I can't get the game started :/

[skullkid]

Hey guys!

Spec: Win XP Pro, Athlon 64 3000+ (1.8ghz), 1gb RAM, Radeon x800 with latest drivers.

If I try running the Amnesia.exe shortcut I get a Launcher.exe error (Launcher.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience). If i roll back my gfx drivers to older version I get the pre-game setup but then when I try and load the game it crashes out saying that my graphics drivers need updating.

If I go into 'redist' and run Amnesia.exe, my screen goes black like it's trying to load the game, but then it crashes and gives me this in the Blackbox:

Amnesia.exe caused an EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION in module atioglxx.dll at (memory reference).

hpl log file gives me this:

-------- THE HPL ENGINE LOG ------------
Engine build ID 20100818114615

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
--------------------------------------------------------
Setting video mode: 1024 x 768 - 32 bpp


Any ideas please guys? It does it both on the demo and the full game.

Thank you.

[skullkid]

I just updated to the latest Omega drivers for the X-series Radeon cards but now get the 'your drivers need updating' error. This is the hpl:

Spoiler below!

Version 1.10 - s26ADEE0-539
-------- THE HPL ENGINE LOG ------------
Engine build ID 20100818114615

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:0 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: ATI Technologies Inc.
Renderer: Radeon X800 PRO/GTO (Omega 3.8.442) x86/MMX/3DNow!/SSE2
Version: 2.0.7169 WinXP Release
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: 16
Multisampling: 1
Texture compression: 1
Texture compression S3TC: 1
Auto generate MipMaps: 1
Render to texture: 1
Max draw buffers: 4
Max color render targets: 4
Packed depth-stencil: 0
Texture float: 1
GLSL Version: 1.10
ShaderModel 2: 1
ShaderModel 3: 1
ShaderModel 4: 0
OGL ATIFragmentShader: 1
ATTENTION: System does not support const arrays in glsl!
ERROR: Failed to compile GLSL shader 'C:/Program Files/Amnesia - The Dark Descent/redist/core/shaders/deferred_base_vtx.glsl'!
Shader code:
-------------------
[0001] ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[0002] // Deferred Base - Vertex Shader
[0003] //
[0004] //
[0005] ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[0006] #version 120
[0007]
[0008] //---------------------------------------------
[0009]
[0010]
[0011]
[0012]
[0013]
[0014]
[0015] //32 bit G-Buffer
[0016]
[0017]
[0018]
[0019]
[0020]
[0021]
[0022]
[0023]
[0024]
[0025]
[0026]
[0027]
[0028]
[0029] //---------------------------------------------
[0030]
[0031] ///////////////////////////////
[0032] // Main program
[0033] void main()
[0034] {
[0035] //////////////////////
[0036] // Position
[0037] gl_Position = ftransform();
[0038]
[0039]
[0040] //////////////////////
[0041] // Color
[0042]
[0043]
[0044] //////////////////////
[0045] // Uv
[0046]
[0047]
[0048] //////////////////////
[0049] // Normals
[0050]
[0051]
[0052] //////////////////////
[0053] // Normalmapping
[0054]
[0055]
[0056] //////////////////////
[0057] // Parallax
[0058]
[0059]
[0060] //////////////////////
[0061] // Deferring (G-Buffer)
[0062]
[0063]
[0064]
[0065]
[0066] //////////////////////
[0067] // Deferring (Lights)
[0068]
---------------------
Compile log:
---------------------
ERROR: 0:6: '' : Version number not supported by GL2
ERROR: 1 compilation errors. No code generated.


---------------------
ERROR: Couldn't create program 'deferred_base_vtx.glsl'
ERROR: Could not load material 'Deferred' shader 'deferred_base_vtx.glsl'
ERROR: Failed to compile GLSL shader 'C:/Program Files/Amnesia - The Dark Descent/redist/core/shaders/deferred_base_vtx.glsl'!
Shader code:
-------------------
[0001] ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[0002] // Deferred Base - Vertex Shader
[0003] //
[0004] //
[0005] ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[0006] #version 120
[0007]
[0008] //---------------------------------------------
[0009]
[0010]
[0011]
[0012]
[0013]
[0014]
[0015] //32 bit G-Buffer
[0016]
[0017]
[0018]
[0019]
[0020]
[0021]
[0022]
[0023]
[0024]
[0025]
[0026]
[0027]
[0028]
[0029] //---------------------------------------------
[0030]
[0031] ///////////////////////////////
[0032] // Main program
[0033] void main()
[0034] {
[0035] //////////////////////
[0036] // Position
[0037] gl_Position = ftransform();
[0038]
[0039]
[0040] //////////////////////
[0041] // Color
[0042]
[0043]
[0044] //////////////////////
[0045] // Uv
[0046]
[0047]
[0048] //////////////////////
[0049] // Normals
[0050]
[0051]
[0052] //////////////////////
[0053] // Normalmapping
[0054]
[0055]
[0056] //////////////////////
[0057] // Parallax
[0058]
[0059]
[0060] //////////////////////
[0061] // Deferring (G-Buffer)
[0062]
[0063]
[0064]
[0065]
[0066] //////////////////////
[0067] // Deferring (Lights)
[0068]
---------------------
Compile log:
---------------------
ERROR: 0:6: '' : Version number not supported by GL2
ERROR: 1 compilation errors. No code generated.


---------------------
ERROR: Couldn't create program 'deferred_base_vtx.glsl'
ERROR: Could not load material 'WireFrame' shader 'deferred_base_vtx.glsl'
ERROR: Failed to compile GLSL shader 'C:/Program Files/Amnesia - The Dark Descent/redist/core/shaders/deferred_base_vtx.glsl'!
Shader code:
-------------------
[0001] ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[0002] // Deferred Base - Vertex Shader
[0003] //
[0004] //
[0005] ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[0006] #version 120
[0007]
[0008] //---------------------------------------------
[0009]
[0010]
[0011]
[0012]
[0013]
[0014]
[0015] //32 bit G-Buffer
[0016]
[0017]
[0018]
[0019]
[0020]
[0021]
[0022]
[0023]
[0024]
[0025]
[0026]
[0027]
[0028]
[0029] //---------------------------------------------
[0030]
[0031] ///////////////////////////////
[0032] // Main program
[0033] void main()
[0034] {
[0035] //////////////////////
[0036] // Position
[0037] gl_Position = ftransform();
[0038]
[0039]
[0040] //////////////////////
[0041] // Color
[0042]
[0043]
[0044] //////////////////////
[0045] // Uv
[0046]
[0047]
[0048] //////////////////////
[0049] // Normals
[0050]
[0051]
[0052] //////////////////////
[0053] // Normalmapping
[0054]
[0055]
[0056] //////////////////////
[0057] // Parallax
[0058]
[0059]
[0060] //////////////////////
[0061] // Deferring (G-Buffer)
[0062]
[0063]
[0064]
[0065]
[0066] //////////////////////
[0067] // Deferring (Lights)
[0068]
---------------------
Compile log:
---------------------
ERROR: 0:6: '' : Version number not supported by GL2
ERROR: 1 compilation errors. No code generated.


---------------------
ERROR: Couldn't create program 'deferred_base_vtx.glsl'
ERROR: Could not load material 'Simple' shader 'deferred_base_vtx.glsl'
Setting up G-Bugger: type: 0 texturenum: 3
ERROR: Drivers does not support packed depth and stencil!
ERROR: Drivers does not support packed depth and stencil!
ERROR: Frame buffer 'Deferred_GBuffer_Depth' is not complete! Missing attachments!
ERROR: Could not create frame buffer with only depth for Deferred renderer type: 0!
FATAL ERROR: Renderer #0 could not be initialized! Make sure your graphic card drivers are up to date. Check log file for more information.

[laser50]

'Hmm, I have no idea but Try to update your OpenGL. (YOu can get it from the AMD Website if i'm correct)

[skullkid]

This is frustrating. I've tried the latest Catalyst ones (10.2) and they give me the atioglxx.dll error, the older ones (9.8) give me 'need updated drivers' error and the Omega ones give the same error.

I'm just trying something called FurMark which is an OGL bench test.

Anything else I can try?

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Funnily enough FurMark won't open (crashes before opening like with Amnesia). This is really annoying now...