Simcity "signal loss" "Black screen of death" thread

[flyinghawkic]

What was your free game? 

I downloaded Mass Effect 3 and had the exact same issue... maybe it's something Origin?

[finntroll610]

It has everything to do with Region View for me. I can play for hours and be fine (Except all the rollback issues). If I go into Region View within a few minutes, usually seconds, I black screen.

[abraxix92]

First time i have bought a EA origin game on pc as transferd from xbox 4 months ago.

Got this problem on a high end pc with way over requirements, think i'll stick to steam after basically giving a big donation for nothing.

Black screen on start up sound is there, no point saying specs as same as many high end pc's here and basically why should i put the time in to make a good reply when EA blame our specs.

[lollipopequinox]

If you read this and are outraged I don't blame you.

My name is Max, and so far from this game not only has it half destroyed my computer, it no longer works. I installed it on the 7th of March and didn't play until the 10th. It was ok as I still had a little faith it would be a good game. Then after playing for a hour bang black screen no warning nothing. So i reboot my computer only to find out that it will happen again another 500 times. I then go to repair install the game, I can't do that... I go to fresh install the game and It comes up with a missing .par message. I couldn't figure out what was going on!? all of a sudden the computer crashes hard and I leave it for a day extremely pissed off. The next morning I boot up the computer to check my email and it won't start. I load my secondary drive and manage to load up my backup install on the d drive. After looking with dread at what may have caused the computer not to load I find out that not only has simcity been corrupted. MY ENTIRE C DRIVE HAS BEEN UNINSTALLED OR CLASSED AS MISSING (cannot find this program bla bla). So as we speak, I am stuck on my D drive unable to play simcity, missing half my software (some of it expensive antivirus etc) and very pissed off. I called ea support Australia only to find out they aren't availible on Saturday, **bleep**ING SATURDAY, they have prerecorded messages for you that are COMPLETELY USELESS. I actually feel like sewing EA for this **bleep**.

[finntroll610]

I know they don't care, otherwise they would at least acknowledge they are aware that this is a problem for some, but back to the front page with this thread!

[adamzilla1]

Will this **bleep** ever be fixed? Happens to other Origin games too.

[noeyjerd]

Reading forums and a lot of people have these problems with EA/Origin. Everyone just says it is their temps EVEN when the temps are fine. 60 temps are not an overheating issue......

[mrsbadexample]

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@noeyjerd wrote:

Reading forums and a lot of people have these problems with EA/Origin. Everyone just says it is their temps EVEN when the temps are fine. 60 temps are not an overheating issue......

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The problem is the errors are displaying high temps, but the actual readouts are normal GPU temps. The game was repeatedly corrupting my drivers upon uninstall and reinstall - so I finally just got rid of the **bleep**ing game, and my computer has been fine since.

[noeyjerd]

I only have this problem in this game. Other games work fine.

[lesnoof]

This is so annoying, i don't get loads of time to play games anymore, and now  I spend my time troubleshooting! Well that is fun and relaxing not to mention the best use of £40 I have ever spent - NOT!

When I first got the game a week ago, it crashed back to the desktop once ( I'll allow that for teething PC games) but otherwise was fine.

Later this week after the new update it has now ( at random intervals) started with the BSOD after 10-15 mins of constant game play. The sound keeps going the screen just says "no iput" and I have to force manual restart/shutdown. Not the best for the hardware and If it breaks it, EA guess what you are getting a bill for the repair!

I have updated my graphics driver, rolled it back, ( nvidea) upgraded it again, unistalled the game, reinstalled, "fixed install" ( like that ever works!).

Upgraded DivX, rolled it back to 9, back to 11 again. I have intel CPU ( for my sins) so not and AMD issue that i can see.

The only "fix" I have found so far, is to be very careful how you play, to extend the amount of time before the BSOD, every 5 mins exit the game to the main menu and reenter, that seems to hold it off for a while, but is a god awful way of playing.

If anyone knows any way to stop the annoying fault please put us out of our misery!

Wooo I'm message 100 - 100 messages on this poxy fault will you listen now please