Crash on startup

[gamer in law]

So, I've purchased this game on sale recently and I was hoping to get it to run, and I have sound, however, it crashes on startup at the first video
here are the logs from the crash report
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: OVERSEER.EXE
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 35d1e799
Fault Module Name: TexDll.dll
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 50dcd141
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 00001d42
OS Version: 6.3.9600.2.0.0.768.101
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 5861
Additional Information 2: 5861822e1919d7c014bbb064c64908b2
Additional Information 3: 84a0
Additional Information 4: 84a09ea102a12ee665c500221db8c9d6

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[pem]

I have the GOG version and I was having a crash right at start with a BEX error. I got it working after trying several things and unfortunately I cannot tell you which step did it but this is what I tried.

Added Overseer.exe to the DEP whitelist for Windows (right-click My Computer for properties > Advanced System Settings > Advanced Tab > Performance Settings button > Data Execution Prevention tab > Add Overseer.exe to the list ). I had DEP turned on for all programs and services except those I select.

I downloaded the June2010 DirectX End User Runtimes directx_Jun2010_redist.exe from Microsoft I ran it and it unarchived itself to a folder of my choosing and then I ran the DXSETUP.exe file. Then I downloaded the the DirectX Web Install package dxswebsetup.exe from Microsoft and ran that too.

I downloaded and ran the latest ffdshow x64 setup from sourceforge and selected all the codecs to use libav.

Finally, in the Catalyst Control Center for my AMD card, I went to 3D application settings (Gaming tab on left menu > 3D Application Settings) and added (+ Add ... under the Application Settings in the window) an entry for Overseer.exe. I set it to override all the application settings and basically turned everything off that I could (Anti-Aliasing Samples = None, Filter = Standard, Anti-Aliasing method = Adaptive multisampling, Morphological Filtering = off, Anisotroic Filtering Level = 2X, Texture Filtering Quality = Standard, Surface Format Optimization = Off, Wait for Vertical Refresh = Off, OpenGL TripleBuffering = Off, Maximum Tesellation Level = Off).

That got the game running. In the game menu the audio is set to Microsoft Midi Mapper and in the video is set to the hardware renderer.

I don't know which of those steps actually did it, but now the game is running at least up to the first day in Tex's office following the FMV, and the office textures look right and the object interactions works.

Hope that helps you.

[Hiei-]

In my case, the first thing was enough to boot the game without the error (the DEP thing)

[thegrimmling]

Mine crashes right after listing other programs running.

I am on Win 8.1 though

[elvisish]

Found the problem for me to an Access Violation, checked out this site (https://dowser.org/error-0xc0000005-access-violation-windows-7-10/) and solution 3 worked for me:

"Disable DEP (Data Execution Prevention)

Data execution prevention is a set of security features, available for Windows users, which is designed to prevent code execution from non-executable memory segments. Usually, its main task is to check memory and protect the computer from viruses. However, some programs may have a conflict with the DEP if it is enabled, which may cause the 0xC0000005 error.

If DEP is the reason for your error code, we suggest you contact the developer of the program that is causing the conflict and ask them for a solution. Another option is to disable DEP for that particular program. This can easily be done if you follow the steps below:

First, log into the computer as an Administrator in order to have full administrative rights.
Next, if you are using Windows XP, click the “Start” button and select “Run“. If you are using Windows 7, just press the Windows and R keys together. A run box will open and there you need to type sysdm.cpl and click “OK”.342_fixes_and_guises_image5
Then, a System Properties window will open, where you will need to click on the Advanced tab and then go to Settings.
Next, the “Performance Options” window will open where you need to click on the “Data Execution Protection” tab. Once there, select the option “Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select” and click the “Add” button.
Now you will need to browse files from the Open applet in order to find the .exe files of the program, that is causing the error code. Once you find it, select it and click the “Open” button.
Finally, click “Apply” and “OK” to make the changes take effect."

So I followed those instructions and added the overseer exe, and amazingly it worked!

[Chariots of the Gods]

Do some googling, the game does not work on windows 10 and later versions of windows like 8 or 7 i believe, you have to do quite a few things to get a work around for it to work right, even then i find it to be the worst of the series, just go through a youtube video of it and move on to the next game.

[Hiei-]

It works on W10 after a few tweaks (check my guide, for example)