Possible CTD Fix

[Varden]

OK after the 12/16 patch i noticed that i would randomly crash at Crawler's Nest at 3-10 minute intervals. Not a hard reboot, just the application closes and dumps you to the desktop with no error. For some reason it was only in the nest that this would happen as I travelled in Ordelle caves, Gusgen mines with no problems.

I read around a few other boards and came across a post on the FFXI IGN vault tech support forums for a solution so i thought I'd share.

First I did the usual troubleshooting steps, updated my video drivers (latest ATI catalyst), put video settings on lowest/minimum for both FFXI and graphics menu.

Next I ran DXDIAG and made sure all devices had no errors and working in proper order. Then the post at IGN said to -DISABLE- the -AGP Texture Acceleration- in the Display section of DXDIAG. Which I tried. So I set my stopwatch and ran around Crawler's Nest, particularly the room with hanging sacs because there are many light sources and animated sprites. Plus there were 2
parties there doing renkei effects and bards spamming songs :D

Usually I would crash to desktop 3-10 minutes but I was able to run around for 30 minutes! I got sleepy and decided to go to bed. Ill do some more tests tomorrow and follow up if it doesnt really work.