company of heroes help needed please!

[Deleted member 56031]

I really want to get this game with the expansion off of steam BUT I downloaded the opposing fronts demo and it keeps crashing! My pc is basically brand new and it has only ever crashed with 2 games before this and the RA 3 beta (emphasis on beta).

Is this typical of opposing fronts?
Is it fixed with the patches?
Is it cos I use vista 64 bit?
Is it cos I have a quad core processor?

please help

EDIT: I also keep hearing lots of stories of dreadful drm issues but this game still gets great praise so is it really worth it??

 

[BigBoss7556]

I don't get any crashes with the latest version (I have windows 32 and a dual core processor) . Problem could be vista, or maybe it has been fixed in the latest version, perhaps you could list your other specs like video card.

Also you should probably ask this here:

http://forums.relicnews.com/forumdisplay.php?f=183

 

[Viperidae]

There's no DRM. You don't need a cd to run it. The only problem you might encounter is if you log into an account that was registered on a different cd key. Then all that happens is it asks you to reinsert the cd.

Honestly, at this point I would wait on buying the game. Relic has almost abandoned coherent support for the game lately as they're spending so much time on DOW2. Wait at least until September; then we'll know whether the support devs were really on vacation or just not paying attention.

 

[Deleted member 56031]

well i've got:
q6600 intel processor
nvidia 9600gt sli
4GB RAM
vista home premium 64 bit

 

[redruM]

Well I'm guessing it's the 64-bit Vista. I got Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts for free with my new comp (where I happen to have 64-bit XP installed) and the game kept on crashing at the first cinematics, I didn't even get to play. Crashing is actually a common problem on my new comp, the only games that work 100% perfectly are Age of Empires 3 and Darkstar One, and this is the reason I'm going to replace the OS with 32-bit XP Professional. It's cool that the 64-bit OS is capable of fully utilising my hardware, but it's not worth not being able to play anything.

 

[Deleted member 56031]

I think i figured it out!

No other games have started to crash on me until i upgraded drivers now HL2 EP2 crashed on me. I think it's the new physX nvidia drivers that are causing the problems and others seem to be getting them as well. I'm downgrading then we'll see what happens.