Hey guys, just thought I'd see if any of you have encountered and solved a problem I've been having.

 

Basically, I can play every map on the servers except for Burning Sands.

 

To make PR work, I already have to run it on medium textures and 2x AA, and if I attempt to load up BS with those settings it crashes before it finishes loading.

 

If I turn off AA altogether, it will load into the game if I'm lucky, and then crash as soon as I try to select a kit. If I'm lucky, maybe 1/10 times it will work fine and then crash after 5 minutes.

 

 

If anyone has had this issue and solved it in anyway it would be great to know how, because seeing as Burning Sands always seems to run the full 2 hours, it can be pretty frustrating not being able to play.

 

Cheers.

Graphics card?

Any other settings on high? (Eg: Dynamic light/shadows)

 

You might just be one of the unlucky few where a map just refuses to work for no apparent reason

Well I just froze on Burning Sands. So I have had to do a restart. Apart from the out of bounds areas all over the I can play it ok.

I used to have a HD 4870, and I recently upgraded to a HD 6850, and the problem was exactly the same for both.

 

I've tried turning down other settings and it does get me in, but then it crashes after 5 minutes again.

Possible Driver issue? Try clearing your cache as well.

Yeah I thought drivers but that didn't fix it with my old card and my new card is the exact same problem. Also updated any other relevant drivers.

 

Chances are it's just something I have to live with, there is a map on the FH2 mod which does the same thing. Take a lot of messing around just to get it to work at all on my computer, I suspect it somehow relates to directx.

 

Oh and I've cleared my cache multiple times to solve other occasional shader issues and what not, doesn't make any difference.

How much Ram do you have and is it only this map where it happens ?.

Not sure if this will help

 

My system runs Burnin Sands No prob at all

 

Cpu : Intel E4500 @ 2.2ghz

GPU : Geforce 8400 256mb

Ram : 3gig DDR2

Graphics Setting : 1024 X 7xx

Draw Distance 100%

AA x2

The Rest Low or Off

 

I think more ram could help but that's just my thought

Its definitely hardware related.

Burning Sands works fine on my rig.

My only problem running it is my lack of more than 2gb of RAM....

 

It's a damned pretty map, but Ach, It hurts the ol' PC's memory to try and rn it all on highest, even if it does look so nice though!

I've got no confirmation for this, but I was under the impression that a lot of these (maps, graphics etc) issues could be related back to ATI cards. Pretty sure that bf2 was optimised for Nvidia.

 

I've got GT460 and previously had a GeForce 8500 and never had any issues with maps.

Yeah I have heard that ToonS.

 

Bahlye: I've got 4GB of ram, and only does it on Burning Sands.

Don't think it's ATI related, i run an ATI 6850, fraps FPS meter always sit's at about 100fps and sometimes drop's to about 90fps on burning sands or any other PR map and always play using max graphics settings, 1920x1080 and 8x anti aliasing

 

Just wondering if you've tried reinstalling PR, maybe something to do with your map folder,

Maybe its only a problem for the older ATI cards?

Well that's interesting Hamster because I have the same card. Not just that Burning Sands works but also because you can run it at 8x AA the rest of the time. If I try and do that the game is real prone to crashing no matter what map I'm on.

 

Maybe I'll just try a reinstall and see what happens.

i wouldn't really bother with a re-install if its just over one map, i mean, look at psyrus' sig if it were me i would just leave it, and play somthing else until the next map comes on, but do whatever

Not really just over one map, Hamster seems to be able to run his game maxed out on the same card as me, while if I try and do that I have issues on every map.

it might have something to do with the other parts of your system then, RAM, Motherboard ect ect

Maybe. I've found instances of other people having this problem on the PR forums. None of the devs or whatever there ever seem to have an answer for it. No idea what combination of stuff it could be.

 

I was hoping someone here might have somehow encountered and fixed this issue, but at the end of the day, I run games like Crysis with all the settings cranked, and BF2/FH2/PR doesn't seem happy with what I've got, and as a result I have to drop my settings back. One thing I won't be doing is changing my more than adequate hardware for the sake of these problems.

Just Try This.

 

Textures = Low

Lighting = Medium

AA = Off

 

Everything Else On High or Whatever You Have it On.

 

What About Downloading The Map Or Something Maybe Something Is Wrong With Your One ?

Just Try This.

 

Textures = Low

Lighting = Medium

AA = Off

 

Everything Else On High or Whatever You Have it On.

 

What About Downloading The Map Or Something Maybe Something Is Wrong With Your One ?

 

That got me into the game, but then it crashed after being in game for a couple of minutes. Also had most objects ( buildings, lamp posts, etc) disappear whenever I got close before the crash. Basically the same thing I've had happen in the past when I've tried turning everything down.

 

Also tried reinstalling PR, no change.

 

I think we can leave this one be guys, just another "quirk" of the BF2 engine. Just sucks when you've just got started playing PR and the map changes to BS or you have to sit out while your clan mates are playing for 2 hours because of one map

 

Ah well.

Did you Reinstall Off The same Download Of PR or Did You re-download The Map / PR ??

 

Could Be Corrupt Burning Sands As said Above.

 

Anyway If That Doesn't Help Good Luck To Finding A Fix =(

Re-downloaded PR.

>Blacksands

>Play without bugs

 

You can choose 1.

Edited March 7, 201115 yr by f00bear

I've had to choose the latter, has never worked for me, always the crash after map load.

I have had this problem I just deleted the PR folder in the BF2mods and then reinstalled it but I found out that for me I can't go in any armored vehicles that are lined up on the main road into the city or else I CTD so hope that helps.