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vastcarter12's avatar
6 years ago
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spore crashing when dying creature stage

I've had issues with this damn game before but this is getting a bit ridiculous every time i die in the creature phase the game crashes. I don't save very often so i usually get pushed right back at the beginning, i'm getting sick of this. Please help im not good with files and crap like that so id prefer to have a simple solution (Steam version) 

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  • Midrealm's avatar
    Midrealm
    Rising Novice
    2 years ago

    Ok.. so here is what I found out:

    "Just increase you're [sic] VRAM to the specified level in the settings."
    This is Virtual Memory, you can probably google how to adjust it for your system.
    For me I had to access the System Properties settings in windows 10
    Start > Run. Type sysdm.cpl and click OK. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
    Under Performance, click Settings. In the Performance Options dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
    You can then adjust the virtual memory setting. -- to what? I don't know. Mine was pretty high (8192 MB) so I left it alone,
    In my research it appears this is highly dependent on your available system memory and what type of graphics card you are using.
    I would try the options below first, and if the game still crashes, then try changing your VRAM

    --
    "Set priority to high and turn off CPU affinity for core 0."
    So, WHILE SPORE IS RUNNING
    Open your Task Manager : (Ctrl-Alt-Delete) and select Task Manager
    Find Spore and Right-Click, select 'go to details'
    Find Spore again and Right Click
    You should have options for Set Priority and Set Affinity
    For Priority set this to 'High'
    For Affinity, uncheck 'CPU 0'
    Then close the Task manager window.
    --
    This fixed the issue for me.
    PLEASE NOTE - you will have to set the priority and affinity each time you open Spore
    --
    The original poster stated "I used process lasso to permanently set the program to these settings and everything is fine now."
    "Process Lasso" is available to download ... but I don't know anything about it.
    I assume it lets you set the settings above so they are automatically implemented every time you run Spore.

    I hope someone finds this useful.

  • You can save every so often to reduce your progress lost overall, however yes, this is still janked af

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