Author Topic: battlefield 2 (Read 13212 times)

joe tucker · « **on:** December 19, 2005, 06:47:45 PM »

i installed the demo... and it gets to the menu and then locks up.. is it my computer or the demo
-AMD Athlon XP 2000+ (1.7)
-512MB RAM
-256MB ATI Radeon 9250

Joleen · « **Reply #1 on:** December 20, 2005, 05:51:02 AM »

Reinstall game. If that doesn't work look for new drivers for your vid card. Good luck, it's worth the effort.

Flame · « **Reply #2 on:** December 20, 2005, 06:20:15 AM »

Also try closing any unnecessary programs running while you play, such as AIM, etc.

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joe tucker · « **Reply #3 on:** December 20, 2005, 12:23:19 PM »

ive restarted, reinstalled.. and tried it.. but it does the same thing, and i checked and i have the latest drivers for my video card.

Flame · « **Reply #4 on:** December 20, 2005, 02:10:06 PM »

Have you checked EA Games for game patches? Also try contacting the EA Games Support team. They supposedly have the best support around as far as gaming goes.

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Raptor · « **Reply #5 on:** December 21, 2005, 11:10:05 AM »

Your PC isn't going to cut it.

Flame · « **Reply #6 on:** December 21, 2005, 12:09:13 PM »

Why?

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Raptor · « **Reply #7 on:** December 21, 2005, 12:33:57 PM »

low specs

Flame · « **Reply #8 on:** December 21, 2005, 01:01:04 PM »

I was actually talking about which part, but here it is anyway.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Windows XP (32-bit) with Admin rights
1.7 GHz Intel Celeron D / Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP/ Sempron or greater
512 MB of RAM or more
8x or faster CD/DVD drive
2.3 GB free hard drive space or more
DirectX 9.0c compatible (see video)
DirectX 9.0c compatible
VIDEO
Video card must have 128 MB or more memory and one of the following chipsets:
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 or greater
ATI Radeon 8500 or greater

Looks like all requirements are met to me? (Might be a little slow, but it's met)

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Tadracket · « **Reply #9 on:** December 21, 2005, 03:00:58 PM »

I have 2 gigs of ram, everyone else I game with has upgraded to 2 gigs or are upgrading to 2 gigs. This is a very demanding game. 512 aint gonna gittit, no matter what EA says.

Raptor · « **Reply #10 on:** December 21, 2005, 03:14:57 PM »

Minimum specifications mean jackall.

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Looks like all requirements are met to me? (Might be a little slow, but it's met)

A little slow?

Now c'mon, who has played the game here? Certainly not you.

Fed · « **Reply #11 on:** December 21, 2005, 04:43:19 PM »

I suggest a total lockup would be caused by something other than being on the low end of the hardware scale.
Are we getting side tracked here?

Raptor · « **Reply #12 on:** December 21, 2005, 05:02:00 PM »

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Are we getting side tracked here?

Want an honest answer?

Fed · « **Reply #13 on:** December 21, 2005, 05:24:37 PM »

No

Raptor · « **Reply #14 on:** December 21, 2005, 06:04:55 PM »

Flame · « **Reply #15 on:** December 21, 2005, 08:25:46 PM »

Oh. That's not sidetracking.

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joe_tucker · « **Reply #16 on:** December 22, 2005, 04:40:31 PM »

well i am upgrading to 2gbs this christmas.. so then it should work

Flame · « **Reply #17 on:** December 22, 2005, 05:51:19 PM »

Good luck, and make sure your computer can handle this much RAM. Happy holidays!

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Raptor · « **Reply #18 on:** December 24, 2005, 10:10:46 AM »

It's not just the RAM, your videocard is more than inadequate as well. Personally, I wouldn't try touching that game with anything less than an 9800.

joe_tucker · « **Reply #19 on:** December 25, 2005, 08:56:19 AM »

my vid cards 256 though.

joe_tucker · « **Reply #20 on:** December 25, 2005, 08:57:36 AM »

well, i actually got the game. but it locks up on installation... i restarted but that didn't work either

Raptor · « **Reply #21 on:** December 25, 2005, 09:19:03 AM »

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my vid cards 256 though.

Slow GPU and RAM speed make it what the card is, not the amount of memory.

If you intend on playing games such as Battlefield 2, which require a lot of processing power (Especially online) you should look into upgrading your entire system. Not just the RAM.

I couldn't find your exact card in ATI's (lacking) comparison list, but here's an idea of your card and the 9800Pro

As for the constant crashing, have you tried cleaning up your system? I wrote a guide for several friends of mine who had problems with Battlefield 2.. I'll post it for you to read. Exclusively.

[size=16]Security[/size]

Installing the following programs:

1. AVG Free has no real time scanner, only on demand. This means that it doesn't use resources all of the time, just shut it down when gaming
2. Microsoft Antispyware is by far the best (free)scanner. Especially useful when using Internet Explorer.
3. Even better, Adaware SE Personal only features on demand scans. Perfect for gaming, just run it once a day.
4. Use the Windows XP firewall on a dedicated game machine, use a software firewall on your Internet machine. Sygate is good.
5. Ditch Internet Explorer, use Mozilla Firefox and experience spyware free browsing.
6. Replace the Host file in C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc (XP ) with the one that can be obtained here
Check back every month or so for an update.

It is essential that you install these programs and remove whatever you are currently using because once you've got Firefox configured, you no longer need superb protection. Firefox is your protection.

Firefox

Spyware free browsing: Real men never complain

Go to Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> Expand Cookies -> Tag allow sites to set cookies/For the originating website only. Select Ask me everytime from the drop down menu.
Install Noscript
Check for other useful extensions to make Firefox a friendlier browser.

1. You'll now have to configure each cookie you obtain automatically. This is not a tedious job, just learn which cookies you can ignore and which you need in order to log in to certain services. I haven't had a tracking cookie (Dataminer) for over a year. Spyware is for MTV celebrities and MSN teenagers.
2. Noscript blocks javascript. You can enable it like easily by clicking on the S icon in the lower right bar. Only allow domain names that you trust to use javascript.

Summary

1. Scan for viruses, spyware and trojan horses each day
2. Do not use real time scanners
3. Use Firefox
4. Screw ActiveX

Raptor · « **Reply #22 on:** December 25, 2005, 09:19:28 AM »

[size=16]Performance[/size]

Read the following guides:

By now you should have noticed that Firefox asks you to set a cookie each time. Tell it to deny and tell it to remember these settings. The only websites that need to set cookies are websites that would otherwise not work (Very rare, however, ATI is one of them) and websites that want to remember your password and settings or otherwise can not log in. (Such as this forum)

It is important that you read these guides. Especially the guide regarding Battlefield 2 to optimize your graphical settings.

The Windows XP service guide is long winded, but very important. Disable any services you do not use. If you do not know what a service exactly does, ignore it and move on to the next item.

Up to date

Keep your system up to date at all times

Install latest Chipset drivers
Install latest videocard drivers
Install latest soundcard drivers
Install latest Network Interface Card drivers
Install all (Critical) Windows updates
Do not install Windows hardware updates
Use Everest Home Edition to determine what hardware you have installed.
Flash BIOS to latest version. (Engage brain before performing this action)

Cleanup

Use the following programs on a weekly basis (Preferably daily):

Windows defragment
Windows disk clean up
Crap Cleaner
PageDefrag
Driver Cleaner Professional Edition

1. Allows for faster read/write access. Makes Hard Disk Drive last longer as well.
2. Speaks for it self. Crap Cleaner does this for you as well, though.
3. Windows disk clean up and much more. Use it regularly, but with caution
4. Read the description. Works very well for me.
5. Use this tool before installing new videocard drivers. Follow the instructions to the letter!

joe_tucker · « **Reply #23 on:** December 25, 2005, 06:04:22 PM »

well i start up the game, and then it locks up on the menu,exits the game and comes up in 800x600.. along with an error that looks like this....

so now im gonna go with a new video card

Raptor · « **Reply #24 on:** December 26, 2005, 06:28:46 AM »

Did you even bother reading what I posted? Doubtful.

Fed · « **Reply #25 on:** December 26, 2005, 10:49:32 AM »

I read some of the ATI Catalyst Tweak Guide, I still believe he could get the game to run.

*Edit*
See the driver version is not quite the latest?
Remember tweaking dos to get that memory up? LOL

GX1_Man · « **Reply #26 on:** December 26, 2005, 04:51:28 PM »

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Remember tweaking dos to get that memory up? LOL

And how! That was a real challenge and sense of accomplishment to get things loaded inthe correct order! Who needed memmaker?

joe_tucker · « **Reply #27 on:** December 26, 2005, 11:30:18 PM »

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Did you even bother reading what I posted? Doubtful.

yes i did..

Tadracket · « **Reply #28 on:** December 28, 2005, 10:31:49 AM »

As did I. The Battlefield 2 tweak guide: nicely done. Kudos to the author.

Raptor · « **Reply #29 on:** December 28, 2005, 04:34:50 PM »

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yes i did..

Aknowledging and acting are two different things.. Did you do as I said?

joe_tucker · « **Reply #30 on:** December 29, 2005, 12:06:10 AM »

yeah. also.. i bought a new video card. 9550 instead of 9250, and it works. so problem solved. thanks for the help

Raptor · « **Reply #31 on:** December 31, 2005, 03:16:27 PM »

Is that the Asus 9550? Does it do a decent job at all? I've got one too, but not for gaming.

joe_tucker · « **Reply #32 on:** January 09, 2006, 08:46:08 PM »

nope its radeon.

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