crashes like a motherfucker im not even getting in game

so... chapter 2

I'm afraid if I go for higher textures/shaders, this map will make my game crash. So odd

Probably settings related, try different texture/shader.

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3371048525

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3371048677

The skybox in the first map has no textures. Can you look into this problem?

Map 1 skybox has purple textures, but the sky on other maps is fine.

Finally. This map respects the player

normal test after turn on edict fix
test on map 3. cheat to safe room > loading map 4 normally
kinda weird

MapEnity_ParseAllEntities sounds like something is in conflict, I don't know if you're playing the map alone or with someone, it could be the order of addons that players have.

If you're playing the map from a server you shouldn't have the need for the Edict Crash which is the most pain free solution, maybe try having your way around with that.

@Shao tested without map 4 edict crash fix > got no edict

Try without it.

@shao I got that installed it still crashes

If you experience that type of crash, try playing without the Map 4 Edict Crash Fix, seems like it can be hit and miss for some.

yeah same here I had that same problem it said that error

I got engine error
MapEnity_ParseAllEntities: found o when expecting (

Glad it works!

An edited playthrough in Realism — Expert with the Nav Fix (zombies do not respawn in cleared areas), VScripts Update (no more 1000+ zombies per chapter), ANOMALIES from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Metro 2033 (one of which was made exclusively for our servers), mods that do not cause crashes, and text commentary in English
Thanks again for this texture optimised version, Shao, and for the VScripts Update. We got to play this campaign with at least some of its main problems finally solved

Отредактированное прохождение на «Реализм — Эксперт» с исправлением навигации (зомби не возрождаются в зачищенных локациях), VScripts Update (никаких больше 1000+ зомби зо главу), АНОМАЛИЯМИ из S.T.A.L.K.E.R. и Metro 2033 (одна из которых была создана эксклюзивно для наших серверов), модами, не вызывающими проблем, и текстовыми комментированием (русские субтитры)

If Steam Workshop ever decides to function again, I'm willing to fix some minor stuff I messed up on. Though I'm happy everyone is enjoying it, it's a really good campaign, it really sucked that they never took the time to address the issues.

I just wanna say thanks a lot for the optimizations and vscript edits. I gave up trying to play the original campaign years ago, and I happened to come across this set. It was a nice experience.

This campaign is much better than I remembered. This is better than the original campaign. The original campaign is not optimized at all. It has so much graphics lag. It also lacks weapons and supplies. I'm not sure what the Edict Crash Fix does. It was the only mod that conflicted with this campaign. I never had any crashing without that mod installed.

If you experience any issues, try without the Map 4 Edict Crash fix. Those are just fixes provided by the community.

However you have to make sure the addons are loaded in the order of maps then fixes after.

map 4 MapEntity_ParseAllEntities: found o when expecting

1o/1o Map Gameplayer https://www.youtube.com/live/GCU-q6cENSc

Check your task manager, see if L4D2 takes more than 3.5gb, if it does it'll crash automatically.

By the way how do you know how much ram needs each mod and is there a mod catégorie which consumes more than the others ?

It is the only custom map which crashes for me and I have like 100 of them.
Disabling the mods only for this map is very inconvenient so I never use it.
I don't understand why we can't increase the max RAM.

That's clever, I'll add it to required items.

Map 4 edict fix https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3309441370

Refer to the discussions here; https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/2199923164/4040353770031774706/

crashes at chapter 4 with an error "ed_alloc no free edicts" really sad because i love the atmosphere in these campaign... have lots of mod that i use that i can't play without..

You don't need the original parts, only the 3 other parts in the DLC section and if you want more reasonable hordes, the VScripts update too. If you had them before that can cause conflicts.

So i now know I needed ll the orig parts loaded too.

Did that
No other mods. Not local server, best dedicated.
Game crashes at same distance from start point NO console access so no console info
Mmeory usage now over 4GB.

Any way to reduce memory usage?

Tenias razón, cuando carga Chernobyl de 7 partes, sube mas de 3.4 GB y me bota al instante, ni modo solo usaré mods básicos porque solo así antes podía jugarlo sin problemas. Muchas gracias por su tiempo y también gracias por haber creado este bonito mapa. Bendiciones y sigue creando mapas.

2.3GB is fine, it doesn't break the limit for l4d2.

Tengo 16GB de RAM y mi L4D usa 2,3GB con un 30% del RAM, Será suficiente? Voy a intentar jugar este mapa de 7 capitulos.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Works for me and the majority, can't help you more than that without console/debugging info.

figure out what mod is causing it?

Read earlier comments...ZERO Mods

No mods installed

It does not use 3.5 Gb and if it did how do I stop it.... Magic?

Do basic troubleshooting? What the fuck do you mean?

50% doesn't say anything. If the game uses more than 3.5gb it will crash.

Do basic troubleshooting and figure out what mod is causing it.

RAM usage less than 50%.

Crashes at first building door....

RAM less than 50%.

I don´t care it works for some, it crashes for me.

Check your ram usage, doesn't for me or the thousand of players who played it.

Crashes a few minutes in. Not instantly.

Linux and ZERO Mods still shit!

Open task manager and see how much ram l4d2.exe takes, if it gets to close to 3.5GB, disable your environment mods for the map at least. You can try to set Paged Pool Memory to Low in your video settings but that's a very dirty fix and might not fully fix the issue.

Shao, yo agregué mods de calidad HD y he leído tus recomendaciones de que el juego se puede congelar o sino cerrar, Ese problema es de mi PC o es por el mapa... Es un bello mapa lleno de arbustos pero me gustaría que mis mods embellezcan mas tu mapa, que consejo me recomiendas, ¿Desactivo mis mods de Full HD?

If you crash instantly it means you have too many memory intensive mods, which means you didn't read.

I read and it is SHIT!

You could just read.

Total garbage. Crashes almost immediately. Don´t waste your time.