Hello everybody,

I have big problems playing System Shock 2 (CD-Version, german version, Win XP, AMD-Radeon 5770). The game crashes sometimes after cutscenes (they where shown without problems) or when I want to load savegames. Curios thing: When I load savegames and the loading circles are spinning the headline "Zugriff" is shown with a pink box in the background.

What I did:
- Followed the german install-instructions in the "SS2 Technical FAQ" (copying the shock-directory, ...)
- gamefolder is "D:\Spiele\SystemShock2\"
- Installed the SS2Tool (3.6)
- Extracted the "SS2 Deutsch Patch"
- Installed the SS2 Modmanager

Now, when I start a new game, the pink box (mentioned above) isn't there and everything works fine. I can play through the career to the first spaceship (where you get the wrench) and watch the cutscenes. If I save there, leave the game and want to load the savegame, the game crashes after the loading shoud be done and the game should start. When I save within the career (the three decisions you have to make), the savegames work fine.

When I activate SHTUP beta0.6 via SS2 Modmanager, the game crashes after loading (spinning circles), when I load a savegame or even, when I start a new game.
When I activate Rebirth 0.2 via SS2 Modmanager it works.
When I activate Rebirth 0.2 and then SHTUP I can load a savegame within the career and both Mods work, but the game crashes after the cutscene to the spaceship. New game crashes too.
When I activate SHTUP and then Rebirth new game and loading a savegames make the game crash after loading, when switching to the ingame-view.

HELP.

What can I do, to make the game working?
New games (DirectX9) work fine and other old games too.
Andarian

P.S.: I am from germany, so if you want to, you can answer in german.

Thanks for the fast answer - I'll try und report.

Greetings
Andarian

The widescreen mod was integrated in later versions of DDFix. Jermi could probably say since which version.

DDFix 1.5.12 is the same version that the SS2Tool installs. If voodoo47 was right about the problem stemming from your OS+video card combo you should be using DDFix 1.5.5 and the widescreen mod separately. I would still very much recommend to use the SS2Tool beforehand, just without the DDFix+widescreen option (can be found under bug fixes), because you will need an unwrapped executable that has the hex changes done for DDFix to hook in.
I don't remember having to set the aspect ratio.

good to know, I did not try out this fix personally, so I wasn't sure whether it actually works or not.

maybe it could be made selectable just like in tafferpatcher.