GET THE ERROR MESSAGE! (how to find out WHAT is wrong!)

[A9_Seeg]

OK, When running BF2 in fullscreen mode a crash simply crashes to desktop without any explanation.

To get around this simply open up your BF2 shortcut and change the target so instead of saying "fullscreen 1" it says "fullscreen 0". You may have to change the ingame res etc to make it fit in your desktop.
Now you should get a nice error when it crashes specifying a certain file or texture that could be at fault.

Generally a texture fault is just where the map has not properly saved. To get around this just open the map in the editor, draw on and then delete a texture (so it asks you to save textures). The editor should overwrite the dodgy files and maps should now load up ingame (have done with me).
Also pay attention to what the game is loading up at the time of crash. If the game crashes when it says it is loading textures, chances are that it is a texture at fault

A hard crash is more difficult to get around (where no message is actually given). This can happen when you have manually changed the game files (for example, I deleted groundTexture.dds or something by accident and it just crashed without warning. If this is the case, look in your recycle bin for any files you may have deleted. Also always save backups of any files you change until you have at least tested the updated files.


I know this info has been mentioned lots of times, but the same "I keep crashed on 30%" issues keep coming up.

[KatPhish]

? then why post another one about it?

[HicRic]

Because he's giving out very useful information!

Thanks, I always wondered why the blasted thing didn't give me an error message. Great!

[Wazzledoozle]

In non-fullscren about half the screen is out of my monitor and I cant move it, so I cant start a game...

[GiXXer (CKUA)]

so 46% is collision, what would in the map would cause a collision CTD?

[jdogg88-Fed]

good info thx

[MackTheKnifeAU]

so 46% is collision, what would in the map would cause a collision CTD?

Probably a spawn point colliding with something. I know spawn points and the Wasp LHD don't mix well.

[dexter]

Hi, my first post so apologies in advance if any of this is wrong.
Done what A9_Seeg said. Mine crashes to desktop on loading "collision" every time. I got the following error:
Module:RA
File c:\dice\projects\bf2branches\bf2junepatch\code\bf2 \renddx9\ra\effectmanager.cpp
Line 934
Text:Failed to create effect: invalid data

Please help me, I've tried everything i know.
I just wanna play.

Incase it helps, my system is:
3gb amd 64
Msi Neo 2 Platinum
Nvidia 5900fx
1gb ddr ram
Maxtor sata hd

[cbm487]

ok another thing i saw on here a few days ago that terrain has to be set to medium. is that only on my bf 2 options or is that while im in the editor painting textures, if so how do i set my textures to medium while painting?

[dexter]

Ok Sorted my own problem now thanks.
I have to have In Video options:

Dynamic Shadows : OFF
Dynamic Lights : OFF

Now i can play at last. I guess my card doesn't properly support those.
Hope this helps someone else.

[A9_Seeg]

In non-fullscren about half the screen is out of my monitor and I cant move it, so I cant start a game...

Try going on the task bar and right clicking the BF2 file bit. Then select "move". Now the move arrows should appear on the BF2 title bar and you can just use the keyboard controls to move around.

From there on in you can lower the res in BF2 or just move to see different parts. Alternatively you could create 2 different shortcuts. One normal one with fullscreen and another that reads like this...

" +menu 1 +fullscreen 0 +szx <x res> +szy <y res>"

If you do that then the non full screen version will open in a smaller window (to whatever you set +szx and +szy)