I have gotten this error every game last 3 days. No help from EA as you have also found out. What finally worked for me ( 2 successful games in row without crashing = first time i have been able to play since day of patch) was following: 1. Un install . Make sure saved games/profiles go as well 2. Remove/delete bfme folder from application data folder ( go C:\Documents and Settings\"owner name"\Application Data\My Battle for Middle-earth Files 3. re-install. Make sure it is a clean install that will launch without error from desktop icon or program list. This was a roadblock for me for a while; Had to uninstall a few times , clean dvd, light incense etc...sorta reminded me of RA2 install:) BE CAREFUL HERE. If it fails to launch and gives 'game crash' error report ( which can be very quick "flicker" across screen) it will still update if you press update button on autorun screen. IF YOU DO THIS THE GAME WILL UPDATE AND , FOLLOWING UPDATE, WILL LAUNCH AND APPEAR TO RUN GAME SUCCESSFULLY. IT WILL STILL CRASH WITH "EXCEPTION ACCESS VIOLATION" error AT SOME POINT IN EVERY GAME HOWEVER, As u know this is a pisser and very depressing. 4. Update only after it will launch without error message. Play a skirmish or campaign for a few minutes to make sure all ok before updating to p1.02 5. Make new nick. Call it ALwaYSCrashessince1.02 or something. 6. Cross fingers and try it out
Suspect your problem is due to the BFME temp file ~e5.0001 being switched to read only. This was happening to me. Switching to read/write fixed the problem. The problem would then reoccur randomly at a later time. I repeat the fix and it was fine. Got new power supply now no problems. If u change any hardware EA suggest reinstall or deleting options.ini file. On launching the game the file will be remade and store your current hardware configurations.
This is a definate fix for the Exception Access Violation error. Go to c>user>account name>appdata>roaming>my battle for middle earth files and there create an options.ini file (in notepad) Put this in the file
I've moved this to the tech support forum where bumping old topics is not such a big problem
And the information he gave could be pretty useful.
Actually it's BS, he's saying that you can reduce memory leaks by putting all of your graphics settings up as high as they can go, which obviously will have the opposite effect. So if you're having exception access violations, I would not recommend following this procedure.
Go to c>user>account name>appdata>roaming>my battle for middle earth files and there create an options.ini file (in notepad)
The content of the file doesn't matter. BfME doesn't run without an options.ini. Although I can't remember if a missing options.ini caused an access violation or just a splash screen crash.
Nothing else worked, all the several install ways, patches and what not all (i am no fundi) but what captainoats suggested actually worked, first time no hassles, gameplay not affected.
Nothing else worked, all the several install ways, patches and what not all (i am no fundi) but what captainoats suggested actually worked, first time no hassles, gameplay not affected.
Thank you.
Yes it works because, as Miho says, you need an options.ini file, but it's best if you don run the game at such high specs.
The content of the file doesn't matter. BfME doesn't run without an options.ini. Although I can't remember if a missing options.ini caused an access violation or just a splash screen crash.
The point is, adding the file fixes the problem you are having, but those are the worst possible specs to put in it if you're trying to avoid exception access violations while playing... just create an empty file instead and let the game determine what settings you should be playing at!
Hey, so I have windows 8 and there is no appdata>roaming>my battle for middle earth files on the computer. After my account name it just gives me a bunch of other options. There is an appdata file in a separate section fo my computer, but then there is no roaming. I'm sure there is a different way for me to input this fix but I can't figure out how
QUOTE(CaptainOats @ Feb 7 2011, 22:12 PM)
This is a definate fix for the Exception Access Violation error. Go to c>user>account name>appdata>roaming>my battle for middle earth files and there create an options.ini file (in notepad) Put this in the file AllHealthBars = yes AlternateMouseSetup = no AmbientVolume = 81 AnimationLOD = UltraHigh AudioLOD = Low Brightness = 50 DecalLOD = Off EffectsLOD = UltraHigh FixedStaticGameLOD = UltraHigh FlashTutorial = 0 GameSpyIPAddress = 192.168.0.2 HasSeenLogoMovies = yes HeatEffects = yes IdealStaticGameLOD = Low IsThreadedLoad = yes ModelLOD = UltraHigh MovieVolume = 70 MusicVolume = 78 Resolution = 1280 960 SFXVolume = 80 ScrollFactor = 29 SendDelay = no ShaderLOD = UltraHigh ShadowLOD = UltraHigh StaticGameLOD = UltraHigh TerrainLOD = High TextureQualityLOD = High TimesInGame = 63 UnitDecals = yes UseEAX3 = no VoiceVolume = 69 WaterLOD = UltraHigh
Hey guys. I'm a witch king player but I've been wanting to play the campaign on bfme 1 but of course I'm having this issue. I've tried making the options file and what not. Nothing seems to work. Could someone, possibly send me the files I need?
Sorry for no proof to the video as I already uninstalled the PhysX by Nvidia and Reinstalled it already before I made this video but trust me this works...
The problem is that once you already installed the PhysX to the latest version without installing this game, the PhysX files required to play this game is missing so by Uninstalling the previously installed PhysX and then reinstalling the PhysX found by the Prison Breaks folder it installs all the required files needed to succesfully run this game...
since day of patch) was following:
1. Un install . Make sure saved games/profiles go as well
2. Remove/delete bfme folder from application data folder ( go C:\Documents and Settings\"owner name"\Application Data\My Battle for Middle-earth Files
3. re-install. Make sure it is a clean install that will launch without error from desktop icon or program list. This was a roadblock for me for a while; Had to uninstall a few times , clean dvd, light incense etc...sorta reminded me of RA2 install:)
BE CAREFUL HERE. If it fails to launch and gives 'game crash' error report ( which can be very quick "flicker" across screen) it will still update if you press update button on autorun screen. IF YOU DO THIS THE GAME WILL UPDATE AND , FOLLOWING UPDATE, WILL LAUNCH AND APPEAR TO RUN GAME SUCCESSFULLY. IT WILL STILL CRASH WITH "EXCEPTION ACCESS VIOLATION" error AT SOME POINT IN EVERY GAME HOWEVER,
4. Update only after it will launch without error message. Play a skirmish or campaign for a few minutes to make sure all ok before updating to p1.02
5. Make new nick. Call it ALwaYSCrashessince1.02 or something.
6. Cross fingers and try it out
Worked for me.
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