Crash when joining game & clicking audio options

[Delta51888]

My game is updated to 1.5 & I have NS installed. I have deleted my cache files, updated my sound and video drivers, installed the windows hotfix, made sure pkbstrA & B are automatic and started, updated 2142 using PBsetup.exe, no internet-dependent programs are running while I launch the game, I am not on Ventrilo or TS, I have cleared my temporary internet files via Control Panel & thru Firefox, I am not running FRAPS, my game CD is in my drive upon launch, & I just installed this game a few days ago.

The target for my shortcut for 2142 is as follows minus the quotes: "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\Battlefield 2142\BF2142.exe" +playNow 1 +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 2560 +szy 1600 +eaAccountName [myaccountname] +eaAccountPassword [mypassword] +soldierName [mysoldiername]

Problem #1: When the main menu comes up, I go to options, click on audio, & the game crashes to desktop.

Problem #2: Also when I double-click to join any server, it also crashes to desktop.

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[jake_]

Re: Crash when joining game & clicking audio options

I always reinstall when I'm having issues like this in any game. That usually fixes most problems.

Have you tried that yet?

[sempf]

Re: Crash when joining game & clicking audio options

he should edit his sound options manually. they don't exist or are corrupted. search in my documents/profiles/000x/ for audio.con. the file should have data that looks like this(you can copy paste this in your file and then edit it in game):
AudioSettings.setVoipEnabled 1
AudioSettings.setVoipPlaybackVolume 1
AudioSettings.setVoipCaptureVolume 1
AudioSettings.setVoipCaptureThreshold 0.1
AudioSettings.setVoipBoostEnabled 1
AudioSettings.setVoipUsePushToTalk 1
AudioSettings.setProvider "software"
AudioSettings.setSoundQuality "High"
AudioSettings.setEffectsVolume 1
AudioSettings.setMusicVolume 0.4
AudioSettings.setHelpVoiceVolume 0.5
AudioSettings.setEnglishOnlyVoices 0
AudioSettings.setEnableEAX 1

[Delta51888]

Re: Crash when joining game & clicking audio options

Tried reinstalling, but same problems still exist.

What is the correct order to install the patches, NS, & update PB?

[Natt]

Re: Crash when joining game & clicking audio options

Re-install in this order:
Manual uninstall2142
Install bf2142
Patch to 1.4
Install NS
Patch to 1.4
Patch to 1.5 with incremental patch.
Install punkbuster services
Manually update punkbuster

[Delta51888]

Re: Crash when joining game & clicking audio options

I actually did exactly that earlier, but still no dice.

[gankjer697]

Re: Crash when joining game & clicking audio options

he should edit his sound options manually. they don't exist or are corrupted. search in my documents/profiles/000x/ for audio.con. the file should have data that looks like this(you can copy paste this in your file and then edit it in game):
AudioSettings.setVoipEnabled 1
AudioSettings.setVoipPlaybackVolume 1
AudioSettings.setVoipCaptureVolume 1
AudioSettings.setVoipCaptureThreshold 0.1
AudioSettings.setVoipBoostEnabled 1
AudioSettings.setVoipUsePushToTalk 1
AudioSettings.setProvider "software"
AudioSettings.setSoundQuality "High"
AudioSettings.setEffectsVolume 1
AudioSettings.setMusicVolume 0.4
AudioSettings.setHelpVoiceVolume 0.5
AudioSettings.setEnglishOnlyVoices 0
AudioSettings.setEnableEAX 1

This game is absolutely the buggiest train-wreck of a game ever. What, do we have to be computer programmers now to play this abomination? Come on EA/Dice, this is pathetic.

[gankjer697]

Re: Crash when joining game & clicking audio options

Re-install in this order:
Manual uninstall2142
Install bf2142
Patch to 1.5
Install NS
Patch to 1.5
Install punkbuster services
Manually update punkbuster

Again, what a joke. No other game I have ever owned requires this much attention just to patch. My game just suddenly started buggin out on the BFHQ screen (yet again), and I had to go through the horror of uninstalling, installing, deleting cache files, patching, uninstalling again because apparently the patch didn't patch correctly, installing, patching, installing NS, repatching, PB install/patch.....WHAT A JOKE!

I recently bought COD4 and installed it, and it was a gigantic wake-up call for as to how piss-poor the Battlefield series is. I'm not talking about gameplay/content, but the install process, log-in/character set-up, patches, and in general how well COD4 runs compared to BF. I will never buy another DICE/EA game ever!

[Delta51888]

Re: Crash when joining game & clicking audio options

Every time I have reinstalled the game, which was probably at leeast 4 times by now, I have always gotten this same message:
"Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library

Buffer overrun detected!

Program: ...nic Arts\Battlefield 2142\BF2142VoiceSetup.exe

A buffer overrun has been detected which has corrupted the program's internal state. The program cannot safely continue execution and must now be terminated."

Just in case this meant something.

[Delta51888]

Re: Crash when joining game & clicking audio options

Just reinstalled again, did the exact and correct order, changed the audio con file, but the same problems still remain. I really don't know whats going on here at all.

[Natt]

Re: Crash when joining game & clicking audio options

A search here found this: http://www.totalbf2142.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=158053

[Delta51888]

Re: Crash when joining game & clicking audio options

Well I just removed like 10 programs for music file conversion & DVD burning & I can actually modify the audio options in game now!

AND I can join servers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woooooooo hooooooooo!!!!!!!!

Many thanks to everyone who helped.

[The Dun]

Re: Crash when joining game & clicking audio options

I have exactly the same problem, except I don't get that error message when I install. What programs did you remove to fix it? Also, on another topic, what does the +playNow bit do?