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Fader_Gran Jan 17, 2016 @ 10:33am
Portal Stuttering/Freezing
Every time I launch Portal 2, the game freezes(even the menu screen) every 4 seconds, 3 seconds if the game is at its worst, and repeats freezing like that forever. The freeze duration is about a second, before going back to normal. Please help! :( I really wanted to play the second version after experiancing the grandness of Portal.
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SteddyNCC78339 Jan 17, 2016 @ 6:33pm 
I'm guessing you are playing on Mac? If that is the case do this (unless you want to use controllers in which case I can't help you): 1) Right click Portal 2 in Steam, click "Properties" and then, finally, click the "Set Launch Options" button. 2) In the box that appears type "-nojoy" (without the quotes) and click OK. That should help...
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Sorion Jan 18, 2016 @ 10:37pm 
Can someone provide a fix that doesn't include rendering your controller useless? I enjoy Portal 2 magnitudes more with a controller than I do with a keyboard and mouse.
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rhysjackson111 Jan 19, 2016 @ 9:29am 
Thank you I can actually play my game now 😂😂




Originally posted by SteddyNCC78339:
I'm guessing you are playing on Mac? If that is the case do this (unless you want to use controllers in which case I can't help you): 1) Right click Portal 2 in Steam, click "Properties" and then, finally, click the "Set Launch Options" button. 2) In the box that appears type "-nojoy" (without the quotes) and click OK. That should help...
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SteddyNCC78339 Jan 19, 2016 @ 10:49pm 
Originally posted by rhysjackson111:

No problem... Glad I could help...
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Fader_Gran Jan 20, 2016 @ 4:26pm 
thank you THank you THANK YOU! IT WORKED!:steamhappy:
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SteddyNCC78339 Jan 20, 2016 @ 9:58pm 
No problem... Now you can start helping spread the message as this is a very common problem and I for one am getting tired of posting the same response to this question...
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hortonhearsahue Jan 20, 2016 @ 10:56pm 
Originally posted by SteddyNCC78339:
this is a very common problem and I for one am getting tired of posting the same response to this question...

Why hasn't Valve done something about this? This has been a problem for Mac users for months, and seems to have a simple solution.
Last edited by hortonhearsahue; Jan 20, 2016 @ 10:56pm
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rhysjackson111 Jan 21, 2016 @ 6:03am 
The thing is I now can't use my 360 controller with it
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SteddyNCC78339 Jan 21, 2016 @ 2:33pm 
Originally posted by rhysjackson111:
The thing is I now can't use my 360 controller with it

Unfortunately that does happen when you use -nojoy and I do believe I warned you about that...
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SteddyNCC78339 Jan 21, 2016 @ 2:35pm 
Originally posted by mrbibs350:
Originally posted by SteddyNCC78339:
this is a very common problem and I for one am getting tired of posting the same response to this question...

Why hasn't Valve done something about this? This has been a problem for Mac users for months, and seems to have a simple solution.

Look at the age of the game... That's more than likely the reason - the teams of programmers and designers have possiblly been moved onto other projects or have moved on to other employers... Who knows why? At least there is a workaround for the issue...
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rhysjackson111 Jan 21, 2016 @ 2:44pm 
Originally posted by SteddyNCC78339:
Originally posted by rhysjackson111:
The thing is I now can't use my 360 controller with it

Unfortunately that does happen when you use -nojoy and I do believe I warned you about that...



I KNOW JUST ANNOYED THO OH WELL AT LEAST I CAN PLAY THE GAME
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Fader_Gran Jan 21, 2016 @ 3:00pm 
I hate it how game developers dont care about mac users, and when there's a problem, they just be like, 'Welll....u can always get a windows....
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SteddyNCC78339 Jan 21, 2016 @ 3:11pm 
Originally posted by AmazE:
I hate it how game developers dont care about mac users, and when there's a problem, they just be like, 'Welll....u can always get a windows....

Honest to god I don't understand why anybody chooses to game on a Mac OS, espcially when you have the capability (through Parallels or VMware) to run the Windows platform and you now actually use more PC-like parts than Crapple's proprietary hardware... Windows and "PC Master Race" FTW...

NB: I put "PC Master Race" in quotes as I am not a card carrying, everything else excluding member of the "PC Master Race" as I own the XBOX360 and XBOX One as well and my gaming time splits almost perfectly in half: Half the time I'm on PC the other half I'm playing on one of those consoles...
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Fader_Gran Jan 21, 2016 @ 4:04pm 
And that's why if any chance to buy a new computer comes, ill get alienware

Originally posted by SteddyNCC78339:
Originally posted by AmazE:
I hate it how game developers dont care about mac users, and when there's a problem, they just be like, 'Welll....u can always get a windows....

Honest to god I don't understand why anybody chooses to game on a Mac OS, espcially when you have the capability (through Parallels or VMware) to run the Windows platform and you now actually use more PC-like parts than Crapple's proprietary hardware... Windows and "PC Master Race" FTW...

NB: I put "PC Master Race" in quotes as I am not a card carrying, everything else excluding member of the "PC Master Race" as I own the XBOX360 and XBOX One as well and my gaming time splits almost perfectly in half: Half the time I'm on PC the other half I'm playing on one of those consoles...
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