Help!!! How do I get past the movie?

pritchke · 10-15-2002, 11:40 AM

I just started BGII the movie was great, after it plays the game stops and crashes to windows. If I press escape to get through the movie it freezes all together. My system meets all the requirements and I have uninstalled IWD just to make sure it was space.

What is going on, did anyone else have this problem?

[ 10-15-2002, 02:03 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

Suzaku · 10-15-2002, 12:01 PM

Hmm...I had this happen once, but it was after a game sequence, not a movie. I had to reinstall (I know, argh!) the game to make sure everything was there. If u are good with game management, look around the data link files that code searches files together. Otherwise, have patience for the reinstall.

Sir Exxon · 10-15-2002, 12:11 PM

Before getting so drastic with re-installing, try to download BioWare's Official Patch, and then the Baldurdash Fixpack.

Sazerac · 10-15-2002, 01:43 PM

Also, if it's the movies that are causing the problem, you can disable them by putting the following line in the Baldur.ini file under the [Game Options] area:

DISABLE MOVIES=1

then restart the game. You'll miss the movies, but so many of them are just eye candy anyway.

-Sazerac

SixOfSpades · 10-15-2002, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sazerac:
Also, if it's the movies that are causing the problem, you can disable them by putting the following line in the Baldur.ini file under the [Game Options] area:

DISABLE MOVIES=1

then restart the game. You'll miss the movies, but so many of them are just eye candy anyway.

-Sazerac

Sazerac, does that work in BG1 as well? I'm playing on a corrupted set of discs right now (I mailed my retail set to a friend in California), and the Gnoll Stronghold movie never fails to crash my game.

Sazerac · 10-15-2002, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SixOfSpades:

quote:
Originally posted by Sazerac:
Also, if it's the movies that are causing the problem, you can disable them by putting the following line in the Baldur.ini file under the [Game Options] area:

DISABLE MOVIES=1

then restart the game. You'll miss the movies, but so many of them are just eye candy anyway.

-Sazerac

Sazerac, does that work in BG1 as well? I'm playing on a corrupted set of discs right now (I mailed my retail set to a friend in California), and the Gnoll Stronghold movie never fails to crash my game.[/QUOTE]Unfortunately, no it doesn't. Bioware didn't allow you to skip the stupid cut-scene videos in BG1. And my game always crashed at that point, so I'm not so sure it's the disks.

I think there's a workaround for that, but I've forgotten what it is. I know I just recently saw one. Possibly at the BG1 forum here? Anyway, if I find it, I'll post it for you.

-Saz

pritchke · 10-16-2002, 12:18 AM

Well I managed to get it to work in a 800X600 window no problem. However I don't really want to play in a window isn't there away to switch from window to full screen?

DISABLE MOVIES=1 did not seem to stop the intro movie from playing.

[ 10-16-2002, 02:03 AM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

pritchke · 10-16-2002, 02:02 AM

It is all good everyone I finally got it working with a little help from everyone here. Whatever the problem is has to do with the jump from the intro movie to the start menu. Anyway the patch helps but whatever is different about my system I need to start it in a windows mode to get through the movie. After that I immediately switch to windows by going into options, graphics and then selecting the full screen/ windows option. A little annoying but I am happy and had quite a chuckle with my first Minsc encounter.

[ 10-16-2002, 02:16 AM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

Vedran · 10-16-2002, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by pritchke:
DISABLE MOVIES=1 did not seem to stop the intro movie from playing.

Because it is not DISABLE MOVIES=1, but Disable Movies=1. Important difference.

Deximus · 10-16-2002, 04:06 AM

I had sumthing similar to that happen as well in the first in game cut sequence/movie thing it actually depended on how my character was imported from bg1, it seemed that if i use the final save it wouldnt work but if i used the exported character it worked just fine, go figure?

Deximus

10-15-2002, 12:01 PM	#2
Suzaku Drow Warrior Join Date: December 11, 2001 Location: Canada, AB Age: 40 Posts: 264	Hmm...I had this happen once, but it was after a game sequence, not a movie. I had to reinstall (I know, argh!) the game to make sure everything was there. If u are good with game management, look around the data link files that code searches files together. Otherwise, have patience for the reinstall. __________________ <br />Irresponsibility: No single raindrop will believe that it is to blame for the resulting flood. -Anonymous <br />IW PT Sig-Artist

10-15-2002, 01:43 PM	#4
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 61 Posts: 7,387	Also, if it's the movies that are causing the problem, you can disable them by putting the following line in the Baldur.ini file under the [Game Options] area: DISABLE MOVIES=1 then restart the game. You'll miss the movies, but so many of them are just eye candy anyway. -Sazerac __________________ "And all my days are trances, and all my nightly dreams, Are where thy grey eye glances, and where thy footstep gleams, In what ethereal dances, by what eternal streams..."

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10-15-2002, 11:40 AM	#1
pritchke Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Calgary, AB Age: 50 Posts: 3,491	I just started BGII the movie was great, after it plays the game stops and crashes to windows. If I press escape to get through the movie it freezes all together. My system meets all the requirements and I have uninstalled IWD just to make sure it was space. What is going on, did anyone else have this problem? [ 10-15-2002, 02:03 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

10-15-2002, 12:11 PM	#3
Sir Exxon Zartan Join Date: October 15, 2001 Location: Oslo, Norway Age: 36 Posts: 5,367	Before getting so drastic with re-installing, try to download BioWare's Official Patch, and then the Baldurdash Fixpack.

10-16-2002, 12:18 AM	#7
pritchke Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Calgary, AB Age: 50 Posts: 3,491	Well I managed to get it to work in a 800X600 window no problem. However I don't really want to play in a window isn't there away to switch from window to full screen? DISABLE MOVIES=1 did not seem to stop the intro movie from playing. [ 10-16-2002, 02:03 AM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

10-16-2002, 02:02 AM	#8
pritchke Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Calgary, AB Age: 50 Posts: 3,491	It is all good everyone I finally got it working with a little help from everyone here. Whatever the problem is has to do with the jump from the intro movie to the start menu. Anyway the patch helps but whatever is different about my system I need to start it in a windows mode to get through the movie. After that I immediately switch to windows by going into options, graphics and then selecting the full screen/ windows option. A little annoying but I am happy and had quite a chuckle with my first Minsc encounter. [ 10-16-2002, 02:16 AM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

10-16-2002, 04:06 AM	#10
Deximus Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: September 26, 2002 Location: Waikato, New Zealand Age: 39 Posts: 8	I had sumthing similar to that happen as well in the first in game cut sequence/movie thing it actually depended on how my character was imported from bg1, it seemed that if i use the final save it wouldnt work but if i used the exported character it worked just fine, go figure? Deximus

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