@Cloaked wrote:
I went through the tech support threads for the last year, and combined the solutions here. I've listed all the known solutions to crashing on load, major graphic issues, and multiplayer syncing - so look no further!
Launcher Crashing
--->If the launcher application wont start, you can create shortcuts to run the games directly:
HW Remastered Multiplayer:"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Homeworld\HomeworldRM\Bin\Release\HomeworldRM.exe" -mpbeta
HW 1 Remastered Campaign:"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Homeworld\HomeworldRM\Bin\Release\HomeworldRM.exe" -dlccampaign HW1Campaign.big -campaign HomeworldClassic -moviepath DataHW1Campaign -mod compatibility.big
HW 2 Remastered Campaign:"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Homeworld\HomeworldRM\Bin\Release\HomeworldRM.exe" -dlccampaign HW2Campaign.big -campaign Ascension -moviepath DataHW2Campaign -mod compatibility.big
HW 2 Classic: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Homeworld\Homeworld2Classic\Bin\Release\homeworld2.exe"
HW 1 Classic: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Homeworld\Homeworld1Classic\exe\Homeworld.exe"
--->Try troubleshooting the launcher located here:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Homeworld\HWLauncher\Launcher.exe
right click->run as administrator
right click->properties->and mess with compatibility settings:Homeworld Remastered Crashing
--->Player profile can get corrupted, delete it from: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Homeworld\HomeworldRM\Bin\Profiles\Profile#"
--->See the "General Crashing" section for more tips.Homeworld 2 Classic Crashing
--->Add -nopbuffer to the command line arguments by going to Steam Library->Right Click on the game->Properties->Set Launch options. Or create a shortcut: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Homeworld\Homeworld2Classic\Bin\Release\homeworld2.exe" -nopbuffer
--->Download an older version of atioglxx.dll and place the driver here: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Homeworld\Homeworld2Classic\Bin\Release\
Easy download: http://www.thegameengine.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/atioglxx_fix.zip
Complex download from AMD: http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/t/unable-to-run-hw2-disc-and-gearboxs-classic-version-on-win7-64bit-amd-gfx-workaround/94911/9
--->Player profile can get corrupted, delete it from:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Homeworld\Homeworld2Classic\Bin\Profiles\Profile#"General Crashing (Launcher, Remastered and Classics)
--->Verify game catch: Steam Libary->Right Click on the game->Properties->Local Files->Verify Integrity of game cache
--->Uninstall your graphic drivers, restart, then install the latest graphic drivers clean
--->Uninstall and re-install homeworld: Steam Libary->Right Click on the game->Properties->Local Files->Delete local game content, then install again.
--->Disable any overclocking software, especially GPU overclocking software.
--->Exclude the games in your anti-virus, and optionally temporarily disable anti-virus for testing.
--->Update your Microsoft .NET framework
--->Update your Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables
--->Reinstall windows fresh, old drivers could be corrupted due to a bad shutdown, bad windows upgrade, etc.
--->Additional troubleshooting tips/details: https://gearboxsoftware.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/205282200-General-PC-Troubleshooting-
--->If all else fails, you may have a hardware issue like a bad power supply.Graphic Issues (Remastered and Homeworld 2 Classic)
--->Disable any graphic overlay software: ATI afterburner, Raptr, Overwolf, AMD gaming evolved, etc.
Change v-sync graphic options.
--->Set all graphic options to their lowest settings, and slowly turn things back on
--->Try an older graphic driver that may be more stable.
--->You can also mess with your ATI/Nvidia control panel application specific settings.Syncing or Bad Framerate in Skirmish/Multiplayer (Remastered)
--->Your FPS should never dip below 20fps or you risk syncing out of multiplayer games. HWR needs to run 20fps or more for MP, because that's the rate used for the world-sim. (To enable FPS display, go to Steam Settings->In-Game->FPS counter). 3v3's can make even the best PC's cry. All CPU's struggle when there's a lot of ships in the game (HWR is still a single core game), and most video cards can't handle HWR when textures from all 4 races are loaded.
--->If keeping your current hardware, you may need to set all the graphic options to the lowest settings and even lower your resolution to 1024x768.
--->Upgrade your PC. This is a single core game, so you want a great cpu for single threaded applications. This list ranks them: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html Graphics cards aren't as important if you set all your graphics low, but if you want to set them high you'll need a good card with 4GB of memory to handle textures from all 4 races. Also the game only uses 2GB of RAM, so that's not very important. This is the setup I run, and big 3v3 battles can still take it down to 25fps at 1080p with all graphic options near their lowest settings: i5-4690 3.5 ghz quad core, 8 GB RAM, Radeon R9 380.
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