Comments - TERM1nu$

Scratch that. vid_restart doesn't reset all the graphics. Once I have them maxed I can't get back in on any save in the second map. What did they change so much to make this game so unstable graphically compared to the first 2? I can run those without any issues. This is so freaking agrivating.

I was finally able to make the map change. I was assuming the auto save the game made was broken as it didn't have the screenshot (dds file). But when I was uploading that quick save to the windows live account I noticed that the file size was about right. So, with all the graphics still ultra-butt-ugly I was able to move on. Once there I just maxed everything out again and did a vid_restart in the console. Working great. Just hope I can get back in again.....

Good thinking on that. Sorry it took so long. First time at the computer since yesterday morning. Here's a link to my last quicksave along with the dds file. Well at least I finally made use of the windows live account other than just being forced to use it play certain games. 25 gigs of storage isn't too bad for free.
Cid-237c6f4b03a9bd23.office.live.com

You know. It's possible that it is something like a glitched entity or something. But with so many people having level change problems it's likely an engine bug. Let me see if I can find somewhere to upload the last save. I didn't have any mods installed previously. I bought the collectors edition Christmas and had just installed it. It was already version 1.602.

Well, I've tried everything I can think of to get through a map change but nothing works. I have a save right before the map change with the graphics dailed all the way down to ultra-butt-ugly. The game and save load quick as hell now but I crash on the map change regardless. I have no problem running the game with everything maxed once I get in and stay on the first map. Guess it's time to join Carden in a drunken stuper for several days while some ommissions pass and look for some artifacts until the next patch comes out.

Ok, I'm tired of running around the first map. Nothing left to do but I can't get Yanov to load without crashing. Everything otherwise has been working fine. As long as I load the begining of the game save and then my latest save it works every single time. Can't use quick load but if I go to the menu and choose it from there it works every time (strange, I know). Anybody find a work around for changing maps? Is there a console command to clear the cache? Anything? Otherwise I may go postal and just kill everyone on the first map! Maybe I just need to go hangout with the freedom boys and get baked. :)

Here's something that might be helpful to the programmers and players. When I quit out of my game to make the last post, the game crashed twice trying to load my escape-s save. The third time I loaded the beginning of the game save, which loaded fine, and then my latest escape-s save and it worked fine. Maybe some optimazations aren't taking place or it was just blind luck.... Anyway, I quit out again later to find something to modify the traders to buy damaged weapons because that's just... damn annoying! :) Anyway, when I loaded the game up my latest save was a quick save and it worked just fine. Hopefully this may help someone else.

Installed patch 2 & 3 and it's loading into the game now! Died a couple times getting the artifact in the boiler anomoly but the saves loaded just fine so far. Killed some mutants and went to the ship. Looks so much better than the vanilla COP. Great work and a big THANKS to working so tirelessly to help those of us having problems.

Ok. Still crashing on loading screen not matter what I do.
-Latest ATI drivers
-Latest ATI drivers & no prefetch mod
-10.7 drivers & no prefect mod, running dx 11 and 10 versions

Uninstalled COP Complete and game runs fine with dx 11 maxed setting (cept anti-ailaising)

Reinstalled COP Complete with optimazation & english fix. Crash.

Specs:
I-7 860 2.8 ghz at 3.117
ATI 5870
4 gigs system ram

*sigh - restrains self from putting head through monitor*

Ok. Before rolling back display drivers I updated from 10.12 to whatever the latest version for ATI is. Still crashing on loading screen. Installed no prefetch mod. Still crashing same spot. Rolled back to 10.7 drivers, still using no prefetch. Still crashing. Tried direct x 10 version. Still crashing. Uninstalled COP Complete. Game loads fine with DX 11, all settings maxed except anti-ailaising. Went down and help the stalker that gets fried in the anomoly. Quick saved and loaded the quick save fine. Saw optimazation fix. Reinstalled COP complete with the optimazation fix and english fix. Crashing on loading screen again.

*sigh, restrains self from putting head through monitor*

Hope this info helps. Here's my system info as well:
I-7 860 2.8 running at 3.117
ATI 5870, has 1 gig ram
4 gigs system ram

Final note: I've noticed in the numerous game restarts that the texture slider never stays maxed out. Is this a bug or is the game trying to tell me I don't have enough video ram?

Update:
When I originally installed COP I ran it vanilla with all settings maxed and HBAO (what the hell is that anyway?:) Game ran fine but looked a tad ugly compared to SOC & CS with the complete mod. Only played about 15 minutes and never had to load a save though. I installed complete and started a new game but I can't get the game loaded all the way. It just quits in the loading screen/tips page. I guess I'm going to have to roll back to 10.7 drivers as suggested earlier (hate rolling back drivers).

Over the last 2 weeks I've replayed both SOC and CS with the complete mod and loved them. Now I'm playing COP for the first time and I'm going to play it with complete. Just want to know how to disable prefetch for a non-steam version of the game. Also, I have an ATI 5870, catalyst version 10.12 with everything maxed out. Should I expect problems or since I'm running only 1 card will I be ok? Thanks.