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2006-05-24 23:21:20
Spark
liquid fluoride thorium reactor
+874|6891|Canberra, AUS

Jo Barf Creepy wrote:

That "peace" crap is really getting old. Still stuck in the 70's Boris?
Please don't... just... don't, okay!? There is no reason to make such an unprovoked attack.

I have a slightly different problem. It opens fine. It loads fine (though it seems to take a while...). It verifies for about 2 minutes than kicks me with 'Your connection to the server has been lost). However:

1. It doesn't happen ALL the time - only about half the time.

2. It only happens with MY windows login.
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
2006-05-24 23:48:09
_j5689_
Dreads & Bergers
+364|6933|Riva, MD
Albeit you got -1 from the same piece of shit that gave me -1 for saying "Download the full patch"

Last edited by _j5689_ (2006-05-25 00:13:14)

2006-05-25 00:13:52
_j5689_
Dreads & Bergers
+364|6933|Riva, MD
Thx for the +1. 
2006-05-25 02:29:15
ammopak
Member
+0|6934

Chuckles wrote:

I need some help folks.  I've done a complete reinstall, full patch download, and punkbuster update and yet it still crashes to desktop when I try to join a server.  When you say to hit ESC, when do you hit it?  When you click on the server or as the server is loading, or what? 

When you answer, speak slowly and use small words.  I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed.  Thanks in advance.
I have the same problem. First I installed the full patch (always do) and that already caused me to experience CTD after two or three consecutive game plays. Then tried uninstalling BF2, Punkbuster..... the whole works followed by defrag. Then proceeded to reinstall BF2... defrag again, and reinstall full patch.... degraf again, followed by a punkbuster update.... twice just to make sure that i got all the updates in.

Now when i start, it CTDs halfway through the server list update. The %$#%& effort actually made the whole problem worse!!!

If you check all my posts since joining this game, I have never complaint about EA's lack of committment to us all.... even when they have ^%$8 the game a few times in the past (remember the past glitches from previous patches), but this is just plain FUCKED!!!!!!!!!!!

I just spent the last 2 over hours surfing the forums to look for a solution and implementing them and still no "happy ending". If anyone can help, I'm all ears.

I dont have a lot of programs installed. Other than Microsoft Office, its this game. And if you need my setup specs, let me know... and thanks in advance.
2006-05-25 02:35:56
imdead
Death StatPadder
+228|6985|Human Meat Shield
Well I was having the same computer crash, so I went to an SF empty patched server for awhile and some odd reason it works now. I don't know if you have to give EA "time" to update your stats or what, but I was idle for a long time. Funny thing was I couldn't connect to any vBF2 servers only SF.....I know this isn't the solution to anyones problems but I was frustrated as hell also, So I finally connected to an empty server to see what all the commander hoopla was about - and next thing I know it works... the power of EA.
2006-05-25 02:41:34
ammopak
Member
+0|6934
An empty SF server? hmmm I'm going t try that because i am that desparate!!!!
2006-05-25 04:04:37
TrollmeaT
Aspiring Objectivist
+492|6889|Colorado
Well after patching I only crashed once. Then I tried to play after work & had 3 crashes as soon as the map loads.
Trying the full patch now, with all the problems though I just bet its sloppy patch work again, thanks ea/dice more bugs than a barrel of monkeys.
Will keep ya updated on my progress, if they would do their jobs correctly I wouldn't have to deal with this when all I want to do is relax.
2006-05-25 04:52:19
ammopak
Member
+0|6934
I know i sound ridiculous, but I tried the advise below


imdead wrote:

Well I was having the same computer crash, so I went to an SF empty patched server for awhile and some odd reason it works now. I don't know if you have to give EA "time" to update your stats or what, but I was idle for a long time. Funny thing was I couldn't connect to any vBF2 servers only SF.....I know this isn't the solution to anyones problems but I was frustrated as hell also, So I finally connected to an empty server to see what all the commander hoopla was about - and next thing I know it works... the power of EA.
........... and I got to play a couple of games before it CTD-ed. What i noticed was that once the map runs for that few rounds and at the point of changing to a new map, thats when I get the crash straight to desktop. For me at least, it seems to be quite consistent. If there are any new insights, I'll post here.
2006-05-25 05:14:04
imdead
Death StatPadder
+228|6985|Human Meat Shield
Hmmm.. you got the FULL patch. Ive been hearing you have to use the FULL patch and use badhq's tut.
2006-05-25 06:55:23
UON
Junglist Massive
+223|6870
Okay people, I've done a full diff between the all of the files after running the incremental and full.

I had about 10 CTDs after the incremental, and tried clearing my profile, changing settings, clearing caches, and everything I could think of.  The last resort was to apply to full patch, but I snapshotted the whole bf2 folder before and after so at least I could try and find out if the incremental wasn't patching properly.  The result was (apart from lots of file deletions which were left after the diff) there is one file different:

Here's the diff for techy people:

diff -r Battlefield 2/makeMiniMap.con Copy (2) of Battlefield 2/makeMiniMap.con
22,23d21
< varExec v_minCulldist = renderer.minCulldistance
<
43d40
< renderer.minCullDistance 2000
48c45
< renderer.makeTopWorldScreen 512 miniMap 0/300/0 2048
---
> renderer.makeTopWorldScreen 512 miniMap 0/500/0 2048
73,74d69
< renderer.minCulldistance v_minCulldist
<

If you are getting the CTD after the incremental, you could try updating this file AT YOUR OWN RISK and see if it fixes the problem.  Here's the version included in the full:

Code:

rem *** makeMiniMap.con ***


rem *** store settings ***
varExec v_drawObjects = renderer.drawObjects
varExec v_drawBundledMeshes = renderer.drawBundledMeshes
varExec v_drawStaticMeshes = renderer.drawStaticMeshes
varExec v_drawSkyDome = renderer.drawSkyDome
varExec v_drawRoads = renderer.drawRoads
varExec v_drawTerrain = renderer.drawTerrain
varExec v_drawNametags = renderer.drawNametags
varExec v_drawTrees = renderer.drawTrees
varExec v_drawHud = renderer.drawHud
varExec v_drawFps = renderer.drawFps
varExec v_drawBoundingSpheres = renderer.drawBoundingSpheres
varExec v_drawLightSources = renderer.drawLightSources
varExec v_drawLightSourceOpacity = renderer.drawLightSourceOpacity
varExec v_drawConsole = renderer.drawConsole
varExec v_perPixelRenderingDistance = staticMeshRenderer.perPixelRenderingDistance
varExec v_fogStartAndEnd = renderer.fogStartAndEnd
varExec v_dynamicShadows = shadowManager.dynamicShadowsEnabled
varExec v_minCulldist = renderer.minCulldistance



rem *** setup for miniMap ***
renderer.drawObjects 1
renderer.drawBundledMeshes 1
renderer.drawStaticMeshes 1
renderer.drawSkyDome 0
renderer.drawRoads 1
renderer.drawTerrain 1
renderer.drawNametags 0
renderer.drawTrees 0
renderer.drawHud 0
renderer.drawFps 0
renderer.drawBoundingSpheres 0
renderer.drawLightSources 0
renderer.drawLightSourceOpacity 0
renderer.drawConsole 0
rem renderer.fogStartAndEnd 1000/1000
shadowManager.dynamicShadowsEnabled 0
renderer.minCullDistance 2000

staticMeshRenderer.perPixelRenderingDistance 1000


renderer.makeTopWorldScreen 512 miniMap 0/300/0 2048

aiDebug.draw 0




rem *** reset settings ***
renderer.drawObjects v_drawObjects
renderer.drawBundledMeshes v_drawBundledMeshes
renderer.drawStaticMeshes v_drawStaticMeshes
renderer.drawSkyDome v_drawSkyDome
renderer.drawRoads v_drawRoads
renderer.drawTerrain v_drawTerrain
renderer.drawNametags v_drawNametags
renderer.drawTrees v_drawTrees
renderer.drawHud v_drawHud
renderer.drawFps v_drawFps
renderer.drawBoundingSpheres v_drawBoundingSpheres
renderer.drawLightSources v_drawLightSources
renderer.drawLightSourceOpacity v_drawLightSourceOpacity
renderer.drawConsole v_drawConsole
renderer.fogStartAndEnd v_fogStartAndEnd
staticMeshRenderer.perPixelRenderingDistance v_perPixelRenderingDistance
shadowManager.dynamicShadowsEnabled v_dynamicShadows
renderer.minCulldistance v_minCulldist
EDIT: I've had 10+ successful joins with no CTDs so far.  I'll edit this post if I get a CTD.

I'm going to try changing back to the old file and see if it CTDs. 

UPDATE: Doesn't CTD with the version from the incremental.. just plain weird...

EDIT: Next theory to test, the full patch made 56 deletions that the incremental left in my BF2 folder.... I WILL break my BF2 again eventually

Last edited by UnOriginalNuttah (2006-05-25 18:53:46)

2006-05-25 09:46:51
-TAC^Opie-
Member
+2|7022
By the way, for those of you who had problems getting the game to start at all, and have renamed your bf2.exe file - remember to rename it back to "BF2.exe" before running the patch.
2006-05-25 09:51:41
Roomaster
Member
+15|6877
i changed my sound thing from software to hardware and it worked but thenn the sound went rally funny.  i could hear artileery strikes and jeeps as if i were right next to them when i was i on the other side of the map....
any tips for this?
2006-05-25 09:54:12
Cbass
Kick His Ass!
+371|6911|Howell, Mi USA

Chuckles wrote:

I need some help folks.  I've done a complete reinstall, full patch download, and punkbuster update and yet it still crashes to desktop when I try to join a server.  When you say to hit ESC, when do you hit it?  When you click on the server or as the server is loading, or what? 

When you answer, speak slowly and use small words.  I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed.  Thanks in advance.
Hit ESC when the "Join Game" button shows up after loading.
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2006-05-25 12:31:07
StickyBombs
Member
+8|6973|Sacramento, CA (USA)
Best bet is just reverting back to the 1.22 patch...like I did...All the EA US Official Servers are still running that one.  Isn't it funny that EA's own servers are not running the 1.3 patch...hmmmm maybe they screwed up!
2006-05-25 12:38:54
Jade Falcon
Member
+1|6870|Ayr, Scotland
I'm not loading at all with patch 1.3, is there an easy way to revert without reinstalling the game.
2006-05-25 12:58:45
kilroy0097
Kilroy Is Here!
+81|7060|Bryan/College Station, TX
Some more advice on what it might be. At least this worked for me for my crashes.

With installation of 1.3 I immediately continued to crash to desktop after clicking join while getting onto a map.

A full install of BF2 and Repatch with 1.3 and Punkbuster update all did not help in my situation. Continued to crash a minute or so into a game.

I then updated my Catalyst to 6.5 from ATI for my video card and also upgraded my Soundcard Audigy 2 ZS driver. After updating both of these the crashing soon after the join on a map has stopped.

I have not played the game in long enough stints to know if the previous normal random crashing I had experienced is still there or not.

REMEMBER TO UPDATE VIDEO AND AUDIO DRIVERS BEFORE REINSTALLING
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis
2006-05-25 14:11:17
Jeret03
Member
+2|6847
i seem to be having no problems with crashes so far.  my problem is that i can't get co-op mode to show up, and yes i'm sure i'm going to the right place........

i first installed with the incremental, but i had battleracers mod on (which i hear can cause some problems)  so anyways, i uninstalled the mod and dled the full patch and repatched it and i still can't get co-op mode to work.

any suggestions?
2006-05-25 14:21:41
Jade Falcon
Member
+1|6870|Ayr, Scotland
Well, as I say, I'm not loading at all, just getting an error message.

I have no mods installed whatsoever, just BF, SF and Euro Forces.
2006-05-25 14:29:38
Breez
AKA: badhq
+937|6848|Derby, England

Jade Falcon wrote:

Well, as I say, I'm not loading at all, just getting an error message.

I have no mods installed whatsoever, just BF, SF and Euro Forces.
What error message bro ?
2006-05-25 14:44:14
Jade Falcon
Member
+1|6870|Ayr, Scotland
This one...

Mods/Bf2/Shaders/Lightning.FX not found _DO_ check your working directory _AND_ sync your shaders before calling upon your local rendering prgrammer/go (really!)

It's mentioned in the sticky at the top of the board, but I still don't know what to do to solve it.

I really don't want to have to reinstall the game.

Even if it comes down to that, I'm not quite sure what to do.  First off would I remove the game using the control panel Add/Remove, or the Battlefield Eraser tool that EA has?

Then what would the sequence of installation be, I assume it would be BF2--Special Force--Euro Forces--Patch 1.3.

Personally, I'm beginning to wish I'd never patch it, as 1.22 was working fine for me.
2006-05-25 19:06:39
Chuckles
Member
+32|6764

Cbass wrote:

Chuckles wrote:

I need some help folks.  I've done a complete reinstall, full patch download, and punkbuster update and yet it still crashes to desktop when I try to join a server.  When you say to hit ESC, when do you hit it?  When you click on the server or as the server is loading, or what? 

When you answer, speak slowly and use small words.  I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed.  Thanks in advance.
Hit ESC when the "Join Game" button shows up after loading.
That doesn't work.  I only get 48% of the server downloaded and then I crash.  Any other ideas?
2006-05-25 19:11:10
beerface702
Member
+65|6909|las vegas
im running a Opty 170 dual core at 2.6 ghz. i will try to switch it to one core to see if it helps this crash problem. i got it 3 times last night


big ups on the tips
2006-05-25 19:15:15
PspRpg-7
-
+961|6914

liquidat0r wrote:

should stop some of the 'my bf2 keeps crashing' threads
And you've been on this forum, how long?

Last edited by PspRpg-7 (2006-05-25 19:15:37)

2006-05-25 19:23:11
FriiginChomper
Member
+41|6918
Hello, I'm Adding to the thing about McAffe Firewall causing bf2 lag.

i had Mcaffe firewall installed on my computer and after i patched, it lagged really bad and my FPS went below 15 . My friend had this problem before so after a little testing i realized it was McAffe Firewall, but the weird part was, it was the trial version and it was expired. It said it was disabled and i had to verify my subscription (which i did around three times) and then it would be enabled. Anyways

Even though it was expired it still made my bf2 lag, so if anyone is having a problem after they disable it or their version expires, then you should un install it and it will work.
2006-05-25 19:26:24
ammopak
Member
+0|6934
aaargh. Tried everything. I'm just going to wait for EA to fix this mess. I read off the forum somewhere that it's going to be by the end of today. The source came from an official post at bf2.com

 

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