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Fix Game Crashing every other minute

By Radaxsly

Fix Game Crashing every other minute. Since the 10th generation of Intel i-series processors, there is an error in the calculation of the OpenSSL instructions, which Intel describes here:

https://software.intel.com/content/www/us/en/develop/articles/openssl-sha-crash-bug-requires-application-update.html

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Category: Modding or Configuration, Walkthroughs

Languages: English

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1 Feb, 2023 @ 6:55am

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Edit System Variables

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Edit System Variables

Press WinKey+R to open Run window. In it paste: SystemPropertiesAdvanced
Click on Environment Variables
In the bottom section (System Variables), press New:
And in the fields, paste these values:
Variable Name:
OPENSSL_ia32cap
Variable value:
~0x20000000
Press Ok and close the Environment Variables window. Restart the computer. Try to run the game again.

14 Comments

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coraeve714 8 Aug @ 8:57pm

I would really like to know why this works! Could someone tell me what I just did??

MPREIJI 27 Apr @ 9:47am

помогло, ty

Khanorama 9 Mar @ 7:11pm

can confirm, worked like a charm! finished the whole game using this tip.

Marduk 7 Feb @ 12:28am

it worked!

countryonacob 9 Dec, 2024 @ 1:26am

It works

indonession 4 Mar, 2024 @ 8:33am

Thaaaaanks!!

Yadwig 3 Nov, 2023 @ 12:27pm

You can also try setting this as launch option for this game:
cmd /c "set OPENSSL_ia32cap=:~0x20000000 && %command%"

Radaxsly [author] 30 May, 2023 @ 9:59am

To my knowledge this wouldn't affect performance of other games which use the technology, but it is a less secure option. I'd recommend deleting or resetting the value after completing the game.

macmac 20 May, 2023 @ 11:37am

Worked, thanks!

Rainy 11 Apr, 2023 @ 10:18am

i tried this and the game is still crashing, should i try to reinstall the game? Or maybe there's some bigget problem

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