Game crashes on startup on old laptop.

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Game crashes on startup on old laptop.

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Hi, tried running Factorio on my old laptop that used to be able to run 1.1.80 but now I can't run 2.0.47.

I'm wondering if this is fixable?

I've tried to force DirectX and OpenGL to to avail...
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Re: Game crashes on startup on old laptop.

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No idea if fixable, but your hardware does not meet minimum requirements.
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Re: Game crashes on startup on old laptop.

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Ah, well, I'm not surprised but it did work, maybe I'll have to try an older version...
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Re: Game crashes on startup on old laptop.

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You might have better luck running Linux, since it tends to run much better than Windows on most hardware.

The easiest way to try it is: .
https://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=319
You can just boot from a USB and give it a shot to see if it works without touching anything on your hard drive. If it works, you can install it on your hard drive, side-by-side with Windows 10, if you want to keep it.

That being said... you still probably won't be able to run a very big factory on that hardware.
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