could not initialize display hardware dead space

by Poor_Aim
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Re: could not initialize display hardware dead space

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Here's a link to the Dx text file.

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5KGCKzC35pHcm9BMElGY05mdGc/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

with regards..

 

 

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Re: could not initialize display hardware dead space

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I just downloaded this game and was getting the "Failed to initialize display hardware" error. I was browsing through some of the solutions when I realized that for some reason there was not settings.txt file for the game in the appropriate location. Once I created the settings.txt file in the appropriate folders (had to create the Electronic Arts and Dead Space folders) the game fired right up. 

 

Go to:

 

Users/"your user name"/AppData/Local/Electronic Arts/Dead Space

 

and created a settings.txt file

 

I found one someone had shared and used that to get my game started:

 

Audio.AltNameColor = false
Audio.MusicVol = 1.00000000
Audio.Output = 0
Audio.SFXVol = 1.00000000
Audio.Subtitles = true
Audio.VoiceVol = 1.00000000
Control.AimAssistEnabled = true
Control.AimingPosition = 1
Control.ControllerSensitivity = 2
Control.FireButtonControls = true
Control.InvertX = false
Control.InvertY = false
Control.MouseSensitivity = 0.20000000
Control.Shock = true
Controls.AcL.X = 0x1105FF7E
Controls.AcL.Y = 0x0003100E
Game.PDiff = 1
Game.Played = 1
Misc.LastSaveSlot = 0
QualityOptions.ActorMotionBlur = true
QualityOptions.Bloom = true
QualityOptions.Blur = true
QualityOptions.ConfigType = 1
QualityOptions.Decals = true
QualityOptions.Distortion = true
QualityOptions.DoF = true
QualityOptions.EdgeAA = true
QualityOptions.Flare = true
QualityOptions.Glow = true
QualityOptions.HighLightQuality = true
QualityOptions.ManipColor = true
QualityOptions.ShaderQuality = 2
QualityOptions.Shadows = 2
Window.Fullscreen = true
Window.Gamma = 0.50000000
Window.Height = 1080
Window.Hz = 60
Window.Left = 0
Window.MessageNotification = 1
Window.State = 0
Window.Top = 0
Window.VSync = false
Window.Width = 1920
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Re: could not initialize display hardware dead space

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★★★ Novice

hi ,

 

i created a settings.txt file in Users/"your user name"/AppData/Local/Electronic Arts/Dead Space

the following folder wasnt in the folder local at all so i just created the folder /Electronic Arts/Dead Space in local.
put the settings.txt file provided by GunnyL68 in the folder dead space and it started up !!!!Confusedmileyhappy:


so everyone a lot of thanks for figuring this one out .

 

 

With regards.

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Community Manager

@GunnyL68 

 

Good work. Thank you.

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Re: could not initialize display hardware dead space

★★★ Newbie

gunny, thank you for posting the solution!  It works now. 

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Re: could not initialize display hardware dead space

[ Edited ]
★★★ Newbie

Yep, this has worked for me.

 

For anyone struggling, its important to create a file called 'Electronic Arts' (minus punctuation) inside /Users/UserName/AppData/Local and then inside Electronic Arts add a file called 'Dead Space' (minus punctuation). Inside Dead Space, right click, add text file, copy the text Gunny has provided into note pad and save as 'settings'. Then boot up Dead Space and everything should work.

 

Note: For Windows 8 users, App Data may be hidden. When looking at the folder viewer, click 'View' and check 'Hidden Items'. App Data should now be visible inside of your user name.

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Re: could not initialize display hardware dead space

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Just to follow up, I tried to launch the game again today and got the same error. I had to edit the settings file so the game launched windowed ('full screen = false' I think it was). Then it would launch. It didn't seem to want to go full screen from within the game though. The solution for me was to disable vsync. 

 

I'm using an Nvidia GTX 650 with the latest Beta drivers. Could be the game ships with default settings of vsync enabled for full screen and just doesn't jibe with the drivers/card. 

 

Anyway, setting it full screen with vsync disabled fixed it,  and now it works like a champ. 

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COULD NOT INITIALIZE DISPLAY HARDWARE. PLEASE RESTART DEAD SPACE

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Hello. So I just installed the free Dead Space game on Origin and I am running Windows XP SP3!

 

I did everything

 

Turned off my firwall

Ran it in compatible mode.

Created a settings.txt

Lowered my resoulution

 

I even have the latest directX!

 

Also I can't find the system.txt

 

Please help!

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★ Novice

Thanks M8 Really Apreci8 it

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★★★ Newbie

for me electronic arts, dead space and settings.txt is there already but it still doen't work!

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