Downloaded Amnesia via Steam - getting crashes

[dontkillmejustine]

I was gifted Amnesia: The Dark Descent through Steam, and when I try to open it, it crashes after I press "launch". I'm using a 2007 Windows Vista and I have more than enough space on my computer for this game, but it crashes no matter what I do. What am I doing wrong here? How can I fix this?

EDIT: It is a Dell PC.
EDIT2: The error message reads as follows: "Amnesia.exe caused an EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION in module <UNKNOWN> at 001B:000000"... I have no idea what that means.

[RawkBandMan]

Could you post your hpl.log located in the Documents/Amnesia/Main folder?

[plutomaniac]

What XxRoCkBaNdMaNxX said. Make sure you check the troubleshooting guide first.

[dontkillmejustine]

Could you post your hpl.log located in the Documents/Amnesia/Main folder?

Here:

Spoiler below!

Version 1.20
-------- THE HPL ENGINE LOG ------------
Engine build ID 20101021192547

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 generate module
Creating haptic module
Creating scene module
--------------------------------------------------------

Initializing Resources Module
--------------------------------------------------------
Creating loader handlers
Creating resource managers
Adding loaders to handlers
--------------------------------------------------------

Initializing Graphics Module
--------------------------------------------------------
Init lowlevel graphics: 1024x768 bpp:32 fs:1 ms:0 gpufmt:2 cap:'Amnesia - The Dark Descent - Loading...' pos-1x-1)
Setting video mode: 1024 x 768 - 32 bpp
Init Glew...OK
Setting up OpenGL
Vendor: Intel
Renderer: Intel Bear Lake B
Version: 1.4.0 - Build 7.14.10.1437
Max texture image units: 16
Max texture coord units: 8
Max user clip planes: 6
Two sided stencil: 1
Vertex Buffer Object: 1
Anisotropic filtering: 1
Max Anisotropic degree: 4
Multisampling: 1
Texture compression: 1
Texture compression S3TC: 1
Auto generate MipMaps: 1
Render to texture: 0
Max draw buffers: 13
Max color render targets: 21
Packed depth-stencil: 0
Texture float: 0
GLSL Version: (null)
ShaderModel 2: 1
ShaderModel 3: 1
ShaderModel 4: 0
OGL ATIFragmentShader: 0

I checked the troubleshooting guide and I'm pretty sure I have the right drivers.

[jens]

Unfortunately your Intel integrated graphics are not capable of running the game.

[dontkillmejustine]

I'm planning on buying a new Dell Laptop in the fall (most likely windows 8 or windows 7) and I was wondering if those are compatible with the game. Or, is it possible to get a new graphics card instead of Intel...?

[Statyk]

The problem isn't because of the operating system, it's the graphics card. What graphics card are you looking into getting? (or what one comes with the new laptop you are looking at)

[dontkillmejustine]

These laptops are what I'm looking at; which one of them comes with a good graphics card? Or alternatively what graphics cards can I buy separately to go with the new computer?

https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist...date-added

[Statyk]

Both of them come with Intel HD Graphics Cards, which are unfit for Amnesia and generally cause a lot of problems. Perhaps look into another laptop/desktop. I'd recommend staying away from Intel HD Graphics and any of the cards listed in #1 here:
http://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/thread-11183.html