S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, the sequel to Shadows of Chernobyl, once again brings players back to the Zone for another post-apocalyptic experience that gives Fallout 3 a run for its money. Unfortunately, crashes, freezes, and a number of other errors may cause some rage of apocalyptic proportions. So if you’re still stuck on the desktop figuring out how to get the video game to work, then check out the fix guide right after the jump and you might find the solution you need.
IMPORTANT:
- Update your nVidia and ATI video / Graphics cards to their latest drivers.
- If you have encountered problems or solutions not listed in this guide, feel free to post it in the comment section below. No registration required
- Be sure that your PC meets S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat system requirements:
Minimum System Requirements
* Intel Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz / AMD XP 2200+
* 512 MB RAM
* 128 MB DirectX 8.0 compatible card / nVIDIA GeForce 5700 / ATI Radeon 9600
Recommended System Requirements
* Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 / AMD 64 X2 5600+
* 2 GB RAM
* 512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card / nVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX / ATI Radeon HD 4850
Problem #1: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat (CoP) won’t launch / Crash / Freeze while launching
Possible Solution #1: (By wazooda from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. forums)
Ok… this is interesting. Now…. it seems that it is FRAPS that is causing CoP not to start. If I shut down FRAPS, I can load the game. If FRAPS is running, it does not start. In my previous installs, I was NOT running FRAPS…. so this seems unrelated… yet related. This is nuts overall… but at least it seems to be running now. In addition, I tabbed out, started FRAPS, and FRAPS works with the game running so it only seems to be a startup issue.
Possible Solution #2: (By Refan from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. forums)
This worked for me.
1 goo too
www.securom.com
2 go too Support
3 press the link on the left side reading = How do I remove SecuROMâ„¢ from my machine? =
4 download the Removal tool
5 remove securom
6 = Profit!
this worked for me, Best of Luck.
Possible Solution #3: (By howiepoohs from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. forums)
before you launch the game, eject the dvd. When prompted for it, insert and it runs!
Well, works for me. Hope it helps someone!
Possible Solution #4: (By TOK2 from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. forums)
had this same issue, click on the icon the DVD drive would spin up and even show the DVD pointer icon, but the game wouldn’t start.
Found that the game does not like XFire for some reason. Not sure if it has to do with STALKER’s copy protection scheme or what. If I shut down XFire, it starts every time.
Problem #2: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat encounters error message: Cannot find Fsgame.ltx
Possible Solution: #1 (By RoboMook from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. forums)
Try launching from the start-menu shortcut, might help.
Possible Solution #2: (By Einhanderkiller from the Gamespot forums)
Delete your user.ltx in
C:\Users\Public\Documents\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Call of Pripyat
This will fix your problem.
Problem #3: Enemies and various NPCs don’t respawn when playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Possible Solution #1:
Download a no-cd crack file to bypass the DRM issue.
Problem #4: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat won’t launch after clicking the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. icon / .exe file
Possible Solution #1: (By RoboMook from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. forums)
There should be a shortcut under ‘games’ in the start menu. If it’s not there you’ll just have to create a new one by right-clicking on the .exe and choosing ‘pin to start menu’.