glitch in ABC murders

Posted By: Beerhead

glitch in ABC murders - 06/15/16 02:12 AM

Playing ABC Murders fine until I go back to Poirots flat after questioning Franz.Hastings says to get the mail by the door.When I click on it I get a blank screen.What can I do?

Posted By: Beerhead

Re: glitch in ABC murders - 06/15/16 11:52 AM

Somehow I was able to pick up letter,but now the cursor wont let me move anywhere,help please?

Posted By: Marian

Re: glitch in ABC murders - 06/15/16 03:34 PM

Does your computer meet the system requirements for this game? What video card do you have?

Posted By: Jenny100

Re: glitch in ABC murders - 06/15/16 03:38 PM

Here's a thread where someone had a similar problem
https://steamcommunity.com/app/374900/discussions/0/412446292757344641/

The main suggestion is to use a gamepad rather than a mouse.
(sounds like they built this game for console)

Also a suggestion to go back to a previous save using these instructions:

Originally Posted By: MicroidsTeam

If you are really stuck, you can use a backup save, here is what to do:

- Go to C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\LocalLow\Microids\The ABC Murders\Profils
- Now choose the folder corresponding at your save in game (0 is for the the top save, 1 is for the middle and 2 is for the bottom)
- Open the folder with the highest number
- Copy all the files Inside
- Come back in the previous folder
- Paste and replace all the files here.

If everything went good, you should now have a previous save as main save.
Start your game and give it a try!

System requirements are really low

Originally Posted By: Steam

Minimum:
OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
Processor: AMD/Intel dual-core processor running at 2.2 GHz
Memory: 2048 MB RAM
Graphics: ATI/NVIDIA dedicated/integrated or mobile graphic card, with at least 512MB of dedicated VRAM and with at least Shader Model 4.0 support
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Sound Card: Integrated or dedicated DirectX 9 compatible soundcard

Recommended:
OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
Processor: AMD / Intel Dual-Core processor running at 3.0 GHz
Memory: 3072 MB RAM
Graphics: ATI/NVIDIA dedicated or mobile graphic card with at least 1GB of dedicated VRAM and with at least Shader Model 4.0 support
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Sound Card: Integrated or dedicated DirectX 9.0c compatible soundcard

An Nvidia 8400 or ATI HD 2400 (both from 2006) would have Shader Model 4.0.
Intel graphics would require at least GMA X3100 according to Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_graphics_processing_units
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon_HD_2000_series
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_8600

Posted By: Beerhead

Re: glitch in ABC murders - 06/15/16 04:31 PM

The curser allowed me to move again,don't know how it happened,afraid it will happen again.I notice a lot of gamers had the same problem.I've already got stuck twice,and somehow it resolved itself,don't know how.Frustrating!

Posted By: Jenny100

Re: glitch in ABC murders - 06/15/16 05:12 PM

It sounds kind of like a memory issue.
The consoles the game was made for (XBox One and PS4) both have 8GB of memory. Since your computer was "upgraded" from XP, it probably has less than 4GB (unless you added memory). The game may be using cache on the hard drive when the RAM memory is full, and hard drive cache is MUCH slower than RAM.

Why this low-end-looking game should need so much memory is a mystery to me. Apparently it's not well optimized at all.

Posted By: Beerhead

Re: glitch in ABC murders - 06/15/16 09:39 PM

Your right.I have 3gb.How are we supposed to know the game requires so much memory?Is there any way to find out before we buy a game?.

Posted By: Jenny100

Re: glitch in ABC murders - 06/15/16 11:27 PM

Originally Posted By: Beerhead

You're right. I have 3gb.
How are we supposed to know the game requires so much memory?

Usually the listed system requirements for the game work well enough.
However in this case they said 2GB was the minimum amount and the recommended amount was 3GB -- and you have 3GB.

Perhaps a bug is causing a memory leak.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_leak

Quote:

Is there any way to find out before we buy a game?

I guess you'd have to find someone with similar specs as your computer who's played the game.
If the developers are wrong about the requirements, there's not much you can do.

How old is your computer?
If you have 64-bit Windows 7, would you be able to add memory to the computer or does it already have as much as the motherboard can use?

You might also check what version of video drivers you have, and whether there are better ones for this game.