Dragon Age Origins freezes after launching [ Edited ]

[Rickysocks]

Game will freeze right after starting up. I do not get a error message and it locks up

I've gotten the game to start up once but it hasn't done so since.

If I rush through the menu I can resume the game. however none of the menu or environment will react to mouse clicks, I cannot navigate menus or click dialogue but every other part of the game runs.

my comp 

Processor

Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8300H CPU @ 2.30GHz

Manufacturer

Intel

Speed

2.3 GHz

Number of Cores

8

CPU ID

BFEBFBFF000906EA

Family

06

Model

9E

Stepping

A

Revision

Memory

RAM

8.0 GB

Video Card

Video Card

Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630

Manufacturer

Chipset

Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630

Dedicated Memory

128 MB

Total Memory

4.0 GB

Pixel Shader Version

5.0

Vertex Shader Version

5.0

Hardware T & L

Yes

Vendor ID

8086

Device

3E9B

Plug and Play ID

VEN_8086&DEV_3E9B&SUBSYS_12641025&REV_00

Driver Version

23.20.16.5018

Video Card #2

Video Card

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

Manufacturer

Chipset

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

Dedicated Memory

4.0 GB

Total Memory

8.0 GB

Pixel Shader Version

5.1

Vertex Shader Version

5.1

Hardware T & L

Yes

Vendor ID

10DE

Device

1C8C

Plug and Play ID

VEN_10DE&DEV_1C8C&SUBSYS_12651025&REV_A1

Driver Version

23.21.13.8873

Operating System

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 (build 16299), 64-bit

Service Pack

0

Size

64-bit

Edition

Intel

Version

10.0.16299

Locale

0409

BIOS

BIOS

V1.15

Version

Insyde Corp. V1.15

Manufacturer

Insyde Corp.

Date

Sound

Audio 1

Sound Device

NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)

Driver

4.2.2.0

Audio 2

Sound Device

Realtek High Definition Audio

Driver

6.0.1.8366

Drives

DVD

CD

Size

237.4 GB

Free Memory

139.9 GB

[Rickysocks]

https://hastebin.com/dexunulilo.makefile

is my dxdiag

[Fred_vdp]

Did you install the game in Origin? If so, right click the game and select the repair game option. If you have the game on Steam, follow these steps.

Since you have both dedicated and integrated graphics, it might help to go to the Nvidia control panel and force the game to use the Nvidia graphics card. (This issue is more common on laptops due to battery management favoring integrated graphics for most tasks.) The setting should be under 'Manage 3D settings'. You can select the game from the list and check the box to force the use of the Nvidia graphics card. If you have a desktop, make sure the monitor is plugged into the graphics card instead of the motherboard.

The dxdiag show an error related to RAVBg64.exe. This is a Realtek file. You could try to disable your Realtek sound card to see if that makes the crashing stop. You wouldn't have audio anymore, but this might be useful for diagnostic purposes, just to narrow it down.

Finally, a clean boot is a good way to ensure no running programs are interfering with your game: https://help.ea.com/en-au/help/faq/how-to-clean-boot-your-pc/

[Green_Reaver82]

I have a similar video card and was able to fix my game to at least play it on low video settings and keep it running for long periods.

I followed a YouTube video to perform a clean uninstall of Nvidia products (mostly to get rid of Nvidia Experience). I download my drivers directly from the Nvidia.com site and everything works fine.

I change the compatibility to Win 7

Affinity to one CPU. Any are fine. I usually just set it to 01.

Keep in-game video settings to low and it works great.

I can post it here soon. You should notice some changes in performance with just a few clicks like I did.