Game keeps crashing, tried a lot but no fix

[Coolrim]

Well, I recently installed Risen 1 and it went smoothly for about 3-4 hours. Then it started crashing once in a while - no biggie, old game what can you do. Then it came to a point where it crashed almost every 5 minutes.
I looked for solutions, and tried a couple. Reinstalling every possible version of microsoft visual c++, was no help at all. Running in compatibility, and reinstalling Intel graphics drivers did not help either. Reinstalling the game did help...for about 3-4 hours. I turned the graphics down as low as possible and sound to software, no help.
Then I deleted all save states except my quicksave. This did help for 1-2 hours, but then it started again. Now deleting savestates doesn't help.

Is there any known solution for this??

#Edit: almost forgot to describe the crashes better. Sometimes the game simply closes without any warning, sometimes I get a Runtime Error R6025 Pure Virtual Function Call, sometimes it simply freezes

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Playing on win10 on my Acer laptop: Intel Core i3-4005U, 1,7GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Intel HD Graphics 4400. (yeah yeah, I know it's not good but it should be enough for this game)

[Kiss My Ax]

You need to verify game files

[Coolrim]

Originally posted by Wicked Madness:

You need to verify game files

Thanks for the quick reply.
It says '1 file failed to validate and will be reacquired'. Tried it 3 times, but still get crashes after 5 min.

[Oneeyed]

I don't think your notebook is good enough:

First the game needs a 2 GHz processor for Risen. Since the game is an old game your multiple-core cpu don't do you any good.

Second the game needs at least a gtx 7900 and you only have a intel hd 4400. I have a notebook with a intel hd 520 which is much better and all 3D games run but they run really bad. The screen tearing makes your eyes bleed.

Comparison between 520 and 4400:

https://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=3285&gid2=1794&compare=intel-hd-graphics-520-mobile-vs-intel-hd-graphics-4400-mobile

[Coolrim]

Hmm..but why did it work for 3-4 hours after the first install and reinstall?

I just had thought that since Skyrim worked on low-medium preferences this would as well. But then again Skyrim supports multi cores =/ (and 1.6-2 ghz as a minimum requirement if I recall correctly).
Yeah, my guess would also be on the graphics card.

[Lariria]

Originally posted by Oneeyed:

I don't think your notebook is good enough:

First the game needs a 2 GHz processor for Risen. Since the game is an old game your multiple-core cpu don't do you any good.

Second the game needs at least a gtx 7900 and you only have a intel hd 4400. I have a notebook with a intel hd 520 which is much better and all 3D games run but they run really bad. The screen tearing makes your eyes bleed.

Comparison between 520 and 4400:

https://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=3285&gid2=1794&compare=intel-hd-graphics-520-mobile-vs-intel-hd-graphics-4400-mobile

2GHZ isn't really gonna be needed per se. The per clock performence of CPUs back then was lower than what the Core-i3 has.

In addition, the Geforce 7900 GTX is old Direct X9 only gear. It came out in 2006. Intel's GPUs are much faster now. Even the HD 4400.

[Lariria]

Originally posted by secret-of-terra:

Well, I recently installed Risen 1 and it went smoothly for about 3-4 hours. Then it started crashing once in a while - no biggie, old game what can you do. Then it came to a point where it crashed almost every 5 minutes.
I looked for solutions, and tried a couple. Reinstalling every possible version of microsoft visual c++, was no help at all. Running in compatibility, and reinstalling Intel graphics drivers did not help either. Reinstalling the game did help...for about 3-4 hours. I turned the graphics down as low as possible and sound to software, no help.
Then I deleted all save states except my quicksave. This did help for 1-2 hours, but then it started again. Now deleting savestates doesn't help.

Is there any known solution for this??

#Edit: almost forgot to describe the crashes better. Sometimes the game simply closes without any warning, sometimes I get a Runtime Error R6025 Pure Virtual Function Call, sometimes it simply freezes

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Playing on win10 on my Acer laptop: Intel Core i3-4005U, 1,7GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Intel HD Graphics 4400. (yeah yeah, I know it's not good but it should be enough for this game)

Might be a driver issue. Have you tried looking to see if Risen has issues with Intel's drivers?

[Oneeyed]

What a BS. A 1.7 GHz processor runs at max 1.7 GHz if not overclocked. It doesn't have the ability to magically runs faster without overclocking.

In addtion a intel HD 4400 is a really bad graphics card and it barely runs 3D applications. A GTX 7900 from 2006 is better than this onboard graphics trash. I own a notebook with a intel HD 520 which is better than a HD 4400 and all 3D applications run horribly and much worse than on my third desktop PC from 2006 with a 7900 GTX inside.

Before you post such a crap in a public forum you should have real experience and not only post your imaginary opinions.

Originally posted by I.S.T.:

Originally posted by Oneeyed:

I don't think your notebook is good enough:

First the game needs a 2 GHz processor for Risen. Since the game is an old game your multiple-core cpu don't do you any good.

Second the game needs at least a gtx 7900 and you only have a intel hd 4400. I have a notebook with a intel hd 520 which is much better and all 3D games run but they run really bad. The screen tearing makes your eyes bleed.

Comparison between 520 and 4400:

https://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=3285&gid2=1794&compare=intel-hd-graphics-520-mobile-vs-intel-hd-graphics-4400-mobile

2GHZ isn't really gonna be needed per se. The per clock performence of CPUs back then was lower than what the Core-i3 has.

In addition, the Geforce 7900 GTX is old Direct X9 only gear. It came out in 2006. Intel's GPUs are much faster now. Even the HD 4400.

[Coolrim]

Originally posted by I.S.T.:

Might be a driver issue. Have you tried looking to see if Risen has issues with Intel's drivers?

Not yet, but I'll try and see what I can find.

As for the rest of the discussion: I am aware that my graphics "card" is not good. I was still surprised that Skyrim ran without problems while this game did not.

Thanks for the help from all of you :-)