PR startup problems

[BattleBrother]

Whenever I try to start up PR, it just shows the initial PR box for several minutes then it just shuts down.

I've played PR before on this build and never had this problem and I've followed the installation instructions to the letter.

[doie331]

Whenever I try to start up PR, it just shows the initial PR box for several minutes then it just shuts down.

I've played PR before on this build and never had this problem and I've followed the installation instructions to the letter.

I have exacly the same problem! Anyone with a solution? I have XP ( this is a new computer aswell, Im sure it has the requirements )

[thepalerider]

You say you followed the installation instructions to the letter.
OK please confirm you did each step below.

Software Installation
Before installing Project Reality 0.95, make sure you install Battlefield 2 and update it to Version 1.5. The correct installation order is listed below:
1) Battlefield 2
2) Add-On: Special Forces (if available)
3) BF2 Patch to 1.41
4) BF2 Patch to version 1.5
5) Project Reality 0.95 full installer part 1
6) Project Reality 0.95 full installer part 2
7) Project Reality 0.95 full installer part 3
If you have a previous installation of Project Reality on your computer,
you should completely remove the PR directory which is located in the
mods folder of your BF2 installation.
Also if you have a previous installation of Project Reality, you should
delete the existing shortcuts before installing a newer version. Please
use the shortcut provided by the PR 0.95 installers to start the game.
PR 0.95 includes the option to install PR Mumble which is a customized
variant of the Mumble VOIP client. This tool allows users to communicate
across squads and also offers positional audio effects.
If you have trouble with Punkbuster, the PR installer gives you the
option to update it's files after the installation is complete.

Start-Up and Configuration
Start PR with the Desktop shortcut provided by the installers. Battlefield 2 and
Project Reality require you to create a player profile. When first starting BF2 or
PR you will be prompted to create a profile. To play on the internet you need to
create an online profile.
After creating a profile and logging in, you are presented with the main menu.
The menu on the left left border of the screen gives you these options:
Co-operative: Allows you to play PR with computer controlled AI soldiers on
the teams. This mode is very useful for getting to know the game mechanics
and equipment before joining competitive online battles.
Deployment: The main mode of play in Project Reality. Here you will find
intense battles with up to 64 human players.
Barracks: This menu gives you access to replays and PR's credits.
Options: Here you can configure the audio and video options as well as the
keyboard layout.
Logout: Logging out brings you back to the log-in screen where you can
change to another player profile.
Exit: Use this button to exit the game and return to Windows.
The main screen also provides a news ticker with announcements of upcoming
events in the Project Reality community.
Troubleshooting
Our sound artists have been stretching the BF2 sound engine to its limits.
In order to have the best possible experience with Project Reality it is
very important that you enable EAX in your BF2 sound options.
If you can't connect to a server, then it is probably running an older
version. Try another server in this case.
PR needs to be started using the PR.EXE. Trying to launch it using
BF2.EXE will not work. This means joining games via Xfire will not work.
In addition to the built-in server browser you can use the web-based
PR Spy to browse and join PR servers. PR Spy also features a buddylist
which makes locating your friends much easier.
If the server you want to join is full you now have the option of using
Auto Deploy. Select the server, click on ?SERVER INFO? and then ?AUTO
DEPLOY?. A dialog will open that explains the remaining steps. Then
simply sit back and wait to be connected once a slot opens up.


The online manual: PR_Manual
The online PR_Guide: PR_Guide

By far the most common problem/solution to get PR to run on Vista:
Compatibility mode to xp and run as admin not set in desktop shortcut on Vista PCs
Right click PR shortcut
choose 'properties' from bottom of list
Click on the Compatibility 'tab'(along the top of the window)
Check 'run as admin' box, select WINDOWS XP(service pack 2


Good luck
Welcome to PR
"Project reality, it's all about the teamwork."

[doie331]

OK i got it working, but now the Firebases that squad builds is totally black, and the game just randomly shuts down without any error message? didnt happen on my older computer!

My graphic card is Radeon HD 6800 Series

[SnipingCoward]

OK i got it working, but now the Firebases that squad builds is totally black, and the game just randomly shuts down without any error message? didnt happen on my older computer!

My graphic card is Radeon HD 6800 Series

Clear the BF2 shader cache. Search the forum on how to do that.