Check for Updates: Open your Nvidia GeForce Experience or AMD Software and ensure you are on the latest "Game Ready" driver.
Corrupted map files or texture caches can cause the engine to miscalculate the required state pool size, triggering an immediate crash during map loading screens. Open your .
Turn off all graphical enhancements, including , Ambient Occlusion , and Depth of Field . Set your Texture Quality to Medium or Low . Check for Updates: Open your Nvidia GeForce Experience
If you continue to experience issues, consider these advanced troubleshooting steps:
When the game's memory usage reaches its 2GB limit, it crashes with the "Failed to allocate from state pool" message. Keep this memory limitation in mind, as several of our fixes will directly address this issue. Turn off all graphical enhancements, including , Ambient
: This is a standard first step for any Black Ops 2 error. In your Steam Library , right-click Black Ops II , select Properties > Installed Files , and click Verify integrity of game files .
During "Achilles' Veil," choose to kill Harper instead of saving him. Keep this memory limitation in mind, as several
If you play single-player campaign modes or custom Zombies mods and still get crashes, the executable might need access to more system RAM. You can use a community-standard "4GB Patch" tool to alter the game's executable header. This changes it from a 2GB limit to a 4GB Large Address Aware (LAA) structure.
typically occurs during campaign missions (like the "Cordis Die" LA mission) or in Zombies mode when purchasing perks
. It indicates the game has run out of allocated memory for specific state changes. Steam Community 🛠️ Primary Fixes Lower Graphics Settings: Turn every setting to the possible or Use Windowed Mode: Switch from Fullscreen to Windowed (Borderless) Reduce Resolution: Set the game to a resolution than your native monitor resolution. Rewind the Story:
Missing, corrupted, or fragmented game files force the IW engine to search for missing variables. This triggers allocation failures. Fully close Black Ops II and open your .