Battlefield 2142 crash

[midnightfire]

It keeps crashing on me every time i try to join a server. there's no error message or punkbuster message or any message at all. it just closes and sends me back to the desktop. my pc doesn't seem to skip a beat, either. i haven't made any alterations other than changing the displayed resolution in the desktop icon's properties and changing the names of the intro movies so they don't play. i've uninstalled and reinstalled the game with no results. i've even (fruitlessly) did a system restore. please help meh!!!

[Calum]

I've had the same issues as you, I think perhaps it's an X64 issue.
When exactly do you get booted to desktop?
Try updating Punkbuster using pbsetup, and also patch the game to 1.4.
If you have Northern Strike, patch, then install NS, then patch again.

[midnightfire]

well i've had the game for a while and i've never had this issue. it's been updated to 1.4, and i don't have northern strike. and it only crashes when i try to join a server. i can log on to my account and pick my soldier, but i can't get on a server.

p.s.- updated punkbuster, but it didn't do anything to help. i also created another soldier, that didn't offer any solutions either.

[Calum]

OK, try completely uninstalling the game using the instructions here.
Reboot, and then try installing and patching again.  Then update Punkbuster.
BF2142 is renowned for being buggy, with every patch more issues crop up.

[midnightfire]

i'll give that a try and let you know

[midnightfire]

tried it, still doesn't work.

[Calum]

Well, there's not a lot else I can suggest, sorry.
BF2142 is still problematic for me too, some servers I just can't join and it occasionally crashes for no reason.
EA are apparently against the future, and also against the concept of satisfied customers.

[midnightfire]

haha sounds like it. well i appreciate your help. i sent an inquiry to ea about the problem, but i'm still waiting to hear back.

[midnightfire]

ea is full of fail when it comes to customer support. anyway,  i repaired my internet connection and reset my router. that might have fixed it, because it's working fine now.

[Calum]

ea is full of fail when it comes to customer support

I like that.  Very true.
Hope it carries on working for you.

[BladeWolf]

Hmm a friend of mine had a similer problem, and hes still working on it, he apperently gets about 5 second into a server.

I have the problem that it keeps freezing on me about 5 minutes into a server and i have to restart, ive reinstalled and everything!

[midnightfire]

well it's back to the drawing board for me. updated to the 1.5 patch and it's screwing up again. ea is still giving me stupid and non-useful troubleshooting advice.

[BladeWolf]

Lol, just dont listen to EA, its better for the soul... Ive gotten to the point to where im sure they dont release games, they release BETAs and update from there (holds up CNC3 Kane's Wrath as example) God help us when BF3 is released

[midnightfire]

lol agreed. they actually gave me the same advice twice (do a manual uninstall and then re-install and repatch with 1.5)