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Game crashes on startup on old laptop.
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2025 6:40 pm
by DCLXV2
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...
Re: Game crashes on startup on old laptop.
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2025 6:50 pm
by Loewchen
No idea if fixable, but your hardware does not meet minimum requirements.
Re: Game crashes on startup on old laptop.
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 5:28 am
by DCLXV2
Ah, well, I'm not surprised but it did work, maybe I'll have to try an older version...
Re: Game crashes on startup on old laptop.
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 5:49 pm
by NineNine
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.