S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat PC Crash, Freeze, Launch Errors, DRM Issues, Won’t Load, Fix and Fixes
Written by badguy001
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, the sequel to Shadows of Chernobyl, once again brings players back to the Zone for another post-apocalyptic experience that gives Fallout 3 a run for its money. Unfortunately, crashes, freezes, and a number of other errors may cause some rage of apocalyptic proportions. So if you’re still stuck on the desktop figuring out how to get the video game to work, then check out the fix guide right after the jump and you might find the solution you need.
IMPORTANT:
- Update your nVidia and ATI video / Graphics cards to their latest drivers.
- If you have encountered problems or solutions not listed in this guide, feel free to post it in the comment section below. No registration required
- Be sure that your PC meets S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat system requirements:
Minimum System Requirements
- Intel Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz / AMD XP 2200+
- 512 MB RAM
- 128 MB DirectX 8.0 compatible card / nVIDIA GeForce 5700 / ATI Radeon 9600
Recommended System Requirements
- Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 / AMD 64 X2 5600+
- 2 GB RAM
- 512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card / nVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX / ATI Radeon HD 4850
Problem #1: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat (CoP) won’t launch / Crash / Freeze while launching
Possible Solution #1: (By wazooda from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. forums)
Ok… this is interesting. Now…. it seems that it is FRAPS that is causing CoP not to start. If I shut down FRAPS, I can load the game. If FRAPS is running, it does not start. In my previous installs, I was NOT running FRAPS…. so this seems unrelated… yet related. This is nuts overall… but at least it seems to be running now. In addition, I tabbed out, started FRAPS, and FRAPS works with the game running so it only seems to be a startup issue.
Possible Solution #2: (By Refan from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. forums)
This worked for me.
1 goo too www.securom.com
2 go too Support
3 press the link on the left side reading = How do I remove SecuROM™ from my machine? =
4 download the Removal tool
5 remove securom
6 = Profit!
this worked for me, Best of Luck.
Possible Solution #3: (By howiepoohs from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. forums)
before you launch the game, eject the dvd. When prompted for it, insert and it runs!
Well, works for me. Hope it helps someone!
Possible Solution #4: (By TOK2 from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. forums)
had this same issue, click on the icon the DVD drive would spin up and even show the DVD pointer icon, but the game wouldn’t start.
Found that the game does not like XFire for some reason. Not sure if it has to do with STALKER’s copy protection scheme or what. If I shut down XFire, it starts every time.
Problem #2: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat encounters error message: Cannot find Fsgame.ltx
Possible Solution: #1 (By RoboMook from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. forums)
Try launching from the start-menu shortcut, might help.
Possible Solution #2: (By Einhanderkiller from the Gamespot forums)
Delete your user.ltx in
C:\Users\Public\Documents\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Call of Pripyat
This will fix your problem.
Problem #3: Enemies and various NPCs don’t respawn when playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Possible Solution #1:
Download a no-cd crack file to bypass the DRM issue.
Problem #4: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat won’t launch after clicking the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. icon / .exe file
Possible Solution #1: (By RoboMook from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. forums)
There should be a shortcut under ‘games’ in the start menu. If it’s not there you’ll just have to create a new one by right-clicking on the .exe and choosing ‘pin to start menu’.
Problem #5: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat crashes / freezes while playing
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February 12th, 2010 at 10:48 am
Nice one, sure this helps a lot of people. Still, a common error not mentioned and i think unsolved is the xrengine.exe errors. Know any possible solutions? i ve tried a lot of thinks and the engine crahes still there. thanks
February 13th, 2010 at 2:30 am
Today I bought COP and was running it just fine the whole day (actually more like 3 hours) on Default settings just fine, I shut my computer off and got back on earlier to play and I get an error saying that my Video Card can’t handle the game and that I should lower the game settings, I’ve tried editing the fsgame.ltx file to lower the overall quality and tried every resolution possible but to no avail, this is
February 13th, 2010 at 8:32 am
Hi Moura,
Try installing a no-cd crack. I can’t guarantee that it will work though.
February 13th, 2010 at 11:05 am
hi badguy,
unfortunatly with the no-cd crack and dont even start
February 17th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
Thx.
Possible Solution #1
February 25th, 2010 at 9:26 pm
I got my copy from Steam. It started once then will not start again! I can get as far as the main menu and that’s it.
February 27th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Crash on startup:
i kept getting crashes when i tried to run the game, but i FINALLY found a solution, and i hope this can help you too!:
step 1:
Go to shared/public (whatever its called)
Go to documents/stalker call of pripyat
Delete user.ltx
Step 2:
now you should be able to enter the game with some messed up options
Now go to options and put render type to enhanced full dyn. lightning (dx10) or whatever its called.
This made my game stop crashing, and you can always just change the settings if its lagging in the “advanced” tab.
March 3rd, 2010 at 11:12 am
Game only started one time. Will not start again. I do 3rd tier tech support for IBM so I know a lot about PC’s. I have tried everything mentioned here and else where and this game will not get past the main menu. I do not have a DVD as I got it from Steam. FRAPS is not installed. I need a fix to play this $50.00 rip off!!!!
I am very mad and have spent at least 4 hrs trying to make it work. I sue a 2 yr old Dell. Win 7. All other games work fine. Something about Xengine (I don’t have the message available to look at right now). Tried many graphics setting, nothing works. HELP!!!
March 6th, 2010 at 6:53 am
Hi
This is the missing fix to the XR engine hang that i couldnt find anywhere, eventually found it on GSC in an OLD forum.
I tried the deleting savegames, deleting securom, startin from different icons, the whole bit. but this XR engine 1.6 just kept locking up.
then i foind this. If you have a soundblaster card and a 64 bit OS, you may not get the retail version to run. In fact you need to delete a couple of dll files and you will be in business.
the file is adi_oal.dll, and it exists in 2 places, c/windows/ system 32, and c/windows/syswow64.
Delete, and enjoy!
hope this helps someone!