HL2 Error When Loading

[KikiJiki]

When i open HL2 it gets to the first loading page and the an Error appears.

Can Anyone Help Me Please?

Thanks
KikiJiki

*Picture Of Error Attached*

 

[Mithrandir]

yes, that specific error message means that the user has forgotten how to do a search

 

[KikiJiki]

Searched For What updates?

 

[doomed - uk]

Search for other people with the same problem, maybe.

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=51549&page=1

 

[Mithrandir]

Search for other people with the same problem, maybe.

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=51549&page=1

well ... to be fair, there is only 56 pages of other people with the same problem. easy to miss

 

[dustyuk]

A fix that worked for me

I tried to do lots of things to sort this proble, such as reinstalling, playing around with various settings, moving/copying files as some people suggested :rolling: . I then copied the following into my launch options:

+mat_forcehardwaresync 0 +snd_async_prefetch_priority 1

and hey presto it worked :cheers:

Maybe I got lucky, maybe it will work for you... give it a go.

 

[Sniper]

lol no thanks, most of ours runs perfectly

 

[dustyuk]

lol no thanks, most of ours runs perfectly

I meant try it if yours doesn't run......mine didn't until I did this.

 

[Sniper]

lol i knew exactly what you meant

 

[KikiJiki]

I tried to do lots of things to sort this proble, such as reinstalling, playing around with various settings, moving/copying files as some people suggested :rolling: . I then copied the following into my launch options:

+mat_forcehardwaresync 0 +snd_async_prefetch_priority 1

and hey presto it worked :cheers:

Maybe I got lucky, maybe it will work for you... give it a go.

I take it
"+mat_forcehardwaresync 0 +snd_async_prefetch_priority 1"
is a file somwhere?

 

[dustyuk]

I take it
"+mat_forcehardwaresync 0 +snd_async_prefetch_priority 1"
is a file somwhere?

No it's not, it is simply a series of commands that HL2 executes when it starts up.

You need to right click and select properties for HL2 in the steam window. There is then a box for launch options, click that and copy & paste the line string in there.

 

[xL_Extreme]

Hey i am having the same prblem..... i tried what you said to do but it didnt work! ive asked friends and they dont know what to do.... if there is anything else i could do please tell me

 

[Cattivo071]

Here is the solution for the load failure with no error. There is in fact an error and it has to do with memory. You may or may not get this error message that looks like this: "The Instruction at "0x241f8977" referenced memory at "0x01cdf5c0". This memory could not be read".

Here is the fix:

First location:

Right click your Half Life 2 icon on your desktop (the one you would normally double-click to launch the game). Then click Properties. Click the Shortcut Tab. In the line labeled Target, you will see something like this, depending on where you put the program when you installed it:

"C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" -applaunch 22

Copy and paste the following AFTER the above line:

+mat_forcehardwaresync 0 +snd_async_prefetch_priority 1

Be sure there is a space between -applaunch 22 and +mat

Click save and you are ready to go.

Second location:

From the Steam Play Games Menu, right click on Half Life 2. Choose Properties, then click Launch Options. Paste the following in the box.

+mat_forcehardwaresync 0 +snd_async_prefetch_priority 1

Click Ok and you are ready to go.

Do the same fix for Half Life 2 Deathmatch and Counter Strike Source.

Offline and Online Mulitplayer modes will should all work now.

Good Luck!!!