CTD every few turns - Failure to allocate video memory.

[MakaveliTheDon]

Hi I posted this in the FfH forum but was unable to solve the problem. The game ran fine up until around turn 400~ and then it crashes every few turns. Every time I play I can get a bit further but the crashes come more frequently the farther in the game I get. The error I get is:

"Failed to allocate video memory. Please try reducing your graphics settings.
File:\main\Civilization4\SDKs\Gamebryo2_0\CoreLibs \NiDX9Renderer\NiDX9VBManager.cpp, Line:1019"

I'm using Fall From Heaven 2 mod and I've also slightly modified the python so huge maps are 1.5 times larger. The map I am currently playing that crashes frequently has 20 civs on it (I think 19 or 18 now). My computer is well capable of handling a map this size and my directX and graphics card driver is updated.

Any help is appreciated!

 

[snake666]

If it's a ATI graphics card, you're done for, buddy... worse situation here ¬¬'

 

[MakaveliTheDon]

It's a Nvidia card. GeForce GTX 260

 

[FireBlaze]

Had the same problem with two of my computers, same save.

 

[ori]

please post your dxdiag results files as file attachments

 

[MakaveliTheDon]

Here ya go, any other information you guys need?

 

[ori]

try a newer graphics driver:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_196.21_whql.html

 

[phungus420]

MAFs generally mean your computer simply can't handle rendering the art. You are playing on two large of maps, and also FFH2's art isn't optimized as far as I know, there are probably a few very high poly models in there. Anyway only real solution is just to play on smaller maps. Of course updating your drivers as Ori suggests may help though.