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Sky

Dec 10, 2019 @ 8:23pm

"ED_Alloc: no free edicts" Please help :(

Keeps saying this on the big elevator thing where you need to fight off big brain floaty dudes. I am using a GTX 1080 an I7 processor and have 16 gigs of ram. Please help me ;(

Last edited by Sky; Dec 10, 2019 @ 8:23pm

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Originally posted by 600piecesof8:

Interloper HowTo: Past the ed_alloc no free edicts bug w/o cheats

Ok, took me a while and a lot of frustration, removing important props by mistake, but this worked ("on my machine") on two runs with pizza and hat. Both achievements got unlocked:

Enable the console
No worries, this is easy. Start the game and go to:
New UI:

options -> game -> developer console -> yes

options -> bindings -> miscellaneous -> developer console

Old UI:

options -> keyboard -> advanced

Bind the console to a key which you don't really use. I used "]" on an US keyboard layout. With that key, you can toggle the console on and off.
(An alternative option would be to activate the console via the launcher options in the Steam Library.)

3 doors section

The reason for the bug are the pods, which get jammed. And thus, their increasing number of entities. Before you enter any of the three doors:
Save manually - just in case something goes wrong. Type the following into the console (press enter after each line).

ent_remove_all prop_xen_grunt_pod ent_remove_all point_template

Apply the commands and quick save after. You need to type in these commands only once. The second command stops pods from re-spawning. Do not remove the mini explosive pods!

Lift section

After you get out of this pile of corpses and face the bottom of that huge lift. Again, save manually, apply the commands and quick save after. Here you wanna remove the following:
Use the arrow up key on your keyboard to get the old command and erase "template" and replace it with "spotlight", if you are too lazy to type like me.

ent_remove_all point_spotlight

Once you passed the last arena with the four protected Controllers and before the lift stops for that very last fight with the flying Controllers. You can remove old Controller entities:

ent_remove_all npc_xontroller

But stop doing that right before that very last fight on the lift, else the game crashes or you get stuck. There have to be controllers in that area and even after they break the glass you cannot remove all of them.
This area should have quite a frame rate drop, but after removing the spotlight entities, it should be stable enough to get over it. Once you are past the lift section, the game plays normally.

@Steveh2001 suggested to disable autosaves as an alternative (via console or launcher options) :

sv_autosave 0

I neither encountered the bug, where the laser is not turning, nor one around that corpse pile.

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Wapplino

Dec 6, 2019 @ 9:03pm

in case you get no free edicts error

go into console and type "bm_c4a3d", it should put you right back into the map that seems to cause the issue. You'll have to start from the beginning of the map, but it's better than losing your saves thanks to an error.

Corporal Shephard has Black Mesa

Dec 7, 2019 @ 1:23pm

[SOLVED] No free edicts error

So I was at the interloper when I got surrounded with alien controllers with constant moving shields covering them and when I died, game shut down and no free edicts error came on the screen. How can I solve this? Now I can't play the game.

Last edited by Corporal Shephard; Dec 7, 2019 @ 3:23pm

Spyder

Dec 7, 2019 @ 1:27pm

I got this error too and I had to load an earlier save to fix it

Corporal Shephard has Black Mesa

Dec 7, 2019 @ 2:28pm

Yeah, that was the solution. Thank you.

9seed

Dec 7, 2019 @ 3:07pm

Saves from a specific point in the map will cause the game to crash when loaded. Make sure you don't load anything from the first stop of the ride.

Wapplino

Dec 7, 2019 @ 3:13pm

If you type "map bm_c4a3d" in console it'll take you back to the map you were in, though you'll have to start from the beginning of said map. It's better than losing your progress, though.

Corporal Shephard has Black Mesa

Dec 7, 2019 @ 3:21pm

Originally posted by YayDude123:
If you type "map bm_c4a3d" in console it'll take you back to the map you were in, though you'll have to start from the beginning of said map. It's better than losing your progress, though.

Going back to the previous save before the last one solved the problem.

Originally posted by 9seed:
Saves from a specific point in the map will cause the game to crash when loaded. Make sure you don't load anything from the first stop of the ride.

Probably yeah, free edicts error probably happens because of the optimization behind the game so I wouldn't be surprised if the lift has that kind of bug since it startes spawning the controllers around the lift.

Last edited by Corporal Shephard; Dec 7, 2019 @ 3:22pm

TeamBlackTalon has Black Mesa

Dec 10, 2019 @ 7:51am

Engine Error: No Free Edicts

I died during the long elevator ride where you fight off the floaty dudes, and every time i try to load back my save file, the game closes and a popup appears saying 'Engine Error: No Free Edicts'. anyone else having this issue?

Alcator

Dec 10, 2019 @ 8:15am

Developers are aware of the issue and are working on a fix.

Edit: As an unofficial solution for the time being, you can add a command line parameter:

"-num_edicts x"
(without quotation marks), where x is any number (default value is 900, so try 2000 and see if it helps and if the game is still playable).

Last edited by Alcator; Dec 10, 2019 @ 8:20am

Mr.Missalot has Black Mesa

Dec 10, 2019 @ 8:42am

Originally posted by Alcator:
Developers are aware of the issue and are working on a fix.

Edit: As an unofficial solution for the time being, you can add a command line parameter:

"-num_edicts x"
(without quotation marks), where x is any number (default value is 900, so try 2000 and see if it helps and if the game is still playable).

I'm at that same place atm...keeps crashing constantly. Can't get past this point. :S
Added this to game parameters in steam, but still crashes instantly when I load.
Super annoying. :/

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9seed

Dec 10, 2019 @ 1:34pm

this happens when you try to load a save made in a certain point in the game. Watch where your saves are from, especially after you die.

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Sky

Dec 10, 2019 @ 8:24pm

It is also worth mentioning whenever I load any save from now on it says the exact same thing. Can't find a fix

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9seed

Dec 11, 2019 @ 8:52am

loading a save from a specific area causes the crash. use a different save, and watch for what save the game uses after you die.

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legatus9210 has Black Mesa

Dec 11, 2019 @ 10:27am

I have the same issue. Any quick or auto save loading causes this crash. Impossible to continue playing. Only possible way to play is start Interloper chapter all from the start.

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Sky

Dec 11, 2019 @ 3:22pm

Yeah, I beat the game only due to the fact I was able to just not die for a third of the interloper section. It is a nightmare and I suggest going onto easy mode rather than risking it on normal or hard like I did lol.

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