Game crashes on startup

[rayneenights]

I haven't played it in years and thought I would enjoy another long overdue playthrough. However, the game crashes when it starts up. All I get is a weird message I don't have enough memory on my harddrive. I bloody know I have enough memory on my drive! So I figured out it is some kind of bug of sorts. I wouldn't mind getting some help sorting out this problem for me. Problem is I'm not very computer savvy. So you might have to guide me through it. I'm a noob when it comes to tech stuff. Just can't help it. I'm not an internet noob though. Been here for more than 15 years. I'm just the kind of person who wants stuff to work. When it doesn't work I get a headache. That pretty much sums it up. But I might start hang out here some more if there's anybody out there who can help me. Do I have to say Please?/Rayne

[Touch of Oblivion]

You need to install the Unofficial Patch 9.6. If you want the base game without any of the bugs, install UP Basic. If you want the game with improvements, restored, content, and some minor gameplay alterations install UP Plus.

[-3xA'Lu©κy the disappearing act]

Refer to the "Installing the Unofficial Patch" section of the guide below and follow it to the letter (it's really easy stuff):
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=113161476


I promise this'll help. Obtenebris is right - in the patch's installer basic will give you just bug fixes (recommended for a first playthrough) while plus is gameplay tweaks, restored cut content and bug fixes.

[Rev]

I'm having crash issues as well. I went through all the patching as stated in the other threads, did the patch for screen resolution as well. That got me past the 15mb memory and cant find steam problems. When i go into new game, i get the load screen and the game prompty crashes. the only thing i wasn't able to do in the instructions was disable auto update as the click box isn't there anymore. not really sure what to do with the game beyond what i've already tried and i'm not seeing any fixes for it when i look.

[b33nie]

Funny how Steam actually sells this game (and it got approved to sell through Steam) and you can't start it up after a vanilla install, but need to google and search for fixes, install fanpatches and so on to be able to play it.
Dont get me wrong, its all totally worth it, its a great game, but Steam should have had higher standards and had the fan-patch modded onto this already from the start.

[Wesp5]

I agree and this is what GOG did...

[-3xA'Lu©κy the disappearing act]

Originally posted by Nightroad:

When i go into new game, i get the load screen and the game prompty crashes. the only thing i wasn't able to do in the instructions was disable auto update as the click box isn't there anymore. not really sure what to do with the game beyond what i've already tried and i'm not seeing any fixes for it when i look.

From the guide I posted above:


I get a "'Access Denied. Please login with administrator privileges and try again." error message at launch OR My game crashes shortly after I click “New Game" at the main menu:

This is a complex issue but I’ll list the solutions from easiest to hardest. Initially the error was thought to be related to the game being installed to a deep directory-path but since then, other possible solutions have come up as well:
• install the Unofficial Patch 9.6 if you haven’t already (visit the “Installing the Unofficial Patch … ” section of this guide). It’s supposed to fix this issue but if you are using another mod or don’t wish to install the Unofficial Patch, you can download 2 .dll files which the Unofficial Patch normally installs ( https://www.dropbox.com/s/pbt5pjpberhqf13/VTMB%20vampire%20.dll%20files%20%28from%20UP%209.4%29.zip?dl=1 ), paste them into the “dlls” subfolder (found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Vampire The Masquerade - Bloodlines\Vampire\) and that’ll fix the issue too.
• uninstall Windows update KB3086255 (this update turned off secdrv which prevents SafeDisc games from starting and the like). If that does't work OR you don’t like the idea of uninstalling a Windows update, type in the Windows start menu (Windows logo on your taskbar) “cmd.exe” and select “cmd.exe” once it appears (you may need to right-click it and click “Run as administrator” beforehand for this to work). Type in the new window:sc start secdrv , and press “Enter” on your keyboard. After exiting the game, it’s recommended to repeat the process BUT type this instead:sc stop secdrv , and press “Enter” on your keyboard (as secdrv has some security vulnerabilities).
• create a new Steam directory that isn’t deep. To do this, simply click “Steam” at the top left-hand corner of the Steam window and then select “Settings”. Go to the “Downloads” tab and then click “STEAM LIBRARY FOLDERS” at the top. After that, just select “ADD LIBRARY FOLDER” and place it wherever you want (again, in a less deep directory path this time). Reinstall, using this new directory, and this issue should be gone.

[-3xA'Lu©κy the disappearing act]

Originally posted by b33nie:

Funny how Steam actually sells this game (and it got approved to sell through Steam) and you can't start it up after a vanilla install, but need to google and search for fixes, install fanpatches and so on to be able to play it.
Dont get me wrong, its all totally worth it, its a great game, but Steam should have had higher standards and had the fan-patch modded onto this already from the start.

Steam generally provides games as-is. If people want games to work out of the box, GOG would probably be the best place (but even some of their games don't work out of the box).