I have the same issue as you and others do drkfrontiers. I have a Sony Vaio laptop with 4 GB of RAM, Intel 2.23 GHz i3 Core processor, integrated Intel HD graphics, and Windows 8 Pro installed. Prior to Season 7 my specs were just fine for the game. But now I get a random blink to desktop (in full screen) and and error message about the driver crashing in window mode.
Windows thinks I have the latest driver. I have tried updating to something newer from Intel but there does not appear to be anything compatible that has been released. I have not tried downgrading the driver yet but will when I get home. I have tried switching the game to using Direct X 9 from 11 but that does not seem to help.
It can't be overheating because I have cleaned the computer out with compressed air and it is well vented. I have also turned the graphics settings to the lowest in-game as well as out of game. SInce the crash happens at random intervals (but usually always on new content. Although I have had it happen in ESD) I can only conclude it has to be the fault of Cryptic's coding.
I don't think it's just a problem with our PCs. True, it may only be affecting SOME PCs but still it's not because we don't have the specs. There is something Cryptic must have coded that is causing crashes with our video card drivers. I have a degree in computer programming so I know how selective the coding can be for what causes a crash. There needs to be some official response asking for our specs so they can narrow this down. I have seen NVIDA cards and Intel both reporting this problem. There may be others I am not recalling right now too. Hope it gets fixed soon. It's more than annoying. It sometimes even locks my system up entirely. I got hit with a leaver penalty on a STF because of it one time.
What does someone have to do to get attention from Cryptic or a response. Immolation?
It always helps to post in the correct Forum if you want a response from Cryptic... In case you haven't noticed, the description of this Forum is...
PC & Technical Issues
- Receive peer to peer support for technical issues in regards to Star Trek Online here! File a support ticket if you need help from the Cryptic Support team.
If you want a actually response from Cryptic, you should be posting this in the PWE 'Official' support forum, located here... http://techsupport.perfectworld.com/
Well, thought I'd update my status. I downgraded my driver and it seems to have "fixed" it. At least it's not crashing I mean. There's a slight slow down in place of a outright crash. I could be wrong about this being on Cryptic's side but the slowdown that remains reminds me there's still something wrong. At least I can play now without things crashing. Hope this is still being looked into as I am will eventually need to update my driver Im guessing to keep playing down the line.
well before S7 came along i could play the game...now i get screen freezes, then screen goes black for 3 seconds and comes back on..this repeats about 4 or 5 times until the whole pc locks up...i have dl'd latest drivers and used microsoft fix it..nothing helps. i play world of tanks with no problems it is just this game any info would be appreciated tyvm
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Can you wait til I get some S'mores?
No its not an overheating issue. I have a brand new fan.
Windows thinks I have the latest driver. I have tried updating to something newer from Intel but there does not appear to be anything compatible that has been released. I have not tried downgrading the driver yet but will when I get home. I have tried switching the game to using Direct X 9 from 11 but that does not seem to help.
It can't be overheating because I have cleaned the computer out with compressed air and it is well vented. I have also turned the graphics settings to the lowest in-game as well as out of game. SInce the crash happens at random intervals (but usually always on new content. Although I have had it happen in ESD) I can only conclude it has to be the fault of Cryptic's coding.
I don't think it's just a problem with our PCs. True, it may only be affecting SOME PCs but still it's not because we don't have the specs. There is something Cryptic must have coded that is causing crashes with our video card drivers. I have a degree in computer programming so I know how selective the coding can be for what causes a crash. There needs to be some official response asking for our specs so they can narrow this down. I have seen NVIDA cards and Intel both reporting this problem. There may be others I am not recalling right now too. Hope it gets fixed soon. It's more than annoying. It sometimes even locks my system up entirely. I got hit with a leaver penalty on a STF because of it one time.