Enad1 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 This is the craziest issue I'm having.....I downloaded a mod for XCOM(Toolboks) a month or so ago and I played with it for a while and then during that playthrough it suddenly started making my PC shut down. I've since reinstalled XCOM multiple times, gotten rid of the mod and did a huge sweep of any file related to XCOM. I even went into Regedit and deleted everything I could.Please don't tell me it's my PC, I played XCOM for 260 hours before this started happening, and it only happened once I got this mod. Like I said, that mod is now gone...but I dont know what to do. It still shuts down my PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippie123456 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Im probobly not the best one to give advice, but you could try the update upk button on lower left side of the "custom mods" tab of toolboks. If that dont work for you post your "help wanted" on the specific mods nexus page. you will be much more likly to get a response from a capable individual, namely the mod author Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubiousintent Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 If you have removed all traces of the mod and re-installed XCOM, then your problem is highly unlikely to be related to either. Does it consistently happen while running anything else? If so, what? IF it varies, then it's probably hardware. After having been powered on for a certain period of time? Assuming there is no Windows error message, my best guess would be that your system is overheating and shutting down to prevent a major equipment failure. This may be due to dust build up, a chassis fan failure, or a power supply getting weak, or any of several other causes. More detail is needed to provide anything other than guesses. -Dubious- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enad1 Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) If you have removed all traces of the mod and re-installed XCOM, then your problem is highly unlikely to be related to either. Does it consistently happen while running anything else? If so, what? IF it varies, then it's probably hardware. After having been powered on for a certain period of time? Assuming there is no Windows error message, my best guess would be that your system is overheating and shutting down to prevent a major equipment failure. This may be due to dust build up, a chassis fan failure, or a power supply getting weak, or any of several other causes. More detail is needed to provide anything other than guesses. -Dubious-I ran Intelburntest test and EVGA OC Scanner at the same time on the most demanding settings for multiple runs. It's not my PSU, that drew more power than XCOM does. It's not my CPU, that drew more usage than XCOM does. It's not my GPU, that drew more usage than XCOM does. It's hard to test my motherboard but I assume if it was my mobo, other games would be affected. Also, if it's a hardware issue it generally affects other games. NO other game is affected like this.I really, really doubt it's my hardware. Like I just said above, nothing else is affected and it only happens in XCOM. I'm reinstalling it onto my other hard drive. If that doesn't work, I see no other option but to reinstall windows. I will note...It only happens during gameplay. If I leave the game paused or idle it doesn't seem to crash. I have experience in the past with how many massive problems sound codecs could make...is it possible it's related to that? Edited October 1, 2013 by Enad1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippie123456 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Again, im not the most knowlagable, but did you reinstall over you old one or was it a "cleen install"? Did you verify your files through steam? Becouse it sounds to me like no matter how hard you tried to eliminate all traces of your previous install, something was missed. Good luck and dont give up on mods couse my own opinion is that vanilla isnt worth playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enad1 Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 It was the cleanest install I've performed on anything. Like I said in the original post, I went into regedit and removed any registry files related to XCOM, I did a windows search and deleted all files. I checked my hidden AppData folders and deleted anything I found related to XCOM. But I've had a possible breakthrough. The issue may have been SweetFX. I've been doing some one at a time tests replaying one mission without mods then adding in the few I had one at a time. I tried no mods and got through the mission, tried Additional heads mod and got through the mission but once I added SweetFX, it shut down within 2 mins of gameplay as it usually did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubiousintent Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Sounds like you have a lead there with SweetFX. Might just be a configuration that needs tweaking. Just as an additional thought: did you clean out your 'My Games' related XCOM files? This is especially important if you have any DLC installed, as they store duplicates from the main game folders there. -Dubious- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enad1 Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 Nope it's not SweetFX. I did a long play session without SweetFX and I made it through 2 full missions and then it just shut down.... I've just about given up. I have no god damn clue what the hell could be causing this... @dubious. Yes I cleaned everything. I deleted EVERYTHING related to XCOM, believe me. I'm not a noob when it comes to troubleshooting games but I've just never encountered something like this and I'm about to give us...I'm so upset about this, Enemy Within is coming out soon and I REALLY want to play that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubiousintent Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 (edited) Have you tried monitoring for a temperature issue? The newer mother boards (mobos) run so hot they automatically shutdown if they detect a hotspot with their BIOS monitoring software. Specifics depend upon your mobo manufacturer and their software. There are very few things other than heat that will cause a system to simply power down without warning, except possibly battery life in a laptop. Is this a laptop? Might be your battery is getting old and not charging or holding it's charge, even if plugged in to wall power. Heat buildup on a laptop without good ventilation can cause this symptom. This is the only case I've seen on these boards, so it is not likely to be tied to ToolBoks especially after removal. It might be linked to a gradual heat buildup playing XCOM, but only because you aren't seeing it with other games. Without any error messages, it's all circumstantial and frustrating. -Dubious- Edited October 3, 2013 by dubiousintent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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