Game crashes on launch - Steam Version

[toddtreadway]

Using Steam I cannot get the game to run. I click on "Play Game" and the initial Gamemenu window comes up. I then click on its "Play Game" button and I get the following message.


Sovereignty Error Report - Version: EA1.2 Build: 42
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Sovereignty Crash in thread: Main

Error: D3DERR_INVALIDCALL: Invalid call (-2005530516)

Stack traces:
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Active thread (Main):

Method: Void Throw[T](System.Object, System.Object)
File: c:\users\promit\documents\projects\slimdx\main\trunk\source\result.cpp
Line Number: 119

Method: SlimDX.Result Record[T](Int32, Boolean, System.Object, System.Object)
File: c:\users\promit\documents\projects\slimdx\main\trunk\source\result.cpp
Line Number: 150

Method: Void .ctor(SlimDX.Direct3D9.Direct3D, Int32, SlimDX.Direct3D9.DeviceType, IntPtr, SlimDX.Direct3D9.CreateFlags, SlimDX.Direct3D9.PresentParameters[])
File: c:\users\promit\documents\projects\slimdx\main\trunk\source\direct3d9\device.cpp
Line Number: 64

Method: Void Begin(System.String, Int32, Int32, Int32, Boolean)
File: c:\Users\Jekky\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Sovereignty\Sovereignty\Engine\RenderEngine.cs
Line Number: 195

Method: Void MainFunc()
File: c:\Users\Jekky\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Sovereignty\Sovereignty\Program.cs
Line Number: 203

Method: Void ThreadFunc()
File: c:\Users\Jekky\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Sovereignty\Sovereignty\Engine\ThreadManager.cs
Line Number: 79

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[toddtreadway]

One possibility is that I typically use an external display (1920x1200) with my laptop. I now am on a trip and don't have the external display, just try 1080p laptop screen.

Is there a confir data file that I could check/edit to see if that might be the problem?

[Jekky]

The game usually falls back to safe display mode if it can't launch in the one you have selected.

You can try deleting/renaming/moving "My Documents\Sovereignty\settings.cfg" - that will force it to re-detect the display.

[baronwolf]

I tried the various options for the laptop screen and get the same issue/error. I even tried re-installing and tried the various options for screen size - still no luck.

Are their any other solutions?

[Jekky]

Well, it looks like (hard to say exactly) like it simply isn't able to create the Direct3D device - which usually means the system is in some way not compatible.

Did you also try turning off full screen mode?

[toddtreadway]

The error was caused by having the resolution set to the larger screen, shutting the game down, disconnecting the external large screen, then launching with just the laptop screen.

If you connect the external screen back up, change the resolution to the laptop resolution, shut down, disconnect and run it on the laptop screen that seems to work.

[Jekky]

A little odd.. but glad that you were able to find a way to get it working again.