Bf1942 Problems

MrPinkMrPink Join Date: 2002-05-28 Member: 678Members
edited December 2002 in Off-Topic
I know this isn't NS related, but thats why I put it in off topic, I was just hoping someone could help me out.

I bought the game Battlefield 1942 and installed it, and when I try to load anything such as an internet game or single player missions, it begins to load and crashes to the desktop, with a small black box in the upper right corner which soon disappears. I first thought that this was because I had disk 2 instead of disk one, but that didn't help. I then went to patch it to 1.2, but with the exact same results. I reinstalled, but nothing changed. I also visitted the forums for BF1942, and it appears I am not the only one having this problem <a href='http://boards.ea.com/messages?13@122.LbaMauYKIV2.0@.ef585b3' target='_blank'>http://boards.ea.com/messages?13@122.LbaMa...KIV2.0@.ef585b3</a> If you could help me out, it would really make my Christmas more jolly.
Thanks in advance.

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933 MHZ
Pentium 3
GeForce 2 64 MB
384 MB RAM
Windows ME
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Comments

  • JeosterJeoster Join Date: 2002-11-22 Member: 9591Members
    Post your comp specs and driver versions, Will help alot with diagnosing your problem.
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  • RobftwRobftw Join Date: 2002-12-25 Member: 11540Members
    I also had this problem. I fixed it by installing the nt version of directx, instead of relying on the XP Home directx. This also fixed about 4 other games for me.
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  • MrPinkMrPink Join Date: 2002-05-28 Member: 678Members
    I downloaded directx 9.0, uninstalled BF1942, deleted everything that has to do with BF1942, then reinstalled, and re-patched it with no better results, I can't believe EA would sell a game with this many problems...
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  • NumbersNotFoundNumbersNotFound Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7556Members
    <a href='http://dslr.net/r0/download/213612;a1d73a4bfc5d4019ee79b0ffcb1680a4/VideoDefault.zip' target='_blank'>http://dslr.net/r0/download/213612;a1d73a4...ideoDefault.zip</a> - copy that to C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 1942\Settings and see if it helps. (This should fix probs with the nv refresh tool)
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    edited December 2002
    [EDIT] Made a big mistake, thought you meant on startup. Try going to your Sound menu and disable music
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  • DerfudDerfud Join Date: 2002-09-29 Member: 1370Members
    Did you buy the gmae or "evaluate" it?
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  • DezmodiumDezmodium Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1575Members
    edited December 2002
    i also bought the game..... try lowering th htz in the sound menu and putting the sound quality to low.... for some reason this greatly improved the gameplay and fps on my system. also lower the grafics quality and effects quakity to med or below and the distance draw to about 80%

    on my system the game still runs a little slow in firefights in a 64 person server with my settings toned down. (40-50 fps in game, 20-30 fps in firefight)

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    2.0gig P4 proccessor
    80gig Hd
    264mb DDRam
    128mb geforce 4
    WinXP
    Integrated sound card
    (which may explain why the sound wuality increased performance for me but try it anyhoo)
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    when you do get the game running try this tactic...

    go engineer and throw a buch of tnt in a jeep, then drive the jeep straight into the enemy base and leap out. then explode the dynamite and laugh at the success of your suicide run. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

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