Telltale Games

Markusdragon · 01/05/2007, 06:54 pm

Whenever I attempt to load a saved game, the game trips out. I've tried deleting the prefs and save games, but it still trips out on loading a new game or attempting to start a new game on any occasion but the initial load.

Emily · 01/05/2007, 09:35 pm

Trips out how? It crashes?

Markusdragon · 01/05/2007, 10:00 pm

Well, if it's windowed, then the program just closes entirely. If it's fullscreen there's an error sound, and I think there's an error box that I can't read because the only way to get out of fullscreen is to close the program.

Drezic · 01/06/2007, 12:46 am

Same problem here! I can't even play the game anymore it constantly crashes now.
It worked the first time yet it ran rather slow so I rebooted my computer. I haven't been able to play the game since!

use-writer · 01/06/2007, 02:31 am

I have the same problem : the game won't load any saved game (automatic or manual saving).

I play in fullscreen. When I select a game and click on the "load" button associated, the screen stay freezed on "loading". When I move my mouse, I see the cursor appears on the center of the screen so I presume a message box is displayed but it is invisible, so I cannot tell you what is the exact error text...

Here is my configuration:
MB w/ Nvidia 570SLI, Athlon X2 4600+, 1Go DDR2 PC6400, GF7900GT w/ .9147 forceware drivers, Windows 2K w/latest patches.

I will update my graphic drivers and keep you tuned about the result.

edit #1 : the previously described behavior happens in 800x600. If I set the game to 1280x960, the game "simply" crashes...

edit #2
with the 93.71 forceware, the issue persists. Depending of the selected screen resolution, the game reacts differently:
800x600 / 1024x768 fullscreen -> "invisible" message box
1280x960 fullscreen -> crash
800x600 / 1024x768 windowed -> crash
1280x960 windowed -> visible message box ! (at least).

The message box is not really talkative : "Error: Access violation at 0x00650B28 (tried to write to 0x000055C5), program terminated.", but if it can help...

And I just tried to launch a new game, the same problem occurs... Of course, it worked yesterday.

edit 3: more details on my configuration and OS. And I forgot to tell you that I had no problem to run the episode 1, but I cannot tell you if it runs now as my hardware fingerprint is not good anymore (I changed my motherboard a few days ago) and I am still waiting for my activation code.

use-writer · 01/07/2007, 12:55 pm

I just tried to load a saved game in episode 1 without problem.

The issue seems to be dependant of the episode 2 game itself and does not involve the hardware.

I hope that a patch will be developped soon because this situation is really frustrating. :/

Markusdragon · 01/08/2007, 06:33 am

Indeed.

That's not to say that the game can't be played in one sitting; delete the prefs and save files and start the game again.

But this could do with fixing. It's inconvenient, and the only fly in the beautiful, beautiful ointment.

Markusdragon · 01/13/2007, 03:02 am

Sorry to double post, but the error message stayed readable this time.

Error: Access violation at 0x00650F45 (tried to read from 0xFFFFFFFF), program terminated.

01/06/2007, 12:46 am	#4
Drezic main man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hardenberg, Netherlands Posts: 20	yes Same problem here! I can't even play the game anymore it constantly crashes now. It worked the first time yet it ran rather slow so I rebooted my computer. I haven't been able to play the game since!

01/06/2007, 02:31 am	#5
use-writer Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Posts: 3	I have the same problem : the game won't load any saved game (automatic or manual saving). I play in fullscreen. When I select a game and click on the "load" button associated, the screen stay freezed on "loading". When I move my mouse, I see the cursor appears on the center of the screen so I presume a message box is displayed but it is invisible, so I cannot tell you what is the exact error text... Here is my configuration: MB w/ Nvidia 570SLI, Athlon X2 4600+, 1Go DDR2 PC6400, GF7900GT w/ .9147 forceware drivers, Windows 2K w/latest patches. I will update my graphic drivers and keep you tuned about the result. edit #1 : the previously described behavior happens in 800x600. If I set the game to 1280x960, the game "simply" crashes... edit #2 with the 93.71 forceware, the issue persists. Depending of the selected screen resolution, the game reacts differently: 800x600 / 1024x768 fullscreen -> "invisible" message box 1280x960 fullscreen -> crash 800x600 / 1024x768 windowed -> crash 1280x960 windowed -> visible message box ! (at least). The message box is not really talkative : "Error: Access violation at 0x00650B28 (tried to write to 0x000055C5), program terminated.", but if it can help... And I just tried to launch a new game, the same problem occurs... Of course, it worked yesterday. edit 3: more details on my configuration and OS. And I forgot to tell you that I had no problem to run the episode 1, but I cannot tell you if it runs now as my hardware fingerprint is not good anymore (I changed my motherboard a few days ago) and I am still waiting for my activation code. Last edited by use-writer; 01/06/2007 at 03:14 am.

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01/05/2007, 06:54 pm	#1
Markusdragon Objection! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 41	Sam & Max - Situation: Comedy - Won't load saved games. Whenever I attempt to load a saved game, the game trips out. I've tried deleting the prefs and save games, but it still trips out on loading a new game or attempting to start a new game on any occasion but the initial load.

01/05/2007, 09:35 pm	#2
Emily Formerly of the Telltale Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,549	Trips out how? It crashes?

01/05/2007, 10:00 pm	#3
Markusdragon Objection! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 41	Well, if it's windowed, then the program just closes entirely. If it's fullscreen there's an error sound, and I think there's an error box that I can't read because the only way to get out of fullscreen is to close the program.

01/07/2007, 12:55 pm	#6
use-writer Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Posts: 3	I just tried to load a saved game in episode 1 without problem. The issue seems to be dependant of the episode 2 game itself and does not involve the hardware. I hope that a patch will be developped soon because this situation is really frustrating. :/

01/08/2007, 06:33 am	#7
Markusdragon Objection! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 41	Indeed. That's not to say that the game can't be played in one sitting; delete the prefs and save files and start the game again. But this could do with fixing. It's inconvenient, and the only fly in the beautiful, beautiful ointment.

01/13/2007, 03:02 am	#8
Markusdragon Objection! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 41	Sorry to double post, but the error message stayed readable this time. Error: Access violation at 0x00650F45 (tried to read from 0xFFFFFFFF), program terminated.