i just got SW battlefront 2 and for some reason every time it trys to load a level so i can play in it
the whole program just dies or dissappears for some reason
and it goes right back to my windows screen
sometimes the game dosent even load if i try to play it
the same thing just happens the game dissappears and all i see is my desktop with no programs running
wtf is going on?

11/27/2005 5:36:13 PM

<typical 'do you have the latest drivers/directx version installed?' question>

11/27/2005 8:42:18 PM

Yeah, don't just trust windows update to get your latest video drivers... and you should probably try reinstalling your video drivers just in case anyways.

Check windows update for DX9 updates and such too of course.

11/27/2005 8:43:32 PM

i dx 9c the game comes with a computer analysis tool that said everything passed
but ill check windows update and reinstall the vid driver

11/27/2005 8:56:44 PM

I'd actually download the correct driver from the manuf. website before I trusted windows update.

11/27/2005 8:57:22 PM

yea i have an evga 7800 gtx
i beleive i have installed the driver from the evga website but i will try again just to be sure since i dont remember if i did or not
ohhhhh the driver is nvidia tho i gotta go to their website

[Edited on November 27, 2005 at 8:59 PM. Reason : ]

11/27/2005 8:58:13 PM

go for the nvidia driver off their site dude.

11/27/2005 8:59:07 PM

wait now im confused
the brand is evga
the driver is nvidia
which website do i download it from?
ahhh fuck it im dling it from the evga website

[Edited on November 27, 2005 at 9:07 PM. Reason : ]

11/27/2005 9:01:28 PM

[Edited on November 27, 2005 at 9:22 PM. Reason : double post]

11/27/2005 9:17:49 PM

download the drivers from nvidia or evga, shouldn't matter. install them. if it doesn't work, try checking the message boards for the company who made the game. see if people are having similar problems. you could also try emailing tech support for whoever makes BF2 if problems persist.

11/27/2005 9:21:56 PM

If/when you get the game working, I'd like to know how you like it.

I like the battlefield type games

I like starwars games

I'm pretty sure I'd like this game.

11/27/2005 9:26:46 PM

well it works better
but it still does the same shit
im sick of it and am going to work at it more tomorrow

11/27/2005 11:34:50 PM

^^ I got this game even after being in the beta for about a month. To be honest, I do not enjoy it as much as the first Battlefront. The pace is in such overdrive that it feels faster than any of the Unreal games. (This is a big turnoff for me.) Also, some of the maps are so small but can accommodate so many people that you absolutely can't help but TK like mad. (i.e. Jabba's Palace) I just feel like the framerate is not very smooth at all, and things jump around so quickly that it's hard to enjoy. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy fast-paced games like Tribes, but Battlefront 2 just comes across as very choppy to me.

On the other hand, I do immensely enjoy the all-hero battles. I can't be sure, but the only map I've seen this take place on is Mos Eisley. If there were servers running all-hero battles on all maps, I'd be playing this game a lot more. The space battles are good, but still feel like they need more polishing. If only they were more in the vein of X-Wing and TIE Fighter... ah well.

11/28/2005 1:47:55 AM

this fucking game isnt working
i cant get it to work
does anyone have any suggestions?
it gets halfway through loading and stops and the game dissappears

11/28/2005 3:23:02 PM

uninstall the game, remove all traces of it, reinstall the game.

also, make sure you have the latest sound and video drivers downloaded, then uninstall your sound card, and video card in the device manager. then, restart and reinstall them using the drivers you've downloaded.

if that doesn't work, and tech support from lucas arts or whoever doesn't have any fixes, you could also try reformatting and reinstalling windows. but at that point you may just be stuck waiting for lucas or whoever to send out a patch. there could be compatability issues with one or more of your hardware components, or windows could just have something corrupted somewhere.

anyways, you can rule out windows having something corrupted by reinstalling/reformatting (drastic I know) but if this is a hardware compatability issue, it should be documented by now on the message boards if nowhere else. hopefully you can find out and find a work around without having to resort to wiping and reinstalling everything.

obviously if you DO try reformatting and reinstalling from everything and it still doesn't work, it's most likely a compatability issue requiring either a driver update (not likely) or a patch somewhere down the line. If you get to this point, then you would have done a lot of work for no gain. This is exactly why you should check out the official tech support message boards for the game, and contact lucas arts.

[Edited on November 28, 2005 at 5:05 PM. Reason : ]

11/28/2005 5:02:34 PM

well i called tech support and apparently my processor drivers need updating since they are old and
then i found via my roommates help some websites citing the exact problem that happens on dual core processors
all you have to do is go into device manager and select the affinity of the battlefront 2 program to just one core
its the game trying to use both that makes it crash
so the problem is fixed finnally

11/28/2005 6:18:19 PM

heh yay, dual core processors have added a whole new question to throw in to the typical "drivers? virus? pathces?' mix

11/28/2005 7:28:03 PM

yea tell me about it
i woulda never guessed i had outdated processor drivers
i was thinking video card the whole time

11/28/2005 10:27:15 PM