XRay Engine error: description and elimination

Games on the computer are a great way to "kill time", have fun and just relax. Even without being an inveterate gamer, a person often has his preferences in the field of game design. Someone likes shooters, someone can not live without strategies.

In far 2006, the real event was the release of STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl. The game has gained millions of fans around the world. The latest version, Call of Pripyat, was released in 2009, after which the number of fans of the game increased dramatically: the atmosphere of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is so fascinating that even adults can spend hours with her.

Unfortunately, many users complain that the error XRay Engine does not give them any pleasure from the game. What is the reason for its appearance and how to get rid of it? This is exactly what our article is devoted to.

What is XRay?

In order to learn about the method of solving the problem, it is necessary to understand in more detail its root cause. To begin with, XRay is a game engine that is used in all parts of the Stalker.

Created it was specifically for this game, and it happened in the distant 2001. Since the very STALKER project was just epic "long-lasting", the light he saw only five years later. At first the developers intended to use it exclusively with DirectX 8, but already to the first part of the trilogy DirectX 9 support was added. In 2008, when the output of the long-suffering "Clean Sky" was announced, the 10th version was added there.

Finally, "Call of Pripyat" also received DirectX 11. However, given some of the "roughness" in the code of the game, the engine was completely unable to fully reveal the full potential of the 11th version.

What is the manifestation of the error?

This point can not be confused with anything. The game stops suddenly, after which the flight to the desktop takes place. Since the dialog box describing the error code shows a large beetle, the XRay Engine on fan forums is often called "green trouble" and "beetle of unhappiness."

However, enough lyrics. What is the reason for the appearance of the "beetle"?

Causes of appearance

Alas, but there is simply no unambiguous answer to this burning question. Developers from GSC did not comment on the reasons, even at a time when the company still existed, and now it is pointless to hope for detailed answers.

Using the method of "trial and error" it was found out that most often "flies" the game on the computers of those users who do not have fresh drivers installed on the video card. So if you do not know which version of this software is installed on your machine, it's time to start updating it.

Updating the game itself

If you witnessed the emergence of the "Clear Sky", then remember all those "flattering" epithets that players awarded developers. And it was for that! To play and in fact it was absolutely impossible, and the error XRay Engine was still "flowers"!

What are only immortal snipers and completely empty "Dark Valley"! It was only possible to play normally with the addition of 1.5.04, and all the saveings that were made on previous versions did not work. In short, if you have the Internet, do not be lazy and go to the developer's site. All existing patches for all games of the series are there, so they only need to download and install. In this case, the XRay Engine error in "Stalker" will probably appear much less often.

Pirated versions

Since the developers did not take into account the interests of end users, the game is protected from illegal copying by the notorious StarForce system. It's no wonder that many users prefer to download NoDVD even when they have a license disk with the game.

Unfortunately, many of these "pills" just cause the XRay Engine error. What to do if you do not want to spoil the operating system StarForce, but also constantly see the "green beetle" also do not burn desire?

Alas, there is only one way out. Buy the game on Steam. Since in this digital content store the game is also available to foreign users (in which StarForce is banned in principle), then you will definitely get rid of the problem.

Other reasons

Another important factor that can contribute to the occurrence of an error may be your computer hardware. Too new or old components may well not get along with the mysterious Ukrainian engine, after which you will constantly pursue the XRay Engine error. "Call of Pripyat" at the moment is the most "fresh" version of the game, in which the problem with iron is least likely. "The Shadow of Chernobyl" and "Clear Sky" in this respect are much older, and therefore they often refuse to completely abandon friends with new video cards.

Fashion

When the "Stalker" just came out, the enthusiasm of the players was no limit. The game really gave a feeling of almost unlimited freedom. GG could go anywhere, being practically unlimited in the direction of its movement. Time passed, and the thrill became less and less.

It became clear that developers are not going to return the cut out locations, and the action in the game is not enough. That's when the MODs appeared (the game's modifications), which sometimes brought to the "Stalker" really global changes.

The most famous was the AMK-project, without which gamers with the experience of the current "Shadow of Chernobyl" and do not advise. Some fashion was very successful, some not very. But in almost all of them there is XRay Engine error. "Call of Pripyat" to this phenomenon is subject to much less for the reason that the mods for this game are much smaller.

So if you use MOD, then there is only one way out: to communicate with its developer directly or to shovel hundreds of pages of forums where players sometimes lay out good self-made "patches", which in certain conditions are really capable of eliminating this error. Of course, you can not always hope for this, because in the case of the XRay Engine ("Call of Pripyat" in particular), something concrete is hard to say.

Cheats

Other players who seem to be excessively difficult some levels are often too addicted to cheats, with which you can build for yourself an unlimited amount of weapons and equipment, get at your disposal the best artifacts.

As usual, you have to pay for everything. In this particular case, this is expressed in the loss of program stability, when the XRay Engine error in the "Stalker" starts to crawl out every few seconds. If this happens, try simply to look for another version of the chit. Fortunately, that today on the Internet they can be found in thousands of copies. Finally, try to pass a complex level honestly! Perhaps, so you will get much more pleasure from the game.

"Shamanism"

Alas, but even the most logical and correct, at first glance, methods fail, when it comes to this game engine. For example, if you do not play with "native" permission, this may well be the cause of this error.

The resolution of your monitor is 1280x1024, but do you prefer to play at 800x600? It is likely that the "Stalker" XRay Engine appears precisely because of this. Change the native resolution (recommended for this monitor). In some cases, such a simple measure helps to completely eliminate the error.

Sometimes the problem occurs when you have too small a paging file. Ideally, its size should be twice the amount of RAM.

How to increase the size of the paging file?

In fact, it's quite easy to do this. To do this, right-click on "My Computer", then select "Properties" from the context menu. In the dialog box that opens, select the option "Additional system parameters". Click the "Options" button in the "Performance" item, and then select the "Advanced" tab. Then click "Change" in the "Virtual memory", then enter the required value and click "OK" with the left mouse button.

Occasionally the game can be started if the system has less than 512 MB of memory, but it's not worth it: XRay Engine error and terrible "brakes" still will not let you play.

Finally, it is necessary to say about the peculiarities of the game itself. It is advisable to turn off extra points for image enhancement. This statement is especially true if it is a question of "Stalker of the Call of Pripyat". XRay Engine very often appeared in version 1.6.0, when the player tried to set the maximum quality settings.

And more about the drivers. It is not so rare that the error annoys those users who have a discrete audio card in their computer. Try to update the driver to it, and in especially difficult cases - disconnect the device from the "Control Panel". Attention! Do it carefully, otherwise you can lose all sound on your computer.

What can we say at the conclusion of our entire narrative? We wish you that no errors prevent you from installing new game records! We hope that our recommendations will help you in this matter.