-[Silver.Inc*
BF2s AU Server Admin
+315|6837|Melbourne, Australia.
G'day,


Since 1.3, the 2 major aussie server providers Internode and Gamearena's servers have been crashing every 1-2 hours, it come to the point where its very annoying. Everytime it crashes, it seems that the server I am on is the only one that does (I can't see it in the list after I have got out of it). Does this mean it is a problem with my bf2, or on their end?

Edit: when I mean crash I mean the 'Problem with connection' for like 30 seconds then takes me to the server list.

Last edited by -[Silver.Inc* (2006-05-27 00:38:53)

Jestar
Shifty's Home Number: 02 9662 8432
+373|6997

Yeah.

It Really Does Suck to have to Find a New Server every 20 Minutes.
It Really Sucks When your In A Plane or A Jet.

Cheers,
Jestar

BTW silver check out my stats......
-[Silver.Inc*
BF2s AU Server Admin
+315|6837|Melbourne, Australia.
yes jesse you sux. :p
Thanks for the reply, so its happenin to you too?
Jestar
Shifty's Home Number: 02 9662 8432
+373|6997

Yeah its Happening to Everyone......
Mr.E
HakLaw in the house
+103|6817
Yes normally when you get that mesage "theres a problem with your connection" for a long time and it finally kicks you to server screen, means that the server has failed(its their fault) and as a cause of this you lose the score you just had!

GL Andy
-[Silver.Inc*
BF2s AU Server Admin
+315|6837|Melbourne, Australia.

c4_he_was_famous wrote:

Yes normally when you get that mesage "theres a problem with your connection" for a long time and it finally kicks you to server screen, means that the server has failed(its their fault) and as a cause of this you lose the score you just had!

GL Andy
Really? The socre doesn't count? wow, thats crap...means I probably missed out on 500ish points today
=L&L=The Old Firm
Member
+3|7018|The Netherlands The Hague
On our Lethal Forces server we have this fucking problem aswell......its not the servers fault but the crap 1.3 patch that makes it chrash every 2 hours orso....
EA needs to fix this major problem cause every time server is filling up it ch=rashes and then you got a empty server again.
This shit is ruining th gameplay majorly.
We are trying to find out what can be done about it but for now it seems that EA is the only one who can fix this problem.
All the servers with the 1.3 patch are having these problems i have heard so untill EA does anything about it we are screwed.
Lt.Smurf
Member
+5|6951|North Germany
1.3 SUCKS as well as some pls at EA/Dice
J4F_Archer
Member
+1|6893
I'm glad to know I'm not alone aith this freakin prob. My clan server gets nice and full games going great and then we crash and have to wait for everybody to return to the server...
blackheeler
Member
+4|6886|Perth, Australia
Seems to be 3 distinct "crashes" happening on 'node (prolly every other server as well ):

1. "Best case" - the server locks up for 30 seconds or so, then frees up and the game resumes
2. "Real Annoying" - the server locks up, then crashes you back to the Multiplayer screen
3. "Crack the shits" - as soon as the server has verified your client files it crashes back to your desktop

Not sure if you lose ur points in cases 1 and 2 (3 you never had a chance to score any!), tho it will screw with your win/loss ratio depending how many tickets were lost/overall score at the time the server crashes.

Bring on 1.31 (or 1.22????)
Hayden
Member
+9|6801|Australia
I know, someone fix this! Apparently there is some code that has not configured right and hence, causing all the problems. Not sure if I'm 100%, but I have a feeling it has something to do with it.
Darky
Hi..
+71|6818|Here.

blackheeler wrote:

Seems to be 3 distinct "crashes" happening on 'node (prolly every other server as well ):

1. "Best case" - the server locks up for 30 seconds or so, then frees up and the game resumes
2. "Real Annoying" - the server locks up, then crashes you back to the Multiplayer screen
3. "Crack the shits" - as soon as the server has verified your client files it crashes back to your desktop

Not sure if you lose ur points in cases 1 and 2 (3 you never had a chance to score any!), tho it will screw with your win/loss ratio depending how many tickets were lost/overall score at the time the server crashes.

Bring on 1.31 (or 1.22????)
I'd say if the server does a complete crash (scenario 2), you will lose all points and time played. I've probably missed out on a couple hundred points this weekend, as well as the opportunity to get my Combat Infantry medal as the points and time played is never recorded via EA.
.ACB|_Cutthroat1
No place like 127.0.0.1
+76|6952|Gold Coast,QLD,Australia
I'm at the point of skitzin it brew , really it's pissing me off alot, i rage so much
Breez
AKA: badhq
+937|6889|Derby, England

-[Silver.Inc* wrote:

G'day,


Since 1.3, the 2 major aussie server providers Internode and Gamearena's servers have been crashing every 1-2 hours, it come to the point where its very annoying. Everytime it crashes, it seems that the server I am on is the only one that does (I can't see it in the list after I have got out of it). Does this mean it is a problem with my bf2, or on their end?

Edit: when I mean crash I mean the 'Problem with connection' for like 30 seconds then takes me to the server list.
Performance Issues

Problem - Lag or Constant Disconnects from the Sever
Cause - System Dependant
Fix - Since this is system dependant or could be cause by several issues, i will list possible fixes.

1. If running a Dual Core processor, load up Battlefield 2, press alt-tab to go to your desktop. Open up task Manger by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL Once! Then right click on BF2.exe and set its Affinity to 0, Basically this tells it to use only processor 0, not 0 and 1.

2. Go to your BF2 Audio options, and disable VOIP. This can help in some cases.

3. Run Adware/Spyware Scans on your PC to remove unwanted software running in the background. Recommended tools for this are;
Adaware
Spyboy : Search & Destroy
Windows Defender
Spyware Blaster

4. Check your firewalls are not the cause of the problem. Try disabling them such as Windows Firewall, Zone-alarm, and ones inbuilt into Anti-Virus programs. You could also try disabling your Anti-Virus as well to see if it increases performance. This should only be done as a test to see if it helps and that if the Firewall/Anti-Virus is the cause of the problem, once you have tried it remember to turn your firewall/anti-virus back on.

5. If on a Wireless router try plugging it directly into the internet, to see if your lag is been cause by a bad router or interference.

6. In BF2 Audio Options, try running software mode instead of hardware mode.

7. if on a wireless connection this may make it better/worse, or do no change.
Once a connection is established go to run and type "services.msc". Scroll down until you see "Wireless Zero Configuration" and click stop.

8. Try updating PunkBuster, Use the program, pbsetup, found at this websitehttp://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsetup.php  to update Punkbuster

9. Change your BF2.exe file and rename it to BF.exe, or basically something different than BF2.exe (Update shortcuts if necessary) On some systems this can provide a performance increase as the graphic card will treat it as a normal game and not run any special optimizations which can actually reduce performance

10. Reduce number of PunkBuster checks

To do this you need to:

1. OK, the first step is very simple, join any BF2 online server which is running Punkbuster, preferably a ranked one.
2. Once you are in, and re-spawned somewhere, press the ` key. This key is located on most keyboards above the tab key and to the left of the 1 key
3. Once you have pressed this, a large white box should drop down with a load of text in it. Type pb_sleep500 and hit the enter key
4. Once you have done this, make sure the box is still up and type pb_writecfg to save your settings

11. [Advanced Users Only] - (Important, Before changing msconfig startup or services, read Warlord's Warnings just below the contents page at the top of this FAQ) Type in msconfig in the run box, and disable unnecessary start up items to try and free up more ram/CPU, this can be more effective than using task manger to close them after start up. In addition check your services in Control Panel|Administrative Tools|Services and use this guide http://majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=12 to determine what is/not needed. Do note that editing services is about as bad as editing the registry so use extreme cation!!!

Also you can disable the Windows XP visuals to reduce ram/CPU usage, although Windows will look more like Windows 98 you may want to try it.
Right click on My Computer|Properties|Advanced|Performance|Settings for Best performance. This disables all the neat Windows XP looks and makes the PC that little bit faster.

11. You could try upgrading your internet to a faster speed, or connect to servers closer to your location

Problem - Slow/Stuttering performance in Battlefield 2
Cause - Several possible Causes
Fix - This can be caused by several things so here are a list of things to try and improve its performance.

1. Check that your PC can handle Battlefield 2 at your current settings. Graphical lag can often be caused by not having enough RAM to play the game.

Low Settings - 1GB Ram
Med Settings - 1.5GB Ram
High Settings - 2GB Ram

In Addition you will need a processor and graphic card capable of handling the game at the higher settings.
So try lowering your settings to see if performance improves.

2. De-frag your Hard-Drive

3. Try cleaning out your shaders and cache, to do this, go to C:\Documents and Settings\username*\My Documents\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2 and delete the shaders,
next go to C:\Documents and Settings\username*\My Documents\Battlefield 2\LogoCache and delete the cache.
Try Battlefield 2 again to see if it is better, if not, move your battlefield 2 folder from my documents to your desktop, this put the game onto default settings, as well as cleaning out its cache and shaders again.

4. Run Adware/Spyware Scans on your PC to remove unwanted software running in the background. Recommended tools for this are;
Adaware
Spyboy : Search & Destroy
Windows Defender
Spyware Blaster

5. Use this Program - PCI Latency Tool. http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=951 Download and install it. Use it to try setting your graphic card latency to 64 or 128 if it is at a higher number. This can help Improve performance on some systems.

6. Use task Manger to close down unnecessary background tasks, also turn off/disable you anti-virus and firewalls to see if they are the cause of the problem.

7. Re-Install the latest version of Directx from the Microsoft Website,( http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.mspx ) then move your battlefield 2 folder from my documents to your desktop, and see if it helps.

8. Use Driver Cleaner to remove your old graphic card drivers and install a new set for your graphic card, then move your battlefield 2 folder from my documents to your desktop, and see if it helps.

9. Check the bios to see if you have given the correct about of Memory to the AGP slot if on a AGP card, i.e. 256mb of Memory if its a 256MB card.

10. In BF2 Audio Options, try running software mode instead of hardware mode.

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Crash to Desktop Issues

Problem - Crash to Desktop on starting Battlefield 2
Cause - Several Possible Causes
Fix - There is no fix known to work for everyone, merely a list of possible things to try to resolve the issue;

1. Rename the Movies folder in your Battlefield 2\mods\bf2 folder to Movies2, to skip the start up Movies which can be the cause of the Problem.

2. Move your Battlefield 2 folder in My documents and put it on your desktop. When loading BF2 Again it should force it to create a new one using default settings.

3. Check you have no software forcing a set refresh rate, if you do disable it.

4. If on a AGP card, try running at 4x speed instead of 8x speed. I believe ATI users can change this in there ATI control panel, or use the ATI panel in display settings. You can access display settings by right clicking on your desktop, then clicking properties.
For Nvidia users it may be necessary to set it in the bios.
By doing this the loss of FPS is very small, but you can significantly improve the systems stability

5. Check on your graphic card control panel that everything is set to application controlled to see if it helps.

6. Re-Install the latest version of Directx from the Microsoft Website http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.mspx

7. Use Driver Cleaner to erase your old Graphic Card drivers, then update to a more recent or stable version of graphic card drivers for your graphic card.

Problem - Crash to Desktop on Joining a online Server.
Cause - No CDKEY in Registry / Uninstalling BF1942 on a system that has BF2 on it.
Fix - If you have the Uninstalling BF1942 issue, skip this bit and read the part below.
Use battlefield2_code.exe to re-enter your CDKEY, this can be located in the support folder of where you installed battlefield 2 on your Hard-Drive.
After re-entering your CDKEY you must then reapply the latest patch in order for it to be encrypted into the registry.
ftp://ftp.ea-europe.com/UK_Support/EAGA … yCheck.exe


Peace Boris

Last edited by badhq (2006-05-28 03:38:09)

flossmore
Member
+10|6911|Cherry Valley, IL

c4_he_was_famous wrote:

Yes normally when you get that mesage "theres a problem with your connection" for a long time and it finally kicks you to server screen, means that the server has failed(its their fault) and as a cause of this you lose the score you just had!

GL Andy
Couldnt be more wrong!!!

Since the 1.3 patch there is a problem with servers crashing.  EA as always is searching for a hotfix.  This has nothing I REPEAT NOTHING to do with the server itself and everything to do with this new patch.  EA has screwed up again and most server owners are getting blamed.  We have sent all the dump files everytime our server crashes to EA in hopes something will happen.  I know its like pissing in the wind but its all we can do for now until they fix this patch.
blackheeler
Member
+4|6886|Perth, Australia
lol, thanks for the homework badhq
Breez
AKA: badhq
+937|6889|Derby, England

blackheeler wrote:

lol, thanks for the homework badhq
You welcome you can find full list of fix in my sig if you need more

Peace Boris
blackheeler
Member
+4|6886|Perth, Australia
Awesome, thanks again!

(tried to karma ya, not enough letters in the mail yet lol, I owe you one down the track!)
Hayden
Member
+9|6801|Australia
I have been playing on the Internode #21 (I think) Wake only and it says TEST next to it. I played around 7 rounds, with no problems. Didn't crash once, there was a 'problem with you connection' once or twice but other than that it played fine.
Hyper
Banned
+154|7007
yes
it is a 1.3 problem
i have been having random crashes on EC9A for 3 days now and i have inestigated thoroughly and it has NOTHING to do with the box itself , it seems to be 1.3 related
thanks for the fucking lovely patch .
any idea how hard it is to fill a server only te have it dump everyone?
maybe its time to simply stop paying for a server and move on to a better game.
Jussimies
Finnish commander whore
+76|6841|Finland

blackheeler wrote:

Seems to be 3 distinct "crashes" happening on 'node (prolly every other server as well ):

1. "Best case" - the server locks up for 30 seconds or so, then frees up and the game resumes
2. "Real Annoying" - the server locks up, then crashes you back to the Multiplayer screen
3. "Crack the shits" - as soon as the server has verified your client files it crashes back to your desktop

Not sure if you lose ur points in cases 1 and 2 (3 you never had a chance to score any!), tho it will screw with your win/loss ratio depending how many tickets were lost/overall score at the time the server crashes.

Bring on 1.31 (or 1.22????)
Yes that happens to me too in some random servers and there is some where it will certainly happen.
And in case 1 its annoying cause i always have +100 score and then... it gets whipped out!!
B.Schuss
I'm back, baby... ( sort of )
+664|7098|Cologne, Germany

I sincerely hope EA issues a hotfix for the server crash problem soon.

Opinions may vary on the gameplay changes in 1.3, but at least I want to have a chance to actually play the game for more than 30 minutes...
blackheeler
Member
+4|6886|Perth, Australia
lol B.Schuss, maybe Chuy needs to introduce a new ranking, "most time spent reloading BF2"
-[Silver.Inc*
BF2s AU Server Admin
+315|6837|Melbourne, Australia.
Wow thanks badhq, nice and detailed. I'll copy that onto a word doc incase I have any more probs in the future!

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