Compilation of gameplay-related crashes

Lingos

Killed an exo with a skulk and the game crashed
bought an exo and the game crashed
Marine Beacon crashed my game (was on marine team)

I only got the errors from the log file for the beacon crash, apparently couldn't load a bunch of textures

Error: Couldn't load texture 'models/props/refinery/refinery_ventmods_spec.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_screenalert_01.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_screenalert_01.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wall_10_top.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refining/refining_wall_01_b_spec.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refining/refining_wall_01_b_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refining/refining_wall_01_b.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wall_02_illum.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wall_02_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wall_02.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wall_07_illum.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wall_07.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wall_08_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wall_08.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/mining_floor_panel_02d.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refining/refining_wall_01_spec.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refining/refining_wall_01_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refining/refining_wall_01.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_floor_15_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_floor_15.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_ceiling_04_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_ceiling_04.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/tram_wall_clean_02_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/tram_wall_clean_02.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_grate_02_opac.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_grate_02.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_trim_19.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_skybox_pipes_01_alpha.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_skybox_pipes_01_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_skybox_pipes_01.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_pipes_01_illum.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_pipes_01.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_decals_trash_03_alpha.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_decals_trash_03.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_floor_06_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_floor_06.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_floor_14_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_floor_14.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refining/refining_wall_02_spec.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refining/refining_wall_02_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refining/refining_wall_02.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_ceiling_01_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_ceiling_01.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_tram_trim_03_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_tram_trim_03.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wallmods_14_tile_04_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wallmods_14_tile_04.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wall_05_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wall_05.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wall_01_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wall_01.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wall_12_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wall_12.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/dev/dev_1024x1024.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wallmods_14_tile_03_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wallmods_14_tile_03.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_trim_13.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wallmods_14_tile_01_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wallmods_14_tile_01.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wall_03_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wall_03.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wallmods_14_tile_02_normal.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/refinery/refinery_wallmods_14_tile_02.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'ui/buildmenu.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'cinematics/vfx_materials/vfx_water_spray_01.dds' (Couldn't lock file)
Error: Couldn't load texture 'materials/effects/mesh_effects/skulk_view_blood.dds' (Couldn't lock file)

Don't recall the game ever crashing weeks before the 253 update.

Everything is either set to low or off

GTX 550 ti
4 gig ram, no other programs running other than game
dual core 3.0 ghz

Confused

Judging from you log you are not able to access your ns2 files. This is either caused by a permission error in windows or by having another program locking them.

try running ns2 as admin or using a program like handle to find out who has teh files open and close that program.

Lingos

well, now the game seems to not crash when I do anything particular(I.E. a somewhat triggered CTD), but the game just crashes out of no where with error report and the log.txt shows no errors.

thx for the advice.