Game keeps crashing..

[InsertDoritos]

Game started crashing out of nowhere some time ago. It started with a crash every once in a while so it wasn't a problem, but then the crashes became more frequent to the point that it made the game unplayable. I recently tried to come back to the game but now it won't even stay open for 5 minutes. Is this a problem with the game? I would really love to get back into this game but the crashing isn't letting me.

[larsil5277]

by my game it crash when i play a bit and then its an game error an its closed

[TheSolstice]

Mine too. I have uninstalled all mods and tried playing in safe mode- keeps crashing and is now unplayable :(

[murgh]

Report it at the bugtracker, not here...
http://bugs.introversion.co.uk/login_page.php

[ocistus]

I reported the crashing bugs and was told that they dont do tech support, I should check my system(because its always your stuff not their stuff thats the problem) and if it all checks out come here and ask for steam players to do support for them.

I mean really just look at the forums how many of the threads on the first page are just people complaining about problems with the game. Its like this day after day. Not people not understanding how to play, thats normal but complants that the programing is faulty. I love the concept of the game but the bugs kill all my prisons so I just sit back and wait for a patch and see if it fixes the game rather then add new broken content. Its such a shame because this could be a great game like sim city

[leachvampiri]

Try restarting and see if it works in a new game? I had trouble with the game freezing or closing down after I had over 100 prisoners. Loading from an old save or starting a new game worked until I got over 100 prisoners again lol. Doesn't bug out anymore though

[murgh]

Originally posted by ocistus:

I reported the crashing bugs and was told that they dont do tech support, I should check my system(because its always your stuff not their stuff thats the problem) and if it all checks out come here and ask for steam players to do support for them.

If they told you that, then you most likely mailed them instead of

Originally posted by murgh:

Report it at the bugtracker
http://bugs.introversion.co.uk/login_page.php

[ocistus]

I did both actualy would have called them too if I had a phone number :)

[Survive Evolution]

My game crash when I try to save the game.

[Yaguex]

Same here: the game randomly crashes to desktop.

I dont have mods installed, and I have a powerful computer (16gb RAM, GTX 1060, 8th Gen Intel CPU, etc).

However, this is what I have noticed: the game ONLY crashes when I run a large prison (400+ inmates), as if the computer was running out of CPU or RAM resources. My computer should be more than powerful enough to run this game, unless it's terribly optimized (which I don't think it's the case).

So... no idea what is going on, but it's terribly frustrating to spend a whole day building your prison and, once you've built it up, it crashes randomly :(

[larsil5277]

its because the prison ist too large

[larsil5277]

that was the problem by my game

[default]

I had the same problem and once I made it to ~200 prisoners it almost instantly crashed. I tried a lot of stuff until I eventually installed the PA beta. I booted it in the 32bit version and it seems to work now (at least for the 5 minutes I tested it :D)
Maybe that will work for you too.

[GiddyMitch]

I was having this problem but i fixed it. This is what i did.


1. Go to this part of your files (this is where they go by default).
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Prison Architect

2. Right click on the "Prison Architect" application and select the "Properties".

3. Select the "Compatibility" tab.

4. Under "Compatibility mode" turn "Run this program in compatibility mode" on.

5. In the drop down menu that will then activate, select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)"


Even though you'll probably don't care anymore, hope this helps. As for why i did this, in the steam store, on the "Prison Architect" page, the specs of the game state the game was designed to run on Windows XP. I use to crash all the time, now so far I haven't crashed.

Just by the way as well, if anyone tries this and it helps could you let me know? Just interested to know.

[Guriri de ceifador]

Originally posted by GiddyMitch:

I was having this problem but i fixed it. This is what i did.


1. Go to this part of your files (this is where they go by default).
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Prison Architect

2. Right click on the "Prison Architect" application and select the "Properties".

3. Select the "Compatibility" tab.

4. Under "Compatibility mode" turn "Run this program in compatibility mode" on.

5. In the drop down menu that will then activate, select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)"


Even though you'll probably don't care anymore, hope this helps. As for why i did this, in the steam store, on the "Prison Architect" page, the specs of the game state the game was designed to run on Windows XP. I use to crash all the time, now so far I haven't crashed.

Just by the way as well, if anyone tries this and it helps could you let me know? Just interested to know.

Thank you very much man, my game was crashing every time i did a shakedown and now stopped!
Genius trick that one!

[4646000545]

Originally posted by joaquim3215:

Originally posted by GiddyMitch:

I was having this problem but i fixed it. This is what i did.


1. Go to this part of your files (this is where they go by default).
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Prison Architect

2. Right click on the "Prison Architect" application and select the "Properties".

3. Select the "Compatibility" tab.

4. Under "Compatibility mode" turn "Run this program in compatibility mode" on.

5. In the drop down menu that will then activate, select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)"


Even though you'll probably don't care anymore, hope this helps. As for why i did this, in the steam store, on the "Prison Architect" page, the specs of the game state the game was designed to run on Windows XP. I use to crash all the time, now so far I haven't crashed.

Just by the way as well, if anyone tries this and it helps could you let me know? Just interested to know.

Thank you very much man, my game was crashing every time i did a shakedown and now stopped!
Genius trick that one!

Nope didn't fix the crashing