game crashes when trying to start for first time

[King of Kings]

I downloaded and purchased the game and licensed it and was ready to play but every time I try and start the game it comes back with a RTE when the screen says "Copying Little Endian" and then it crashes.

[King of Kings]

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...purchased.html

similar problem. Anyone know the fix?

[King of Kings]

btw using windows xp with 768 megs ram and a 1.5 ghz processor

[King of Kings]

there used to be a way to shut off face gen from outside the game. Is this still possible?

[King of Kings]

You can disable FaceGen completely. This can save some memory, if you're not interested in FaceGen, but it's more commonly necessary when video card problems prevent you from loading the game.

To fully disable FaceGen, you can do one of the following:

a) Locate the folder My Documents\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 8\data\facegen if you're using OOTP 8 or My Documents\Sports Interactive\OOTP Baseball 2007\data\facegen if you're using OOTP 2007 and rename it to \facegenx - OOTP will not find the facegen data and will not load them.

or b) Open the preferences dialog in OOTP and disable Facegen using the pull down box.

or c) If you cannot start OOTP, you can also change the config file manually:

1. Open the Windows Start menu, click on "Run", enter %appdata%\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 8\data\config if you're using OOTP 8 or %appdata%\Sports Interactive\OOTP Baseball 2007\data\config if you're using OOTP 2007 and hit Enter. This should open a folder with some config files in it.
2. Open the "app" file with Notepad or another text editor.
3. Look for the line that looks like this:

disable_facegen
0

4. Change the 0 to a 1, and save the file.
5. Quit OOTP
6. Restart OOTP


How to find the "app" file on a Mac

The Mac has great file search features, you could for example search for the text "disable_facegen" and you should find the file quickly. Open it in a text editor and proceed with step 3 above.
If you cannot find the "app" file: it should be in [User]\Library\Preferences\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 8\data\config if you're using OOTP 8 or in [User]\Library\Preferences\Sports Interactive\OOTP Baseball 2007\data\config if you're using OOTP 2007.




This is for last years.... but its in the FAQ for this year's game... but it doesnt' work.

Please help me.

[Nutlaw]

Can you please try uninstalling and reinstalling your copy of OOTP 9 to see if that fixes your issue?

[King of Kings]

I've done that five times and tried redownloading once

[King of Kings]

ok I just tried downloading from mirror 2 and uninstalled and reinstalled. Same problem.

Can someone tell me HOW to start the game without face gen as the instructions I gave are for OOTP8 and don't apply. I'd really like to play this but it seems less and less likely unless I get some help here soon.

[King of Kings]

There's not even a config file for OOTP9

Seriously. I've had the game since NOON and have spent over five hours trying to set it up. If no one can help me, please tell me how to get a refund

[Nutlaw]

I know that you are frustrated, but please be a bit patient. There isn't a lot of Tech Support around on a Friday evening.

The file you are looking for should be in this folder: C:\Documents and Settings\(Owner)\Application Data\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 9\config

Now the Application Data folder is hidden, so you may need to tell Windows to display hidden files and folders in order to see it.

[King of Kings]

I was able to start it by shutting off the facegen via that link. Thank you. Sorry for the impatience

[Nutlaw]

Originally Posted by King of Kings

I was able to start it by shutting off the facegen via that link. Thank you. Sorry for the impatience

I'm glad that that did the trick for you!

No worries. I know that you're eager to play the game. It's worth the excitement.

I'm going to close this thread out now since your issue appears to be settled. However, if you have any further trouble, please don't hesitate to post in Tech Support with any questions. Thanks.