I bought Mass Effect on steam, and i downloaded it. When i went to start playing, the steam box saying that Mass Effect is starting up comes up, then it disappears like the game is about to start, then a windows box pops up saying that the program has stopped working. I even moved my whole steam folder to my second hard drive and redownloaded it, and it didn't work. I can't even find a number to contact steam for technical support....
can you give more info on your system hardware and software. There could be something in there it does not like.
also
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1223-QROC-4460
More details about my computer
Component Details Subscore Base score
Processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU T3200 @ 2.00GHz 4.9 3.5
Determined by lowest subscore
Memory (RAM) 2.00 GB 4.5
Graphics Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family 3.5
Gaming graphics 796 MB Total available graphics memory 3.5
Primary hard disk 17GB Free (70GB Total) 5.5
Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium
System
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Manufacturer Acer
Model Aspire 5735
Total amount of system memory 2.00 GB RAM
System type 32-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 2
64-bit capable Yes
Storage
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Total size of hard disk(s) 139 GB
Disk partition (C:) 17 GB Free (70 GB Total)
Disk partition (D:) 54 GB Free (70 GB Total)
Media drive (E:) CD/DVD
Graphics
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Display adapter type Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Total available graphics memory 796 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 64 MB
Dedicated system memory 64 MB
Shared system memory 668 MB
Display adapter driver version 7.15.10.1527
Primary monitor resolution 1366x768
DirectX version DirectX 10
Network
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Network Adapter Generic Marvell Yukon 88E8071 based Ethernet Controller
Network Adapter Atheros AR5B91 Wireless Network Adapter
Network Adapter Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter
my laptop actually has 2 hard drives, both 70 gb, and the second one was blank until i put the steam folder in it.
edit: i know about that way to contact them, but i still havent gotten any response from them, as to why i was looking for a number to contact them.
your integrated graphics are not going to cut it for a game like this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Effect
Minimum
QuoteNVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT or higher, ATI X1300 XT or higher
use a better system to play the game. it is all you can do.
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4938-WTDF-9465
wow... talk about completely lame... and seeing as how it is a laptop, i think i will have to wait till i get a new computer... QQ i will talk to them and see if i can get my money back or if they can just ship me a 360 version.
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4938-WTDF-9465
Why would you try to run Mass effect 2 on any sort of laptop?
Quote from: Pat on February 22, 2010, 12:16:15 AM
Why would you try to run Mass effect 2 on any sort of laptop?
well there are gaming laptops that could run this fine. and they are working on making external video card for laptops and that would fix gaming on them.
Yeah, I go by this general rule of thumb when it comes to laptops: If it has an intel graphics card, DON'T BUY IT. :-X
Quote from: Chaos on February 22, 2010, 12:09:23 PM
Yeah, I go by this general rule of thumb when it comes to laptops: If it has an intel graphics card, DON'T BUY IT. :-X
If your getting it for gaming than yeah don't. if you getting the laptop to do stuff other than gaming than it can do just fine.
Iv used intel graphics all the time for basic stuff and its ok. simple 2d games are ok. Watching online video, writing a paper, playing stick online, looking at email, etc work just fine.
Im using Mobile Intel 945 right now.
That's true.
They still suck.
Quote from: ARTgames on February 22, 2010, 12:45:06 PM
If your getting it for gaming than yeah don't. if you getting the laptop to do stuff other than gaming than it can do just fine.
I would actually like to extend that to "If you're getting it for gaming or anything graphics card related, then ya, don't." Intel chips are fracken ridiculous, and I regret buying a laptop with one.
well i never really planned on gaming with it, until i started playing wc3 with it, then i liked it more than on my 360...
Outside of gaming what problems have you ran into with intel? Your making it sound a lot worse than how it treats me.
QuoteIf you're getting it for gaming or anything graphics card related
well the only other piratical thing to do with a graphics card is to decode video.
Quotewell i never really planned on gaming with it, until i started playing wc3 with it, then i liked it more than on my 360...
Why? Why did you like it more than your 360.
E-machine's can do all those things, too.
Doesn't change the fact that they still suck.
Just because something works, does not mean it works well. Intel GPUs are low-end garbage.
mmk. I think intel fine for everything but gaming and you dont. Thats ok because i do agree that intel is the worst (for graphics). Topic is also solved and answered so i should stop also.
Quote from: ARTgames on February 22, 2010, 06:49:41 PM
mmk. I think intel fine for everything but gaming and you dont. Thats ok because i do agree that intel is the worst (for graphics). Topic is also solved and answered so i should stop also.
Funny, I don't recall ever saying that Intel WASN'T fine for everything but gaming. Whether it can do the job doesn't change the fact, though, that they, as a whole, suck. The STRONGEST Intel GPU is a low-midrange card. Seeing as you really can't customize a laptop like you can a desktop, if you're going to spend large amounts of money on a computer, I'd spend the extra dough to get something good.
fine ok.
i'm not sure why exactly i like it more than playing on my 360, its just like moving from the gameboys to an actual gaming council. You just change.