Games on Evan Hoffman

Home NAS build - 2026 Edition

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 06:18:40 +0000

My journey building a new home NAS in 2026 I outgrew the one I had previously built in 2017. I discuss CPU and disk selection, benchmarking raid levels, optimizing configurations with docker and how to leverage AI assistants to simplify configurations.

Total War: Shogun 2 - shogun2.dll AppCrash

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:58:08 +0000

I’m noticing a bunch of hits referred by keyword search for “shogun2.dll appcrash.” Not sure how my site ended up in the SERPs for this keyword; I’ve never played Total War: Shogun 2 or written about it. But anyway, if you’re looking for info, try these URLs:

http://help.sega.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=869 - This is in French, translatable in Google Chrome. Basically, it suggests lowering the graphics settings to minimal.
http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/9739-Appcrash-after-launching-game-(GAME-Load-CRASH-1)
http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/10756-Campaign-land-battle-CTD
http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/10619-App-Crash-relating-to-nvd3dum.dll?p=130267

QuakeLive?

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:33:20 +0000

QuakeLive? Really?

Doesn’t run on my desktop, I guess due to being 64-bit. Very sad…

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System Information
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Time of this report: 8/21/2009, 16:30:50
 Machine name: EVAN-WOLFDALE7
 Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7100) (7100.winmain_win7rc.090421-1700)
 Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
 System Model: EP45-UD3P
 BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
 Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4094MB RAM
 Page File: 1654MB used, 6531MB available
 Windows Dir: C:\Windows
 DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
 User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
 System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
 DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
 DxDiag Version: 6.01.7100.0000 32bit Unicode

Display Devices

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM v1.1) Manufacturer: NVIDIA Chip type: GeForce 9800 GTX+ DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0613&SUBSYS_C8793842&REV_A2 Display Memory: 2289 MB Dedicated Memory: 497 MB Shared Memory: 1791 MB Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (61Hz) Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor Monitor Model: AL2223W