game freezes

[skinsfan317]

hey I am in episode 2 at chapter 2. I am right at the point when you are running from the gaurdian and you have to sprint down the hall, shoot out the boards fomr the little mine shaft, and then drop down the floor boards, and after i drop down into the floorboards, and i walk a little farther twords the other side of the room, it freezes. my game just stops running. It seems to stop right near the body that is laying near the health pack. Anyways my comp freezes up and i have to shut it down and reboot. Is anyone having the same problem as me or knows a solution?

 

[diluted]

Have you tried changing graphics settings? Maybe set them lower.

 

[Xn0o0cl3]

I just started getting the same problem. A friend of mine was playing and it happened to him right at the beginning of the game, in the building that alyx contacts eli and dr. kleiner in. Apparently it's a "paged pool memory" problem and the only way around it is some iffy fix that involves manipulating the way your computer handles RAM...or you just wait for a patch :/

 

[Xn0o0cl3]

Also, check out the "Memory Crash" thread by walleyehawger a few threads down. Same topic, already has a lot of responses.

 

[Rusha]

Im now having the same problem. In exactly the same spot as you. Let me know if you work out how to fix it. That other thread doesn't really help unfortunately. I also wonder if this has anything to do with the little update I had to wait for tonight.

 

[Rusha]

This isnt perfect but it gets you past the freeze.

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=134942

 

[skinsfan317]

i doubt my graphics settings or my ram settings have anything to do with it since ive got 2 gigs of ram. but thanks Rusha im just going to pay attention to that link you gave me and i hope that valve comes out with a patch soon.

 

[FoxDie]

I just started getting the same problem. A friend of mine was playing and it happened to him right at the beginning of the game, in the building that alyx contacts eli and dr. kleiner in. Apparently it's a "paged pool memory" problem and the only way around it is some iffy fix that involves manipulating the way your computer handles RAM...or you just wait for a patch :/

My game freezes in that exact spot also. I wish Valve would come out with a patch already. I mean if multiple people are having crash problems in the same areas, while the rest of the game runs fine, it's something they need to address.

 

[Xirogh]

If Valve had a face, I would eat it.

STOP RUINING MY GAME DAMNIT. :sniper:

 

[Jintor]

But they made the game before they ruined it!

LOGIC TRAP!

 

[mecong]

I also wonder if this has anything to do with the little update I had to wait for tonight.

My guess is the same. Everything worked fine until the recent update had been received. So i doubt there are any hardware issues. I now face the very famous problem:
haLF-LIFE 2: hl2.exe - Application Error The instruction at "0x105f8f3f" referenced memory at "0x0e49f3c0". The memory could not be "read".

Strange indeed. Tried everything that has been said in other threads, but nothing really worked. Sometimes it freezes during the blurr screen, sometimes the game could be launched but stops playing after about 2 minutes. My oh my, and this in the middle of the "Little Rocket Man" Achievement right after the helicopter was done.

 

[bulgie]

Workaround

This isnt perfect but it gets you past the freeze.

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=134942

I second what Rusha said, that thread worked for me. Specifically, if you just got past the antlion guardian and it freezes when you walk toward the dead guy and the web, the workaround is to crouch facing the right-hand wall and side-step (strafe) all the way to the web. Then back up the minimum amount needed to get past the beam, break the web without looking too far to the left, and DON'T LOOK BACK! Literally, when I looked back it froze again, same error, luckily I had saved first. Might take a couple tries. Good luck!