Kudos go to my girlfriend for sussing this one out.
Recently, we came across a conundrum concerning the computer game Sacred 2 running under Windows 7. Long story short, it just wouldn’t work. It should be noted that the reason for this not working, has nothing to do with Nvidia / ATI Graphics cards, but it is related to Physx/Ageia. Make sure you have the latest version of Physx installed. Sacred 2 does come with the last version of Physx known as Ageia Physx (before nvidia bought it and rebranded it to just Physx). You can also obtain the latest stand alone Physx package from the nvidia website. Even if you have an ATI graphics card, you still need to have this installed to play Sacred 2 and any other games that require Physx. So long as your CPU supports it and it is powerful enough, you’ll get CPU powered physics, instead of physics powered by your graphics card. Some people call this “Software Physics” or “Software” mode. I’ve noticed no performance difference between a computer playing Sacred 2 with an Nvidia graphics card and a computer with an ATI graphics card.
This fix should work for owners of Sacred 2 under Windows 7, regardless of the version you have (Steam, Impulse, Stand alone or whatever).
- Create a shortcut to the Sacred 2 executable. You’ll find it in the game directory, in another directory called ’system’. For me, it is:
D:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\Common\Sacred 2\System\Sacred2.exe - Put the shortcut on your desktop, or somewhere handy.
- Right click the shortcut and select properties
- Click the Shortcut tab
- In the Target field, you need to add the following: -skipopenal -nocpubinding. The contents of my Target field look like this:
"D:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\common\sacred 2\system\sacred2.exe" -skipopenal -nocpubinding - Click Apply and Click OK.
- Double click the shortcut and play Sacred 2!
Still can’t get it to work? Leave a comment and I’ll see what I can do to help you out. Further comments and suggestions are welcome. These are just simply the steps that worked for us. In case you are wondering, we are using the RTM (Release To Manfacture) version of Windows 7 (we are Microsoft Technet Partners). This is the same version that is available to consumers and end users as of mid October 2009.
Tried all the things you showed. My game isnt steam app its cfv. Shouldnt make a difference but it just doesnt work
Hi David,
What do you mean by cfv? Also, what version of Windows 7 are you running? (edition and platform: x86 or x64 aka 32bit or 64bit). What graphics card do you have? Do you have PhysX installed?
Hi David,
Try creating a shortcut, and setting the compatibility mode to XP SP3. Also, if you have UAC (User Account Control) enabled, you’ll need to right click the shortcut and select ‘Run as Administrator’. Alternatively, you could disable UAC.
Well, i’m slowpoke, but i’m hope, that somebody will answer me.
My config is:
Win 7 x64
EVGA 8800 GTS (Drivers and PhysX latest version)
C2Duo E8300
And 6 GB RAM
So, I did all things: created a shortcut and wrote what was need there; ran as Admin and set the compatibility mode to XP SP3.
But it haven’t work (
Well, if someone will answer me, i’ll be pleasure.
P.S. If it will not hard, try to mail me saintbender@gmail.com
it works !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks man ! after trying 10 times i did it !
after i installed the latest patch (2.65) and the latest phsysX drivers it worked perfect ! (and with the shortcut modified of course)
Hi azamantes,
That’s fantastic news, I’m glad to hear you got it working! For St_Bender’s sake, perhaps you could provide us with the link where you downloaded the 2.65 patch for Sacred 2?
Well, i’m something don’t know, but where you got 2.65 patch? I saw only 2.4-bla-bla-bla.
Please, give me link on it, mb it helps me too.
And want to know, what is cofig of your system?
P.S. Sorry for my pure English.
Hi St_Bender,
I believe the 2.65 patch for Sacred 2 can be downloaded here:
http://games.softpedia.com/get/Patch/Sacred-2-Fallen-Angel-Ice-Blood-Patch.shtml
Man,i cant even update the game,everytime gives me different error,and always about some dll..im running a w7 64b,ati gfx card 3870oc,q8400,4gb ddr2,and physis updated…
Hi Matheus,
Your comment is a little ambiguous. Perhaps you could note down the error messages you are receiving and post them here. Also, are you using Steam? If so, what are the steps you are taking to update the game? If not, what are the steps you are taking to update the game?
When i try to play sacred 2 gold edition i get a virus alert the s2logic.dll is picked up as the virus vundo
Hi LemonJoose,
Glad to hear you got it working!
Um.. it is works on only 2.12 I guess
I patched 2.34 and do that ur solutions but
it doesn’t works.
Phew… i have to uninstall the game and reinstall with 2.12 patch
for win 7 ….
some times win 7 is worse then XP =(
Here is what I get after adding the command line switches mentioned above:
Fatal Error
Internal Error.Driver Not Loaded Yet.Contact Henrik!