DRM issues aside, Assassin’s Creed 2 is an awesome game and a truly excellent sequel to the original Assassin’s Creed. “Major improvement” basically comes into mind when playing AC2, unfortunately, so do “glitchy,” “crashes,” and a whole lot of “errors.” So if a number of gamebreaking glitches are preventing you from ridding Italy from corrupt politicians then check out the fix guide right after the jump.

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 Assassin’s Creed 2 system requirements:

Supported OS: Windows XP (SP3) / Windows Vista (SP2) / Windows 7
Processor: 1.8 GHz Intel Core2 Duo or 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 (2.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or higher recommended)
RAM: 1.5 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista, Windows 7 (2 GB / 4 GB recommended)
Video Card: 256 MB DirectX 9.0c–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (512 MB recommended) (see supported list*)
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c–compliant sound card (5.1 sound card recommended)
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
DVD-ROM: Dual-layer DVD-ROM drive
Hard Drive Space: 8 GB
Peripherals Supported: Windows-compliant keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)
Internet Connection: Broadband Internet connection with 128 kbps or faster

*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:
NVIDIA GeForce 7 / 8 / 9 / 100 / 200 / GTX series
ATI RADEON X1950 / HD 2000 / HD 3000 / HD 4000 / HD 5000 series
Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game.

A PERMANENT HIGH SPEED INTERNET CONNECTION AND CREATION OF A UBISOFT ACCOUNT ARE REQUIRED TO PLAY THIS GAME.

Problem #1: Assassin’s Creed 2 won’t launch

Possible Solution #1:

Restart Steam and your PC.

Possible Solution #2:

Re-download Assassin’s Creed 2 PC

Problem #2: Assassin’s Creed 2 freezes / crashes at  message “ Please wait until saved games are synchronized from server “

Possible Solution #1: (By Ubisoft Support)

To bypass this, you’ll need to disable the option to store saves online and delete the storage folder. To do this:

1.     Start the game, when the game launcher appears click on the gear icon at the top right of the dialog box.
2.     A dialog box should appear asking you to disable saves from being stored online, click Yes.  Exit the Ubisoft Game Launcher and the game.
3.     Go to C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher. If you have the 64bit version of Windows you’ll need to go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher
4.     Open the settings.ini file (you can use Notepad for this).
5.     While the settings.ini file is open and look for the last line if it says “SaveOnline=true”, set this to false so it should say “SaveOnline=false”.
6.     Click on file and then choose Save.
7.     Finally, delete the “storage” folder, it should be located in the same directory (C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher).
8.     Run the game, it should bypass this problem now.

Problem #3: Assassin’s Creed 2 PC encounters spinning white circle and an error message: ” An Internet connection is required to play this game. Failed to connect to the Ubisoft master servers. Please verify that your Internet connection is functional and try again ” despite being connected to the internet.

Possible Solution #1: (By Ubisoft Support)

This problem may have to do with connecting through a proxy server to connect to the Internet. The Ubisoft Game Launcher uses the Windows settings for the http proxy, but some configurations could experience problems. If you connect to the Internet through a proxy, please try the following:

1. Locate the settings.ini file located in the installation directory of the Ubisoft Game Launcher (C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher)
2. Open it with Notepad, and add the following at the bottom of the document:

[ProxySettings]
ProxyHost=proxyhostname:proxyport
OverrideProxySettings=1

You will need to change the proxyhostname and proxyport to the values setup for your proxy. You can USUALLY find this information by:

1. Open Internet Explorer and go to Tools –> Internet Options
2. Click on the Connections Tab and click on LAN Settings.
3. The Proxy HostName (address) and Port can be found in this window.

If you don’t know this information or are unsure how to find out your proxy settings, you may need to contact your ISP or network administrator for that information.

Problem #4: How to play Assassin’s Creed 2 in windowed mode?

Possible Solution #1: (By KingDaniel0 from the Ubisoft forums)

*Try Pressing ALT+ENTER or Alt-Tab.

*Also try changing any variable like Fullscreen to 0, Inside the Assassin2.ini config file.

But I Don’t think you can properly Force AC2 to run in windowed mode ? BUT, Try using this Tool, which I’m giving. Follow the instructions carefully.

http://appaholic.co.uk/2007/10…nto-a-windowed-mode/

You need to Select DirectX 9 from the option ‘DX version to Hook’, as AC2 is DX9 only, and then click on the OK button.

Try it first, and see what happens.

You can also TRY this tool.

http://www.3dfxzone.it/dir/tools/3d_analyze/download/

DL the program, and then Select the Game’s exe e.g. AC2.EXE, and click on the RUN button. But First make sure to *Check/Tick* the option Force Windowed Mode, under the Performance heading/tab.Assassin’s Creed 2 PC

Problem #5: Can’t use the Xbox 360 controller while playing Assassin’s Creed 2 PC

Possible Solution #1: (By Khemitude from the Steam forums)

Thanks to Khemitude, there is now a fix so the game properly supports the wireless Xbox 360 controller. This download fixes the triggers that are unusable in the game except for cameras.

http://rapidshare.com/files/36092602…_Khemitude.rar

Please note that this is a community fix. The wired X360 controller works as it should, do not download this if you don’t have a wireless X360 controller for the game.

Problem #6: Assassin’s Creed 2 stutters / is choppy when moving the camera using the mouse

Possible Solution #1:

Attach a Xbox 360 controller or any alternative controller besides a mouse when playing Assassin’s Creed 2 PC.

Problem #7: Assassin’s Creed 2 PC crashes to desktop / CTD

Possible Solution #1:(By AnthonyA85 from the Steam forums)

Disable Vsync, multi-sampling and turn down environment detail

Problem #8: Assassin’s Creed 2 encounters crashes / freezes / hangs while playing

Possible Solution #1:

Disable access to some of the cores while running Assassin’s Creed 2 PC.

Possible Solution #2: (By Ubisoft support)

We would like to suggest that you close down all background applications before loading the game, just to be sure that nothing is conflicting with the game.

·Close down background applications:
Click Start > Run > type msconfig > Click the Startup tab > Click Disable All button > Apply > OK, and restart your computer.

·Delete the temporary files from your computer:
Click Start > Run > type %temp% > OK > click Edit > Select All > Delete.

Possible Solution #3: (By wangzhe0129 from the Ubisoft forums)

A, update the graphic card driver and sametime the chipset driver as well, make sure that all those drivers are up to date.

B, Update the directx through Microsoft.

C, Upgrade the RAM as many as possible.

Because I’m still Using Windows XP, I have upgraded my RAM from 2G to 3G. I just realised that from monday till now, I didn’t encounter any freeze problem at all. and the game runs very smoothly, and just now I just complete the whole game. at least by any chances i wont need to login to that game again.

PS: This is just my situation and i’m not sure if it’s really going to work on your computer, cos everyone have a different specs of the computer. I just wish you all can be able to solve the problem and enjoy the story.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 does what Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 don’t. It takes all the bare essentials of an excellent First person shooter and turns it up a thousand notches while staying focus on providing a lot of guns, explosions, and of course, fun. Despite that, it’s unfortunate that BFBC2 isn’t glitch-free. So if you’ve encountered one too many crashes to the desktop or any errors that’s keeping from having a good time, then check out the fix guide right after the jump.

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 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC system requirements:

Minimum:

OS: Windows XP

Processor: Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz

Memory: 2GB

Graphics: 256 MB Video Card (GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900)

DirectX®: DirectX 9, 10, and 11 support

Hard Drive: 15 GB

Recommended:

OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad or higher

Memory: 2GB

Graphics: 512 MB Video Card (GeForce GTX 260/ ATI Radeon 4870)

Controller Support: Support for Logitech G15 and G19 keyboard LCDs in multiplayer

Problem #1: How to change FOV (Field of View) when playing Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC ( BFBC2 )?

Solution #1: (By zerk16 from theBFBC2 forums)

Unfortunately, changing your FOV is not a straightforward option setting in the game. To change you FOV you will have to navigate to the BFBC2 folder under your My Documents folder and edit the “Settings.ini” file. You should see a default setting for the FOV, which would read “FOV = 55″. Make sure the game isn’t running when you change this setting.

Problem #2: Mouse not working / does not work when playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 PC (  BFBC2 )

Possible Solution #1: (By Cilayin from the BFBC2 forums)

If you’re playing in fullscreen try playing in windowed mode by pressing, alt+enter.

Once you’re in window mode see if the difference between where the button is and where your cursor is at is still present.

If it went away, trying going back into fullscreen (Once again, pressing alt+enter) and see if that fixes it…

Possible Solution #2: (By MisterClean84 from the BFBC2 forums)

In settings.ini, change dxversion=auto to dxversion=9

Possible Solution #3: (By camperbf1942 from the BFBC2 forums)

Exit game. Right click on your wallpaper/windows background. Botton left side screen click personalize, click 100%.

Problem #3: Getting kicked from online matches by Punkbuster while Playing Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC ( BFBC2 )

Possible Solution #1: (By perkabalo from the BFBC2 forums)

Reinstall Punkbuster Services

Possible Solution #2: (By realjoss from the BFBC2 forums)

If you’re using Steam, go to File, Settings, In-Game Tab and uncheck Enable Steam Community In-Game.

Possible Solution #3: (By TheSeraph from the BFBC2 forums)

If you’re still having problems try this:

Go into your installation directory for BC2 (default for xp: C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\ or win7: C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\). Check to see if the following exists (for those who don’t know, a \XX\ indicates a folder named XX, then after the \ follow file names):

\pb\ 3 files: pbag.dll, pbcl.dll, pbsv.dll
\Punkbuster\ 1 file: pbsvc.exe

If you don’t have the above files in place, and you’ve tried running PBsetup from EvenBalance (http://websec.evenbalance.com/downloader/download.php?file=1), then you may need to re-install.

I actually originally downloaded the original client (first day of beta, before patch, though I don’t believe the patch has anything/little to do with it) and began having the same problem as you guys are this morning - after updating PB I was fine. However, for testing purposes, I re-DL’ed off of Steam and found that the installer updates PB as the game is installed, and installs the necessary services.

If that still doesn’t work, try just starting the 2 PB services manually. Because it’s different for seperate games, I doubt this will work - however, if you want to try, there are 2 services to start: PnkBstA.exe and PnkBstrB.exe.

Hope that helps

Possible Solution #4: (By Major Comedown from the BFBC2 forums)

Download the lates version of pbsetup and when unpacked, transfer the pbsetup.exe to the desktop

Delete the PB folder in C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\Battlefield Bad Company 2 - BETA

Run PBSETUP from the desktop and add BFBC2

If you recieve an error towards the end of the update where it’s something along the lines of:

“HTM MD5s do not match security information. Please try updating again later”

Check your antivirus software for quarantined items associated with punkbuster.

Authorise these and run the update in pbsetup again and everything should work swimmingly.

This sounds obvious but my university antivirus didnt flag up anything as it normally does so I didnt have a clue there was something in quarantine (right at the bottom of the list) awaiting my ‘approval’.

Hope this helps.

Possible Solution #5: (By D12AKO from the BFBC2 forums)

If you’re running Vista or Windows 7. Copy the BFBC2 Updater shortcut. Right click on the shortcut and go to properties. There should be a box that says Run as Administrator. Check the box and use that shortcut to launch your game. This should take care of most connectivity issues with Vista and Windows 7.

You may also be kicked from a Server if the Server hasn’t auto updated to the latest PB. This has happened to some servers where the clients are running a newer PB than the server. Our Server seems to be running with no issues since we manually updated the PB and has been stable now for several hours. Try joining and see if you get kicked, if you do then the problem is on your side. Check you firewall after any updates to confirm that the updated version of the game is allowed to connect.

Hope this helps…

Problem #4: Can’t play Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC  ( BFBC2 ) online / connection to the server has been lost

Possible Solution #1: (By Decimation from the BFBC2 forums)

Many are blaming EA for the server access, however it more about user side access being correctly configured.

BF2BC require certain TCP and UDP ports to be opened for access to servers. These are the ones that work for me, settings that have to be applied to your router.

TCP Ports: 80, 13505, 18800, 18805
UDP Ports: 53, 10000, 11000-11030, 18805

One can Enable DMZ if connection is still a problem, but only as a last measure. The above should be sufficient.

Problem #5: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 crashes / crashing to desktop ( CTD )

Possible Solution #1: (By shimmy! from the Steam forums)

go to Documents
BFBC2 Folder
find settings,click it
find “dxversion=”
change it to dxversion=9 (or 10)

Problem #6: How to force a DirectX version for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC ( BFBC2 )

Possible Solution #1: (By Kalms from the Steam forums)

To force a specific DirectX version, go to your settings.ini in My Documents\BFBC2. Look for “DxVersion=Auto” and change it to the setting you prefer based on the list below.

* DxVersion=auto
* DxVersion=11
* DxVersion=10
* DxVersion=9

If for some reason a higher version of DirectX fails, it will automatically try the next version. IE: If you set it for DxVersion=11, it will try version 11, then 10, and finally 9.

Problem #7: Encounter slow framerate, bad / low performance when playing Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC ( BFBC2 )

Possible Solution #1:

Install the latest nvidia or ati video card driver and change the DirectX version to 9

Problem #8: Encounter graphics glitch / error when playing Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC ( BFBC2 )

Possible Solution #1:

Turn off bloom

Problem #9: Encounter white / black screen while playing Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC ( BFBC2 )

Possible Solution: —

Problem #10: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 won’t install on Windows 7 x64 using EA Download Manager

Possible Solution #1: (By Saraneth from the BFBC2 forums)

Disable your virus scanner and re-download Battlefield: Bad Company 2

On the other hand, there’s this unedited clip of the entire debacle.

MINIMUM PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• OS: Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
• Processor: 2.6 GHz
• Memory: 1GB RAM (XP) 1.5GB RAM (Vista/Windows 7)
• Video: 256 MB VRAM DX9 compliant with Pixel Shader 3.0
• DirectX Support: DirectX 9.0
• Sound: No accelerated sound hardware required
• Hard Drive: 4-5 GB, for full install & DirectX
• Internet Connection: Cable/Broadband

RECOMMENDED PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• OS: Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
• Processor: 3.0 GHz Dual Core AMD or better
• Memory: 2GB RAM
• Video: ATI Radeon™ X1800 or equivalent card with 256 MB VRAM with Pixel Shader 3.0
• DirectX Support: DirectX 9.0
• Sound: No accelerated sound hardware required
• Hard Drive: 4-5 GB, for full install & DirectX
• Internet Connection: Cable/Broadband

Aliens vs Predator makes its return to the gaming scene after several years out of the limelight. But it seems that Aliens vs Predator probably should have spent a wee bit more time in development as game-breaking crashes, glitches, and errors are causing more trouble than any alien or predator could ever do. So if you’re having problems getting this game to run then check out the fix guide right after the jump.

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 Aliens vs Predator ( AVP ) PC system requirements:

Minimum Requirements

• Windows 7/ XP/Vista
• 1 GB System RAM (XP)/ 2 GB System RAM (Vista)
• 3.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/Athlon 64 3000+ or equivalent processor
• DirectX 9.0c compliant video card with 128 MB RAM (NVIDIA 6600 or better, ATI X1600 or better)

Recommended Requirements

• Windows 7/ XP/Vista
• Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 or equivalent processor
• 2 GB System RAM
• DirectX 9.0c compliant video card with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA 8800 series, ATI HD2900 PRO or better)

Problem #1: Aliens vs Predator  PC ( AVP PC ) keeps stuttetering or pausing at random or at certain points

Possible Solution #1:

Play in offline mode.

Possible Solution #2: (By lee63 from the Steam forums)

Try running the game in windowed mode…the priority it at normal then, its at low when you alt tab out of the game.

Possible Solution #3: (found by Mkilbride2588 from Gamefaqs)

the stuttering issue that can be fixed on a Nvidia system by setting the pre render frames to 0 in the Nvidia control panel.

Having Force Alternate Frame Rendering set to 1, with the Maximum pre-rendered frames on 0 has provided the best balance between FPS and stutter/freezing so far. I get fairly solid frames (still drops a bit when loading the next area, or with water effects) and the stuttering/freezing has been significantly reduced, but still exists.

Problem #2: Aliens vs  Predator  PC ( AVP PC ) crashes at the loading screen / crashes while loading

Possible Solution #1:

Switch to DirectX 9 mode.

Possible Solution #2:

For Ati graphics card users, download the Ati Catalyst 9.12 Driver.

Problem #3: Aliens vs Predator PC ( AVP PC ) screen goes to black screen while loading with ATI HD 4000 Series

Possible Solution #1: (By Aztek87 from the Steam forums)

I had the same problem with my Radeon HD4870 as soon as i installed the new catalyst 10.2 when i went back to the 9.12s “hotfix” the problem when away and i could play in directx 11/10 mode just fine, just uninstall the 10.2s and install the 9.12s on the link below.

Link for the 9.12s for Vista/7 32&64bit.
http://downloads.guru3d.com/ATI-Cata…load-2450.html

Problem #4: Can’t find any online multiplayer games in Aliens vs Preadator PC ( AVP PC ) / no games found

Possible Solution #1: (By Ge15t from the Sega forums)

Open steam -> Click on file up the top -> Click Settings -> Click the downloads tab -> Choose a different download region (USA usually)

Problem #5: Can’t play Aliens vs Predator PC ( AVP PC ) because ” game is currently unavailable ”

Possible Solution #1: (By Wolfrip_Sixshot from the Steam forums)

This fix works for the Full game and demo.

Go into your steam games, right click on avp->properties->local files tab->verify integrity of game cache.

It will check the files and update them if something is wrong/currupted.

Note: If end up having verify integrity every time you quit the game to get to work then you have a currupted file that needs deleting. You have a choice between verify integrity before each launch or deleting local file content and redownloading AVP. (i know its a pain)
Note 2: This problem might have been caused by users downloading/installing the game then launching it stright away without doing a reboot of their computer thus causing files to become currupted

If that does not work try this fix

Go into your Steam folder/steamapps/common/AvP and then /redist/VC and install.

AVP’s version of Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 fixes it!

“DO NOT get it from microsofts site as it does not use the exact same config.”

Notes

1. You may need to uninstall any other versions of Microsoft Visual C++ on your computer then reboot it before installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2005.

2. It may not install correctly if you have a firewall/antivirus enabled. Disable them.

3. “Sometimes” it won’t install correctly if you have AVG anti-virus installed on your computer. You need to uninstall it.

Minimum:

• Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7 (Windows XP is unsupported)
• Processor: Dual-core  CPU with SSE3 (Athlon 64 X2 4200 / Pentium D 3GHz)
• Graphics Card: Nvidia Geforce 8800 Series / ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro with 256MB memory or equivalent DX10 card with 256MB memory
• Memory: 2GB RAM
• DirectX: Microsoft DirectX 10
• Hard Drive: 10GB of free drive space
• Optical Drive: DVD-ROM drive
• Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible sound card
• Internet Connection: Internet connection required for product activation
• Input: Keyboard and mouse (Microsoft Xbox 360 controller optional)

Recommended:

• Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7 (Windows XP is unsupported)
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6GHz or AMD Phenom X3 2.4GHz
• Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 Series with 512MB / ATI Radeon HD 5750 Series with 512MB or equivalent DX10 card with 512MB memory
• Memory: 3GB
• DirectX: Microsoft DirectX 10.1 with Vista SP1
• Hard Drive: 10GB of free drive space
• Optical Drive: DVD-ROM drive
• Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible Dolby Digital 5.1 sound card
• Internet Connection: Internet connection required for product activation
• Input: Keyboard and mouse (Xbox 360 controller optional)

PATCH LIST
- Fixed accepting a game invite on the Multiplayer Menu via Friend Invite causing a crash.
- Fixed a black screen that would occur minimizing and restoring the game in Windows 7.

- Fixed the ability to adopt or harvest Little Sisters after rebinding the ‘F’ or ‘B’ keys to Zoom, Fire or Fire Plasmid.
- Fixed Big Daddy HUD elements remaining on screen when not appropriate.
- Fixed an issue where the player’s plasmid hand would become unresponsive if they pressed the Next Plasmid key immediately after firing any chargeable plasmid (such as ElectroBolt 2).
- Fixed a potential save file issue.
- Fixed an issue where the resolution would change on its own if entering gameplay in a 16:10 resolution on a native 16:10 monitor.
- Fixed a problem where if you were running the game in a resolution higher than your desktop resolution the mouse cursor wouldn’t be able to go across the whole screen.
- Fixed an issue in Windows 7 where certain Radio messages could become scrambled or broken after defeating a Big Sister if Voice audio had been turned down or muted previously.
- Fixed a crash while playing Dionysus Park on a 32-bit machine.
- Fixed a crash that would occur sometimes loading a previous manual save made before any present QuickSave.
- Fixed a crash while signing in to GFWL when running compatibility mode for XP SP2 while running Vista.
- Fixed an issue where you couldn’t play audio diaries in certain areas.
- Fixed a rare crash that could occur any time before a specific Big Sister sequence.