Error: "Fatal Graphics Error"

**ivan_the_terrible** · January 21, 2007, 01:08 AM

Hi there.

Recently, Medieval 2: Total War started crashing with this error message: "Fatal Graphics Error: This is usually caused bu having your settigns too high.. etc"

I know for sure my system can handle it on medium-high settings (what I play on), the specs are:

AMD Athlon64 3500+ Socket AM2
512MB DDR2 RAM
Palit GeForce 7600GT PCI-E
Seagate 80GB SATA hard drive

I would be playing from anywhere between 10 and 40 minutes and the game will first stop, then I would hear the 'beep' that comes with the error message, although sometimes, the message wouldn't be visible because the game screen would be stuck there, blocking out the desktop. At the times the game does close fully, I can go into task manager and the status of M2 is 'not responding'. If I try to launch the game without rebooting, it refuses to start with an "unspecified" error.

I do have the latest graphics and chipset drivers installed, so I don't think the problem lies there.

Oh and the problem happened with both patched and unpatched M2:TW.

Any help is very, very appreciated guys.

Thanks.

**Guderian** · January 21, 2007, 08:51 PM

Im startin to get this error as well, never got it before. I think this may be due to overheating, as it's summer here in Aus, and the room temp is like 38 degrees.

**Guderian** · January 21, 2007, 09:03 PM

Just wondering what soundcard do ya have? Audigy 4 by any chance?

**ivan_the_terrible** · January 22, 2007, 01:10 AM

G'day mate! I'm just across the ditch here!

No I'm 100% sure its not overheating since I'm using the Speedfan program to monitor temperatures, and nothing is overheating.

Not sure what sound card, I'll look into that, though I'm sceptical that the sound card is the issue.

**Guderian** · January 25, 2007, 11:32 AM

Ok I fixed mine, don't know if it'll work for ya but here's what I tried:

Delete the medieval preferences file. Change your battle resolution, save & quit. Open game, turn off Vsync, save and quit. Now try playing a battle using the save game file that is causing the crashes. If it works, then you can turn Vysnc back on if you want.

**Gurpser** · February 03, 2007, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by Guderian

Ok I fixed mine, don't know if it'll work for ya but here's what I tried:

Delete the medieval preferences file. Change your battle resolution, save & quit. Open game, turn off Vsync, save and quit. Now try playing a battle using the save game file that is causing the crashes. If it works, then you can turn Vysnc back on if you want.

Can you explain that a little bit more precisely?

What is the preferences file? In what should I change my battle resolution?

**Gurpser** · March 04, 2007, 11:31 AM

*Push*

**Hells Bells** · January 26, 2007, 06:15 PM

this kinda stuff happend in rtw so yall should be used to it by now

**Gurpser** · February 03, 2007, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by Xiàhóu XiangLong

this kinda stuff happend in rtw so yall should be used to it by now

What does that mean? Did you have it? And do you know HOW to handle it?

**Douchebag** · January 27, 2007, 12:26 AM

I just got that message today. So I just put every settings back to low.

**Douchebag** · March 04, 2007, 12:32 PM

go to my computer>local disk>program files>SEGA>Medieval II

the file should be there.

i think you should change it to 1024x768.

**Gurpser** · May 29, 2007, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by DigitalMarine

go to my computer>local disk>program files>SEGA>Medieval II

the file should be there.

i think you should change it to 1024x768.

What should be in that folder??? I found a folder named preferences with three data: player, advice, key... Is this the right one?

**sapi** · May 30, 2007, 01:54 AM

No, you're looking for the file medieval2.preferences.config

**Manchild24** · June 22, 2009, 01:20 AM

deleting the preference files works for me. mine doesnt crash during play, its after i exit and try to start the game again that the message comes and deleting preferences works for me