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SacrificeWindows 8 problem? random "has stopped working"(4 posts)(4 posts)
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Posted June 29, 2013
Hi there,

I'm using the deadliest combo to try and play Sacrifice:
Windows 8 64bit
Nvidia 780 (Factory overclocked)

NvidiaInspector fix is being used.

I got it to work yesterday(only after 20 times starting the .exe because he always kept throwing "stopped working " at me), then I updated from 320.18 to the beta driver today and then I tried it again it just didn't work anymore(again had to start 20 and such times but when it would start I would only get a black screen and the task manager says "not responding" although it keeps hugging the cpu a bit).

Then I downgraded to 320.18 again -> didn't work, still black screen and still random starting(black screen) and not starting("has stopped working"). Then I reinstalled it and then it worked again, but I was kicked out with "stopped working" after hitting options, so I try again(strangely this time it immediately works without 20 times trying)and put the options on high and blabla and then I go to skirmish and try to make a char and then BAM get kicked out again. And after that -> randomly switching between "stopped working" and black screen not responding...

Does anyone has any idea what I could do to make it work again? Or better yet, make it work more successfully and without 20 times trying to open the .exe.
Post edited June 29, 2013 by Khazar1
Posted July 02, 2013
1) Install the most recent drivers from the nVidia website. (They do not appear to currently be available through Windows update.)

2) Download the program Nvidia Inspector, which allows you to set up custom profiles per game (like Sacrifice). Nvidia Inpector is available from link here:
majorgeeks(.)com/files/details/nvidia_inspector.html (Remove Parenthesis)

3) Extract the files in the download to a directory, and run the executable nvidiaInspector. This will open up a dialog giving various health information about your system.

4) In the middle right-ish of the dialog, to the right of where it list your driver version, is a button with a wrench icon. click it to set up a new profile (you may prompted to allow the program to make changes.)

5) Create a new profile by clicking the small orange 'star' icon on the taskbar at the top of the new window. Name it whatever you wish

6) In the section of buttons immediately to the right of the new profile button section, there is an "Add Programs to profile" button. Click it, and add your Sacrifice executable to the profile. (For example, is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\sacrifice\sacrifice.exe)

7) A few button sections to the right is button with an icon of a magnifying glass over some gears. Click this to discover extra options (this may take a moment).

8) Scroll down to the "Unknown" section of values. There will be a setting with the name PRE_D3D_COMPATIBILITY_BITS (0x0090F680). Either using the dropdown or typing it in manually, set the value to 0x00000040. (If selecting from the dropdown, there will be a list of game titles that should use this setting.)

9) Apply the settings, close the inspector, and use your Nvidia compatible copy of Sacrifice!

And there you have it! Hope this helps! :D
Posted July 03, 2013
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eltiernit0: 1) Install the most recent drivers from the nVidia website. (They do not appear to currently be available through Windows update.)

2) Download the program Nvidia Inspector, which allows you to set up custom profiles per game (like Sacrifice). Nvidia Inpector is available from link here:
majorgeeks(.)com/files/details/nvidia_inspector.html (Remove Parenthesis)

3) Extract the files in the download to a directory, and run the executable nvidiaInspector. This will open up a dialog giving various health information about your system.

4) In the middle right-ish of the dialog, to the right of where it list your driver version, is a button with a wrench icon. click it to set up a new profile (you may prompted to allow the program to make changes.)

5) Create a new profile by clicking the small orange 'star' icon on the taskbar at the top of the new window. Name it whatever you wish

6) In the section of buttons immediately to the right of the new profile button section, there is an "Add Programs to profile" button. Click it, and add your Sacrifice executable to the profile. (For example, is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\sacrifice\sacrifice.exe)

7) A few button sections to the right is button with an icon of a magnifying glass over some gears. Click this to discover extra options (this may take a moment).

8) Scroll down to the "Unknown" section of values. There will be a setting with the name PRE_D3D_COMPATIBILITY_BITS (0x0090F680). Either using the dropdown or typing it in manually, set the value to 0x00000040. (If selecting from the dropdown, there will be a list of game titles that should use this setting.)

9) Apply the settings, close the inspector, and use your Nvidia compatible copy of Sacrifice!

And there you have it! Hope this helps! :D
*looks at his first post and finds:*
*cough* NvidiaInspector fix is being used. *cough* ^^
Post edited July 03, 2013 by Khazar1
Posted July 03, 2013
I'm sure you installed it wrong because you shouldn't be getting those errors. So do it again, that's why I reposted them ;) Also try switching between Direct3D HAL and Direct3D T&L HAL when you start the game and test to see which works better :) Also try deleting the files in your cache folder which can be found here C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG\Sacrifice
Post edited July 03, 2013 by eltiernit0
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