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System Shock 2

Gooseheaded

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Hello everyone.

I installed SS2 on this PC (runs windows vista home premium 32bit), but sadly the game won't run correctly.

I've looked around a little bit, and I see that not watching the videos is a common problem.

But that's not my main problem <:/

I can run the game just fine for about 30 seconds... suddenly, it just freezes. The last sound is looped, and the mouse is frozen.

I've tried to run it in compability mode, but did not help very much...

So, if anyone knows how to fix this, please post a reply!

I've looked around the web, and found no "guides/tutorials", justsome discussions about it...
 

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Look in your error logs.

Left Click on Start Menu.
Right click on Computer and choose manage.
Click on the event viewer.
You now have loads of options to try and pin down what is happening.
Expand the error tab.
Look for things in the last 24 hours.

This may give us an insight in how to help you.
Post a reply to let us know the answer.
If this helped tip my scales.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers Trust Graphics Tablet
System Shock 2 is an old game and not written for Vista and trawling through google I found that it unfortunately cant be played on Vista PROPERLY without some really technical patching of which I aint even gonna bother quoting.
You could google it and try and follow how to patch it up, but to be honest just looking at the methods, its a right royal pain.
 

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System One

  • CPU
    Dual Core E7200
    Motherboard
    Asus P5K
    Memory
    4GB DDR2 800 SDRAM
    Graphics card(s)
    GForce 8600GTS 512mb
    Sound Card
    Auzentech XFi Prelude 7.1 on Onkyo605 Rxer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20" Samsung SyncMaster 206BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Internet Speed
    Sky UK
I ran into the same problem with the sound looping, and freeze. I fixed it by running the game, going to task manager, and finding the system shock 2 in processes, then right-clicking on it and going to "Set affinity" and only using one CPU core, as System Shock 2 can't run on more than one core. This fixed the Freeze and Sound bug for me, however, System Shock 2 may still crash at loading screens. Good luck with getting it to run, it's a great game
 

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oK, I've managed to get it working on Vista using a ddfix and a NOCD crack, yet i cannot use the interface, therefore i cant hack or use various other items:( Whats up with that.
 

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i have vista 64 ultimate sp1, im not even able to install the game. if i run the setup.exe nothing happens.. the application is there in the task manager.. but is not doing anything. :(
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Assembled?
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ @ 3.2ghz, 1.35vcore
    Motherboard
    ASUS M3N-HD/HDMI
    Memory
    2x 2gb ddr2 800mhz SuperTalent Shielded
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI nx8600GT T2D256E-OC
    Sound Card
    Intergrated Realtek HD audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC 19LVWk wide screen 1440*900
    Screen Resolution
    1440*900 @ 32bit
    Hard Drives
    2x 80gb WesternDigital raid 0, 160gb ide westerndigital (data), 250gb sata samgung (multimedia)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 650watts RP-650-PCAR
    Case
    Thermaltake Armor mx+
    Cooling
    Fans everywhere, room with A/C
    Mouse
    Logitech mx518 laser
    Keyboard
    BenQ multimedia USB keyboard
    Internet Speed
    2mb
    Other Info
    i sound hot in the mic... find out
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