Questions tagged [technical-issues]
Technical problems with games, such as installing or running a game. To get helpful answers, include as much detail as possible in your question, e.g., hardware specs, error messages, and what you’ve tried so far to solve the issue. Modded Minecraft tech support is off-topic.
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Perspective crashes on startup with "Couldn't create texture from file"
When I try to run Perspective on my Windows 11 Laptop it gives the following error on startup:
..\Source\Graphics\GraphicsContext.cpp(1819): Couldn't create texture from file
Cancel | Try Again | ...
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PS3 doesn't boot with original hard drive after hard drive swap
I've messed up: I reformatted a new SSD for my PS3, but after that, when I try to swap to the original drive to get the backup data, it won't boot and asks me to reformat the whole drive. The older ...
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Screen flashing during the day in Watch Dogs
Sometimes textures and the screen start flashing while I play the game. But this only happen during the day.
I'm playing Watch Dogs 1 from Steam.
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How to fix Roblox freezing when I enter a server?
Whenever I play Rise of Nations, everything seemed normal until I enter a server to play in. Whenever I try playing, it just freezes without warning. I even tried rebooting my laptop just now, yet it ...
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Problem changing date of birth on a PS4
I want to add the correct date of birth for my 11-year old son on his PlayStation account but it won't let me, only allowing me to put an age of 16+ while he's 11.
I find the online agent help support ...
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After disassembly, Switch screen is black even though backlight and touchscreen still work, and console outputs video while in the dock
I recently started a project to replace the shell/case of my Switch with a transparent atomic purple version to get the classic '90s Nintendo look. I bought the case from eXtremeRate, and all the ...
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Best way to connect Nintendo Wii with TV
How can I obtain quite good quality of video on an LCD 50" TV with Nintendo Wii. I bought this console a week ago and had in the package two sets of cables - RCA and component. But then I ...
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Transferring Minecraft worlds using a thumb drive
So recently, my long-term laptop died from a fried motherboard. On that laptop, I had a multitude of Minecraft worlds that I may have spent hundreds of hours on.
When my laptop died, I decided to get ...
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Garry's mod library.so not found
I already asked this question on Stack Overflow, but someone told me to ask it here.
So Garry's Mod is not working because some libraries were not found.
OS: Linux Mint 21.1 Kernel: 6.2.0
I apparently ...
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Weird lags, but only in one way?
We are experiencing very weird lag issues when playing All of Fabric 6.
Everything was good when we left the server and now all of a sudden nothing seems to work correctly anymore. We didn't make any ...
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N64 graphical glitches in RetroArch/Mupen64Plus-next
I was playing Ocarina of Time successfully, but now when I play I get graphical glitches:
https://imgur.com/XB5MN0P
Notice the spinning N logo is already glitchy, as well as the obvious OOT-specific ...
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Hitman 3 on Steam/Proton via Linux Fedora 38
When trying to play Hitman 3 (2021) on Linux Fedora 38 via Steam Proton, the following problems sometimes occur for me:
Game does not start properly. After starting, there is a short black screen but ...
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Elden Ring suddenly started stuttering
So, I had finished Elden Ring back in April 2022 (last year). I wanted to play NG+ , after the DLC was announced. So, I started again, after 1+ year.
However, the game was completely unplayable due to ...
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How do I read a Minecraft crash log to determine the root of the issue?
So I'm trying to help a friend join a modded Minecraft server with me. things would load in well and she would appear in game, but then after 5 minutes the game would crash and spit out a crash report....
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How do I fix DirectX error "0x887A0005 (0x887A0007) (6070) D" when launching Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II?
Call of Duty HQ - Crash handler
DirectX Error
DirectX encountered an unrecoverable error
To contact customer service support, go to https://support.activision.com/modern-warfare-ii
Error Code: ...
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Batman Arkham Origins closes immediately after splashscreen | Address = 0xc4a3e7 (filename not found)
I've wasted the better part of my day trying to run Batman Arkham Origins single-player, but the game immediately closes as soon as I run it
There is no visible error message, but via a log file ...
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I can't download Minecraft Java despite many attempts
I used to play both Bedrock and Java, and modded Java Minecraft on my Imac, I had this Microsoft account to buy Minecraft in the first place. Now that I switched to a Windows 10 laptop, and logged ...
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PS4 controller charging issues after battery replacement
I replaced the battery on my PS4 controller, as it is the 1000mAh battery.
I bought 2200mAh for longer power and charges etc etc. Now my PS4 controller is charging all by itself with out the power ...
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How to resolve "You must install .NET Desktop Runtime to run this application (6.0.16 x64)"?
I'm trying to run the Lord of the Rings - Battle for Middle Earth "All in One Launcher" on Linux via Wine 8.11. When I run it, I get the following error prompt:
When I run dotnet --list-...
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PSP 2000 has a solid orange power light and is a struggle to turn on or off
I was wondering about the problem of my PSP 2000, I can't turn it on properly like I have to try many times just to power it on from sleep mode, same as making it go to sleep mode. Plus the Power ...
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MyHouse.wad not working with GZDoom
Yesterday I found out about a custom Doom map called "My House"
Links: YouTube, Doom World, Google Drive
Apparently this needs to be played with GZDoom, but for the life of me, I've no idea ...
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Skyrim SE crashing near Whiterun areas
I'm crashing at random places typically near cities so it seems but most common I've noticed is Whiterun.
I've crashed near Windhelm once but it didn't happen again as well as some other random places,...
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Unable to run Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th
I have a PC with the following specs:
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core
Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master
DDR5 Corsair Vengeance 5200 MHz 32 GB
AMD Radeon RX 6800XT
It runs Windows 11 and I installed all the ...
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Minecraft Java Server Crash: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) [duplicate]
My Minecraft Java Edition server has been crashing randomly with the "EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION" error for the past two weeks. The crash occurs sometimes within 2 minutes and up to 6 hours ...
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Star Wars: Rebel Assault I + II on Steam shows blank white screen on MacBook Pro M1
I downloaded Star Wars: Rebel Assault I + II on Steam to my MacBook Pro M1 running macOS Ventura 13.3.1. However, whenever I try to run it, I get a blank white fullscreen window that I can only exit ...
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Minecraft instantly disconnects when trying to get onto a LAN server
Every time I try to connect on the same LAN, the Minecraft server says Logging in and instantly after this throws an error like Failed to connect to server. There is no detailed exception, but it says ...
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Cause of TPS/Lag in early game SSP world - Can anyone explain what's happening here?
TLDR:
Newly created 1.14.4 Java SSP world experiences TPS of 6 ms min & 7 ms avg values consistently but after AFK for an extended period of time at AFK fish farm, this increases to around 20 ms ...
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Controller not syncing after charging and resetting [duplicate]
My ps4 is stuck in the “press ps button to use the controller” screen. My controllers are charged, I tried to hit the reset button and unplugging the console for a minute- that didn’t work. - still ...
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Bluetooth XBox controller not working with Pikuniku (GOG) on Mac
I'm trying to play Pikuniku (GOG version) on an Intel iMac Pro with Ventura (13.3.1).
I have an XBox Core controller (m1142084-007) connected with Bluetooth. The computer recognizes it and it appears ...
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PS3 - CECHK01 - doesn’t turn on
I turn the back power switch on, the light up front turns on and red.
When I hit the power button, light turn green then immediately turns off and nothing happens.
I have:
Put new thermal paste on.
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Why do all "QuakeWorld" servers seem to cause QuakeWorld to crash?
I want to play Quake online, and have it be just like when I last played it in 1999. Well, except the few weeks I've recently been playing it in the form of a modern client, but I don't like at all ...
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Europa Universalis IV won't work because of (0xc000007b)
Every time I try to run the game, it runs into an error in the application (0xc000007b). Why does this happens?
I've tried everything on YouTube, but nothing works.
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Hour of Victory Load Screen Problem
Does anyone know why the game won't load when I press enter on the start screen? It says "Press ENTER To Begin" but nothing seems to happen when I press enter. I have heard this game has ...
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Test Drive Unlimited 1 Crashes in a Particular Section of the Map?
I tried playing TDU 1 today (with the Project Paradise pack), and the game keeps freezing for a moment and then crashing to my desktop. After performing a number of trial and error tests, I realized ...
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Madden NFL 23 (for PC) won't start
My laptop spec is as follows:
CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1240P 1.70 GHz
RAM: 16GB
SSD: 256GB (Windows) + 2TB (Games)
Graphic: Intel Iris XE Graphics (Graphics memory 8GB)
OS: Windows ...
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Star Wars: The Old Republic starts up to green screen and hangs
I'm trying to play Star Wars: The Old Republic, but upon launching the game my screen turns green after the loading screen, and stays like that for minutes with no signs of anything changing. What can ...
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Xbox 360 does not recognise the internal hardrive after overwriting it with the Linux "dd" command
I cleaned the Xbox 360 internal hard drive with the Linux "dd" command:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdc
After this the drive is no longer recognised by the Xbox 360 (the drive doesn't show up ...
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Civilization 6 keeps crashing Windows 10
Specs:
Lenovo P50 laptop - 24GB RAM, Nvidia Quadro M1000M
Windows 10 Pro - version 22H2, build 19045.2486
Civilization 6 (Gathering Storm)
Personal machine
No 3rd party antivirus, just Microsoft ...
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How to fix PS3 error 80010514 (An error occured during start operation) in 2023?
I have here a fat PS3, 60GB, A-model that has worked reliably until recently.
I didn't buy/play many PS3 games back in the day. Since second-hand copies of PS3 games are dirt cheap these days, I've ...
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Why is my ender portal not working? [duplicate]
So I made an end portal in Minecraft and I did everything I needed to but it still didn't work I tried looking it up but it just gave me the wrong so-called "Answers" and they aren't even ...
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How to keep Fallout: New Vegas from repeatedly crashing
I had recently purchased Fallout: New Vegas. After a while the game freezes, and a notification comes up to close the program. However, when trying to do so, I cannot see my mouse, and when I try Alt+...
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Can modern CPUs run PhysX with high FPS?
PhysX is over ten years old now, and back then running PhysX supported games with cpu-only PhysX setting guaranteed low framerates.
Can today's fastest processors like Intel i9 paired with non-nvidia ...
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"Cannot find a compatible graphics card" Error when launching Dirt 5
I am trying to play "Dirt 5" through steam but I get an error which reads:
"Cannot find a compatible graphics card"
I am using an AMD Radeon R9 200 Series graphics card.
I am ...
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The Stanley Parable (the original game) hang up randomly after few minutes of playing
So I just purchased The Stanley Parable so I can try the game out for myself without having to... go on some sketchy website and download it.
And after purchasing it, I installed the game, boot the ...
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How to fix "AnselSDK64.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error"?
Whenever I try to run Metro Exodus, I receive this error:
H:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition\AnselSDK64.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an ...
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Elden Ring - PS4. Games does not start
I finally found a game that I wouls like to play, but I can't, for reasons.
I own fairly old PS4 (not pro version) almost 6 years. It worked and still works just fine, but it does not for the Elden ...
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How do I run Dwarfs!? on Linux?
Dwarfs has a native Linux port. It uses some very old libraries and is 32-bit, however.
I haven't managed to get it running again on a modern arch-64 install. What to do?
For starters, take a look at ...
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How to explain constant freezings in a game ASSUMING hardware specs are ok?
I have constant freezings in a game (PUBG). Approximately each second (non uniformly) any animation stops for a few instants then goes further. It happens even in splash screen animation.
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Problem with green screen on PS3 after freeze
I have a backwards compatible PS3, and I know they're finicky as all heck. But I was playing on it just fine when the screen froze (nothing I'm not used to). Restarted the PlayStation like normal. No ...
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Due to a bug, Sonic can become unable to jump. How can I troubleshoot this problem?
Background information
I've been playing Sonic the Hedgehog 2. I'm using the official Android build. (I've never tried the unofficial omni-platform version.)
At unpredictable moments — maybe once ...
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