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11 years ago

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PhysX Issue

So, got a problem with starting the game thanks to PhysX.

Earlier today I was having trouble with Metro: Last Light because of PhysX. So, my friend tells me to disable PhysX, which I do through the Nvidia Control Panel (thanks to misunderstanding due to the vagueness of the message). I run PhysX through the CPU (as I found on the internet) and found that it offered no aid in my issues. So, I put PhysX back to GPU and go to run Dragon Age: Origins...

And as the game is loading, I get the following error: "Error initializing PhysX. Please visist http://www.nvidia.com/physx for updated driver."

Now, as all of my Nvidia tech is updated through GeForce Experience, I was flabberghasted. I opened Experience, and lo-and-behold everything is up to date. I then went to the suggested website and could not find any download for an updated PhysX or even to reinstall PhysX.

However, I shouldn't have to reinstall PhysX, as I (as far as I'm aware) didn't do anything that SHOULD have broken PhysX. Maybe moving PhysX's focus from GPU to CPU and back again was a bad idea, in which case I screwed up. But I'd really like to hope that that isn't the issue.

Any help would be great, because this is (as far as I can see) the only game where I'm getting a PhysX error popping up.

Anonymous
11 years ago
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Try installing the Physx standalone package from nvidia.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx-9.13.1220-driver.html
You might have to uninstall first, don't know for sure. Fixes this for quite a lot of people.

11 Replies

hobbeboy
11 years ago
I got that error too.
I found two ways to go around it.
1. You can enter the directory where psyix is installed "C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common",
copy all those dll files to the game directory under directory bin_ship.
2. Start the game using the daorigins.exe found in the game directory and not through origin.
Both ways worked for me, although I contacted EA support about the issue and they removed the game from my origin client then readded it and now it works fine without a workaround.
FassBassCrass
11 years ago
I'll have to try the former. The latter isn't the issue because I launch Dragon Age through Steam, which I believe launches directly from the .exe
EDIT: The former didn't work either. Still getting the same error.
Anonymous
11 years ago
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Try installing the Physx standalone package from nvidia.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx-9.13.1220-driver.html
You might have to uninstall first, don't know for sure. Fixes this for quite a lot of people.
Anonymous
11 years ago
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Option 1 worked for me, thank you!
Anonymous
11 years ago
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copying the PhysX dll's to the game directory worked for me to
Anonymous
11 years ago
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¿What if I have the same problem and Im using an ATI Readon Graphics?
Ok... Solution on this related post:
http://answers.ea.com/t5/Dragon-Age-Origins/PhysXLoader-dll-is-Missing/m-p/3719307#U3719307
Anonymous
11 years ago
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i just had success installing the older physx driver from 2010.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx_9.10.0129.html
had tried the most recent one and that didn't work. had tried a clean boot and repaired a game and that didn't work. the system has an AMD apu in it and installing that older driver ended up working and the game launched.
Anonymous
11 years ago
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Thanks man that worked for me too 🙂
Anonymous
11 years ago
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I have very stupid question but i hope you understand i am new with computer things...So how can i find game directory?:womanembarrassed:
MaeBell16
11 years ago
None of these solutions worked for me... help?