BF1942 quitting all the time?

Zero

Anyone come across this, or how to fix it? Doesn't happen on my own PC, but on my brothers and one of the lads too. BF1942 all loads up fine etc, and then when they go to load a level it just quits to windows.
DX8.1 is installed, one of em using Win2K/GF2MX the other using 98/GF2GTS.

Any ideas?

meglome

I haven't seen this happen but there is a retail 1.1 update, if that isn't the version on the cd. Obviously the video drivers are the next thing, get the latest nvidia drivers and install them. See that happens then.

Stephen

Actually, I find that the recent Nvidia 40.41 drivers (on windows 2000) cause BF 1942 to continually crash back to the desktop. I downgraded to older drivers (32.something) and it seems to be working fine.

po0k

there are newer 40 dets out now.

http://frink.nuigalway.ie/~syxpak/files/40.71_win2kxp.exe (No WDM Cert - betas)
http://frink.nuigalway.ie/~syxpak/files/30.82_winxp.exe (WDM cert)

Stephen

I think I've narrowed down the problem a bit in my case - it seems BF1942 does not like those refresh rate forcer apps that I was using to push up the D3D/OpenGL refresh rate in win2k. Installing the older drivers just undid the changes the app made.

Bleh. Downloading 40.71's now- bloody hell 14mb.

Kairo

I got the new dets. 40.71. Im getting this weird startup message 'Unable to access location in memory' . The single player demo works fine..but the multiplayer wont even load. It just pops straight back to windows after loading the .exe

Plus with the new dets, all my refresh rates are belong to 60hz

satchmo

Originally posted by Kairo
Plus with the new dets, all my refresh rates are belong to 60hz

Running 2k/XP? Get the "Windows 2000/XP NVidia Refresh Rate Fix" from Guru3d.com. It's in Videocard Utilities\Generic Tools. There's other progs that do the same thing, but this one worked well for me with the minimum of fuss.

LastIrishMonkey

Is there any irish servers up yet?

Dazzer

Yeah Id love to see an Irish server as well. I cant get a good connection on 64k ISDN to any of the UK servers but when I use 128k its fine.

/me prays eircom can install adsl

STaN

where are the detonators originally from? they made by nVidia?

strat

i had trouble with refresh rate forceing programs getting bf to start as well - turned it down to 800*600 and it works

anyway a little moreo ff topic
anyone having trouble with the sound ?

when i spwan, i get this terrible interferience and hissing sound, can only bearly hear the sfx over it. when i turn off the music i still get a woeful hissing in the backround like waves or some crap only in lik 8bit

anyone come across this one ?

STaN

did u try the refresh fix for win2k/XP?

Kairo

That refresh rate fix is a load of bollox. Firstly , It doesnt actually work with the new dets, and secondly..it seems to have some problem with my monitor, refusing to even load in the first place.

I had a seperate refresh rate fix proggie, but its useless now.
Switched back to the old dets. Refresh rate is grand, but BF multiplayer demo still wont run.

Anima

I doubht you have the patch so. It fixes the refresh rate lock you have to change a setting in one of the text files.

Kairo

Originally posted by [-=RaVeN=-]
I doubht you have the patch so. It fixes the refresh rate lock you have to change a setting in one of the text files.

Patch for what exactly? I have the BF1942 patch, and the latest Dets..and the refresh rate lock doesnt just effect BF..it effects ALL games. Pray tell, what is this text file you speak off?

DrizztIE

Originally posted by STaN
did u try the refresh fix for win2k/XP?

... do the refresh fix for WIN 2k/XP, please?

Thank you... for the info, (I'm learning ... again ... yippee)

STaN

go to wwww.guru3d.com its in there somewhere

Mthor5

any1 having any connection problems???
imk trying to connect with 64k but after about a minute or so
i get a connection interupted message and my ping shoots to 1023!!!.i downloaded the 1.1 patch but still the same.
in the ingame browser the ping times are usually consistant
"100-200" to eauk servers,only after a few seconds playin
its fcuked.
any1 any ideas?

KdjaCL

According to Dice in a press release they will fix all the problems and ensure smoothrer play in the EXPANSION PACK not a patch but an EXPANSION PACK.

we have some bf forums on our website
www.modtheater.com

check the forums on www.bf1942.com for help.

kdja

meglome

I tried the refresh fixes for Win2k from guru3d.com and I still can't get the refresh problem sorted. So I think I'll just wait until they patch it. At least it's not crashing for me.

DrizztIE

Originally posted by STaN
go to wwww.guru3d.com its in there somewhere

thanks for the website, nice one.

Kairo

Anyone find a proper Refresh Rate fix for the new Dets?