No valid graphics configuration file found please run the configuration tool and save что делать
if you have a laptop with nvidia optimus, then you should use this manual from Littletiger (i think it is the best workaround):
I think I may have found a possible solution which does not require the display extension workaround. I am not sure if this will work in all problematic cases, but it has worked in the case of a GeForce GT 555M chip.
1) Open the NVIDIA Control Panel, go to «Manage 3D Settings» then «Program Settings». Add the sonicgenerations.exe executable and set the preferred graphics processor to be the NVIDIA one.
2) Open «Control Panel» and look for the «Device Manager». Open it and expand the «Display Adapters» item. Make a note of the exact name given to your NVIDIA adapter (including the use of capitalisation.
3) Use the Sonic Generations configuration tool to configure the game to your liking and save.
4) Go to the Sonic Generations directory (in most cases «C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\sonic generations») and open GraphicsConfig.cfg in notepad or your preferred text editing software.
5) You should notice that the second line will be the name of your Intel adapter. Replace this with the name of your NVIDIA adapter exactly as it appeared in Device Manager.
6) You should see a line that says something like «MONITOR\LGD0292\<4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318>\ 0000″ (this will vary depending on your exact setup, just look for line of this format), it should be the second to last line. Delete the contents of this line completely so you are left with a blank line. Here is my configuration file as an example:
Do not manually edit this file, use the configuration tool.
NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M
\\.\DISPLAY1
1600.900.60
1
1
1
1
0
d7b78e66-4256-11cf-fd56-b424b7c2c535
7) You should now be able to play the game
One thing that should be noted is that the line «\\.\DISPLAY1» may need changing as well. In my case, DISPLAY1 is fine when only my laptop display is enabled. However when the display was extended onto the «fake» Intel VGA display, I needed to change it to DISPLAY2. Therefore if DISPLAY1 does not work, I recommend trying DISPLAYi where i is the number of displays you currently have enabled.
No valid graphics configuration file found please run the configuration tool and save что делать
**IF when you try to run Sonic Generations you get a weird black box with a «Critical Error! the detected configuration does not does not match your current hardware. Please re-run the configuration tool» error message, I have a fix for you.**
1) Run Sonic Generations from the Steam Library (just to have it cached as a recent activity even if the error pops up)
2) Delete the «GraphicsConfig.cfg» file found in «C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\sonic generations»
3) Look at the Nvidia (or whatever you video processor is) control panel and add Sonic Generations as a program to customize
4) Click «Restore» after you added it so that it would revert to the default settings
5) Return to the Steam Library and instead of clicking «Play Sonic Generations», click «Configure»
6) Click «Graphics Configuration» and look at the options
7) I noticed that all the quality settings was on «Low». Set both the Shadow Quality and Reflection Quality on «High»
8) Make the Configuration window full screen so you can click the «Save and Exit» button at the bottom
9) Run Sonic Generations
I’m not sure if steps 3-4 are required but, if you have Nvidia, I would definitely do them. I’m not sure how the steps would work under any other video processors control panel..sorry 🙁 It should work though. If not, let me know and I will keep digging to try to find a fix under multiple situations.
It’s a gem of a game and it would be a shame to not enjoy it. I’ve been trying to make this thing work for months. Seriously, MONTHS. Let me know if it fixed your problem
Try to spread the word too if it does work because this problem is seriously popping up everywhere. I’d be glad if I fixed it lol
No valid graphics configuration file found please run the configuration tool and save что делать
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Я скачала другую версию Sonic Generatiuons обновила драйвера и не открываются настройки! Пожалуйста помогите.
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Ну, это все что угодно может быть. Если высвечивается ошибка что-то вроде — «The detected configuration does not match your current hardware. Please re-run the configurations tool». То запустите ConfigurationTool от имени администратора. Другова не знаю, жду подробного описания от вас.
з.ы. создавайте вопрос через систему – задать вопрос. На главной странице раздела с игрой есть кнопочка.
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Понятно но я запускаю от имени админа и не фига! Не знаю что даже делать!
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Что происходит вообще, когда запускаете? Или вообще не чего не происходит? Игра то запускается?
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Игра начинает запускаться и выскакивает такая ошибка: The detected configuration does not match your current hardware. Please re-run the configurations tool. Запускаю настройки у меня начинает грузить настройки и не открываеться
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Что бы решить эту проблему нужно запустить configurations tool от имени администрации, но как вы уже писали, это не помогает. Еще советуют переустановить игру.
У вас видео карта от NVIDIA?
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Да карта от NVIDIA.
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Эта проблема с картами от NVIDIA, вроде была решена с одним из патчей в Steam (попробуйте поставить последний патч и обновить драва на карту). К сожалению мне мало что известно по этому поводу. И сможешь ли что-то вообще помочь вам (ибо не сталкивался).
На всех ноутбуках с Nvidia Optimus игра запускается только с интегрированной видеокартой, т.е. нормально поиграть не получится. Но это можно исправить, сделав следующее:
2) Добавить файлы SonicGenerations.exe и ConfigurationTool.exe из папки steam\steamapps\common\sonic generations и выбрать для них видеокарту Nvidia.
3) Нажать «Применить».
4) Кликнуть правой кнопкой мыши по рабочему столу и зайти в Разрешение Экрана.
5) Нажать найти, после чего появятся 2 дополнительных монитора.
6) Нажать на любой из них, чуть ниже выбрать карту Nvidia.
7) В выпадающем списке «Несколько экранов» выбрать «Попытаться в любом случае подключиться к: VGA».
8 ) Нажать «Применить».
9) Затем в списке «Несколько экранов» выбрать «Расширить эти экраны».
No valid graphics configuration file found please run the configuration tool and save что делать
This guide will help you achieve the best playable experience you can get out of your computer’s hardware! Learn the basics on how to configure your controls (or controller!), how to make your game run faster and smoother on Low/Mid-Range Computers (especially laptops) by learning to Cap your Frame Rate, how to make it look even more awesome on High/Enthusiast computers and lots of other neat tweaks to improve your experience!
It also contains dedicated sections with lots of information to help you Troubleshoot problems like «Game not Opening», «Configuration Tool will not start or crashes», «Controls on my Game Pad are all messed up!», the infamous «No valid graphics configuration file found,please run the configuration tool and save» and some other very well documented bugs you might find along the way!
Also, you can use the knowledge from this guide to ANY OTHER game you have on Steam! Cool huh?
Steam has a Guide Index itself, but here’s what you can find on each section of the guide, so it’s easier for you to get around!
Ok then, let’s started! Here’s the most basic of the basic stuff you need to know before starting tweaking the game / open it for the first time:
This is the most basic thing you need to know: how to open the game’s Configuration Tool. There you can find the most important settings, including the Graphics, Language and Control Options. Audio Options (like BGM volume, voices, etc) are In-Game.
Chances are if you’re reading this, you don’t own a Xbox 360 or any other Xinput-Ready controller. The game has very basic D-Input capabilities, so, it’s better to configure your non-Xinput controller this way.
If you use your game in D-Input, you’ll have most likely issues (due to the analog not being so responsive, controls reversed or worse, and what happens in most cases, the controller not working at all). So, let’s just do this quick Controller Setup Guide instead!
Now we got the controller working, but it doesn’t vibrate! To make the controller vibrate, you need to install proper force feedback drivers on your PC!
Note: Is shouldn’t have to say this but for this to your controller needs to have the «vibrating parts» inside. If it doesn’t, it won’t vibrate even with this driver.
This section of the guide is dedicated to all you Slow Laptop / Desktop Users!
It has come to my attention that a lot of our fellow not-so-tech-savvy players are running this amazing game with God Awful frame rates / Stuttering / Lag or even BELLOW REAL-TIME SPEED, and this can be a MAJOR setback in becoming good and having fun in this game.
Sonic Generations is best played at constant 60FPS, however most laptops, due to the way how this game is horribly optimized, cannot process the game that fast, even if you lower the resolution to the lowest of the lowest.
Thanks to Dario and his crew on modding, it is possible to squeeze more performance out of Sonic Generations, thanks to a hidden render mode it has (Unleashed Render as they call it). We will cover how to use that render mode to
Do you like Sonic? Want to zoom smoothly across Green Hill? Want to spank that Homochao robot with everything you got, but smooooothly?
Well then, if any of those above is true, that’s why you should follow this quick guide! Trust me, your computer is probably much more capable than you think!
This topic will help you learn to archive the best quality / performance settings really quick, as well as getting a not before achievable butter smooth console-like frame rate experience on your mid-low range laptop / desktop!
We will learn how every quality setting impacts the game, as well as a brand new way to get your game butter smooth after finishing tweaking it! It will be just like playing in the PS3/Xbox 360, only better!
We will also learn about Frame Capping, and how that’s a GOOD THING contrary to the popular believe. We’ll learn how it affects our experience, and why/how we can use it to get a smoother game experience!
We will be using two other programs to help our beautiful game run better. The programs names are D3DOverrider and RTSS (Rivatuner Statistics Server). This programs will ensure you run the game smoothly, with proper frame rates and low Input Lag!
I’m Recomending D3DO and RTSS, but there are more programs you can use to archieve the same effects. I’m recomending this two because they are universaly supported by Intel, AMD/ATI and Nvidia cards. You can also use other software like Nvidia Inspector (For Nvidia Cards) or RadeonPro (For AMD/ATI Cards), but for the sake of simplicity, we’ll be showing just this two ones.
You can also use other software to measure your Frame Rate if you don’t like RTSS own FPS meter. You can use Fraps for example!
I’ll providing the download links below:
# RTSS Rivatuner Statistics Server (Required to cap and smooth the game’s Frame Rate to specific values)
http://www.guru3d.com/files_details/rtss_rivatuner_statistics_server_download.html
There is one setting you should change in Windows’s Power Options, especially if you own a laptop.
First off, Laptop users: PLUG IN YOU LAPTOP TO THE CHARGER. Very important!
Now, both Desktop and Laptop users: Find the Power Options Menu in your system (click on the battery icon or go to the Control Panel), and select the mode “High Performance Mode”.
Doing this will prevent the computer from downclocking your CPU during your game section, which will give you a much better stutter free experience!
WARNING: Your screen’s refresh rate should be set to 60Hz to obtain good results! (99% sure it is, don’t worry!)
Note: If you want to learn why you should target 30FPS and not 60FPS, please read the “2.3 – Frame Capping” part of this guide. I explain in detail what Frame Capping is, and how that’s not a bad thing at all contrary to the popular believe surrounding the PC gaming community.
One thing to note before hand: This game’s quality settings affect VERY LITTLE performance, since this is a plain not optimized console port. The setting that has the most measurable impact is the resolution. Tweaking the resolution to a point where you can archive constant 30FPS is the best way to get a better experience out of your slow hardware!
Before we start tweaking the quality settings, let me make this clear: You will NOT achieve constant 60FPS by tweaking this settings in a slow laptop. At least not without leaving the game looking like dog vomit 🙁 So, our target frame rates will be different in this guide, more console-like ones!
The target you should be aiming for in a low and mid-range computer is 30 FPS. If your computer can render 30 FPS 95% of the time during the level you’ll have a very cool, great, awesome, outstanding, AMAZING! Experience.
There are 3 target frame rates you can be aiming for:
60FPS
The one everyone wants, but you won’t achieve this in a mid-range computer properly, especially due to CPU Limitations. There are a lot of tracks that will slow down to the 40’s FPS, giving you a bad experience. Just let it go. Consoles play at 30FPS too, so, it won’t be that bad, promised! If you have a good computer however, and are just using this low/mid-range part of the guide to learn how to tweak settings for games, do target this one! Remember tough! This game has issues with it’s own Vsync mechanism. We will enable it later on using D3DOverrider, but for testing purposes, let it DISABLED.
30FPS
This is the target you’re aiming for. 30FPS will give you a very smooth gaming experience. This is the number you should be looking to stay above during our test session next topic! If you can have 95% of the time during a level 30FPS+ (40+ is even better), you’re going to have an amazing experience after the tweaking!
20FPS
This is the Bottom line, minimum acceptable Frame Rate you can run the game with. Anything below, even 1 FPS and you’ll be running below Real-Time Speed. Make sure your system rarely touches the 20’s during our next testing phase, and if it can’t keep up 30FPS’s even in the lowest quality settings, you should target at all costs 20FPS’s. If you can’t handle 20 with everything in the lowest possible settings, well then, time for a new PC, that one belong in a museum!
Before zooming into testing action, remember to activate the frame counter! It will show a pink number on your top left part of the screen. To enable this, open up RTSS and activate the option «Show Own Statistics». All set!
Now then, let’s get ready to and see how to find the proper game settings.
We’re ready to start understanding, testing and finding the best quality settings for our beloved game!
Let’s start by opening the Game’s Configuration Tool.
Click on the option «Graphics Configuration» on top of the window. Let’s see what each one of the options has to offer us:
Resolution: Recommended 1280 x 720 @ 60 Hz
This is the setting that has the biggest impact on your game. Start of by trying the recommended setting, and start to decrease it / increase it according to the testing results we talked about on point 2.1.
Anti-Aliasing – Recommended: None
This option has quite the impact on the performance too. Anti-Aliasing will smooth out the rough edges on 3D objects on the screen. This game uses a very simple blur-like method called “FXAA”. Not as good as True MSAA, but still very, very good! This can have a quite measurable performance hit. Start by using it ENABLED (FXAA option) and then disable it if you find the performance too slow[/u]
Shadow Quality – Recommended: Low:
This option has very little impact on the game. You can try to use it on «Low» or «High», but it wont change much quality or performance wise. Try using LOW and then use it on HIGH if your PC still handles decent framerates!
Reflection Quality – Recommended: Low:
Same as the above one, this option has very little impact on the game. You can try to use it on «Low» or «High», but it wont change much quality or performance wise. Try using LOW and then use it on HIGH if your PC still handles decent framerates!
Vsync – Recommended: OFF:
Vsync is way broken in this game. It can give horrible stuttering on most systems. We will use a external aplication to run Vsync and Triple buffering on the game, that will improve a lot the smoothness of the game! Leave it «Off», not just for testing, but also for better performance / smoothness.
If your game can’t reach 30FPS, it’s time to lower the resolution. Test a little around, use Green Hill ACT 2 (Modern Sonic) as a performance measurement stage.
Play around with the settings until you can satisfy the “Above 30FPS” target, or 60 if your PC is good enough and you are just reading to learn how each setting affects the game! Remember, it doesn’t need to stay above 30 100% of the time, but make sure it rarely drops below 30! If you couldn’t hit stable 30’s, but you stay above 20’s, then your target frame rate for our next part is 20FPS. Once you’re satisfied, go to the next part!
Now let’s go to the most epic part of this guide! Using RTSS and D3DOto make your GPU and Screen properly sync at 30 or 20FPS, so you have a constant and smooth frame rate to give you a console-like experience.
# Why should I cap my game to 30FPS? Won’t it make the game run slower?
No! By capping the frame rate to a value your computer can handle, you’re making your game run more stable, thus, faster! When your computer can’t render 60 FPS constantly, you’ll get stuttering. Stuttering is a very abrupt frame drop that will make your game seem to slowdown abruptly and then speed up (repeat infinitely). Now this the entire stage can’t be good right?
You’ll be hitting walls and failing tricks all over the place because of this! This is due to the GPU trying to sync the FPS to the screen, but it can only send 60 or 30 to keep the game stutter-free. Anything else will make the game jump and skip frames like mad. The only moment you will notice the game «slower» (not actually slower, just LESS SMOOTH) is navigating the main menus (Press «start» ones), as stated bellow after this part of the guide. However, try running on a stage! You’ll LOVE the Frame Cap after one single zooom!
# If VSync is the culprit, why not just disable it?
Tearing my dear. [zoneitastuces.com] Tearing is the most horrible thing ever. You will get huge horizontal image cuts all over the place, and contrary to popular believe, tearing also happens on sub-60 FPS. Having the game caped at 30FPS VS having it running at 40FPS with Vsync off, you’ll love WAY MORE the [/b]first alternative, it will be just like that sweet nectar from the Gods themselves!
# What about Input lag?
Input lag will be severely reduced using D3DO due to triple buffering use. Just try for yourself!
NOTE: To the more advanced users reading this for fun, remember: I am not going to get EXTREMELY technical here, and i will show a few graphs / info that are not 100% accurate, but are simple enough so that our less-tetchier friends can understand how Vsync works!
And you do very well for not being happy with the simpler answers above. Let’s learn a bit more how you GPU and Screen works then!
(Pretty pictures/graphs down below, but keep reading!)
Your screen can only show 60 Images per second (if set to 60 Hz. 60hz = 60FPS or 60 Images Per Second (One Frame = One Image)). This update cycle is fixed and cannot vary (well, Nvidia is developing a very promising technology to fix this tough! Google for Nvidia G-Sync!)
It takes 16.66ms to each frame(image) to show on screen. So, you graphics card needs to have the frame ready within that short time. If it fails, the frame will ONLY be shown in the next image update, making your game stutter (jump / lag).
Your screen can ONLY update the images in those specific time intervals (each 16.66ms it draws one image). If your GPU sends a new image while your screen is still drawing the previous one, you’ll get tearing, because the screen starts to draw one image, and mid-draw it will switch frames and start to draw the other one.
VSYNC is the name of the option that makes your GPU send images to the screen ONLY and ONLY when the screen is ready to show the next one. Every 16.66ms, it gives the screen a new image to draw.
When your game is running at 40FPS with VSYNC ON, you get stuttering, even if it’s constantly rendering 40FPS all the time. This is because 40 is not a good 60 division result. You need clean 60 divider, or the GPU cannot sync with the screen.
Here’s the simple math on why this happens:
Screen Update time per frame: 16.66ms [For 60hz]
60 FPS = 16.66ms per frame. (60/1)
40 FPS = 25.00ms per frame. (60/1.5 – BAD)
30 FPS = 33.33ms per frame. (60/2)
20FPS = 49.98ms per frame (60/3)
Now, when your GPU tries to sync the 40 frames with the screen, we have a problem: Your screen is constantly updating each 16.66ms. However, it takes 25ms for your GPU to finish one frame.
This means that during the 1 second cycle, the first frame will be shown during the third screen update (third Frame out of 60), but the second one will miss the next update cycle, and be delayed to the 4th update cycle.
Confused? Here’s some images on how your GPU will try to sync the frames to the screen, so you can understand when Stuttering happens:
# At 60FPS (On a 60hz Screen)
As you can see, it goes smoothly. The reason we have the “frame 60 from previous cycle” is because while your PC is rendering frame 1 the previous one is being displayed.
Or in other words, During the Second Update Frame 1 is displayed, Third Update Frame 2 is displayed and so on.
# At 30FPS (On a 60Hz Screen)
The same as the 60FPS graph, but this time one image is shown during 2 Update Cycles. Since it’s constant, you get every 2 update cycles 1 image, so the game will render smoothly and stutter free.
# At 40FPS (On a 60Hz Screen)
All Hell breaks loose on this one! As you can see, during the First and Second Screen Update, frame 40 is being displayed. Frame 1 meantime, during that same period is being rendered by your GPU. Since the Frame 1 wasn’t ready when the second Update Cycle started, that frame is put on hold and delayed until the Third Cycle, and the GPU starts to work on another frame, then, Update Cycle 3 comes, and Frame 1 is Displayed. Now, Frame 2 finished right on time to be sent to the screen during the Fourth Update, so there it goes. Frame 3 is still being rendered, so it cannot go to the screen on the Fifth Update Cycle, so it gets delayed to the sixth one.
As you can see, some frames are being displayed 1 time (one Update Cycle) and others are being displayed 2 times (two Update Cycles) making the game look like it’s constantly speeding up / down, thus you feel it stuttering. This is because the GPU will miss and delay frames by not being able to render and send them to the screen on time.
All clear now? See why capping the frames to 30FPS is better? Good! Now, lets learn how to do it!
First off, you need to already know if your GPU can handle 30FPS, or 20FPS. Also, remember: Your screen refresh rate should be set to 60hz (Check the «Troubleshooting» section for help).
If your PC can handle the game at 60FPS, just ignore the part about RTSS and skip to the part about forcing vsync / triple buffering using D3DO!
Now that you know which frame rate your GPU can handle, open up RTSS and set the «Frame Limit» to the value you targeted (30 or 20). That’s all!
D3DO is easier, it goes pre-configured by me! Just open it up and make sure it shows a green «X» next to your windows clock in the task bar! All set, launch the game!
(READ THIS BEFORE JUMPING TO SILLY CONCLUSIONS)
(I’M SERIOUS, READ THIS)
Before you fire up the game, here is something you NEED to know before jumping to conclusions: The menu of the game WILL LOOK SLOWER because you are accustomed to it rendering at over 30FPS.
However, try to run on a track and you’ll see just how much better your game now is!
To be humble, just ignore the fact that the menu is running at 30FPS. You get used to it after running around for a while. Seriously, just ignore it. 🙂
The game cannot render the initial SEGA videos properly at 20FPS. This is normal. You will have sound crackling. The menus will also look sluggish, but they will be rendered in real-time.
Now remember! This is what you should do before playing the game:
— Make sure your Desktop/Laptop is on High Performance mode in the Power Options;
— Laptop Users, Plug the laptop to the charger!
— Open up RTSS and D3DO;
— Open the game and enjoy!
All right, all set up! Fire up the game and have fun with your super butter smooth Green Hill Act 2! Boost to win!
It has been tested, and using the recently discovered Unleashed Render can give huge boosts in performance, especially for slower GPUs!
Here’s what you have to do to play with the Unleashed Render:
You can now enjoy a faster Sonic Generations, and with the bonus of a little bit prettier scene effects and dynamic shadows! How cool is that?
Just because you have a biffy rig, doesn’t mean you have to know how to punk it up a little! So, this guide is for you if you, the guy with that super cool PC but that doesn’t know how to tune it!
This game has by itself very cool graphics, but they can become better with just a little tweaking!
I’ll be providing the universal ways of implementing this, the AMD/ATI way and NVIDIA way of implementing this changes, as well as a few screenshots for comparison.
This configuration was tested on an ATI HD5870 and a i7 2600K clocked at 4.6 Ghz @ 1080p
Well, before anything, let me show you a few comparisons on what this changes provide:
(Example Picture: FXAA + Anisotropic x16)
To use the comparisons bellow, know the following: Without your mouse over the picture, it’s the first one. With the mouse over the picture, it’s the second one! (1 VS 2). The pictures might take a while to load on the website, be patient!
As you can see, just forcing the Anisotropic 16x on the game will have a HUGE impact on its textures quality! So, forcing it is a MUST for any capable system!
Sold yet? Let’s see how to apply this!
# Fixing Stuttering (vSync Fix):
Sonic Generations Stutters like hell in a lot of GPUs. Using D3DO (Direct3DOverwriter) is the best universal way of fixing this problems!
Now, to use D3DO is super easy, it goes pre-configured by me! Just open it up and make sure it shows a green «X» next to your windows clock in the task bar! All set, launch the game!
Catalyst from AMD’s drivers can only apply the anisotropic filter unfortunately, so you’re either stuck with no AA, or the game’s default one (FXAA). But here’s the way of applying Anisotropic x16 only Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed via Catalyst:
Radeon Pro is the most complete and epic tool to use if you have a AMD/ATI Card. It has a hell of a lot of settings you can tweak, including the better Anti-Aliasing SMAA. SMAA takes less detail away from textures, and provides a better aliasing of those ugly rough edges!
We can’t also apply SMAA on Nvidia Inspector. Read the «Notes» bellow for more information. But here’s the way of applying Anisotropic x16 only via the Inspector Utility:
There are some more things you can improve! Here you can find a lot of cool tweaks to make your experience even better. See below the mini-index of this part of the guide!
To play this game in Eyefinity without the HUD being all stretched out, you must use the program Flawless Widescreen. Here’s what you have to do:
The game already supports 3D Natively. Just boot up the game, go to options and activate the 3D option!
DO NOTE: The Unleashed Render DOES NOT support 3D vision!
Before you going around saying this game sux. STOP. Bad kitty! The game doesn’t suck, your PC (at least until you don’t fix it following this guide) sux!
Find on the next part the problems you are having, as well as how to fix pretty much all of them!
Here’s a mini-Index of this Troubleshooting part:
First of let’s see if you didn’t rush out, bought the epic game, but are now trying to play it on a toaster. This are the Minimum System Requirements your computer needs to have in order to be able to run and enjoy the game:
OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
Processor: 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
Memory: 2GB Ram (Windows XP), 3GB Ram (Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8)
Graphics: 512MB with Shader Model 3.0 support (Nvidia 8800GT or superior card)
DirectX®: 9.0c
Hard Drive: 11GB free hard drive space
Sound: DirectX 9 Compatible
Ok, compare these to your computer. If you have a Pentium 4, that’s a toaster. A very old Intel Celeron? Also a Toaster. Old AMD Althon? Toaster. Old Intel Atom? You toasted boy.
# Alright, I made sure I’m not playing in a toaster
Not a toaster, you say? Still crashing / not opening / showing Black Screens? Next page then!
Most of this is handled by the drivers themselves, but human/driver stupidities are a reality too! So, here’s how you can check what GPU’s your PC has and how to switch to the correct one for better performance!
Nowadays a lot of PC’s have two GPU’s (Graphic Cards) inside of them, especially Laptops. If your Laptop Has a «Nvidia» or «AMD» Sticker, but the Game’s Configuration Tool is reading as «Intel HD» something might be wrong on your configuration!
Here’s simple ways to check what GPU’s your PC has:
Sometimes human stupidity strikes, and it’s funny to watch. Lot’s of people accidentally do this mistake, and get poor Desktop performance because of it.
Lot’s of Desktops have a Integrated Graphics card as well as a Discrete, more powerful GPU, but people accidentally connect the screen to the wrong GPU.
Check the back of your PC. If you have down below an horizontal Monitor VGA/DVI/HDMI port (usually bellow the «motherboard» part, where you connect the USB ports, Ethernet Cable, etc), connect your screen there! Make sure it’s not on the «top vertical» port, as that one will use the iGPU (Integrated Graphics Card) instead of the powerful dGPU (Discrete Graphics Card)! That’s all you need to do on desktops, no software configuration needed!
For reference and better understanding, check the image below:
Now that we know that we have another GPU, it’s time to make the game detect it and use it!
# For Nvidia Laptops with OPTIMUS (Switchable Graphics):
Crashing and stuff not opening can be a lot of things. So, let’s try to correct «lots of things» by following a typical fool-proof fix guide!
If you cannot open the “ConfigurationTool.exe” file (Configuration Tool of the game), follow this procedure bellow very carefully!
REMEMBER: If you have a 64 Bits System, you need to install BOTH the 32 bits and the 64 bits versions!
This is very important. Running old drivers can make your system very unstable. Download the latest drivers for your graphic card, according to your manufacturer. I’ll be providing quick Links bellow:
Without Direct X you can’t Run the game AT ALL. Download, and run the Microsoft Direct X Run Time tool, and let it automatically download and install / repair the Direct X on your system
Your PC is missing some redistributable libraries. You can download Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables And NET Framework 4 below. Make sure to download the right version for your system. If you are running a Windows 64 Bits machine, you need both of them.
Note: This is also the fix for the error «No valid graphics configuration file found,please run the configuration tool and save.» while opening the game
First off, make sure you installed the above dependencies.
If you followed every step precisely, do the following:
If you followed every step precisely, do the following:
Try this if your game crashes as soon as you open it (no error messages, just plain crashing:)
This can be quite a few things. Let’s go by parts then!
# If you are playing on a TV:
If you are using a TV to play this game, make sure your game is at the TV’s native Resolution (or at least one your TV supports!). If this won’t fix the Black Screen on the TV, you might need to change the option «GPU Scalling» your AMD/Nvidia Drivers have. To do so, proceed as the following:
If you are running custom Anti-Virus and Firewalls, make sure to put this game (and Steam itself!) on the exceptions list!
If it STILL crashes a lot, please post on the forum so we can try and help you out!
NOTE: If you are running any mods, the game will crash a lot more! It’s normal, and there isn’t much you can do 🙁
