Possible fix for crashes

[Moortu]

I came across this thread
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=210917941

The only thing I did was step 2

Messaggio originale di DENIS_Biomechanoid:

2. Keeping DirectX10 ON

Instead of turning DirectX 10 completely off you can choose to simply increase video card memory limit for textures that game uses.

This should prevent game from crashing because of lack of VRAM.

To try this method just go to this folder:

C:\Users\[YOUR USER NAME]\AppData\Roaming\BioshockHD\Bioshock2

(you can easily go to appdata by using %appdata% in explorer)


And open file "Bioshock2SP.ini"

Here you have to search for "TextureStreamingMemoryLimit" value and change it from 256 to 2048. It is recommended that you choose a value that is not higher then memory of your video card.

Also you need to change TextureStreamingDistanceLimit from whatever it currently is to 10000

I don't know if it works or not, I've only played about 15 min with it.
Still it's worth a shot. GL

[whoeverxwins]

Messaggio originale di Wig Bang:

Messaggio originale di whoeverxwins:

Did you disable Steam overlay as well? I had the same when I changed the ini; improved it, but not totally fixed. But once I disabled the overlay as well, no more crashes. And I play for hours at a stretch.

yup already try this and work, no more crash till finishing the game for me

That fixed it? It seems some games (Bioshock ones especially) don't like the overlay. I'm glad you got to finish the game with no more crashes.

[Fanz_46]

Messaggio originale di whoeverxwins:

Messaggio originale di Wig Bang:

yup already try this and work, no more crash till finishing the game for me

That fixed it? It seems some games (Bioshock ones especially) don't like the overlay. I'm glad you got to finish the game with no more crashes.

same with you messing the ini file first, still crash but better smoother gameplay, and see random discuss here saying just turn off steam overlay, did that and voila smooth play till the end

[Wig Bang]

Messaggio originale di Fanz_46:

uhhh september 2016 is old huh, and its not the original dev the one who create this remastered, blame them not the original creator studio, and if you really just wanna play without a hazzle, just play the normal version

Hey dumb dumb. The crashes are persisting from the original version. Not the remaster. So everything I said was right and everything you said was stupid. And wrong :)

[Fanz_46]

Messaggio originale di Wig Bang:

Messaggio originale di Fanz_46:

uhhh september 2016 is old huh, and its not the original dev the one who create this remastered, blame them not the original creator studio, and if you really just wanna play without a hazzle, just play the normal version

Hey dumb dumb. The crashes are persisting from the original version. Not the remaster. So everything I said was right and everything you said was stupid. And wrong :)

You do know that you post that comment on bioshock 2 remastered right, not the bioshock 2 specificly(the store still there), and i do know if you search on that game discuss section there are already a lot of ppl helping there with alot of possible way to fix, instead of making ppl like me who can play smoothly by just dissabling steam overlay dumber then you, why dont u try the fix mention on this post and go helping with what ur experience with those fix

[Wig Bang]

Messaggio originale di Fanz_46:

Messaggio originale di Wig Bang:

Hey dumb dumb. The crashes are persisting from the original version. Not the remaster. So everything I said was right and everything you said was stupid. And wrong :)

You do know that you post that comment on bioshock 2 remastered right, not the bioshock 2 specificly(the store still there), and i do know if you search on that game discuss section there are already a lot of ppl helping there with alot of possible way to fix, instead of making ppl like me who can play smoothly by just dissabling steam overlay dumber then you, why dont u try the fix mention on this post and go helping with what ur experience with those fix

Wow. Learn to read. That is all. I win this.

[Jazro]

God bless you my man. Didnt crash since.. NICE FIX!

[willisc]

To be clear, the following two things fixed the random crashes for me:

1. Set TextureStreamingMemoryLimit=4096.000000 in C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\BioshockHD\Bioshock2\Bioshock2SP.ini

2. In Steam, right-click Bioshock 2 Remastered, click Properties, and uncheck "Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game"

I know I am reiterating what people have said, but those two things, and only those two things, fixed the problem for me.

[emydam]

Messaggio originale di willisc:

To be clear, the following two things fixed the random crashes for me:

1. Set TextureStreamingMemoryLimit=4096.000000 in C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\BioshockHD\Bioshock2\Bioshock2SP.ini

2. In Steam, right-click Bioshock 2 Remastered, click Properties, and uncheck "Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game"

I know I am reiterating what people have said, but those two things, and only those two things, fixed the problem for me.

This fixed the problem for me, thanks! I also added -dx9 to the game start option, not sure if it made a difference but it hasn't crashed for me yet.

[Oxotnik]

Bless u OP!!

[Flynn4]

I've tried all of the above "fixes" and nothing has improved. Still crashes every 15 or 20 mins. Can't go out to the menu screen for more than a few minutes before even THAT makes it crash. :(

[hexaae]

Messaggio originale di willisc:

To be clear, the following two things fixed the random crashes for me:

1. Set TextureStreamingMemoryLimit=4096.000000 in C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\BioshockHD\Bioshock2\Bioshock2SP.ini

2. In Steam, right-click Bioshock 2 Remastered, click Properties, and uncheck "Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game"

I know I am reiterating what people have said, but those two things, and only those two things, fixed the problem for me.

Placebo + random luck. Just play the game a bit longer and you'll still see random freeze/crashes. It crashes on all possible configs and also on AMD HW and is not video driver related. The bug is in the code of the game and only a patch can fix it, unfortunately.

[Ollicron]

I know this is really late but after much digging I managed to find the real fix to all of this. I am playing the remastered version on an NVIDIA graphics card, you can try this if the OP's solution doesn't work for you:

"This is my response from 2k support try these things i will also try tell me if it works for anyone

thank you for contacting 2K Support and for your interest in Bioshock 2. I can certainly understand how experiencing this issue might be frustrating so I'll certainly do my best to assist you however I can!

Firstly, would you kindly please do each of the following, to ensure that the game and all its additionally required software is properly installed:

Verifying Game Cache
· Load Steam.
· From the Library section, right-click on the game and select “Properties” from the menu.
· Select the “Local files” tab and click the “Verify integrity of game cache” button.
· Steam will match the local files to the cloud files, and fix any errors it encounters.

Reinstalling DirectX
· In the Steam installation folder of the game you’re having trouble with, there will be typically be a DirectX setup package.
· Example file path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Bioshock 2\ _CommonRedist\DirectX\Jun2010
· Find and run DXSETUP.exe
· Reboot the computer (mandatory)

Reinstalling Vcredist
· Navigate to your game’s steam folder – there will typically be a Vcredist folder.
· Example file path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Bioshock 2\ _CommonRedist\vcredist\2005
· Find and Run vcredist_x86.exe
· Find and Run vcredist_x64.exe
· Should the files already be installed, you will be prompted to either ‘uninstall’ or ‘repair’. Choose ‘repair’.
· Reboot the computer (mandatory)"

Courtesy of a user named rcf_ThaGurxGod

[hexaae]

Messaggio originale di RipperLWR:

I know this is really late but after much digging I managed to find the real fix to all of this...

No offense, but...
LOL no, reinstalling the game and the VC redist etc. won't fix anything since the bug is in game code. Play it more, and you'll see it will still crash, even though for some days/hours randomly it works fine but it's just random luck.

[mr.madguy]

Bioshock Remastered doesn't crash, but Bioshock 2 Remastered does. They have exactly the same engine and graphics. So I don't think, this problem can be related to my computer or it's configuration. It's related to game code itself.

[hexaae]

https://support.2k.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=318528 send bug reports of frequent crashes here. We can only push devs to release a fix or we'll never see a solution.
Remember to include your DXDiag.txt