BATTLETECH - Text gibberish ; loading saves crashes game

[BTshooter]

One line summary of your issue
Text gibberish ; loading saves crashes game

What platform are you running the game on?

GoG

What operating system do you use?
Windows 10
Which version of the game are you running?
1.6 + both DLCs
What DLC do you have installed?
Flashpoint,
Urban Warfare,
Shadowhawk Pack

Please explain your issue is in as much detail as possible.
When I load the game, some portions of text appear as gibberish. Working from memory, if I go to load a game, all of them appear to be gibberish as well. Loading one causes the game to subsequently crash.

Steps to reproduce the issue
Start game (gibberish appears, see attached image), load saved game, wait for crash following load screen.

Attach DxDiag (PC), System Info log (Mac), or run sudo lshw -html > specs.html and uploaded specs.html (Linux)

Attach Output Log
Windows: BATTLETECH\BattleTech_Data\output_log.txt
Mac OS: Users >{name} > Library > Logs > Unity > Player.log
Linux: ~/.config/unity3d/Harebrained Schemes/BATTLETECH/Player.log

If the game crashed, please attach the crash file with the time stamp closest to the crash.
Windows: [Steam library folder]\steamapps\common\BATTLETECH\DumpBox
OSX: Macintosh HD > Users > [username] > Library > Application Support > Steam > steamapps > common > BattleTech > DumpBox
Linux: [Steam library folder]/steamapps/common/BATTLETECH/DumpBox

If a save game was loaded at the start of the game session, upload it. Please make sure to upload the save game with the timestamp closest to when you loaded it.
Windows:
Steam: [Steam installation folder]\userdata[SteamID]\637090\remote\C0\SGS1
GOG: 'C:\Users\USER_ID\AppData\Local\GOG.com\Galaxy\Applications\50593543263669699\Storage\Shared\Files\C#\SGS#'
Vanilla:'C:\Users\USER_ID\AppData\LocalLow\Harebrained Schemes\BattleTech\C#\SGS#'
OSX:
Steam: Macintosh HD > Users > [username] > Library > Application Support > Steam > userdata > [SteamID] > 637090 > remote > C#> SGS#
GOG: Macintosh HD > Users > [username] > Library > Application Support > GOG.com > Galaxy > Applications > 50593543263669699 > Storage > Shared > Files > C# > SGS#
Vanilla: Macintosh HD > Users > [username]> Library > Application Support > unity.Harebrained Schemes.BattleTech > C# > SGG#
Linux:
Steam: /home/.steam/steam/userdata/[steamID]/637090/remote/C#/SGS#
GOG: /home/[username]/.config/unity3d/Harebrained Schemes/BATTLETECH/remote/C#/SGS#/
Vanilla: /home/[username]/.config/unity3d/Harebrained Schemes/BATTLETECH/remote/C#/SGS#/

Attach screenshot / video

 

[AndrewT]

Here is the problem, I am sure:

Renderer: Intel(R) HD Graphics 620 (ID=0x5916)

The game has never been supported on Intel video systems on any OS, I'm afraid. I'm surprised it even starts for you, normally it crashes on load!

If you've just bought the game, please seek a refund from that vendor (GoG I assume).

 

[BTshooter]

Interesting... that has never been a problem in the past. I've completed 2 campaigns, have a career well under way, and finished the Flashpoint DLC twice and UW DLC once. Ugh if true... might need a personal gaming laptop then. I've been playing the game since it first came out (I was a KS backer).

 

[Havamal]

Interesting... that has never been a problem in the past. I've completed 2 campaigns, have a career well under way, and finished the Flashpoint DLC twice and UW DLC once. Ugh if true... might need a personal gaming laptop then. I've been playing the game since it first came out (I was a KS backer).

Yep.

It's actually amazing you were able to do all that considering.

 

[AndrewT]

Interesting... that has never been a problem in the past. I've completed 2 campaigns, have a career well under way, and finished the Flashpoint DLC twice and UW DLC once. Ugh if true... might need a personal gaming laptop then. I've been playing the game since it first came out (I was a KS backer).

Older Intels like the 5500 ran the game up to 1.04, but after that crashed. I guess that point has been reached with 1.6 and your 620.

Hopefully GoG have a way of reverting to 1.5.1, if so please try that!

 

[HBS_Null]

Hopefully GoG have a way of reverting to 1.5.1, if so please try that!

It does, details here:
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...son-1-1-fails-to-start.1106761/#post-24398594

 

[BTshooter]

Thanks all. I think it's time for me to just get a gaming laptop; been slumming it on a work laptop instead. Don't want to revert since that'll kill the DLCs and I love UW.

 

[SteelLynx]

I actually encountered the very same issue today, just after the game crashed (black screen after complete mission; waited around 20 minutes)


One line summary of your issue
Text gibberish

What platform are you running the game on?

Steam

What operating system do you use?
Windows 7 64bit
Which version of the game are you running?
1.6 + both DLCs
What DLC do you have installed?
Flashpoint,
Urban Warfare,
Shadowhawk Pack
No mods

Please explain your issue is in as much detail as possible.
Same as with BTshooter, part of the text is unreadable. This is particularly true for Mechwarrior names, skills and Mechs. Most menu items work well though, keybindings, Steam login etc. do not.

Steps to reproduce the issue
Start game (gibberish appears, see attached image)

If the game crashed, please attach the crash file with the time stamp closest to the crash.
Windows: [Steam library folder]\steamapps\common\BATTLETECH\DumpBox

I actually do not have a DumpBox folder... there is a CrashReporter and some older Dumps... not a new one. Maybe the game didn't crash today, just took way too long.

I tried to update my drivers, running latest NVIDIA now. While the minimum required should be the 560Ti, I do at least have the "next gen" From KS beta until today, everything worked fine and I did not see any updates being installed.

 

[AndrewT]

Start game (gibberish appears, see attached image)

No image attached I'm afraid.

I did not see any updates being installed.

1.6.2 came out a day or two ago.


But as your issue only started following a game crash it will not have the same cause as the user above. Frst run a Steam Verify operation against the game, see if that finds anything to fix.

If not I think it's time for a clean reinstall:
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...h-guide-uninstall-battletech-cleanly.1107452/

Good luck!

 

[SteelLynx]

No image attached I'm afraid.

Oh sorry. I just copied the text from BTshooter My main menu screen shows the same behaviour as shown on his screenshot though.

1.6.2 came out a day or two ago.

But as your issue only started following a game crash it will not have the same cause as the user above. Frst run a Steam Verify operation against the game, see if that finds anything to fix.

If not I think it's time for a clean reinstall:
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...h-guide-uninstall-battletech-cleanly.1107452/

Good luck!

I might have missed that somehow... but will check. The game itself shows 1.6.2, but as I could play the game without issues right before the "crash", I guess that can't be the cause of my issues. Despite my lack of free time I will try the verify and possibly a reinstall... :-|

Thanks Andrew, I will post an update.

 

[SteelLynx]

Guess what, verifying data worked Thanks again Andrew!

I knew I had this issue in the past once or twice... but I couldn't remember what I did back then...