Cant Play Black Plague

[justwnt2ply]

Hi. I just purchased the Penumbra trilogy Steam bundle and I can play both Overture and Requiem fine but Black Plague crashes. On Black Plague the tutorial and intro play but it crashes when trying to load the first level. Here I have attached my HPL file.

Spoiler below!

-------- THE HPL ENGINE LOG ------------
Creating Engine Modules
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Creating graphics module
Creating system module
Creating resource module
Creating input module
Creating sound module
Creating physics module
Creating ai module
Creating gui module
Creating haptic module
Creating scene module
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Initializing Resources Module
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Creating resource managers
Misc Creation
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Initializing Graphics Module
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Init low level graphics
Setting video mode: 800 x 600 - 32 bpp
Init Glee...OK
Setting up OpenGL
Max texture image units: 16
Max texture coord units: 16
Two sided stencil: 1
Vertex Buffer Object: 1
Anisotropic filtering: 1
Max Anisotropic degree: 16
Multisampling: 1
Vertex Program: 1
Fragment Program: 1
NV Register Combiners: 0
NV Register Combiners Stages: 11
ATI Fragment Shader: 1
Creating graphic systems
Creating Renderer2D
Renderer2D created
Creating Renderer3D
Load Renderer3D gpu programs:
Extrude
Diffuse Vertex
Diffuse Fragment
Fog
Creating fog textures: Solid Additive Alpha
init sky box
Renderer3D created
Creating screen buffers size 800.000000 : 600.000000
Creating programs
CG ERROR : The compile returned an error.
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core/programs/PostEffect_Motion_fp.cg(32) : error C5013: profile does not support "for" statements and "for" could not be unrolled.
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CG: Error loading: 'core/programs/PostEffect_Motion_fp.cg'!
ERROR: Couldn't create program 'PostEffect_Motion_fp.cg'
Dynamic loops in motion blur fp not supported, loading static instead.
RendererPostEffects created
Adding engine materials
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Initializing Sound Module
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Initializing OpenAL.
Trying to open software device... Success!
Device name: Generic Software
Number of mono sources: 32
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Initializing Game Module
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Adding engine updates
Initializing script functions
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User Initialization
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Initializing Penumbra: Black Plague
Version $Rev: 2595 $
Date $Date: 2008-05-03 15:09:49 +0200 (lö, 03 maj 2008) $
Checking Supported Profiles
Profile CG_PROFILE_ARBVP1 is supported
Profile CG_PROFILE_ARBFP1 is supported
Profile CG_PROFILE_GLSLV is supported
Profile CG_PROFILE_GLSLF is supported
Profile CG_PROFILE_GLSLC is supported
Trying to load vertex program!
Success!
Cache out of date! Reloading collada file 'models/hud_objects/hud_object_flashlight.dae'
Cache out of date! Reloading collada file 'models/hud_objects/hud_object_glowstick.dae'
Cache out of date! Reloading collada file 'models/hud_objects/hud_object_flare.dae'
All set up done, starting game!
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Game Running
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Cache out of date! Reloading collada file 'maps/level01_cells.dae'
WARNING: Geometry 'nocollide_noshadow_blood0Shape2' in node 'nocollide_noshadow_blood02' with parent 'DECALS' seem to have multitexturing!
Loading collada for 'maps/level01_cells.dae' took: 1409 ms
ERROR: Couldn't create material 'particle_rockpiece.mat'
ERROR: Couldn't create material 'particle_rockpiece.mat'
ERROR: Couldn't find particle system file 'particle_imp_generic_hard.ps'
ERROR: Couldn't create material 'particle_metalpiece.mat'
ERROR: Couldn't create material 'particle_metalpiece.mat'
Cache out of date! Reloading collada file 'models/characters/character_infected/character_infected_idle.dae

EDIT: Got it working thanx.

[jens]

Check the cache integrity of the game in Steam and see if that helps. If not then try to run the game as administrator as it probably crashes when it tries to write a new file to the game installation directory but fails as it does not have permission to do so.

[justwnt2ply]

I managed to get it to play up to level 16. Its playing now but everytime the game tries to load level 16 it crashes. Here is my HPL:

Spoiler below!

-------- THE HPL ENGINE LOG ------------
Creating Engine Modules
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Creating graphics module
Creating system module
Creating resource module
Creating input module
Creating sound module
Creating physics module
Creating ai module
Creating gui module
Creating haptic module
Creating scene module
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Initializing Resources Module
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Creating resource managers
Misc Creation
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Initializing Graphics Module
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Init low level graphics
Setting video mode: 800 x 600 - 32 bpp
Init Glee...OK
Setting up OpenGL
Max texture image units: 16
Max texture coord units: 16
Two sided stencil: 1
Vertex Buffer Object: 1
Anisotropic filtering: 1
Max Anisotropic degree: 16
Multisampling: 1
Vertex Program: 1
Fragment Program: 1
NV Register Combiners: 0
NV Register Combiners Stages: 11
ATI Fragment Shader: 1
Creating graphic systems
Creating Renderer2D
Renderer2D created
Creating Renderer3D
Load Renderer3D gpu programs:
Extrude
Diffuse Vertex
Diffuse Fragment
Fog
Creating fog textures: Solid Additive Alpha
init sky box
Renderer3D created
Creating screen buffers size 800.000000 : 600.000000
Creating programs
CG ERROR : The compile returned an error.
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core/programs/PostEffect_Motion_fp.cg(32) : error C5013: profile does not support "for" statements and "for" could not be unrolled.
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CG: Error loading: 'core/programs/PostEffect_Motion_fp.cg'!
ERROR: Couldn't create program 'PostEffect_Motion_fp.cg'
Dynamic loops in motion blur fp not supported, loading static instead.
RendererPostEffects created
Adding engine materials
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Initializing Sound Module
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Initializing OpenAL.
Trying to open software device... Success!
Device name: Generic Software
Number of mono sources: 32
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Initializing Game Module
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Adding engine updates
Initializing script functions
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User Initialization
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Initializing Penumbra: Black Plague
Version $Rev: 2595 $
Date $Date: 2008-05-03 15:09:49 +0200 (lö, 03 maj 2008) $
Checking Supported Profiles
Profile CG_PROFILE_ARBVP1 is supported
Profile CG_PROFILE_ARBFP1 is supported
Profile CG_PROFILE_GLSLV is supported
Profile CG_PROFILE_GLSLF is supported
Profile CG_PROFILE_GLSLC is supported
Trying to load vertex program!
Success!
All set up done, starting game!
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Game Running
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Loading collada for 'maps/level15_outside.dae' took: 1251 ms
ERROR: Couldn't create material 'particle_rockpiece.mat'
ERROR: Couldn't create material 'particle_rockpiece.mat'
ERROR: Couldn't create SoundEntity 'unbreak_impact_snow_med.snt'
WARNING: Couldn't preload sound 'unbreak_impact_snow_med'
ERROR: Couldn't create material 'particle_metalpiece.mat'
ERROR: Couldn't create material 'particle_metalpiece.mat'
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
ERROR: Couldn't find particle system file 'particle_grass_crash.ps'
ERROR: Couldn't find particle system file 'particle_grass_crash.ps'
WARNING: Cannot find item 'cloth01' in inventory
ERROR: Couldn't create SoundEntity 'MOVE BARREL SOUND.snt'
ERROR: Cannot find sound entity 'MOVE BARREL SOUND'
ERROR: Couldn't find game entity 'rbarrel03'
WARNING: Couldn't find game entity 'rbarrel03'
WARNING: Couldn't open XML file core/cache/level16_infected_corridors.collcach
Loading collada for 'maps/level16_infected_corridors.dae' took: 1462 ms
ERROR: Couldn't load world from 'maps/level16_infected_corridors.dae'
ERROR: Couldn't load map 'level16_infected_corridors.dae'

Check the cache integrity of the game in Steam and see if that helps. If not then try to run the game as administrator as it probably crashes when it tries to write a new file to the game installation directory but fails as it does not have permission to do so.

[jens]

Either the level is missing, corrupt or similar. So might have to re-install or check cache integrity again.

[Bulletproof666]

Mine won't even load the first level. I got Black Plague on Amazon.com and it crashes when I try to load the first level. I will click to see if it's not working and it will say "penumbra.exe is not responding" How do I fix this?

[Statyk]

Mine won't even load the first level. I got Black Plague on Amazon.com and it crashes when I try to load the first level. I will click to see if it's not working and it will say "penumbra.exe is not responding" How do I fix this?

Can you post the hpl.log like the thread creator has?
Number 4: http://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/thread-19578.html

[Bulletproof666]

Mine won't even load the first level. I got Black Plague on Amazon.com and it crashes when I try to load the first level. I will click to see if it's not working and it will say "penumbra.exe is not responding" How do I fix this?

Can you post the hpl.log like the thread creator has?

Number 4: http://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/thread-19578.html

What's an hpl.log? I need specifics. And I don't understand a single thing said on that page. Can you just tell me what to do in a simpler way?

[Statyk]

If you can't follow number four on that page... I just don't know what to tell you. All you need to do is follow one of the directories, listed at the bottom in the spoiler tag, that matches your OS (Operating System. Mac, Linux, Windows) and in that directory, you will find a file called "hpl.log". When you make a response, you can either "Add Attachment" and locate the hpl.log, or open the hpl.log in notepad or any text editor based on your OS, copy everything in there, and paste it in a response.

[Bulletproof666]

Ok, Here's the hpl

Spoiler below!

-------- THE HPL ENGINE LOG ------------

Creating Engine Modules
--------------------------------------------------------
Creating graphics module
Creating system module
Creating resource module
Creating input module
Creating sound module
Creating physics module
Creating ai module
Creating gui module
Creating haptic module
Creating scene module
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Initializing Resources Module
--------------------------------------------------------
Creating resource managers
Misc Creation
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Initializing Graphics Module
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Init low level graphics
Setting video mode: 800 x 600 - 32 bpp
Init Glee...OK
Setting up OpenGL
Max texture image units: 16
Max texture coord units: 8
Two sided stencil: 1
Vertex Buffer Object: 1
Anisotropic filtering: 1
Max Anisotropic degree: 4
Multisampling: 0
Vertex Program: 1
Fragment Program: 1
NV Register Combiners: 0
NV Register Combiners Stages: 11
ATI Fragment Shader: 0
Creating graphic systems
Creating Renderer2D
Renderer2D created
Creating Renderer3D
Load Renderer3D gpu programs:
Extrude
Diffuse Vertex
Diffuse Fragment
Fog
Creating fog textures: Solid Additive Alpha
CG ERROR : The program could not load.
ERROR: Couldn't create program 'refract_fp.cg'
CG ERROR : The program could not load.
ERROR: Couldn't create program 'refract_special_fp.cg'
Refraction will not be supported!
init sky box
Renderer3D created
Creating screen buffers size 800.000000 : 600.000000
ERROR: Couldn't create screenbuffer!
Creating programs
CG ERROR : The program could not load.
ERROR: Couldn't create program 'PostEffect_Blur_Rect_fp.cg'
CG ERROR : The program could not load.
ERROR: Couldn't create program 'PostEffect_Blur_2D_fp.cg'
CG ERROR : The program could not load.
ERROR: Couldn't create program 'PostEffect_Bloom_fp.cg'
ERROR: Couldn't load 'PostEffect_Bloom_fp.cg'!
CG ERROR : The compile returned an error.
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core/programs/PostEffect_Motion_fp.cg(32) : error C5013: profile does not support "for" statements and "for" could not be unrolled.
-----------------------------------
CG: Error loading: 'core/programs/PostEffect_Motion_fp.cg'!
ERROR: Couldn't create program 'PostEffect_Motion_fp.cg'
Dynamic loops in motion blur fp not supported, loading static instead.
CG ERROR : The program could not load.
ERROR: Couldn't create program 'PostEffect_Motion_staticloop_fp.cg'
ERROR: Couldn't load 'PostEffect_Motion_fp.cg'!
CG ERROR : The program could not load.
ERROR: Couldn't create program 'PostEffect_DoF_fp.cg'
ERROR: Couldn't load 'PostEffect_DoF_fp.cg'!
RendererPostEffects created
Adding engine materials
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Initializing Sound Module
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Initializing OpenAL.
Trying to open software device... Success!
Device name: Generic Software
Number of mono sources: 32
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Initializing Game Module
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Adding engine updates
Initializing script functions
--------------------------------------------------------

User Initialization
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Initializing Penumbra: Black Plague
Version $Rev: 2595 $
Date $Date: 2008-05-03 15:09:49 +0200 (lö, 03 maj 2008) $
Checking Supported Profiles
Profile CG_PROFILE_ARBVP1 is supported
Profile CG_PROFILE_ARBFP1 is supported
Trying to load vertex program!
Success!
CG ERROR : The program could not load.
ERROR: Couldn't create program 'BumpSpec_Light_fp.cg'
CG ERROR : The program could not load.
ERROR: Couldn't create program 'BumpSpec_Light_Spot_fp.cg'
CG ERROR : The program could not load.
ERROR: Couldn't create program 'BumpSpec_Light_fp.cg'
CG ERROR : The program could not load.
ERROR: Couldn't create program 'BumpSpec_Light_Spot_fp.cg'
CG ERROR : The program could not load.
ERROR: Couldn't create program 'BumpSpec_Light_fp.cg'
CG ERROR : The program could not load.
ERROR: Couldn't create program 'BumpSpec_Light_Spot_fp.cg'
All set up done, starting game!
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Game Running
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Statistics
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Medium framerate: 58.987864
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User Exit
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Saving to config
Saving keys
Saving to config
Saving keys
Reset maphandler
Exit Player
Exit Button Handler
Exit Map Handler
Exit Game Message Handler
Exit Radio Handler
Exit Inventory
Exit Fade Handler
Exit Save Handler
Exit Trigger Handler
Exit Attack Handler
Exit Notebook
Exit Numerical panel
Exit Intro story
Exit Death menu
Exit Graphics helper
Exit Main menu
Exit Player hands
Exit Music handler
Exit Map Load Text
Exit PreMenu
Exit Credits
Exit Ending
Exit Demo end text
Exit Gui Handler
Exit Sound Environment Handler
Exit Shooter
Saving config
Exit Effect Handler
Exit Game
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Exiting Gui Module
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Exiting Scene Module
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Exiting Input Module
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Exiting Sound Module
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Exiting Graphics Module
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Exiting Resources Module
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Done with tilesets
Done with fonts
Done with scripts
Done with particles
Done with sounds
Done with meshes
Done with materials
Done with Gpu programs
Done with images
Destroyed all textures
Done with sound entities
Done with animations
All resources deleted
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Exiting Physics Module
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Exiting System Module
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Deleting game setup provided by user
- Deleting lowlevel stuff.
Physics
Sound
Input
Resources
System
Graphics
Haptic
HPL Exit was successful!
Saving last config
Deleting ATI shader to 0
Deleting ATI shader to 0
Deleting ATI shader to 0
Deleting ATI shader to 0

[plutomaniac]

what graphics card do you have?