In 2007, the cult game “STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl” was released, remembered for its unique atmosphere, beautiful graphics, as well as numerous crashes due to the unstable operation of the X-RAY engine. The error "XR_ 3DA.exe does not work" had to be seen at least once in my life by those who launched one of the STALKER games. For a full understanding of the situation and its further prevention, it is necessary to thoroughly delve into the topic.
Initial concepts
The cause of the crash can be many factors, because even when the game was announced in 2004, the developers said that the game engine is very unstable and vulnerable to code errors, as well as foreign interference (mods, third-party patches, hacking). Many of the mod-makers confirm this proposition, because each Stalker mod or other interference in the game’s internal environment leads to the XR_ 3DA.exe program crash and subsequent problems with the game.
The figure shows how the game responds to in-game errors, as a result of which it crashes.
Most often, after the message appears that XR_ 3DA.exe does not work, a person begins to think that this is some kind of virus in the computer, and it needs to be rebooted. No, this is not at all. Absolutely all STALKER games run on a game engine that is extremely demanding on the environment, namely the root folder. Any violation of its integrity in 95% of cases leads to a failure in the "Stalker" XR_ 3DA.exe. Also, the cause of the failure may be considered poor-quality anti-virus software installed on the computer.
Reinstallation as an option to fix the error
As a rule, the majority of Stalker players use builds where the game has already been patched to the latest version, and also does not require a boot disk for authorization or a special key confirming that the game was bought and not hacked. The publishers of such assemblies, due to their inexperience, can do their job poorly, and sometimes this is done on purpose, so if the pirated version does not work on your computer, you must do the following:
- Try reinstalling the drivers for your video card. Finding drivers is easy, because there are only 2 types of GPU providers: NVIDIA and RADEON. You just need to drive the name of your video card into a search engine, right there on the first link will be the site of one of the manufacturers, where you can download the latest drivers along with DirectX.
- If you don’t care which part or mod of “Stalker” you play, then you need to find another assembly of the game, but before that you must remove the previous version of the game in order to prevent possible crashes in the future.
- If all options are not suitable, then acquiring a license will be able to solve all problems. You can buy the game on the special Steam website, where you download the latest version of the game.
The effect of modifications on the in-game process
In 90% of cases, XR_ 3DA.exe does not work for the reason that in the root folder of the "Stalker" there are various modifications that are poorly written by programmers. They can simply conflict with each other. That is why the error XR_ 3DA.exe is obtained. To exit this situation, you need to go to the folder where "Stalker" is installed, and delete the "gamedata" folder, and then start a new game. This method is very effective for errors with modifications, but at the same time the game becomes original and loses all the innovations of the modification. If you yourself create mods, then you should look at the files for compatibility or delete the files of the mod that is installed later than all.
The effect of antivirus on the game
The XR_ 3DA program may not work due to the fact that antivirus is activated on your computer. This is because a hack violates the integrity of the license file, and all security certificates are reset, so the antivirus can recognize the game as malicious software. To prevent such incidents, the following actions are required:
- during installation, put the antivirus into sleep mode, in which it will not monitor the system for malicious files;
- use only the licensed version of the game, where there are practically no crashes;
- remove the antivirus that is installed on your computer if the methods above do not work.
Errors in the licensed version of the game
Also, the occurrence of the “XR_ 3DA.exe does not work” error can also occur in the licensed version of the game, due to the aforementioned engine, which can fail at any time. If you have problems with the licensed version of the game, you must perform the following steps:
- Update the game from the official source to the latest version.
- Go to the directory C: \ Users \ Public \ Documents \ STALKER-SHOC \ logs and delete the files in the folder.
- If this does not help, then you need to start the game again if it crashes when loading the location.
- In the case when all the methods do not help, it is necessary to completely remove the game and install it again.
The game "STALKER" was thrown into the hearts of many gamers throughout the CIS, as well as beyond, but in addition to them, unpredictable crashes awaiting inexperienced players were also remembered. Subject to all the rules mentioned above, you can play calmly and without fear, knowing that the error "XR_ 3DA.exe does not work" will not.