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    Can´t play Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet on the GT 525M

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by wendiko, Apr 22, 2012.

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    wendiko, Apr 22, 2012
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    have you tried updating you nvidia drivers you can get them here Drivers - GeForce
     
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    Yes I did it´s all up to date.

    Can you try to play it?
     
    wendiko, Apr 22, 2012
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    now i see that i get a black screen with sound going on the background.... if anyone want to test it pm me and i send the links
     
    wendiko, Apr 22, 2012
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    @onimusha410 now i can go to the menu but when i click to play it get the black screen with the sound on the background... can you play with the l502x?
     
    wendiko, Apr 23, 2012
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    I uploaded a zip file to rapidshare which contains a possible solution to the problem that you're experiencing. Click this link, download the file, read the "Read Me" file that is included in the zip.

    Enjoy! :cool:
     
    onimusha410, Apr 23, 2012
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    I have a Dell XPS 15 L502X as well. The solution that I posted worked for me, I was experiencing the same problem as you are but now I am able to play the game without any problems.

    1. Try uninstalling the game
    2. Reinstall it
    3. Copy the files from the zip that I uploaded to rapidshare
    4. Run the game

    I hope this helps :cool:
     
    onimusha410, Apr 23, 2012
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    that´s the same file of the site that you sent, with that update i cand get into the menu of the game but when i click the play it does the same black screen with the sound on the backgroung. Are you using the L502X to play?
     
    wendiko, Apr 23, 2012
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    Here's another work-around.

    After replacing the files:

    1. Right click the "Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet" icon
    2. Select " Run with graphics processor" --> " Integrated graphics"
    3. ( I know it will be slow) Play the game until you end up outside where you see the sky and a meteor falling from the sky ( it'll only take a few seconds)
    4. At this point the game should autosave
    5. Exit the game
    6. Start the game using the High performance NVIDIA processor ( it should be selected by default)
    7. When the game starts, select " Resume" & you should begin from where you left off.

    You should be able to play the game using the NVIDIA GPU after following the instructions above.
     
    onimusha410, Apr 23, 2012
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    @onimusha410 now it works, you´re the men.

    This solved the problem...

    Thanks a lot
     
    wendiko, Apr 25, 2012
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    Unfortunatelly when i pass to the point where you have to pull a bright ball it comes back to the black screen with the sound on the background...
    I hope they fix it so we do not have to play with the intel graphics then go back to the nvidia.
     
    wendiko, Apr 29, 2012
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