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Game loads to game menu screen then crashes

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I'm trying to figure out a problem remotely for a friend who is having problems running the game with the DBB mod. He runs the game and it loads up the game menu screen fine, but then crashes when he attempts to click any of the menu buttons. Any ideas? [&:]
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RE: Game loads to game menu screen then crashes

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Exactly how does it crash? Does it just vanish? Do you get an interrupt screen? With sound on, do you get an indicator noise? Does it run in Vanilla mode? What is his shortcut?

Just to name a few [;)]
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RE: Game loads to game menu screen then crashes

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It runs in vanilla mode. This is a separate folder on the desktop with a shortcut with the appropriate "target" and "start in" designations. He is running Windows 8. I know I had this similar problem before with the game crashing from the menu screen and I can't quite remember what. I suspect its the shortcut.
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" I suspect its the shortcut."

Me too [;)]
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RE: Game loads to game menu screen then crashes

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Well, it seems he doesn't use the shortcut, but rather starts the game from the startup menu...this might be the problem. Apparently he experiences huge lag when starting the game using quick launch.
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RE: Game loads to game menu screen then crashes

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Well, it seems he doesn't use the shortcut, but rather starts the game from the startup menu...this might be the problem. Apparently he experiences huge lag when starting the game using quick launch.
The game's "Start Menu" - "Start Game" button only points to the stock game location. He should not use the Start Menu at all but should modify the path in the properties of his desktop shortcut for DBB to point to the executable (.exe) in the folder that has DBB installed.
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RE: Game loads to game menu screen then crashes

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Yes, I know. I'm having trouble trying to get that through to him...so we ended up just sticking to vanilla.
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