Brink won't load, shuts down after splash screen

(Darkorse) #1

I made an account just so I could get this issue fixed. I paid for this game, it damn well better work.

I’m using Steam, and whenever I click Play Game for Brink, the splash screen comes up, my mouse indicates something is loading, and Steam indicates that I’m playing Brink. Three seconds later, everything stops. The game doesn’t load, my mouse returns to normal, there’s no process/application running, and Steam returns to online rather than in-game. No error message pops up or anything.

Before you start, no, I’m not using ATI. My desktop is an intel i7 975 3.3ghz, running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. 6 gigs of RAM. Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 with fully updated drivers.

I have tried:
re-installing Brink
verifying game integrity
defragmenting cache
disabling opening movie
running in compatability mode
running as administrator
deleting certain files, then updating Brink
playing in German
restarting my computer
restarting Steam
turning off triple buffering
turning on triple buffering
running at minimum settings
running at maximum settings
community-made programs

Help me, Splash Damage. You’re my only hope.

(FireWorks) #2

Check out Crispy’s answers in this thread:
http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30224

Can you post a dxdiag anyway for bug tracing? best in code tags

(Darkorse) #3

I have tried all of Crispy’s solutions, none work.

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System Information
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Time of this report: 8/6/2011, 15:46:24
       Machine name: HAL9000
   Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110408-1631)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
       System Model: System Product Name
               BIOS: BIOS Date: 03/23/10 15:17:30 Ver: 08.00.15
          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU         975  @ 3.33GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.3GHz
             Memory: 6144MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 6136MB RAM
          Page File: 1546MB used, 10721MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
   User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
 System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
     DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D:    0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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          Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
       Manufacturer: NVIDIA
          Chip type: GeForce GTX 470
           DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_06CD&SUBSYS_14723842&REV_A3
     Display Memory: 4059 MB
   Dedicated Memory: 1248 MB
      Shared Memory: 2811 MB
       Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
       Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
      Monitor Model: ASUS VH242
         Monitor Id: ACI24FA
        Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
        Output Type: DVI
        Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver File Version: 8.17.0012.7533 (English)
     Driver Version: 8.17.12.7533
        DDI Version: 11
       Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
  Driver Attributes: Final Retail
   Driver Date/Size: 5/24/2011 23:09:12, 15223912 bytes
        WHQL Logo'd: Yes
    WHQL Date Stamp: 
  Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-458D-11CF-9F46-7E341DC2C535}
          Vendor ID: 0x10DE
          Device ID: 0x06CD
          SubSys ID: 0x14723842
        Revision ID: 0x00A3
 Driver Strong Name: oem2.inf:NVIDIA_SetA_Devices.NTamd64.6.1:Section005:8.17.12.7533:pci\ven_10de&dev_06cd
     Rank Of Driver: 00E62001
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       D3D9 Overlay: Supported
            DXVA-HD: Supported
       DDraw Status: Enabled
         D3D Status: Enabled
         AGP Status: Enabled
(Darkorse) #4

Soooooo…any word on a fix? This seems like a pretty common problem…

(Darkorse) #5

Fixed (so far)! Downloading the free DLC again seems to do it.

(martinln1) #6

I have kind of the same problem. When i go to steam and go play the game then there just comes a little picture up and then nothing happens in about a minute and then a pop-up window come up and says: The current video / driver combination does not support OpenGL 3,1 or newer ------ Initializing File System ------
Loaded pak000.sdpk2
Loaded pak001.sdpk2
Loaded pak002.sdpk2
Loaded pak003.sdpk2
Loaded pak004.sdpk2
Loaded pak005.sdpk2
Loaded pak006.sdpk2
Loaded pak007.sdpk2
Loaded pak008.sdpk2
Loaded pak009.sdpk2
Loaded zzzdlcenglish000.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish000.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish001.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish002.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish003.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish004.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish005.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish006.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish007.sdpk2
Current search path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\101796936\22350\local/base
C:\Users\Martin\AppData\Local\Splash Damage\Brink/base
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\BRINK/base
zzzenglish007.sdpk2
zzzenglish006.sdpk2
zzzenglish005.sdpk2
zzzenglish004.sdpk2
zzzenglish003.sdpk2
zzzenglish002.sdpk2
zzzenglish001.sdpk2
zzzenglish000.sdpk2
zzzdlcenglish000.sdpk2
pak009.sdpk2
pak008.sdpk2
pak007.sdpk2
pak006.sdpk2
pak005.sdpk2
pak004.sdpk2
pak003.sdpk2
pak002.sdpk2
pak001.sdpk2
pak000.sdpk2
file system initialized.

Loaded 3783 manifest elements in 45 ms - 192Kb
Discarded 0 manifest elements
Max filename length: 0 characters
Brink 1.0.23692.48133 win-x86 Nov 23 2011 12:55:20
couldn’t exec ‘brinkconfig.cfg’
couldn’t exec ‘autoexec.cfg’
Vendor: 1002 Device: 9480
2094 MHz AMD CPU with MMX & 3DNow! & SSE & SSE2 & SSE3 & HTT
2 logical cores
2 physical cores
HT enabled
4096 MB System Memory
1024 MB Video Memory
Initializing performance queries
Detected
2 2.09 GHz CPU
4096 MB of System memory
1024 MB of Video memory on an optimal video architecture

This system qualifies for High quality!
Vendor: 1002 Device: 9480
Winsock Initialized
Found interface: {43D89C8A-010F-471A-9EF3-DBB862178FEF} Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter - 0.0.0.0 NULL ip - skipped
Found interface: {E3C4274C-97DD-4E98-841D-9FEE325B1571} Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network) - 0.0.0.0 NULL ip - skipped
Found interface: {AED1C226-992B-4F42-9ABB-318FBC1DFF24} Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter - 192.168.2.121/255.255.255.0
Found interface: {DD742FC7-9EE3-4E6F-95EF-809A19A8F0DC} Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller - 0.0.0.0 NULL ip - skipped
Found interface: {8A62B404-9A3C-48E2-8D1A-DD11062887DD} Hamachi Network Interface - 25.71.231.236/255.0.0.0
Sys_InitNetworking: adding loopback interface
— Loading sequence: init —
sound index file ‘generated/preload/sound/pc/english/init.soundpreload’ is zero length
------- Initializing render context --------
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
…calling LoadLibrary( ‘wtsapi32.dll’ ): succeeded
…initializing Windows Terminal Server API
…registered window class
…registered fake window class
…calling LoadLibrary( ‘opengl32’ ): succeeded
…initializing QGL
GL_VENDOR: ATI Technologies Inc.
GL_RENDERER: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 Series
GL_VERSION: 2.1.8796

FATAL ERROR: The current video card / driver combination does not support OpenGL 3.1 or newer.

The current video card / driver combination does not support OpenGL 3.1 or newer.
Shutting down OpenGL subsystem
…releasing DC
…resetting display
…shutting down QGL
…unloading OpenGL DLL
…unloading Windows Terminal Server API DLL

And then nothing happens.
-Please report

(Mustang) #7

Update your graphics driver to a version that supports OpenGL 3.1 (at the moment you have 2.1).

If you can’t find a newer driver then your laptop doesn’t support it and you’ll have to find something else to play on.