OUT OF VIDEO MEMORY ERROR

[Mlotta]

Im gettin a out of video memory trying to allocate a rendering resource bla bla error when i try to launch the game. basically just a black screen and error, i tried reinstalling/restarting etc.. 14900K and 4080 RTX Super

[Chapa]

Same issue here. However, adding option "-dx11" to the game commandline solved the problem with launch.

[Ninjaman]

Just tried a fix this morning after playing nearly the whole game on -dx11 with crappy mesh quality and performance with a similar setup. Here are the steps I took:

1. Go to your steam folder wherever it's installed, \steamapps\common\Expedition 33\Sandfall\Binaries\Win64 - delete the D3D12 folder

2. Verify integrity of game files in Steam

(fyi these first two steps are likely unneccesary but including them as this is part of the process I did)

3. Go to C:\Users\(your windows user name)\AppData\Local\Sandfall\Saved\Config\Windows and delete GameUserSettings.ini. You need "show hidden folders" enabled in Explorer.

This will reset all saved settings and will start the game with the Benchmark function. Once in, go to video settings and try to lower the settings (it defaults to 4k native res even if you don't have a 4k screen) by using Windowed mode, High presets, and DLSS. I also capped my FPS at 120.

This allowed me to finally play the game with decent graphics and performance again. Fixes or mitigates awful frame drops in certain areas.

[C1REX]

Originally posted by Mlotta:

Im gettin a out of video memory trying to allocate a rendering resource bla bla error when i try to launch the game. basically just a black screen and error, i tried reinstalling/restarting etc.. 14900K and 4080 RTX Super

Apparently it’s intel problem.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/nvidia-blames-intel-for-gpu-vram-errors-tells-geforce-gamers-experiencing-13th-or-14th-gen-cpu-instability-to-contact-intel-support

This can potentially be solved by BIOS update. Older bios could over volt CPU what was causing errors in computing and even CPU degradation.

[Aym]

Originally posted by C1REX:

Originally posted by Mlotta:

Im gettin a out of video memory trying to allocate a rendering resource bla bla error when i try to launch the game. basically just a black screen and error, i tried reinstalling/restarting etc.. 14900K and 4080 RTX Super

Apparently it’s intel problem.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/nvidia-blames-intel-for-gpu-vram-errors-tells-geforce-gamers-experiencing-13th-or-14th-gen-cpu-instability-to-contact-intel-support

This can potentially be solved by BIOS update. Older bios could over volt CPU what was causing errors in computing and even CPU degradation.

That's not remotely the same issue.

For anyone else seeing this on the first page of google, first comment was correct, delete the D3D12 folder and verify integrity.

[Bento]

Originally posted by Ninjaman:

Just tried a fix this morning after playing nearly the whole game on -dx11 with crappy mesh quality and performance with a similar setup. Here are the steps I took:

1. Go to your steam folder wherever it's installed, \steamapps\common\Expedition 33\Sandfall\Binaries\Win64 - delete the D3D12 folder

2. Verify integrity of game files in Steam

(fyi these first two steps are likely unneccesary but including them as this is part of the process I did)

3. Go to C:\Users\(your windows user name)\AppData\Local\Sandfall\Saved\Config\Windows and delete GameUserSettings.ini. You need "show hidden folders" enabled in Explorer.

This will reset all saved settings and will start the game with the Benchmark function. Once in, go to video settings and try to lower the settings (it defaults to 4k native res even if you don't have a 4k screen) by using Windowed mode, High presets, and DLSS. I also capped my FPS at 120.

This allowed me to finally play the game with decent graphics and performance again. Fixes or mitigates awful frame drops in certain areas.

This fixed it for me. Thanks.

[RakataEpsilon]

Originally posted by C1REX:

Originally posted by Mlotta:

Im gettin a out of video memory trying to allocate a rendering resource bla bla error when i try to launch the game. basically just a black screen and error, i tried reinstalling/restarting etc.. 14900K and 4080 RTX Super

Apparently it’s intel problem.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/nvidia-blames-intel-for-gpu-vram-errors-tells-geforce-gamers-experiencing-13th-or-14th-gen-cpu-instability-to-contact-intel-support

This can potentially be solved by BIOS update. Older bios could over volt CPU what was causing errors in computing and even CPU degradation.

Most of those CPUs that you are describing occurred in servers and workstations by companies that constantly have the silicon under workload 24/7 (These CPUs are typically undervolted) and barely affected consumers. Its incredibly short sighted to see an error like OP's and immediately resort to FUD with no troubleshooting data from the OP

This is an example of why steam threads is not the place for technical help

[C1REX]

Originally posted by RakataEpsilon:

This is an example of why steam threads is not the place for technical help

Intel confirmed what CPUs were affected by instability problems and wich got extended, 5y warranty. Servers CPUs were not affected. Some rare gaming servers using standard, desktop CPUs were.

https://community.intel.com/t5/Processors/Additional-Warranty-Updates-on-Intel-Core-13th-14th-Gen-Desktop/m-p/1620853