Demigod on Boot Camp freezing

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I'm using a copy of Demigod on windows xp on boot camp in a new mac.  Almost every time i play a skirmish or LAN game the game freezes or shuts down my computer between 20 and 40 minutes of playing.  Is there any solution to this?  My specs are

2.53 GHz core 2 duo

9600 GT Nvidia graphics card

4GB ram

Thanks for any help

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Reply #1 from Demigod Forums Top

Some freezing/crashing/slowdown issues are being caused by an audio conflict.  The developers are aware of the issue and are working on a solution for it. 

There are a few things you could try that have worked for many people on the forums.


First, make sure your audio drivers are completely up to date.


Second, go to the audio settings in the game and turn off the Reverb option.


Third, go to the Windows Control Panel and open your audio/sound settings and change the configuration to 'Stereo'.


Lastly, if none of the other options helped, make a shortcut to Demigod on your desktop and open it's properties.  At the end of the 'Target' line add a space and "/nosound" (without the quotes).  This will load the game with all sound rendering turned off(playing the game without sound really isn't as fun, but it will make the game playable until the issue is resolved).

Reply #2 from Demigod Forums Top

I think you should work on your reading comprehension.

I have the same problem. When Demigod crashed it shut my computer down. This is the only game that I know does this. Sooner or later your HD or some important Window files will be destory and that IMO is serious.

I don't recommend people buying the game or playing it until the issue is resolve.

Galactic Civilizations IV
Reply #3 from Demigod Forums Top

If your computer is completely shutting down then you are most likely looking at a heat or power issue. This was a common complaint with people who ran GalCiv2 on Mac laptops and users usually found that using a cooling pad beneath the machine solved the trouble.

On the other hand, if it's self-rebooting, then it's probably a driver issue causing a Blue Screen, but windows is not set to display them. The most an app or game can cause on its own is a crash to desktop or a hang.