Still not working on Windows 10

[Tatatha]

I tried all the fixes suggested here, I googled for hours, trying it for approx. 2 days now to getting it starting on my PC. I tried the dgvodoo fix, I installed the patch, I tried dxwnd, I tried compatibility mode, I tried everything.

It still keeps crashing right on the start and produces this error:

Unable to open mapfile.

EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION
Crash address: 770d748b
Stack: (at 2b:19f590)
8eb1ca7c 00010000 00db0000 0019f7a0
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000 2d00113c 00000000
02000002 00000000 62002042 00000000
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000

I know that there are several topics here with the same problem, but not a single solution works for me. I'm getting desperate, because I really want to play it again for the nostalgic feeling, nothing seems to work though.

[Tatatha]

I installed the game on my tablet now and it works perfectly. I'm confused, but after all it is working now. Don't know why, don't know how. Even on my tablet it needs like 3-4 tries to launch, but it works more than once. Thanks for all the suggestions.

[Duck]

I just got it and cannot get it to work. I see the intro logos and it returns to the Desktop after the third one. Any ideas? I have dual monitors.

Windows error logs shows this:

Faulting application name: kain2.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x31313931
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 10.0.17763.292, time stamp: 0xf3450dbf
Exception code: 0xc00000fd
Fault offset: 0x0005b7e3
Faulting process id: 0xd54
Faulting application start time: 0x01d4d025149b6522
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver\kain2.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report Id: 84e679d6-874e-4b9e-a69d-5ef6ccf767e2
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

[Tatatha]

Basically you can try everything I tried and see if it works.

First try the comp mode in XP SP2 or anything else, try to run it in Admin mode.

Google for dgvodoo and download it. Also check for "Various patches" -> "Winplay DLL" and copy it into the folder.

If that doesn't work you can download the latest Soul Reaver 1 patch (thelostworlds.net if you google).

You can also try out different resolutions or driver options in the first window.

If it still doesn't work then I don't know either, that's all I tried iirc.

[Duck]

Originally posted by Duck:

I just got it and cannot get it to work. I see the intro logos and it returns to the Desktop after the third one. Any ideas? I have dual monitors.

Windows error logs shows this:

Faulting application name: kain2.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x31313931
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 10.0.17763.292, time stamp: 0xf3450dbf
Exception code: 0xc00000fd
Fault offset: 0x0005b7e3
Faulting process id: 0xd54
Faulting application start time: 0x01d4d025149b6522
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver\kain2.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report Id: 84e679d6-874e-4b9e-a69d-5ef6ccf767e2
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

I finally got it to work. Basically I need to select 32 colour - not default 16! Now next issue is I want to play a window rather than full screen.

[Tatatha]

That's cool, that didn't work for me. I think you can make it windowed mode with either dxwnd or dgvodoo, just try it out :)

[Wilma Dikfit]

How do i make it work it gets to the creators and then crashes

[Duck]

Originally posted by Duck:

Originally posted by Duck:

I just got it and cannot get it to work. I see the intro logos and it returns to the Desktop after the third one. Any ideas? I have dual monitors.

Windows error logs shows this:

Faulting application name: kain2.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x31313931
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 10.0.17763.292, time stamp: 0xf3450dbf
Exception code: 0xc00000fd
Fault offset: 0x0005b7e3
Faulting process id: 0xd54
Faulting application start time: 0x01d4d025149b6522
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver\kain2.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report Id: 84e679d6-874e-4b9e-a69d-5ef6ccf767e2
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

I finally got it to work. Basically I need to select 32 colour - not default 16! Now next issue is I want to play a window rather than full screen.

Now doesn't work again. I loaded my game. Went through the first portal and shifted into the material realm to run down the pathway to open the door. Round the last corner of the path the game crashes and returns to the desktop. I feel like buying an old PS One just to play this game again - I own the game but my PS died over a decade ago Dx

[Echo1068689]

This game has always been cursed for me.

I remember borrowing it years ago from a friend. When they moved I gave it back before I could finish it. A few years later, a neighbor gave me their copy, I was stoked! But then it was badly scratched and the play station couldn't read it. Six months passed and I got one of those disc doctors. I raced home to test it out. As I pulled the disc from the case the f!@r snapped in half. My (at the time) teenage heart shattered, I was so upset. flash forward many years to today and I find out it's on Steam. F@#k yes, I thought... but as I am coming to find...this version is also f@#king cursed.

I too, am failing to get past the creator names.... $7 to be endlessly laughed at...f@#k me. If you guys get any luck, do share your secret. Kain has slipped through our three claws for far too long!

[NikkiJagg]

I went to SteamLibrary > Steamapps > common, and then into the Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver folder. I launched the game using the exe file in that folder and it works for me. So for some reason, launching through steam doesn't work, but using the executable in that file does...for me anyway.

[Radiant]

Originally posted by NikkiJagg:

I went to SteamLibrary > Steamapps > common, and then into the Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver folder. I launched the game using the exe file in that folder and it works for me. So for some reason, launching through steam doesn't work, but using the executable in that file does...for me anyway.

I can verify this. The same workaround fixed the thing for me.

[jiggly]

It worked for me from day 1. Even via Steam. Did the same as above mentioned, with the exception of going into Steam install folder and setting the original game exe file to SP2 compatibility. The movement (moving right-left, turning right-left) is still 'console-like' and takes time to get used to it tho.

[teners88]

moi c'est pareil le jeu bug soit au démarrage, soit en plein jeu, ou alors il bug pendant les cinématique quoi faire ? SVP Ce jeu je l'aime énormément je l'avais sur la playstation et je ne peux i rejouer sur mon pc qui est largement capable de le supporter

[His_Dudeness]

Fix is right here. Worked for me 100%. follow these steps:

Right click kain2.exe (under steam/steampps/common/legacy of kain soul reaver), go to properties, compatibility tab, run in compatibility mode for Windows XP Service Pack 3, select OK.

In same folder, right click BinkPlay.exe and run as administrator. Close the player window when it opens.

Right click kain2.exe, select run as administrator.

When the launch options pop up, leave everything on defaults. It can all be changed in-game.

Click OK.

Play game.

Every time a video plays, the game will jump and the desktop may be visible for a half second. This is the game using the bink player that you opened before starting the game in a new window. It happens EVERY time.

[ALG.Cherif Abdelhamid]

had the same problem for like 2 min lol all i had to do is go to the game folder and right click on the game's executable file and go to the game proprieties and then compatibility and chose windows service pack 3 and run as administrator

[willisjackson28]

1. Go to the install folder from C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver
2. Right click on kain2 and go to properties
3. Choose to run the game in compatibility mode for Windows xp and apply and ok.
4. Now you dont want to run the game in steam but run the game only from kain2 (
5. Now you should be able to play the game