ATI Radeon HD 3870 <---- Big suspect right there.
ATI released some new drivers (11.6.) When I loaded them, I went from nto crashing to crashing *constantly.*
Uninstall them, go grab Driver Sweeper, clean them out in safe mode, grab 11.5 (which I use - I have heard of others going all the way back to 11.2) from ATI/AMD's site, and load those.
I got catalyst 11.5 installed and ran the game for a bit. Seemed to be running more like normal. I didn't see it crash, but that doesn't mean it won't later. I have more testing to do, but for now I'm cautiously optimistic.
Thanks for the advice. =)
On a HD3870 I'd recommend going all the way back to 11.2. I run a HD4670 and the 11.2 drivers did the trick for me.
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I crashed while attempting to open my costume panel last night. Graphics were on full blast, so I got back on, turned them all the way down (I was about to go on a BAF run) and the game froze when loading the graphics.
Tonight I'll be switching to 11.2 to see if that will help.
I've tried talking with Tech support... they want me to download some software and only use it with my machine plugged directly into my modem. Since I'm using wifi for my connection... and it would be a rather large pain to drag this beast all the way back to the modem... I'd rather see if there are any alternatives to figuring out why the game is crashing more.
I'm running Windows XP, SP3. My videocard is an ATI Radeon HD 3870. Processor, Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz and I have 3.25 GB of RAM listed.
This machine has always struggled a bit when it comes to playing. I believe that's more on the internet side than anything else... and my crashes have always been pin pointed to the typical causes (ITF death valley, Trail loading and lag... Mapserver troubles... all which seems completely normal [They shouldn't be... but they are]). However... I've been crashing more and more lately... in places I've never crashed before. Loading Atlas, Talos, etc. Even worse... I've found I can sometimes crash my machine just by opening my costumes panel. 0_o
The only difference I can think of between before the randomness and after... well... there are 2. One was Issue 20.5 (I left the game for a few weeks, during which the issue was released). The other... I updated my graphics driver. I know ATI is notorious for releasing unstable drivers... I was hoping this isn't the case.. but these crashes are really getting on my last nerve.
Can anyone help shed some light on this?