TF2 Crashes...

GuruJockStrap · 11 Oct 2007 at 15:06

This problem will happen every time I play TF2.

At some point during the game, the game will freeze and the sound caught in a loop. For a while I didn't have a clue what was going on but today I mananged to see an error. It said:

failed to lock vertex buffer in CMeshDX8::LockVertexBuffer

What on earth is causing the problem?

It doesn't occur in CS:S or HL2:EP 1 (never played it first time around) and only appears to happen in TF2.

System is a Dell Vostro 1500 with Vista 32Bit. GPU is an 8600MGT using the latest Nvidia drivers.

Anyone else experiencing this problem?

GuruJockStrap · 12 Oct 2007 at 12:43

Just me having this issue then?

ColdAsIce · 12 Oct 2007 at 12:56

post on the steam forums for problems like these :/

ThundyCat · 12 Oct 2007 at 12:59

reinstall dx??

Also do a google on the problems brings up a lot of forum chat about this problem on laptops.

valve90210 · 12 Oct 2007 at 13:20

try here: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=598493&page=84

Lots of people suffering from it, it's being looked at by valve.

GuruJockStrap · 12 Oct 2007 at 14:01

Yeah, looked on the Steam forums and it appears to be a big issue.

I've disabled HDR and that appears to cure the problem for me. Been playing for the last hour and no freezes.

It'll do until Valve get a patch sorted.

valve90210 · 12 Oct 2007 at 14:17

I'm having the same problem but in Episode 1, have tried pretty much all the 'fixes' but so far it's not really helped.

I am wondering if the problem for me is actually more computer related than game related as I had similar in Far Cry which I had forgotten about.

Valve

GuruJockStrap · 12 Oct 2007 at 23:08

Bah! Looks like disabling HDR doesn't work.