Hi, when entering certain locations Arcanum kinda freezes and I can't keep on playing. To specify it, the little clock appears in the upper right corner, like if the game is loading, but it never stops loading and the characters just freeze. So the only thing I can do is to quit the game via the task manager.
I tried serval things... uninstalling the HiRes patch, turning hardware acceleration off, with the "-no3d -doublebuffer" or reinstalling the game... nothing helped.
This happens e.g. when entering the Tarant sewers or coming near the mayors house in Black Root.
Anyone the same problem?

What are you're System Specs?
Did you install the Fan-Patch?
Are the Mods and Ads you use combatible?
Did you install them at the correct order?

My system:

Intel Core i5 760 @2.80Ghz
8 GB Ram
Nvidia GTX 470
Win7 64bit

First I installed the gog version. After that the UAP, then the HQ townmaps and at last the HiRes patch. Beside them I installed no mods or ads.

It's really weird... I can play without any problems, except if I enter those locations I can't go on. I could go through the game avoiding these certain locations, but somehow it's annoying.

Curios, expect for my 9500 GT we have very similar Systemspec. and it worked fine for me.
I only resigned the use of the High-Ress-Patch because it leaved me with a small gamewindow.


You could try it without the Highresspatch but to be honest...i have no real idea what the Problem could be, sorry :(

Are you playing the English-language version?

The only thing I can think of is some sort of odd glitch or file corruption; I'd recommend wiping the Arcanum folder and trying a clean reinstall.

Yes, I already tried a re-installation and I play the english version. After that I tried to play without any extra mods or patches and even there I have the same problem.
It is also strange that when I first reached e.g. Tarant I could enter the sewers without any problems. It started after I returned from the Isle of Despair and got to the Wheel Clan.
Could it be that my saves are currupted?

Now I started a new game on the clean install. Everything now works fine :) So I guess it were the save games.
The only thing now is that I have to play all from the beginning... but Arcanum is a game worth it ;)

Edit: As also posted in this forum I had crashes earlier at the Isle of Despair. Guess this was due to the German Translation patch (the one with only texts, which is also linked somewhere on gog.com). Those crashes didn't happen in the english version. So just a advice to everybody... be carefull when installing the german translation, it might also crash your game.

Glad that was the solution. And yeah, it doesn't surprise me that it may have been the language pack.

Hope you have smooth sailing from here on in.