game keeps crashing

[Admiral Zander]

it crashes about a minute in on the first level, preventing me from getting to the next level after it and actually playing the game, is anybody else having this issue?

[unca.alby]

Are you on Windows 11?

[Admiral Zander]

Originally posted by unca.alby:

Are you on Windows 11?

no im not

[HiFive]

Try disabling the Steam Cloud for this game and see if that works. The Steam Cloud causes problems for a lot of older games. I make my own backups of the save files for my games.

[HiFive]

If that didn't work, you might be interested in these threads:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/246840/discussions/0/3191359376168086791/#c3191359376168855707

https://steamcommunity.com/app/246840/discussions/0/2961642818652066410/#c3050610473994853001

Also, some people experience a bug that causes the game to crash when trying to use an identification spell.

[Admiral Zander]

Originally posted by HiFive:

If that didn't work, you might be interested in these threads:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/246840/discussions/0/3191359376168086791/#c3191359376168855707

https://steamcommunity.com/app/246840/discussions/0/2961642818652066410/#c3050610473994853001

Also, some people experience a bug that causes the game to crash when trying to use an identification spell.

didnt work, looking into those threads

[Admiral Zander]

Originally posted by unca.alby:

Are you on Windows 11?

does windows 11 cause further issues with it?

[HiFive]

I try not to upgrade to any newer Windows versions when they come out because they can cause problems on older games. The larger the gap between newer Windows versions and the version that was available when the game was released, the more likely there will be issues.

Most game developers reach a point where they call the game a finished product, and they will not release any more updates, fixes, whatever, and they move on to creating other games.

Luckily, there are people on Steam who figure out workarounds, and they help the rest of us get our games to run properly. Windows 11 is a very new release, so it will take a while for people to come up with solutions for the problems it causes on our older games.

I actually kind of hate these newer versions of Windows. They have too many bells and whistles that very few people need or want. The program is terribly bloated, and there are a lot of things that came free with the older versions that are now apps that you have to pay for.

[Admiral Zander]

Originally posted by HiFive:

I try not to upgrade to any newer Windows versions when they come out because they can cause problems on older games. The larger the gap between newer Windows versions and the version that was available when the game was released, the more likely there will be issues.

Most game developers reach a point where they call the game a finished product, and they will not release any more updates, fixes, whatever, and they move on to creating other games.

Luckily, there are people on Steam who figure out workarounds, and they help the rest of us get our games to run properly. Windows 11 is a very new release, so it will take a while for people to come up with solutions for the problems it causes on our older games.

I actually kind of hate these newer versions of Windows. They have too many bells and whistles that very few people need or want. The program is terribly bloated, and there are a lot of things that came free with the older versions that are now apps that you have to pay for.

im not on 11 yet, i asked because i didnt want to make the issue worse by updating

[HiFive]

Is there something you are doing every time it crashes? Like, it always crashes when you try to go down to the next level, or it always crashes when you try to use an identification spell, or it always crashes when you open a portal.

[Admiral Zander]

Originally posted by HiFive:

Is there something you are doing every time it crashes? Like, it always crashes when you try to go down to the next level, or it always crashes when you try to use an identification spell, or it always crashes when you open a portal.

no it just randomly crashes, no specific task

[Josh]

Install windows xp

[Admiral Zander]

Originally posted by josh93259293024062940642:

Install windows xp

not an option for this laptop since i use it for my college stuff that very much requires windows 10

[HiFive]

Maybe you will get some ideas of what to try from this WildTangent page:

https://support.wildtangent.com/hc/en-us/articles/205720935-FATE-on-Windows-10

[HiFive]

You could try editing the config file to change the fullscreen setting. Go to:

Local Disk/ProgramData/WildTangent/FateSteam/Persistent

Open config.dat.
Change FULLSCREEN:1 to FULLSCREEN:0.
Save the changes.

[HiFive]

Also, you could try a different screen resolution. The game works fine on Windows 10 for me, but I have an older monitor that runs on 1600 x 900.