Cant get Indiana jones the infernal machine to work...

[Blaskowitz]

When i start the game in steam the menu pops up and i can choose video settings and so forth... and when i press play the screen goes black and i can see that windows wheel working and then it just chrashes without any notice... have tried to start it in lower settings but with the same results. Do someone know what the proplem is? I have windows 10 64 bit on my computer :/ Happy for any help!

[indy921]

Same with me it wont start but sometimes it just works but almost never . like 1% of the time it works

[Wolf iz 4 Fite]

Same issue on Windows 8.1. Says Indy3d.exe has stopped working.

So I found a bit of a workaround. The launcher initially had the resolution set to 1920x1080.
These were default under video settings in the launcher.

When trying to launch I would get a message that Indy3d.exe has stopped working.

So on a whim I decided to try lowering the resolution.

I started with 800x600 which is a fairly old resolution. To my surprise the game launched. From there I found I could adjust the resolution in game, however doing do messed up elements of the hud. The navigation bar in particular ended up being clipped across the bottom.

I also came across a gamefaqs post from 6 years ago...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/89714-indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine/63438350

The poster discussed how to get the game running on windows 64 bit systems. He of course discusses copying files from the discs which doesn't apply to us since we have a digital copy from Steam.

What he does note however is choosing a resolution of....

of 1024x768 or below (higher and your menu's in game such as inventory are half missing)

However choosing this resolution in the launcher resulted in a crash. So I again selected 800x600.

Upon entering the game and going into the display options it indicated the resolution was 640x480. So I set it to the aforementioned 1024x768 and applied and it seems to work ok.

[Blaskowitz]

so you just lower the resolution to 800x600 and it will work? :) i refunded the game for now but if this work i would buy it again =)

[Wolf iz 4 Fite]

Originally posted by Tobbe man:

so you just lower the resolution to 800x600 and it will work? :) i refunded the game for now but if this work i would buy it again =)

This is how I got the game to launch. This may not work for everyone, but it's what got the game to launch for me. That's not saying that something can't crop up down the road though either.

[Blaskowitz]

Thx Cat, i will test this and comeback to u if this works =)

[Wolf iz 4 Fite]

Originally posted by Tobbe man:

Thx Cat, i will test this and comeback to u if this works =)

Hope it helps. If the game launches at 800x600 you can then bump it up to 1024x768 in game under display options. I wouldn't advise going higher than that as it messes with the HUD elements in game, and or crashes it.

I finished the first mission. So thought I would further add that, once you have saved a game file? You can load that file from the launcher and it should launch. However it doesn't seem to 'remember' your settings upon launching the game so you will probably have to go into the display options again to set the resolution again manually. I was able to advance to the 2nd chapter in this manner.

[Throw Me The Whip]

Originally posted by Cat iz 4 Fite:

Originally posted by Tobbe man:

Thx Cat, i will test this and comeback to u if this works =)

Hope it helps. If the game launches at 800x600 you can then bump it up to 1024x768 in game under display options. I wouldn't advise going higher than that as it messes with the HUD elements in game, and or crashes it.

I finished the first mission. So thought I would further add that, once you have saved a game file? You can load that file from the launcher and it should launch. However it doesn't seem to 'remember' your settings upon launching the game so you will probably have to go into the display options again to set the resolution again manually. I was able to advance to the 2nd chapter in this manner.

The game runs great in 1920x1080 if you buy the GOG version. This Steam version is terrible.

[Blaskowitz]

What is the GOG version and where do you get it? =)

[Wolf iz 4 Fite]

Originally posted by Tobbe man:

What is the GOG version and where do you get it? =)

The GoG version is found on GOG Galaxy. It's like steam but is it's own client.

As a bit of an update? I bought the GOG Galaxy version as well and that version was also crashing for me. I found it odd so I browsed the GOG forums. Some of the users noted issues with headsets. I had my USB dongle for my wireless headset plugged in. So...I unplugged it, tried again and the game launched at 1920x1080.

So just something to bear in mind if you have issues with the GOG version if you have a head set plugged in!

[〔⚔🕱〕ΒΓλDΞ]

If you have trouble to run the game, please check my post here: https://www.gog.com/forum/indiana_jones_series/infernal_machine_crashes_at_startup/post27

[dragonseeker418]

I'm having similar issues with my computer. I never get the "Indy.exe has stopped working" but much of the time, the game refuses to load and when it goes, it crashes from any number of things, using a certain weapon (rifle or above) exiting the menu or even just loading a quicksave.

I don't have any headsets plugged in, but quite a few USB ports are plugged in the back of my machine for keyboard, mouse etc. I don't know if that would be an issue?

[Ironballs McFistPunch]

Ok here are my steps to get rid of this
1) Set resolution to 1024x768 in the launcher
2) Close Launcher
3) Unplug any controller peripherals (for me it was xbox 360)
4) Start launcher
5) Go to control configurations
6) Disable Controllers
7) Start game

Give this a shot and let me know if it works for you.

[Lucas80]

this was a weird old game to get running even back in the day, i remember i had to have windows media player running in the background to prevent the game from crashing (weird AF) some of the old patches & work arounds to prevent crashing are still relevent, checkout the PC Gaming Wiki

[Drumsin]

Following the instructions from these two threads I was able to get the game running perfectly on a GTX 2080ti at 2560x1440.

**Step 1 - Fixes Crashes**
https://steamcommunity.com/app/904540/discussions/0/2965021152090343105/

** Step 2 - Run widescreen at higher resolutions, fixes HUD so not stretched**
Widescreen HUD and higher resolution fix
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2016769204

[Dαrth JαrJαr]

@Drumsin
This worked mate. cheers!