How to stop TF2 from crashing when attempting to play Invasion maps?
I can play and host other maps just fine, but whenever I try to play the 2015 Halloween event, Invasion, the map loads to about 80% and then hl2.exe crashes.
I made sure to have enough free RAM and HDD space, and verified my cache.
64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium on Intel i5 750 @2.67GHz
NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 (driver 9.18.13.4181) OpenGL 3.3
Primary Display Resolution: 1680 x 1050
Primary VRAM: 1024 MB
RAM: 12279 MB
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 9,52 GB
Despite my solutions below, 2fort Invasion still crashes while sending client info with one loading bar left. Watergate, Probed, and Byre work.
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