Thanks, but I don't have the money to get a new laptop and it still runs everything I need other than this one game. I'll try the inexpensive fixes first. If nothing works, oh well....software always gets bigger and more complex, not smaller and simpler. I do appreciate the help though.
I'm on v 3.6 I checked the vents and they're clean, I hear the fan running, but haven't opened it up to clean dust off the fan itself. I still think it's acting like a heat issue would. Unless you have any other ideas, it looks like my best bet is to find the tiny screwdrivers, open the thing, and clean and dust inside. I'm sure there's some there - I have 2 cats so it likely needs it anyhow - but my head-scratcher is why it only does so on the one program.
It says it can overclock but I've never tried to. Doesn't mean it doesn't try on its own. the PC is about 6 years old, but again, this is the ONLY program that causes it to just shut off the way it does. I posted the link to the error file so I hope that helps point in the right direction. The old/worn sticker says 2.4 GHz with turbo boost up to 3.0 GHz but that made no difference to me as I just don't over-clock computers because of possible heat issues/overwear it can possibly cause.
Nope, none of that. Like I said, it made the PC act as if it had a heat problem and just automatically shutdown. Not a "crash," but the computer TURNED OFF. I'm sitting there and the screen goes dark and the "power on" button is out on the PC (laptop). Sometimes it does it early on but usually lets me get a few turns in. Other times, it lets me play a little while then goes out. Then I'll load from the auto-save but the more that gets explored/built, the faster it crashes. I wou
hey all, Yeah I play this on Steam (or at least try to) but the game not only crashes but the whole computer shuts off as if it creates a heat issue or something. Doesn't make much sense. I do have a bit older laptop PC but it's an i7 duo core w/8 Gb RAM and 4 GB dedicated VRAM, so I got a decent machine for the time, and it still works just fine on all my other games. Acer E5-772G-76ED is the model. It is very frustrating as it doesn't seem to have any rhyme or reason to cras
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