Tenderfoot Thahd Big Badda Boom Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 First off my specs: 1.25 GHz G4 256 MB SDRAM eMac first generation Basically, once I started playing A4, the computer would crash completely (you can only hard reboot with the power button) every three hours or so while playing. It wouldn't crash when I wasn't playing. At a random point, the screen gets scrambled and a few seconds later the computer gets completely frozen, ignoring keyboard and mouse. Anyone else had this problem? I'm curious, as it seems to have affected my system as well. Whenever I do a large download outside of safe mode, the computer has the same thing happen to it. I'm not completely sure the game is causing it, maybe the fact that it takes up 90% of my CPU during play has something to do with it. Either way, I need to get this fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Lattan Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 If the same thing happens outside of the game, it's pretty much impossible that the game is causing it. As for what's actually causing the problem....well, it sounds like a dying video card at first glance (scrambled screen) or overheating problems. But neither of those seem very likely in an old eMac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Quote: Originally written by SNM:If the same thing happens outside of the game, it's pretty much impossible that the game is causing it. Not entirely true, given what he's describing. I had a lot of crashes in beta testing that were related to audio, and we never really figured out what was going on. Do you ever get a kernel panic (a bunch of writing starts appearing on the upper-right corner), a grayed-out screen with a message in the middle in several languages instructing you to reboot, or a crash report? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Do you ever hide A4 or otherwise switch out of it when it's running? A4 seems to really hate that, and it can lead to weird behaviour and crashes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Darkstrike Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Quote: Originally written by SNM:If the same thing happens outside of the game, it's pretty much impossible that the game is causing it. Not entirely true, given what he's describing. a grayed-out screen with a message in the middle in several languages instructing you to reboot, or a crash report? Yea this happens to me all the time. The reboot screen thing. I don't really know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd Big Badda Boom Posted December 24, 2005 Author Share Posted December 24, 2005 Hmm... I do command-tab out quite often. I guess that could be causing it..... But I've never gotten the reboot screen thing. Closest I've gotten was a strange bunch of gibberish appearing wherever my mouse is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice ...are from Tibus Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Is there some technical reason why A4 (and other games) are so unhappy with ever being in the background? I have to say, it's kind of annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I have an iBook G4 with 1.25 GByte memory. I get screen freezes requiring a full reboot with no other programs running. It seems to be worst when I put the computer to sleep for a quick break although it sometimes happens just as I move the cursor. It has gotten better with A4 version 1.0.1 beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Well, short of advising you to stop putting the computer into sleep mode to reduce the number of freezes, I have no advice to give you. Sorry. Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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