Training & Alberic's curse mission issues

[Mica]

Hello

 

I just started playing TDM, and was playing Alberic's Curse, as well as the training mission. In the training mission, for climbing, the ladders in the training area seem to lead to thin air, and when I climb them, I am on top of something, but I can't see it.

 

And Alberic's Curse keeps crashing on me. I cannot play it. It seems to happen only when I try and save the game.

 

Thanks

Mica

[Bikerdude]

Hello Mica

 

What are the full specs of your system including driver versions..?

[Mica]

BTW, the error code coming up says, "RestoreGame:: InitializeCache: Bad Compressed Cache Size (-1)."

 

Here are my specs. I hope this is all the info you need

Operating System

Windows 8.1 64-bit

CPU

Intel Core i5 3427U @ 1.80GHz 48 °C

Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology

RAM

6.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28)

Motherboard

Dell Inc. 0010T1 (U3E1)

Graphics

Generic PnP Monitor (1366x768@60Hz)

Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Dell)

Storage

698GB Western Digital WDC WD7500BPKX-75HPJT0 (SATA) 35 °C

298GB Western Digital WD 3200BEV External USB Device (USB (SATA)) 35 °C

Optical Drives

PLDS DVD+-RW DU-8A5HH

Audio

High Definition Audio Device

Edited March 11, 2015 by Mica

[Bikerdude]

• BTW, the error code coming up says, "RestoreGame:: InitializeCache: Bad Compressed Cache Size (-1)."
• Intel Core i5 3427U & Intel HD Graphics 4000

The crashing and the error above are all related to the HD 4000 and its lack of VRAM, so you have two options -

• Which Dell laptop do you have? as you might be able change the amount of system ram assigned to the HD4000.
• Or if the above cant be done then you needf to apply to following tweaks to your darkmod.cfg file -

seta image_usePrecompressedTextures "1"
seta image_useNormalCompression "2"
seta image_useAllFormats "1"
seta image_useCompression "1"
seta image_preload "1"

[Mica]

Hi Bikerdude

 

Thanks for the quick reply. I have a Dell inspiron 15.

 

Mica

[Bikerdude]

Ok, first thing to do is see how much VRAM the HD400 has currently assigned to it, right click on your desktop, select Screen resolution and then click on Advanced settings. A window with your video card properties will open and you will see the memory your Intel HD Graphics is using in the "Adapters" tab (take a look at the attached screenshot).

 

 

The above is just an example, and even with 1Gb of ram assigned to the HD4000 you may still need to use the tweaks I mentioned in the previous post.

 

Once you have the above info, you should then press F2 or Del keys to get into the bios and see what ram settings there are for the HD4000 - as you have 6GB the more the better.

[Mica]

I have 32MB dedicated video memory. I figure 512MB is the best, for my RAM. But when I go into the BIOS, I can't find any option for it.

 

My BIOS looks like this


The tabs are the same and some of the options are the same, but here is the full list on the advanced tab of my own setup:
Intel® Speedstep <Enabled>

Virtualization <Enabled>

Integrated NIC <Enabled>

USB Emulation <Enabled>

USB Wake Support <Enabled>

SATA Operation <AHCI>

Adapter Warnings <Enabled>

Function Key Behavior <Function Key>

Battery Health <This battery is performing normally>

Miscellaneous Devices
External USB Ports <Enabled>

USB Debug <Disabled>

Edited March 12, 2015 by Mica

[Mica]

BTW, I took a look at the darkmod.cfg file. The settings you told me to input for the tweak are already there. There's nothing to change

[Bikerdude]

I have 32MB dedicated video memory. I figure 512MB is the best, for my RAM. But when I go into the BIOS, I can't find any option for it.

The tabs are the same and some of the options are the same, but here is the full list on the advanced tab of my own setup:
Intel(R) Speedstep <Enabled>
Virtualization <Enabled>
Integrated NIC <Enabled>
USB Emulation <Enabled>
USB Wake Support <Enabled>
SATA Operation <AHCI>
Adapter Warnings <Enabled>
Function Key Behavior <Function Key>
Battery Health <This battery is performing normally>
Miscellaneous Devices
      External USB Ports <Enabled>
      USB Debug <Disabled>

Well only having 32Mb will certainly explain the crashing, and re changing it there might be a hidden option for it. I'll drop you a PM as I need the service-tag of the machine (which is private ) so I can see how to enable the extra ram for the HD4000

BTW, I took a look at the darkmod.cfg file. The settings you told me to input for the tweak are already there. There's nothing to change

Yeah, only having 32Mb is mostly likely the primary reason your having crashing.