Portal problem.

[KarthXLR]

Ok, so everytime I try to start a new game in portal, hl2.exe crashes mid-load.

I've reinstalled, verified, and defragged, but it continues to happen.

This was after the new steam beta upgrade, but I haven't noticed anything else odd about my games.

(another thing strange, the chapter picture is different for a new game, it's a picture of a castle instead of anything portal-like. I haven't touched any portal files, so I have no clue what it is.)

problem fixed, thanks for help.

[Dave]

delete local content - install.

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[KarthXLR]

delete local content - install.

Thanks for not reading.

So glad that I have helpful people on this forum.

[cbre88x]

[quote author=Dave link=topic=2026.msg57067#msg57067 date=1229820635]
delete local content - install.

Thanks for not reading.
So glad that I have helpful people on this forum.
[/quote]

now now, don't be an ass.

[KarthXLR]

[quote author=Karthmas link=topic=2026.msg57071#msg57071 date=1229820872]
[quote author=Dave link=topic=2026.msg57067#msg57067 date=1229820635]
delete local content - install.

Thanks for not reading.
So glad that I have helpful people on this forum.
[/quote]

now now, don't be an ass.
[/quote]
Tell that to budr.

[Fail Medic]

Karth, are you sure you have ...

Wait.  Portal should be "standalone", i.e. if you don't have another Half-Life-ish game installed, it comes with its own Half-Life engine, right?

Karth, what Half-Life 2's do you have installed?  Are any of them now unplayable...?

Don't all these games like share a communal copy of the engine or something?

[KarthXLR]

Karth, are you sure you have ...

Wait.  Portal should be "standalone", i.e. if you don't have another Half-Life-ish game installed, it comes with its own Half-Life engine, right?

Karth, what Half-Life 2's do you have installed?  Are any of them now unplayable...?

Don't all these games like share a communal copy of the engine or something?

I have all of the orange box installed atm.

They all work like a charm. I can load anything past the first level in portal, just not the first level...it's weird.

[Fail Medic]

They all work like a charm. I can load anything past the first level in portal, just not the first level...it's weird.

I wonder what's special in the first level that's not in any other--

Dude.  It's probably the toilet.  The game's probably crapping out when trying to render it.  Might have to wipe your Portal install and flush it after all.

[KarthXLR]

[quote author=Karthmas link=topic=2026.msg57129#msg57129 date=1229833260]
They all work like a charm. I can load anything past the first level in portal, just not the first level...it's weird.

I wonder what's special in the first level that's not in any other--

Dude.  It's probably the toilet.  The game's probably crapping out when trying to render it.  Might have to wipe your Portal install and flush it after all.
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ALL of it?

Everything?

Complete reinstall?

[Fail Medic]

Complete reinstall?

not EVERYTHING.  Like Dave said, delete local content, probably delete the whole portal folder too, then reinstall Portal. 

...

I don't suppose that "Verify local cache integrity whatever" option fixes stuff like this, would it?

[KarthXLR]

[quote author=Karthmas link=topic=2026.msg57166#msg57166 date=1229835740]
Complete reinstall?

I don't suppose that "Verify local cache integrity whatever" option fixes stuff like this, would it?
[/quote]

Nope, already tried it. :<

just finished reinstalling. Gonna see how it works out.


works just fine now.

Gotta wonder what happened though...

[Fail Medic]

works just fine now.

Gotta wonder what happened though...

Dunno.  Glad it works now, but sucks that there's naught to do but a reinstall.

[HeK]

Blame Steam, I do.

[Geoff]

Blame Steam, I do.

I blame steam for everything that goes bad.