Error... Created 16 years ago2007-11-26 02:40:17 UTC by esmajor esmajor

Created 16 years ago2007-11-26 02:40:17 UTC by esmajor esmajor

Posted 16 years ago2007-11-26 02:40:17 UTC Post #239179
Upon launch of HL2..... Splash animation plays, then it quits to windows with the following box...

BOX TITLE: Engine Error
BOX TEXT: Platform Error: module failed to initialize.

Anyone ever get this? If so, how did U fix it?
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-26 06:17:20 UTC Post #239182
I get that using some (old) versions of Half-Life 2 (crack'd/no steam).
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Posted 16 years ago2007-11-26 07:22:31 UTC Post #239183
My Steam is valid and legal, not crack'd
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-26 07:52:55 UTC Post #239186
My point was that I get that error on old Source games. I think it's a hardware incompability problem. Try updating your drivers (graphics+CPU).
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Posted 16 years ago2007-11-26 08:07:13 UTC Post #239187
Funny thing is they are all updated, I was capable of playing the game 3 weeks ago.
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-26 09:43:04 UTC Post #239188
Did you google it? Just google that error text and maybe throw in a "half-life 2". As with any error, you're not the only one to have it, but you might be the only one here.
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-26 14:03:22 UTC Post #239198
Since tha error, I uninstalled and reinstalled - HL2 now plays, but the SDK wont start - it stops responding after about 30 seconds of inactivity
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-26 14:16:14 UTC Post #239200
does source sdk go to the lauching screen then nothing or what?
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-26 15:59:26 UTC Post #239206
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-26 20:20:44 UTC Post #239239
The page you gave me only confused me more - I don't have any Ep1 games OR Orange box.

"Preparing to launch Source SDK" comes on the screen.... within 15-20 seconds I get a box that pops up (
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-26 20:26:01 UTC Post #239240
(contionued from above)

The "launching" box disappears and this comes up...
User posted image
Clicking on "Check online......" comes up with nothing.
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-26 20:29:48 UTC Post #239241
Funny enough, I've been having a few errors myself. Some of my games like to randomly crash... (by some I mean Source games). And Episode 2 in particular ALWAYS crashes at about the same point, whether I take a few steps or simple turn my character (using the mouse duh).

Maybe it's Valve's fault?
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-27 16:29:06 UTC Post #239287
I just don't get it though - SDK has run on this machine before - I've searched their "knowledge base" for all sorts of things, come up with less than nothing... I wonder if anything IK've installed since then is conflicting, because I recently started getting HEAVILY into Flight Sim... I have Active Sky, X Graphics, Team Speak, all sorts shrugs
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-28 10:22:54 UTC Post #239326
maybe our computers arent uber enough. HL2:EP2 always crashed for me.. took me 2 days to complete it because i got sick of it crashing on me.
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