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josuefett 27 Jun, 2020 @ 5:53am
Lambda core keeps crashing at various points
I have been enjoying BM a lot and up to now had few if any issues running it but on the Lamda core level the game keeps crashing. first it kept doing it at the ladder next to a large elevator with two headcrabs nearby: I would walk to the ladder and as soon as I started to climb it would crash to desktop. after several attempts I loaded an earlier save and at first it seemed to solve it. I climbed up the ladder to the room with a security door and two turrets aiming their lasers at me then it crashed to desktop again. tried again and the same. then on third attempt I got through the door where the scientists and security guy were waiting . I was briefed on the mission to kill the controller and was told to get the equipment needed then game crashed to desktop. so again I started the game and upon reaching the ladder I first encountered the crash issue it proceeded to crash again. Any ideas??
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Bitmiko 27 Jun, 2020 @ 7:23am 
Originally posted by josuefett:
I have been enjoying BM a lot and up to now had few if any issues running it but on the Lamda core level the game keeps crashing. first it kept doing it at the ladder next to a large elevator with two headcrabs nearby: I would walk to the ladder and as soon as I started to climb it would crash to desktop. after several attempts I loaded an earlier save and at first it seemed to solve it. I climbed up the ladder to the room with a security door and two turrets aiming their lasers at me then it crashed to desktop again. tried again and the same. then on third attempt I got through the door where the scientists and security guy were waiting . I was briefed on the mission to kill the controller and was told to get the equipment needed then game crashed to desktop. so again I started the game and upon reaching the ladder I first encountered the crash issue it proceeded to crash again. Any ideas??

If you are experiencing crashes, you may want to perform the steps listed here: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/app/362890/discussions/5/2271447149928084054/

After that, start with an earlier save file before the crash happened and check if it will solve the issue.
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Bookchinitus 14 Jul, 2020 @ 1:11am 
same issue; top of the elevator that leads to a guard shack.
yes I have tried what was listed however, linux user here so I do not know if .dll will work..
crashes as soon as I go near the guard.
fx8350
32gb RAM
seagate m.2 SSD
two R9 270 in crossfire
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Bitmiko 14 Jul, 2020 @ 7:50am 
Originally posted by SirGrimm:
same issue; top of the elevator that leads to a guard shack.
yes I have tried what was listed however, linux user here so I do not know if .dll will work..
crashes as soon as I go near the guard.
fx8350
32gb RAM
seagate m.2 SSD
two R9 270 in crossfire

Are you subscribed to any mods? If yes, please try to unsubscribe/uninstall them then try again.
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Bookchinitus 15 Jul, 2020 @ 3:29am 
Originally posted by JMB:
Originally posted by SirGrimm:
same issue; top of the elevator that leads to a guard shack.
yes I have tried what was listed however, linux user here so I do not know if .dll will work..
crashes as soon as I go near the guard.
fx8350
32gb RAM
seagate m.2 SSD
two R9 270 in crossfire

Are you subscribed to any mods? If yes, please try to unsubscribe/uninstall them then try again.
no mods
again, this is the section of lambda core where there is an interactive guard that provides back story;
no idea if this is just the game having trouble loading the next section or not.
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Bookchinitus 15 Jul, 2020 @ 3:30am 
if you know of a way to output a log file for debugging, let me know.
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Bookchinitus 14 Nov, 2020 @ 9:15am 
Lambda core keeps crashing at various points
so the previous topic was closed by mods and now I must bring it back up again.
I just got a new vid card for bday and will be seeing how BM works out with a 5700xt.
I think what is causing this issue is a video card bottle neck of loading the lambda core teleportation room to xen.
in essence the amount of modelling and texture details, potential physics of enemies etc, clogging up my crossfire setup.
I will post later on to see what will happen.
please do not lock this topic Mods, life is busy and sometimes 2 weeks does not mean the person or issue is gone for good.
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Peter Brev 14 Nov, 2020 @ 10:37am 
It was closed because of no answer to my latest post, so we assumed the issue was fixed. Since it is not, I have unlocked it and merged threads.

Your last post was on Jul, 15. This is not 2 weeks and no bump was made. Granted, I posted on Nov, 4 asking if the issue was fixed and locked it 4 days later because of no answer.

Take a look at this thread to see if anything helps you.
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Bookchinitus 14 Nov, 2020 @ 10:46am 
Originally posted by Peter Brev:
It was closed because of no answer to my latest post, so we assumed the issue was fixed. Since it is not, I have unlocked it and merged threads.

Your last post was on Jul, 15. This is not 2 weeks and no bump was made. Granted, I posted on Nov, 4 asking if the issue was fixed and locked it 4 days later because of no answer.

Take a look at this thread to see if anything helps you.
thank you, and my mistake for the confusion.
I will let you know what I find.
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Bookchinitus 15 Nov, 2020 @ 2:22am 
so the issue persists, definitely not a graphical bottleneck issue but at least I am getting high frame rates
(hooray for birthday GPU!! :P)
as for what I can gather, the moment I attempt to interact with the guard at the top of the elevator shaft or open the door to the next area, it crashes instantly without any prior hiccups after running to the local storage room and running to the guards office and pressing E on the door.

is there anyway I can output console information to text file on my end so CC can determine what the issue is?
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Bookchinitus 15 Nov, 2020 @ 2:24am 
the other thing is when I move slowly at walking pace I can get to the guards office security door, but the moment it opens or even when he speaks, again I get a flash of black screen for but a second and it crashes back to desktop.
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Bookchinitus 15 Nov, 2020 @ 2:27am 
Originally posted by SirGrimm:
the other thing is when I move slowly at walking pace I can get to the guards office security door, but the moment it opens or even when he speaks, again I get a flash of black screen for but a second and it crashes back to desktop.
almost forgot, this even happens when on ultra low settings.
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gru 15 Nov, 2020 @ 2:32am 
Originally posted by SirGrimm:
Originally posted by SirGrimm:
the other thing is when I move slowly at walking pace I can get to the guards office security door, but the moment it opens or even when he speaks, again I get a flash of black screen for but a second and it crashes back to desktop.
almost forgot, this even happens when on ultra low settings.
Please keep your posts to one by editing them if you are going to add more stuff in a short time span.

With that said, does any of your issues happen in the beta?
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Bookchinitus 27 Nov, 2020 @ 5:43am 
pardon the ADHD version of events then.
:P
this is not in the beta but full version of the game.

again, I wish to know how to export the console as the error happens; thus allowing people smarter than me to debug the game and allow me to play and finish it.
Last edited by Bookchinitus; 27 Nov, 2020 @ 5:51am
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Black_HobbiT 4 Feb, 2024 @ 11:25am 
Same here, CTD at entering the core (second tunnel after turning on both pumps). No mods, same if borderless window, same after loaded lambda complex entry, same at either dx9 or vulkan

as far I remember, I was struggling with this place even before Xen release
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deloreanblvck 12 Jan @ 6:31pm 
Same issue, I’m playing on my steam deck, perfect settings, the game ran like a breeze up until lambda core. I am at the section with the second elevator going down then the game just shuts off
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