Larian Studios Forums Divine Divinity (English) Technical Problems Newly installed, old savegames

Well.. i wanted to continue my quest on my new PC..

But.. well.. i installed it properly, i installed the latest patch (1.34) and.. i copied my old savegames folder to my Run directory..

I start DD, it loads, i get the main menu, i choose load game..
i select my saved game..( 1.33a version).. and.. it gives an error saying
Div.EXe has made an error and has been shut down..

I'm running nvidia 44.** drivers and win 200 SP4. Also do i have Direct X 8.1(from install CD)..

Please help me.. i really want to finish this game(had to stop because my previous PC was too slow..:( )


Thanx

Think there are problems with the 1.33 version savegame if you are to run this on the 1.34 version game..
Try installind <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> with the 1,33 patch and you will be able to finish your game... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/alien.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/alien.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/alien.gif" alt="" />

Greetings from Norway

How did you copy the saves? If by CD-R, the game opens the files in read/write mode, and crashes if the files are marked as read-only. Select all of the files in the saved game folders, right click, select Properties, then clear the read-only check box.

If that wasn't the problem, check the number of files in the saved game folder. Missing files might cause the game to crash when trying to load. A new game should have 22 files, after going to either Verdistis or the Dark Forest it should have 27, after going to both it should have 32, after getting to the wastelands it should have 37, and after getting to the Black Ring dungeon it should have 42.


Welcome to the forum. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />

Thanx alot Raze

i did it by CD-R..
and.. they were Read-only.. i have unchecked that..

AND IT WORKS..

THANX <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />.:D

now i can slash those blasted orcs to hell <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

God that somthing worked...

Have fun and waste them... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/alien.gif" alt="" />

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/alien.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/alien.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/alien.gif" alt="" />

for your info, there is a new driver version for nvidia graphics cards & it's 53.03 (for win 2K & XP). this time it's called forceware.

yeah i know.. but using the new forceware drivers, my Battlefield 1942 get's totally [nocando]..and well.. ain't nothing suckier than trying to slay some iraqi's while looking inside a green blur with red dots on it :s

sad to hear that, dude. hope that nvidia will fix that prob soon enough.

damned..

yesterday, after 6 hours of playing i wanted to quick save the game progress..

it stopped halfway the savingprocess and..i returned to my desktop.

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" /> 6 hours.. totally wasted <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" />..

are there others having this problem with 1.34a???

i have the exact same problem as this with every savegame i have.

any advice ?

is there a fix for this?

Is this after a backup and restore of the saved games?

Troubleshooting Tips (& manual install procedure)

No, i just got this game this week so i am just starting out. after saving a few times i crashed so i thought i would just be able to reload from my last save. so i go to load up and the "loading" bar gets to about 5% and then i revert to desktop

my computer information:
1.33GHz Athlon Thunderbird
384Mb RAM
soundblaster live! 5.1
GeForce Ti4200 128Mb( the older 4x AGP one)
Windows XP up to date with updates and service packs


Edit: i am also running DirectX 9

Does it crash when starting Divinity, or when trying to load a game?

If when loading a save;
[*] Check the number of files in the saved game folder. A new game should have 22 files, after going to either Verdistis or the Dark Forest it should have 27, after going to both it should have 32.
[*] Can you start a new game and save/load that?

If when starting the game;
[*] Did you reset the configuration when the game started the first time after the crash? (there should have been an error message recommending this) That would eliminate one potential problem.
[*] Try running a Scandisk (right click the drive in Windows Explorer, select Properties then the Tools tab, and click the 'Check now' button under 'Error-checking status'.
[*] How much free drive space do you have? The FAT32 file system (mostly Win 9x/ME) is fairly susceptible to errors in the listed free drive space (the game can crash if it runs out of space trying to save), but you are most likely running NTFS.
[*] Maybe an un-install / re-install as per the troubleshooting link would help?