Path of Neo crashes to desktop at the green number thingies...

[Maxstate]

My game keeps crashing at the green intro thing and i have no idea what to do, ive checked everything i can check, i have the latest drivers, my system can handle the game, but i cant even get to the menu... help please?

[Maxstate]

Anyone? I would really like to play the game i just spent a fifty for...

[rorist]

what about giving us you system specs :?)

[Maxstate]

Well the only thing that could prove any problems could be my 1,4 ghz thunderbird, but its not that big a difference with the minimums... I really dont think thats it, further my specs are:

512 mb ram
Gfx 5200

Ive played other games with this cpu, and seeing that Path of neo is considered "ugly" graphics wise i dont think my cpu will form any problem with running it.

[rorist]

even with big PC specs we do have problems, so your 1.4 probably isnt suffisent mixed with your video card.

But I tested it on 1.7Ghz Pentium M with 512 RAM and x600, its fluent at 1280*1024.. dont know about your problem.

Did u try reinstall it ?

[Maxstate]

It shows a black screen, white screen, then the green matrix number/letters for like a second and then it goes back to desktop. Maybe i forgot to install a codec or something?


Yes i tried reinstalling, this really dissapoints me you know. I took Black and White 2 back like many others because i couldnt even get past the splash screen... now this. And the splash screen problem happens to people with 2.5 ghz cpu's so dont say its my specs again ;) So... so dissapointing, truly like gamespots review of the game.

[faitl3ss]

ive been having the exact same problem , haven`t got a clue wats wrong with it any ideas would be good

[rorist]

its always good to know what spec your running on, even if this isnt teh problem !
Can't help you anymore, but try reinstall DX 9.0c, graphic drivers.
If you have the US version you can install the patch, if not we do have to wait for teh European one rolleyesa

[faitl3ss]

2.0 amd
1024 ram
128 geforce 5200

ive reinstalled all drivers and updated the graphics card driver , and the sound card . this bit annoying dont fancy havin to wait for a patch that tbh i very much doubt will fix this problem. as far as i know a bin file is for burning cds ( cue and bin files)

[rorist]

The matrix3w32s.bin file seems to be the validator to be sure you bought it and have the right CD/DVD installed, not sure of that.

I had problems with that file too, i needed to get out DVD from player, and insert it again and wait for the drive read the DVD before launching/install game.

(sry dummy english ;))

[faitl3ss]

ill give that a go mate thanks

[faitl3ss]

no joy still saying same ,

[rorist]

mmh

try this
- backup your Matrix3W32S.bin somewhere
- DL this one http://myfilebin.com/userfiles/Zeratul114/Matrix3W32S.bin
- replace it where teh old one was

Dont forget to backup yours :)
Be sure your DVD is clean btw..

[faitl3ss]

gunna try that then mate thanks alot

[faitl3ss]

no joy mate looks like its a no go thanks for the help thou

[rorist]

sorry man weirdblue

Try resinstall and reinstall, without antivir and third party prgz..

We never know ;=)

Give us some news..

[faitl3ss]

no still not working

[Understudy]

The minimum specs do, quite clearly, say :
Video: Nvidia GeForce FX 5700 or ATI Radeon 9500 or greaterI have a Radeon 8500, I haven't even wasted my time seeing if it will run, rolleyesa


The game used DirectX 9c effects that aren't avaliable on graphics cards that don't support it.

Sorry.

[Maxstate]

So its my video card? Damnit, same **** as Enter the Matrix. I got a whole new system for that game and it looked like ****. Im gonna return this game and get a better one, thanks anyway.

[faitl3ss]

1.1 Minimum System Requirements
-------------------------------

Operating System Windows® 2000 / XP
Processor Pentium® 4 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 1.8 GHz or higher
Memory 512 MB RAM
Hard Disk Space 6 GB free
DVD-ROM Drive 6X speed or faster
Video NVIDIA® GeForce™ FX 5200 or ATI Radeon® 8500 or greater*
Sound DirectX® version 9.0c-compatible sound card
DirectX® DirectX® version 9.0c (included) or higher

not the graphics card

[Maxstate]

1.1 Minimum System Requirements
-------------------------------

Operating System Windows® 2000 / XP
Processor Pentium® 4 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 1.8 GHz or higher
Memory 512 MB RAM
Hard Disk Space 6 GB free
DVD-ROM Drive 6X speed or faster
Video NVIDIA® GeForce™ FX 5200 or ATI Radeon® 8500 or greater*
Sound DirectX® version 9.0c-compatible sound card
DirectX® DirectX® version 9.0c (included) or higher

not the graphics card

THANK YOU! You just saved me from going to the store, <3

[faitl3ss]

no worries not sure wats causing the problem did you download the game before u brought it

[Maxstate]

no worries not sure wats causing the problem did you download the game before u brought it

Nope, took it when i took back Black and White 2...

[Maxstate]

So noone knows anything? ... buttsechs

[Maxstate]

What now?!

Should i take the game back?
Should i wait for a patch?

This is like B&W2 all over again, im not getting any help?

[pendulum]

I have the same problem. Hopefully the dev team can find a fix for this problem.

My comp spec is:

Operating System Windows XP
AMD Athlon 2.41 GHz
Memory 1.00 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space 69.5 GB free
DVD-ROM Drive 8X
NVIDIA GeForce™ 6600

[rorist]

calm down Max, try searching by your own, we dont have all the answers and we are not at your service.. :)

Try setting for example in the MatrixConfig.Ini file graphics to 2 or 1.

[Maxstate]

I tried that already, thanks for trying. And the game has just been released, i tried googling but i couldnt come up with anything.

[AndyJWS]

Max - may not make any difference at all, but can add the matrix3.exe into your firewall's program control (I would allow it to launch other programs, but any other access settings are up to you) and see if it makes any difference? It may not, but just a thought...

PS - What is your sound card (or onboard), and have you changed the config file so it is not read only? The more info the better in situations like these...

[Maxstate]

A Soundblaster Live! card, there isnt much more to know about my pc...

its just weird because i dont even get an error message, it just crashes to desktop without any warning. I can see the things moving but then the screen goes black and returns to desktop. Sometimes i hear a sound too, most of the times i dont.

I never get any further than that.

[faitl3ss]

this is become very annoying thou to me honest just tried changin the settings in the cfg but no joy still going black then white then scrollin thing then crash

[faitl3ss]

maxstate you got a router, i`m thinking that matrix3w32s.bin has to access the net as to verify the disc just a thought anyone know wat port it would use if any

[Maxstate]

maxstate you got a router, i`m thinking that matrix3w32s.bin has to access the net as to verify the disc just a thought anyone know wat port it would use if any

Could that be it? I indeed have a router but really, why would a singleplayer game be ****ing up because of my router...

Did you try it? Did it work?

[pendulum]

I have just got mine going again, some reason it doesnt like McAfee. I uninstalled the game and re-installed with McAfee Virus Scan Disabled. And my game didn't crash. So if your running a virus scanner I suggest trying to re-installing with it disabled. Good Luck.

[Maxstate]

Does that work for Sophos too?

[Understudy]

As far as I know its only McAfee...

http://forums.eu.atari.com/showthread.php?t=34146

[faitl3ss]

it was just athought cos the way i see it there has to be someway of checking if people are use real dvd for the game

[faitl3ss]

right thats it ive really had enough of trying this game is going back

[Maxstate]

Another Matrix failure, it seems...

I hope a patch comes out to rectify this situation, im still keeping hope. But if its gonna take weeks on end like Black and White 2 im taking it back as well.

[faitl3ss]

seems like a good odea migh tbuy q4 instead

[SpunkyMcMonkey]

seems like a good odea migh tbuy q4 instead


Haha, there's a joke right there...

[cubesboy]

just thought id post this, it does say that it requires a 9500+ graphics card, but understudy i have an 8500 on one of my laptops, and it still runs on there, theres a download you can get than enables direct x 9c and once thats on there its fine.

and as for you max, it sounds to me like its graphics card issues, you can get a cheapish graphics card that will run it perfectly for about £60, but its probably worth upgrading your pc after seeing the spec you gave. after working in a shop for the last few months, ive noticed a few people coming in saying a game wont run a disc wont read. if youre a keen gamer, and you sound like one, updating now is probably the best time because the market is so cheap. you can get a top of the range 64bit system now for about 650/700 pounds, so its worth saving those pennies and buying a super system that will play games the like of FEAR and Quake 4. you probably could get the path of neo to work on your pc with some tinkering, but the experience would probably make you hate the game even more :D

(ps - try updating your graphics card, sound card, and mobo drivers, might make a slight difference)

[Maxstate]

just thought id post this, it does say that it requires a 9500+ graphics card, but understudy i have an 8500 on one of my laptops, and it still runs on there, theres a download you can get than enables direct x 9c and once thats on there its fine.

and as for you max, it sounds to me like its graphics card issues, you can get a cheapish graphics card that will run it perfectly for about £60, but its probably worth upgrading your pc after seeing the spec you gave. after working in a shop for the last few months, ive noticed a few people coming in saying a game wont run a disc wont read. if youre a keen gamer, and you sound like one, updating now is probably the best time because the market is so cheap. you can get a top of the range 64bit system now for about 650/700 pounds, so its worth saving those pennies and buying a super system that will play games the like of FEAR and Quake 4. you probably could get the path of neo to work on your pc with some tinkering, but the experience would probably make you hate the game even more :D

(ps - try updating your graphics card, sound card, and mobo drivers, might make a slight difference)


I thank you but youre telling me things that are already aware to me, i plan on getting a new pc on march, for my birthday. Due to my financial status i am unable to get any new hardware at the moment, to my regret :(

[cubesboy]

didnt mean to tell u things u already new mate, just thought id post up my opinion. if u want a good system spec, email me at cubesboy@gmail.com and i can possibly quote u a pc (seein as thats what i do for a living)

[Maxstate]

When is the European patch due?

[Chizil2k5]

I also have same problem! after getting to the roof and going through the door on the first level it crashes and this come up

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/9910/untitled6pg.jpg

system specs:

P4 2.8ghz
160gb hdd
1024mb ddr ram
Geforce FX 5200

[Understudy]

European patch is now in testing (I hear there were some troubles with the US patch which caused more problems than it fixed).... Pray they test it better than they appear to have tested the original game release weirdblue


I have the PC box in front of me now, and it says:

System Requirements
Operating System: Windows 2000/XP
Processor: Pentium 2 GHz or AMD Athlon 2GHz or better
Memory: 512 Mb RAM
Hard Disk Space: 6GB Free
DVD Rom Drive: 6x speed or faster
Video: nVidia GeForce 5700 or ATI Radeon 9500 or greater *
Sound DirectX version 9.0c-compatible sound card
DirectX: DirectX version 9.0c (included) or higher

* Hardware T&L video cards that do not support shaders, such as the GeForce 4 MX or Intel Extreme Graphics family, are not supported

[Maxstate]

European patch is now in testing (I hear there were some troubles with the US patch which caused more problems than it fixed).... Pray they test it better than they appear to have tested the original game release weirdblue


I have the PC box in front of me now, and it says:

Probably an error, my card does support T&L and it does support pixel shaders.

[Understudy]

Perhaps but those specs have been confirmed to me today as "official system requirements" from Atari.

I'm not happy at all, that of all the online game stores I could find last night (searched over 10), only 2 of them had any recommended specs listed, and both of these differed from those on the box. weirdblue

How on earth are people supposed to buy a game without having a clue if it will even pretend to run on their system. :mefiant:

[Maxstate]

Perhaps but those specs have been confirmed to me today as "official system requirements" from Atari.

I'm not happy at all, that of all the online game stores I could find last night (searched over 10), only 2 of them had any recommended specs listed, and both of these differed from those on the box. weirdblue

How on earth are people supposed to buy a game without having a clue if it will even pretend to run on their system. :mefiant:

Heh, weird indeed...

I was getting tired of hearing all kinds of **** about this game, so i decided to try it myself... and it was all true, sadly.

I CANT EVEN START IT PROPERLY :mad:

[Understudy]

Its pretty good on the PS2... tonguegre

[Maxstate]

Its pretty good on the PS2... tonguegre

I bet it is! Too bad i dont have one :P

[Maxstate]

Good news and bad news:

Good: I got past the intro when i patched my game, i could hear some music but my screen stayed black.

Bad: Screen stays black and the game crashes with the matrix*****.bin exe.

[cubesboy]

try running the game from matrix3.exe in path of neo folder

[Maxstate]

Same, sometimes it just stops on the black screen. My processes show that the program is activated and hasnt crashed or anything.

I find it weird that i CAN see the green things moving, its nicely made, i hear music for a moment and then the green things stop and the screen goes black as like its trying to load something else but it doesnt.

[cubesboy]

have u updated both ur graphics and sound card drivers??

[Maxstate]

have u updated both ur graphics and sound card drivers??

I believe so, but the day sound card drivers are a mandatory upgrade to play a game is the day that im gonna freak out.

[cubesboy]

hehe agreed. altho saying that, on my old pc, i didnt have any updates for graphics or sound cards since i bought it a year earlier. i tried to get counter strike working on there and nothing, updated gcard n scard drivers and i can run verythig on high on a high resolution...the pc version of this game does have major faults, just cross your fingers and pray that the patch will help solve most of the problems... :)

[Maxstate]

Sooo... any word?

Is the UK patch gonna fix this?

[cubesboy]

doubt it will fix EVERYTHING but im guessin it will solve most of the issues. atari are losing customers due to the poor quality of this game, so the faster they bring it out and the better, the more useful it will be to them :atari:

[Maxstate]

This sucks, im gonna wait till Saturday and then take this game back.
Wasted a lot of $$ on something that doesnt work, seems to be becoming a habit.