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    Crysis Demo issue

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by TheatreTech37, Feb 4, 2010.

  1. TheatreTech37

    TheatreTech37 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey all

    first off i have an Asus n61jq-a1 and absolutely love it

    i7 720 qm
    ATI 5730
    4gb RAM
    1366x768

    but

    im having an issue
    I downloaded the crysis demo and installed it and i get a black screen when i try to open it..and i cant do anything (open task manager, mouse wont work, etc.) i know this machine can handle crysis....why isnt it working??

    my first thought is a bad download? if someone could link me to a good installer or demo site thatd be awesome though other ideas are welcome....thank you
     
    TheatreTech37, Feb 4, 2010
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  2. Amnesiac

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    How long have you waited? Crysis tends to do that sometimes.
     
    Amnesiac, Feb 4, 2010
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    TheatreTech37 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i just thought of this....do i have direct x 9 or 10? or how could i check and could this be the problem?
     
    TheatreTech37, Feb 5, 2010
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    As mentioned in the first post, crysis tends to do that. Click on the screen or the task bar to try and make it work.

    It does that to me every now and then, while mine is on retail.

    You could also force DX9 I guess.
     
    ryzeki, Feb 5, 2010
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  5. Histidine

    Histidine Notebook Deity

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    You have Windows 7, so DirectX shouldn't be an issue.

    Have you updated your graphics drivers? (yes, even a new laptop may need a GPU driver update)
     
    Histidine, Feb 5, 2010
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    Lol, I also have Win 7 and it still does that. (Did that to me on vista with my previous machine).

    I don't know what causes it though.
     
    ryzeki, Feb 5, 2010
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    Well, you can try and force it to run in DX9 by right clocking on the icon, and then clicking the PlayDX9.

    A lot of the time it does the same to me, but clicking on the screen after a minute or so usually gets it running.

    inb4 b&.
     
    Amnesiac, Feb 5, 2010
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    Crysis never loads really well on the first run. Even when it does, the button boxes don't coincide with the background until I change the resolution.
     
    EchoShade, Feb 5, 2010
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    Yep, this is true as well, it's really damn annoying sometimes.
     
    Amnesiac, Feb 5, 2010
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    i pretty much have the same machine and when I tried running it I'd click shortcut and nothin then went into 64bin folder tried from there it said my comp was missing a dll file which i downloaded and installed but to no avail. i went into folder went to 32bin and clicked on crysis there only to go thru intro then it would freeze just before gameplay would start. did it a few times and same thing same spot. very annoying im downloading again fingers crossed. wats the deal with the comp missing a dll file?
     
    budgey, Feb 16, 2010
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