PR crashes to desktop randomly while in game

[Tribaja]

I made a thread about this around 1.0 and no solution was found. Been playing 1.2 for sometime now and the problem still persists. I also never get an error message, only the PR "Clening resources.. etc." message

The crash occurs after a seemingly random time, like today I've tried to play and only been able for 5-10 mins before CTD. Yesterday I was playing for up to an hour or more without problem, but inevitably always crashing at some point. The situation in game also seems random, I've been lying still as a sniper and crashing while just looking around, I've crashed dicking around while putting up a fob, in a car, in a tank, in a helicopter, running to a target and basically any random situation that has come up. Also while talking/not talking on voip. I very rarely crash during loading, its almost always in game. Also I've been getting a texture error while playing, it just shows black texture when moving into new areas not loaded, but that is also a quite rare problem and is fixed easily with rebooting.

I've defragged my computer 2 times and am in the process of a 3rd one, going to reinstall BF2 and PR after this, but I'm not hopeful. I've reinstalled my drivers god knows how many times, I've reinstally BF2 and PR also countless times, but to no avail. I've monitored my temperatures, but everything remains at acceptable levels. I've done chkdsk 2 times. I play with the lowest settings and have tried many different resolutions, playing in windowed mode(No error message then either),

I'm running out of things to try, other than buying a new gfx card because that is the only thing that has changed since the problems showed up long time ago, but this is only a problem with PR and I'm sure the gfx card is able to run it, even though its pretty shit.

Oh and also I've got BF2 from steam, but I've always tried it with a disc install, but doesn't help.

Any ideas?

[LITOralis.nMd]

post your specs from PRLauncher->Support->"Copy to Clipboard button" , then paste everything in this thread.

This sounds like a networking or ISP issue, rather than your PC hardware.

[Tribaja]

post your specs from PRLauncher->Support->"Copy to Clipboard button" , then paste everything in this thread.

This sounds like a networking or ISP issue, rather than your PC hardware.

Okay, will post when I get PR installed here soon.

I really doubt its a network issue, I've played with this network and ISP before the problem just fine.

[Tribaja]

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System Information
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  Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1.2600)
   Current Culture: Finnish (Finland)
       Motherboard: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5Q-PRO
         Processor: Intel Pentium III Xeon -suoritin (Physical: 2, Logical: 2)
            Memory: 4,00 GB
      DIMM Modules: DIMM0: 2,00 GB @ 800 MHz
                    DIMM2: 2,00 GB @ 800 MHz
         Page File: -1341231104,00 B
    .NET Framework: Unknown

Display Information
-------------------
 Display Device(s): Plug and Play -n?ytt? on ASUS EAH6450 Series
   Display Mode(s): 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) @ 60 Hz
    Driver Version: 6.14.10.7270
    Display Memory: 1024,00 MB
     Multisampling: 2, 4
               DPI: 96 (100%)

Audio Information
-----------------
  Primary Playback: Realtek HD Audio output
 Primary Recording: Realtek HD Audio Input
  Open AL Renderer: Software
               EAX: True
           EAX 1.0: False
           EAX 2.0: True
           EAX 3.0: False
           EAX 4.0: False
           EAX 5.0: False
             X-RAM: False

Disk Information
----------------
      Install Path: C:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\Battlefield 2
                    Free: 226,86 GB, Total: 931,50 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
          Mod Path: C:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\Battlefield 2\mods\pr
                    Free: 226,86 GB, Total: 931,50 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
     Profiles Path: C:\Documents and Settings\Lollero\Omat tiedostot\ProjectReality\Profiles
                    Free: 226,86 GB, Total: 931,50 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
    Update DL Path: C:\Documents and Settings\Lollero\Local Settings\Application Data\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\Downloads
                    Free: 226,86 GB, Total: 931,50 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
   Update Log Path: C:\Documents and Settings\Lollero\Local Settings\Application Data\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\UpdateLogs
                    Free: 226,86 GB, Total: 931,50 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False

Game Information
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    Installed Mods: bf2, pr, xpack
       Current Mod: pr
       BF2 Version: BF2 1.5
        PR Version: 1.2.0.0
          Language: english
   Debug Available: False
     Large Address: False
Supported Hardware: None

Profile Information
-------------------
      Profile 0001: tribaja
              Type: Online
        View Intro: True
        Fullscreen: True
      Display Mode: 1920x1080@60Hz
Display Mode Valid: True
   Graphics Scheme: Medium
     Multisampling: Off
             VSync: False
   Terrain Quality: Low
   Effects Quality: Medium
  Geometry Quality: Low
   Texture Quality: Medium
  Lighting Quality: Low
   Dynamic Shadows: Medium
    Dynamic Lights: Medium
 Texture Filtering: Medium
    Audio Provider: Software
    Provider Valid: True
     Audio Quality: Medium
               EAX: True

Here you go.

EDIT: Still not fixed after reinstalling, btw.

[LITOralis.nMd]

Hiya Tribaja,

sorry to hear we didn't get you sorted out last summer,
for reference:
https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f27-pr ... eplay.html


Multiple problems:
1. Download and install .NET framework 4.0 32 bit for Windows XP.
Download Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Web Installer) from Official Microsoft Download Center

2. Follow directions here to allow programs to use more than 2GB of memory:
https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f27-pr ... b-ram.html

3. Download and run Bitsum's ProcessLasso Free 32 bit edition, https://bitsum.com/processlasso/ do this to try to minimize the number of background processes running.

4. Download and run TweakUI for XP Windows XP downloads - Microsoft Windows and shutoff as many desktop UI elements as you can, basically make your desktop look like WindowsNT. This will save upwards of 90MB of VideoRAM, which could help you alot.

5. Download and run Razer Gamebooster, to further minimize background processes.

6. Shut down all overlay programs, be it TS3, Skype, RAPTR, OVERWOLF, etc. Again to save video memory.

[Tribaja]

LITOralis.nMd;2018473']Hiya Tribaja,

sorry to hear we didn't get you sorted out last summer,
for reference:
https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f27-pr ... eplay.html


Multiple problems:
1. Download and install .NET framework 4.0 32 bit for Windows XP.
Download Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Web Installer) from Official Microsoft Download Center

2. Follow directions here to allow programs to use more than 2GB of memory:
https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f27-pr ... b-ram.html

3. Download and run Bitsum's ProcessLasso Free 32 bit edition, https://bitsum.com/processlasso/ do this to try to minimize the number of background processes running.

4. Download and run TweakUI for XP Windows XP downloads - Microsoft Windows and shutoff as many desktop UI elements as you can, basically make your desktop look like WindowsNT. This will save upwards of 90MB of VideoRAM, which could help you alot.

5. Download and run Razer Gamebooster, to further minimize background processes.

6. Shut down all overlay programs, be it TS3, Skype, RAPTR, OVERWOLF, etc. Again to save video memory.

Thanks alot for the info, I'll be trying all of these later today and will get back on how it worked.

On the background programs/desktop, I already run a pretty tight ship when it comes to those, I don't use my desktop (I have my desktop images hidden and only use the windows startup bar), I also don't use the default XP skin, but the blocky, plain one and only have a few background programs at any time. I don't use any overlays either like skype, ts3 etc.

But I'll give it a try, nonetheless.

Thanks again for the help, hopefully this will solve it because PR has been my all time favorite game for many years now.

[Tribaja]

Okay, well this was weird as hell, I changed the system info to use 3gb as instructed, but after rebooting now everything started to load really slowly, like when I started firefox it loaded the page from top to bottom slowly every time I scrolled or loaded a new page. Also when I rebooted again the windows screen loaded incrementally from top to bottom.

Haven't tried the game yet, but I had to revert the change and now everything works as normal again.

I'm going to rip out my RAM cards and check that they are indeed 2gb, but I am pretty god damn sure that they are.

EDIT: Yep, 2x 2g DDR2 sticks. Any idea why it slows down when using 3gb?

EDIT2: Also, the game still crashes with the same closing message as always....

[R1ghty]

I have the same issue as OP.

75% of the time:
PRmod closes to desktop, and I see the "Unloading resources" window from the launcher.
25% of the time:
game locks up, mumble works
sometimes it crashes to "prbf2.exe has stopped working", other times I have to spam ctrl-alt-del(then the above window shows).

I had my setting on high, bf2 installed on a SSD separate from my system SSD.
I uninstalled, reinstalled on system SSD, used default medium settings and am still having issues.

I don't mean to Hiijack, I just though more info on a similar problem would help.

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System Information
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  Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium  (6.1.7601)
      Architecture: 64-bit
   Current Culture: English (Canada)
       Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3
         Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz (Physical: 4, Logical: 4)
            Memory: 8.00 GB
      DIMM Modules: ChannelA-DIMM1: 4.00 GB @ 1333 MHz
                    ChannelB-DIMM1: 4.00 GB @ 1333 MHz
         Page File: 15.79 GB
    .NET Framework: 4.5.1, Runtime: 4.0.30319.18444

Display Information
-------------------
 Display Device(s): Generic PnP Monitor on AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series
                    Generic PnP Monitor on AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series
   Display Mode(s): 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) @ 60 Hz
                    1600 x 900 (32 bit) @ 60 Hz
    Driver Version: 8.15.10.2618
    Display Memory: 2.06 GB
     Multisampling: 2, 4, 8
               DPI: 96 (100%)

Audio Information
-----------------
  Primary Playback: Speakers (2- ASUS Xonar DGX Aud
 Primary Recording: Microphone (Blue Snowball)
  Open AL Renderer: Software
               EAX: True
           EAX 1.0: False
           EAX 2.0: True
           EAX 3.0: False
           EAX 4.0: False
           EAX 5.0: False
             X-RAM: False

Disk Information
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      Install Path: C:\Steam Library\steamapps\common\Battlefield 2
                    Free: 26.59 GB, Total: 223.47 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: True
          Mod Path: C:\Steam Library\steamapps\common\Battlefield 2\mods\pr
                    Free: 26.59 GB, Total: 223.47 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: True
     Profiles Path: C:\Users\Righty\Documents\ProjectReality\Profiles
                    Free: 26.59 GB, Total: 223.47 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: True
    Update DL Path: C:\Users\Righty\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\Downloads
                    Free: 26.59 GB, Total: 223.47 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: True
   Update Log Path: C:\Users\Righty\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\UpdateLogs
                    Free: 26.59 GB, Total: 223.47 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: True

Game Information
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    Installed Mods: bf2, pr, xpack
       Current Mod: pr
       BF2 Version: BF2 1.5
        PR Version: 1.2.0.0
          Language: english
   Debug Available: False
     Large Address: True
Supported Hardware: None

Profile Information
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      Profile 0001: [SSG]R1ghty
              Type: Online
 Last Used Profile: True
        View Intro: False
        Fullscreen: True
      Display Mode: 1920x1080@60Hz
Display Mode Valid: True
   Graphics Scheme: Medium
     Multisampling: Off
             VSync: False
   Terrain Quality: Low
   Effects Quality: Medium
  Geometry Quality: Low
   Texture Quality: Medium
  Lighting Quality: Low
   Dynamic Shadows: Medium
    Dynamic Lights: Medium
 Texture Filtering: Medium
    Audio Provider: Software
    Provider Valid: True
     Audio Quality: Medium
               EAX: True

[Tribaja]

So, no cigar?

Oh well, thanks for trying.