Game crashes if traveling to Zaton from Yanov (But not from Prityat to Yanov or vice versa).

[Rhodox]

The Problem (Long version)

Some time ago a quest suggested that I search for an item in Zaton , however once i tried to do so the game crashed during the loading screen (It loaded for a short period with the loading bar filling up but then it crashed just before the "Press any button to enter the zone" text would have appeared).

So I stopped trying to travel to Zaton and tried to complete the Quest within the local area (Yanov). After some time i found a merchant selling the item i needed and could then make progress. I am now in Pripyat , and can travel without any issues to Yanov and back, but now I have to take the Unknown weapon to a Technician for them to analyze it (Is that a spoiler, I don't think so...). The Technician in Yanov is not giving me any speech option to do so, so i need to go to Zaton to talk to the Technician in Shevchenko. But of course i can't get there.

The problem (Short version)

Basically it is required of me to go to Zaton to complete a main quest. But i cannot travel to Zaton or the game crashes (See bold text of long version). I have a modded version of the game but the problem still occurs when the mod is uninstalled. Suggestions?


I am currently playing with the Complete mod v. 1.0.2 however it will still crash even if the mod is uninstalled.

Any suggestions? I am aware of the fact that the older games on steam are unstable, that modding them makes it worse, and that using windows 10 is an accident waiting to happen, but surely there must be something you can do?

[09serjio]

maybe the problem is in one of the crash files for save games. I have already met with this problem. the only way not to use the last savegame and delete them. and then check cache

[09serjio]

Yes . and another location at which Shevchenko called ZATON

ZATON ( russian ) is a Backwater, backwater part of the river, and protected from ice and currents. The backwaters are both natural, for example, turned into the Bay the bed of the oxbow lake, the part of the area, fenced off from the main waters of the bias river island and artificial, separated from the main river dams.

The backwaters are often used for winter sludge river vessels, they often have ship repair workshops.

[Rhodox]

Originally posted by 09serjio:

maybe the problem is in one of the crash files for save games. I have already met with this problem. the only way not to use the last savegame and delete them. and then check cache

Is it the one inside \Stalker Call of Pripyat\_appdata_\logs? because that one is always empty for me even though I open it up after the game has crashed.

[Ennik Serk]

This is a long shot, but I have similar problems with Complete.

Basically, what i see happen is that with A-life, a large collection of various Stalkers and Mutants may have randomly gathered near the map spawn. If a huge free-for-all begins, it could crash the game.

I see it most often in Yanov, next to the Anomylous Grove. A Psuedogiant, several blind dogs, a bloodsucker or two, mutant rats, and Psuedo or Psy-dogs, along with a dozen or so bandits, Stalkers, Duty/Freedom.

A big pile like that, CRASH. If I then reload, CRASH.... but if I reload far away and approach from the EAST (railroad line/Aquifer) for soem reason, it doesn't crash, I can approach the hoard and start picking things off. It still has a big chance of crashing, call it 50/50, but if it doesn't and I start killing things off the games, choppiness, or unresponsiveness starts to get better as more things die.

Now, I've also loaded into Zaton and heard a TON of guns going off for almost a second and...CRASH. I'm assuming another big fight was kicking off that the game engine couldn't handle.

Now, again, it is a long shot. When I have that problem, I ethier avoid ever traveling to that map for several (at least 6) in-game days, traveling the other maps, or just repeatedly sleep away 6 or 7 days (make sure to eat).

What this SEEMS to do is let the A-life further process and randomize where every living thing is, and I can then load back into the map sibnce the mass of enemies have scattered or wandered off.

Long shot, but I figured it was worth mentioning.

[Rhodox]

It's worth a shot, i'll use the wishgranter to take me to the burnt out farmstead or something instead of shevchenko. It's cheating but atleast i might be able to play. If that does not work i'll try sleeping for a few days :P

[Rhodox]

None of the two seemed to work, slept for about 6 days, still crash. Spawned in the "Iron forest" anomaly and burnt out farmstead along with a few other locations, still crash.
Anyway, thanks for your feedback.

[KIBY]

Did you fix this?

[Rhodox]

Hey Muclok, yes, I eventually managed to fix this bug but I posted this such a long time ago that I can't remember what exactly I did to fix it. I googled around and eventually found a fix online on some forum somewhere. I'll do some digging now to see if I find something that I recognize.

[Rhodox]

Originally posted by Muclok:

Did you fix this?

So basically, if your problem is the same as mine, this is a memory issue. If you are playing with any mods download any patches or fixes that are available and start a new game. I think this is what I eventually did in the end. Hope this helps!