way is by using -nosound in the launch options. Mind me in my opinion, running around with a gravity gun, a chick and a big robot, all without sound, hardly qualifies as "playing" a game.

 

[smokeythebear]

thanks for the suggestions but NOTHING works