I dared to ask technical support what the problems could be with the game not responding after using alt+tab to switch between applications currently running.
Well, this is the official reply:
Alt+Tab to switch between applications is an MS Windows standard since version 3.1 at least and they can't make software that reliably works with it 12 to 14 years after that?
I could have BF2 running a whole day minimized and it still would run stable when I wanted to use it.
I'm disappointed and consider this yet another major drawback in the short but well filled history of 2142 drawbacks.
Well, this is the official reply:
A few things that went through my mind when reading this:Hello,
Thank you for contacting Electronic Arts. I’m sorry for the difficulty that you are having with Battlefield 2142.
My apologies but we don't encourage tab switching between the game and the desktop since it can affect the performance of the game sharing resources even with Battlefield 2 we have the same stand for that. However, it is your discretion if you prefer to do it this way despite the fact that you are aware that the game will be unstable.
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Alt+Tab to switch between applications is an MS Windows standard since version 3.1 at least and they can't make software that reliably works with it 12 to 14 years after that?
I could have BF2 running a whole day minimized and it still would run stable when I wanted to use it.
I'm disappointed and consider this yet another major drawback in the short but well filled history of 2142 drawbacks.
Proud member of a dead community.