I'm aware and read through the numerous complains of crash to desktop with no error. Just decided to add another post for the devs so that they know that this crash is really ruining the gameplay experience for many of your customers.
The crash started on the 2nd day after I started to play the game. I waited a few days before playing because I'm aware of the many issues at launch day. Hopefully, devs would do something to minimize the issues. Well, they didn't manage.
After 2 patches this crash is still prevalent. I have tried most method proposed or recommended by the community. I even Google "CTD", "crash desktop no error" or "crash crash crash crash FIX" every day to see whether anyone has a turnaround or solution to this game breaking issue.
The following are what I have tried to minimize or fix the crashes:-
1. Disable Geforce Experience. The game crashes more often when Experience is enabled. However, the game still crash.
2. If you have Teamviewer, you know you can't play this game in Fullscreen. Window Borderless works but disabling Teamviewer prolong gameplay until the next crash.
3. Underclocking GPU and CPU. Done. In my observation, there is no difference on whether you underclock your hardware. Still. God. Dayum. Crash.
4. Overclocking CPU and GPU. I know this is not a recommended method but I decided to try it. No harm to test. Perhaps it could fix or minimize the crash. It did not.
5. Tweaking graphics setting. Set all to Medium, High or Ultra (shutters badly but playable but not until crash). Crash 99.
6. Enabling & disabling Anti-aliasing. I know this is a part of the graphics setting but many claimed that disabling this would fix the crash. Nope.
7. Re-installing DA:I. Gameplay lasted nearly an hour before CTD spree.
9. Updated with patch and hotfix. Needless to say I check daily
Probably some other methods that I may have tried but I can't recall it for now.
I didn't try to re-install graphics driver. I have a slow internet connection and this is one of the last thing I would do. On second thought, I would do this when I get home from work because this is the last thing and only method I can do as my patience are wearing thin.
And no, I didn't try reformatting Windows. Are you kidding me? Reset my whole computer for one game?
Sometimes I could play 1 - 2 hours continuously without issue. But when the crash happens, it becomes more and more frequent (5 - 10 mins) until it is unplayable or I presist on restarting the game until it doesn't crash.
Look, I work in a stressful office job and I just want to play a game peacefully when I get home. When game repeatedly crash halfway through, it not only tests my patience, it is extremely frustrating. Like many, I have waited this game for a long time to release and waited days after release to play. So, please, devs, get your game right and ease the ever rising frustration and disappointment of your customers
Lastly, my specifications (if it matters, which I doubt):-
1. Roll back nVidia graphics driver to 344.65 and uninstall all unnecessary Geforce programs like Audio and 3D. Go to the nVidia website and download the previous version of the driver - 344.65. The size of the file is about 300mb. Choose custom installation. Uncheck for all boxes except for the driver and Physx. This will ensure all the said Geforce programs are fully uninstalled. If you manually uninstall the said programs, it will just roll back to previous versions. Take note of the following:-
This will not remove the CTD but merely prolong gameplay before the next crash.
You may have uninterupted play for several hours until the CTD kicks in. Once it starts, CTD will be more frequent.
Credits to middlefngrsalute. Go and +1 experience for all his posts.
2. Closing all overlay programs. Yes, many suggested this and it is true. Got Teamviewer on? Close it. Got Steam on? Close it also. Got GameBooster on? Alt-F4. Close all overlay programs until only Origin left. If you CTD at the menu, it is most likely caused by overlay programs.
3. Avoid or minimize Alt-Tab out of the game to Desktop. Alt-Tabbing will hasten CTD. But if you happen to have something to do in desktop, try what middlefngrsalute has suggested: "running in windowed full screen, or run in a small window (i.e. 1024x768)". It helps but still causes CTD if you go on a Alt-Tab spree. =/
4. Playing in Windowed Fullscreen. It is all the forum and it does help although CTD's still happen but not as often when you play in Fullscreen. If you have problem opening the game in Fullscreen, use Windowed Fullscreen. It will definitely help.
5. Changing Windowed Fullscreen (WF) > Fullscreen or Windowed in gameplay > Windowed Fullscreen. This may or may not work. In between gameplay (every 10 - 15 mins), change from WF to Fullscreen or Windowed. I know, it is annoying but better than CTD every 10 - 15 mins.
EDIT 3: See my latest post at message/post 34. Possibly found a permanent fix to CTD!
Same problems crash to desktop with zero error, however, on my end this only happens when I'm hosting a multiplayer game. Same with my buddy who also crashes same way only when hosting multiplayer.
In my case, getting a crash to desktop with the program and audio still running, and having to end the program through task manager.
Running on an AMD Radeon HD6870. Installed AMD stable driver version "Omega 14.12"
Tried Windowed Fullscreen which as far as I've seen works well if not fixes for the session, but it's not a solution, choosing to play the game with reduced performance.
It seems to happen soon after I quicksave (or autosave), though that could be a coincidence.
Alt-tabbing out seems to make the crashing more likely, but unconfirmed.
Another update: Everything I tried before has stopped working, and now I consistently get a CTD within 5 minutes of playing. The problem seems to be getting worse the further I get into the game.
So, it's now unplayable for me. Has EA/Bioware acknowledged these crashes yet? I see mention of the DirectX crash, but that's not what this is.
If anyone has any other tips, it'd be much appreciated.
Just found this thread after posting with the same issue - CTD No Error. Below from original post:
mr_zen256 wrote:
I just bought DA:I a couple of days ago and I have been having issues with random CTDs mostly during load screens but also occassionally during game play. Since I just purchased the game, I am unable to compare it with previous patch releases. Some things I've tried are:
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Closing Rifts causes others' games to crash. So the game is really just a competition to see who finishes it first, and closing a Rift is the equivalent of, say... a Blue Spiny Shell from Mario Kart. Amiright?
My CTD issue happens before the game even starts....it'll open in windowed mode and go through all the loading processes as normal. But then whenever I click on the screen, it attempts to maximize and then immediately crashes.
All right, I'm back with some updates. After testing for several days I have discovered possible ways to further minimize CTD's.
1. Roll back nVidia graphics driver to 344.65 and uninstall all unnecessary Geforce programs like Audio and 3D. Go to the nVidia website and download the previous version of the driver - 344.65. The size of the file is about 300mb. Choose custom installation. Uncheck for all boxes except for the driver and Physx. This will ensure all the said Geforce programs are fully uninstalled. If you manually uninstall the said programs, it will just roll back to previous versions. Take note of the following:-
This will not remove the CTD but merely prolong gameplay before the next crash.
You may have uninterupted play for several hours until the CTD kicks in. Once it starts, CTD will be more frequent.
Credits to middlefngrsalute. Go and +1 experience for all his posts.
2. Closing all overlay programs. Yes, many suggested this and it is true. Got Teamviewer on? Close it. Got Steam on? Close it also. Got GameBooster on? Alt-F4. Close all overlay programs until only Origin left. If you CTD at the menu, it is most likely caused by overlay programs.
3. Avoid or minimize Alt-Tab out of the game to Desktop. Alt-Tabbing will hasten CTD. But if you happen to have something to do in desktop, try what middlefngrsalute has suggested: "running in windowed full screen, or run in a small window (i.e. 1024x768)". It helps but still causes CTD if you go on a Alt-Tab spree. =/
4. Playing in Windowed Fullscreen. It is all the forum and it does help although CTD's still happen but not as often when you play in Fullscreen. If you have problem opening the game in Fullscreen, use Windowed Fullscreen. It will definitely help.
5. Changing Windowed Fullscreen (WF) > Fullscreen or Windowed in gameplay > Windowed Fullscreen. This may or may not work. In between gameplay (every 10 - 15 mins), change from WF to Fullscreen or Windowed. I know, it is annoying but better than CTD every 10 - 15 mins.
That is all I got. Yeah, I know, this is little to nothing.
Throughout the 3 days of testing I have encounter several Blue Screen error. (error: WATCH_DOG_TIMER) This is bad. Very bad. Blue screen can badly damaged your Windows software, if not, your hardware too. Devs gotta do some *bleep* about this before our machines goes kaboom by playing this game.
Also, after 3 - 4 Blue Screens, my save went corrupted. That was a very frustrating but I manage to find a workaround to restore my save but that is another another topic for discussion. Thank God for the internetz! If you encounter this problem, you may Google it or ask me in this thread.
Lastly, to the devs. I know you guys are trying hard to fix this but may I suggest that you place this as one of your top priority in the "to fix" list? Sure, the party banter thing, shuttering, missing texture, performance issue and etc. are reasonable things to fix but compared to CTD, these are nothing. We can't even play a game that we bought when it boots to the desktop for no reason and impossible for us to know what went wrong when there is no error message. Moreover, presisting to restart the game from crashes will ultimately cause Blue Screen. As mentioned, this may cause your hardware to malfunction and corrupt, not your saves, but also other softwares.
So, please fix this first. You don't want your customers to come up with complains that they have to initiate a regular System Restore because of playing your game.
