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The Longest Journey/Dreamfall seriesCutscene Problem with Longest Journey(13 posts)(13 posts)
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Posted July 08, 2015
Hi everyone, I recently started playing Longest Journey for the first time. It works fine except for when a cutscene ends the game crashes. I have not seen this problem mentioned elsewhere. Does anyone know how to fix this problem or at least where I could find a possible workaround?
thnx K bye.

Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K
CPU Cooling: Asetek 550LC High Performance Liquid Cooling
Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Pro3
Memory: Corsair Dominator 16GB DDR3
Graphics Card: 2X Nvidia Geforce GTX 760
OS: windows 7 home premium sp 1

compatibilty settings are Windows xp. sp 2. run as admin. disable display scalingon high dpi settings.
I am basically illiterate in code so I hope the above info is helpful.
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Posted July 10, 2015
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crimsnking: ...
Have you already tried running the game in Compatibility mode for 640x480. (Right-click the game's shortcut and set the option on the Compatibility tab)
Posted July 11, 2015
I'm having trouble, too. When I enter the police station, it crashes. I'm running Windows 8.1 64-bit with a Nvidia Geforce GPU (Yes, I confess. I have an Alienware Alpha). Ram is 8GB, by the way. Tinkering with compatility settings like the resolution hasn't helped.
Posted August 03, 2015
Crashes on cutscenes: (tested on GOG and czech 4CD -> both are versions 1.42, 2000): The W8.1 (32bit) is an elegant solution. (on W7 Professional 32bit I had no problem):

1) Run a PC movie in VLC Player -> Pause the movie (not off!) -> minimize (leave behind).
2) Start the game (No need to change any other settings) and play!

I know that this strange solution, but it worked reliably than experiment with the settings and patches.
Posted August 04, 2015
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NessAndSonic: I'm having trouble, too. When I enter the police station, it crashes. I'm running Windows 8.1 64-bit with a Nvidia Geforce GPU (Yes, I confess. I have an Alienware Alpha). Ram is 8GB, by the way. Tinkering with compatility settings like the resolution hasn't helped.
Ah damn, the same old police station crash bug from 15 years ago. Dammit.

If standa.e's tips don't help:

You'll miss a really great additional character, but the workaround is the same as 15 years ago:

YOU DON'T HAVE TO ENTER THE POLICE STATION THAT WAY.

Find another entrance. :)
Post edited August 04, 2015 by Vainamoinen
Posted August 12, 2015
Another solution to the Police Station crash is simple (at least when you are on MS Windows PC.)

Find the installation folder of the longest journey.

Find the folder named station_fix Read the readme_first.txt file.

Then run the file named TLI_PoliceStationFix.exe

Solved this issue for me each time I reinstalled and played the game on different PCs.
Post edited August 12, 2015 by Herbalite
Posted August 13, 2015
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crimsnking: Hi everyone, I recently started playing Longest Journey for the first time. It works fine except for when a cutscene ends the game crashes. I have not seen this problem mentioned elsewhere. Does anyone know how to fix this problem or at least where I could find a possible workaround?
thnx K bye.

Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K
CPU Cooling: Asetek 550LC High Performance Liquid Cooling
Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Pro3
Memory: Corsair Dominator 16GB DDR3
Graphics Card: 2X Nvidia Geforce GTX 760
OS: windows 7 home premium sp 1

compatibilty settings are Windows xp. sp 2. run as admin. disable display scalingon high dpi settings.
I am basically illiterate in code so I hope the above info is helpful.
I have the same problem, cut scenes crash the game. Very frustrating.
Posted August 13, 2015
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Herbalite: Another solution to the Police Station crash is simple (at least when you are on MS Windows PC.)

Find the installation folder of the longest journey.

Find the folder named station_fix Read the readme_first.txt file.

Then run the file named TLI_PoliceStationFix.exe

Solved this issue for me each time I reinstalled and played the game on different PCs.
It's asking for disc 2 when I try to do that.
Post edited August 13, 2015 by NessAndSonic
Posted August 13, 2015
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crimsnking: Hi everyone, I recently started playing Longest Journey for the first time. It works fine except for when a cutscene ends the game crashes. I have not seen this problem mentioned elsewhere. Does anyone know how to fix this problem or at least where I could find a possible workaround?
thnx K bye.

compatibilty settings are Windows xp. sp 2. run as admin. disable display scalingon high dpi settings.
I am basically illiterate in code so I hope the above info is helpful.
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Angus: I have the same problem, cut scenes crash the game. Very frustrating.
Try start some video on VLC and pause. Start TLJ and play.. It helps with W8.1, maybe this will help you too.
Posted August 22, 2015
I have done it. finally Went back to playing after a while. The fix I used was 5 10 hour YouTube videos muted. From what I understand the game crashes if memory usage dips below 5 percent so just crank up other stuff and it should work i guess.
I don't know. Maybe?
This is without a doubt the strangest bug I have encountered in games.
Posted September 08, 2015
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NessAndSonic: I'm having trouble, too. When I enter the police station, it crashes. I'm running Windows 8.1 64-bit with a Nvidia Geforce GPU (Yes, I confess. I have an Alienware Alpha). Ram is 8GB, by the way. Tinkering with compatility settings like the resolution hasn't helped.
Exact same issue. Using windows 10. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?
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standa.e: Crashes on cutscenes: (tested on GOG and czech 4CD -> both are versions 1.42, 2000): The W8.1 (32bit) is an elegant solution. (on W7 Professional 32bit I had no problem):

1) Run a PC movie in VLC Player -> Pause the movie (not off!) -> minimize (leave behind).
2) Start the game (No need to change any other settings) and play!

I know that this strange solution, but it worked reliably than experiment with the settings and patches.
This is not a solution that works for the bug getting in to the police station.
Post edited September 08, 2015 by ELgeeker
Posted March 19, 2017
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crimsnking: Hi everyone, I recently started playing Longest Journey for the first time. It works fine except for when a cutscene ends the game crashes. I have not seen this problem mentioned elsewhere. Does anyone know how to fix this problem or at least where I could find a possible workaround?
thnx K bye.

Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K
CPU Cooling: Asetek 550LC High Performance Liquid Cooling
Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Pro3
Memory: Corsair Dominator 16GB DDR3
Graphics Card: 2X Nvidia Geforce GTX 760
OS: windows 7 home premium sp 1

compatibilty settings are Windows xp. sp 2. run as admin. disable display scalingon high dpi settings.
I am basically illiterate in code so I hope the above info is helpful.
This worked to fix the problem for me on a Windows 8.1 machine ...

If you are running the game on a PC with multiple cores, change the "target" in the launch shortcut to the following.

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C start /affinity 3 game.exe

(Obviously you need to make sure the paths are correct for your environment.)

This will tell the game to utilize only cores zero and one. Apparently, the game has issues with there being too many cores on modern machines. I tried using only one core and that was not sufficient. Two seems to do the trick.
Posted November 26, 2023
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standa.e: Crashes on cutscenes: (tested on GOG and czech 4CD -> both are versions 1.42, 2000): The W8.1 (32bit) is an elegant solution. (on W7 Professional 32bit I had no problem):

1) Run a PC movie in VLC Player -> Pause the movie (not off!) -> minimize (leave behind).
2) Start the game (No need to change any other settings) and play!

I know that this strange solution, but it worked reliably than experiment with the settings and patches.
Oh my God. I can't believe this actually worked. Thank you!
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