Green Man Gaming.
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tom_gr7
Life Serving
Have you tried turning it on and off again? haha just kidding.
Is it a steam game? If so, you can check the integrity of the game cache. I recently had a problem with Left 4 Dead two crashing and freezing, it solved the problem. Just right click on the game in the library, then click "properties", then click "local files", then click "verify integrity of game cache"
Hope this helps mate.
Is it a steam game? If so, you can check the integrity of the game cache. I recently had a problem with Left 4 Dead two crashing and freezing, it solved the problem. Just right click on the game in the library, then click "properties", then click "local files", then click "verify integrity of game cache"
Hope this helps mate.
vanthus
Member Resting in Peace
Haha,no I wont really give up,I'll get on to their forums to see if I can get a solution.Come on vanthus! It's not like you to give up so easily!
Now get this problem solved....DO NOT make me have to negative rep you! (as if I would)
NilSatis
Bright Spark
Ugh this game was a lot of problems for a whole load of people. Things like the Visual C ++ 2005 version causing issues, and even things like other sound providers etc causing problems; the 2k forums are full of people with problems. Im sure you will get it to work eventually; it is a great game, and worth pursuing to get going!
Have you used the Rapture 3d sound system (Blue Ripple) for any games installed on your pc? Such as Dirt 2; which uses it. If I remember, a couple of people had problems from that; and updating to the latest version fixed their issues with Bioshock. If you have it, remove via control panel and reinstall the latest version from the Blue Ripple website. I dont believe Bioshock uses it but could be wrong; would be appropriate since the world is called Rapture!
Make sure that the latest version of Bioshock is patched onto the Greenman gaming version. It is 1.1. I dont believe you can manually patch it with the version available online, but I expect it is fully patched in any case.
Aside from that, try running in compatibility mode for xp; and I believe you can enter -nosplash on the target line of the shortcut and -nosound to see if the intro/sound for any reason is causing a problem. Not sure if you could still find the Bioshock demo anywhere to download and try and see if that works, may narrow down whether it is something to do with the version Greenman gaming is selling. The 2k forums are a good place to have a look at these issues although a lot of people dont ever bother stating why their suddenly worked/didnt. Good luck mate! Greenman gaming will give you credit for something else if desperate, but I would be determined to get this to work like im sure you are.
Have you used the Rapture 3d sound system (Blue Ripple) for any games installed on your pc? Such as Dirt 2; which uses it. If I remember, a couple of people had problems from that; and updating to the latest version fixed their issues with Bioshock. If you have it, remove via control panel and reinstall the latest version from the Blue Ripple website. I dont believe Bioshock uses it but could be wrong; would be appropriate since the world is called Rapture!
Make sure that the latest version of Bioshock is patched onto the Greenman gaming version. It is 1.1. I dont believe you can manually patch it with the version available online, but I expect it is fully patched in any case.
Aside from that, try running in compatibility mode for xp; and I believe you can enter -nosplash on the target line of the shortcut and -nosound to see if the intro/sound for any reason is causing a problem. Not sure if you could still find the Bioshock demo anywhere to download and try and see if that works, may narrow down whether it is something to do with the version Greenman gaming is selling. The 2k forums are a good place to have a look at these issues although a lot of people dont ever bother stating why their suddenly worked/didnt. Good luck mate!
Greenman gaming will give you credit for something else if desperate, but I would be determined to get this to work like im sure you are.
Phoenix
Prolific Poster
This game was giving me the same problems, first there was no audio then every time I changed the resolution it crashed. I'm able to play it now in compatibility mode with Windows XP (Service Pack 3) and with DX 9. Create a shortcut for the game somewhere, right click on it and go into properties, click on the shortcut tab then in the target box delete what's in there and paste this in: "C:\Program Files\2K Games\Bioshock\Builds\Release\Bioshock.exe" -dx9 Then if you click on the Compatibility tab you can tick the Run this program in compatibility mode for: box and choose XP service pack 3 from the drop-down list.
lewishollings
Bright Spark
Hey vanthus, I didn't encounterthis problem, I only had where I would press play and it just wouldn't even start at all but here is a link http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/BioShock
I always go to pcgamingwiki for any problems, sometimes it helps but sometimes it doesn't, just take a look through.
I always go to pcgamingwiki for any problems, sometimes it helps but sometimes it doesn't, just take a look through.
vanthus
Member Resting in Peace
Will do,thanks +rep.