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Problem loading game

  • 24-09-2006 12:13am
    #1
    Sauron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭


    I just got BF2 recently, but whenever I try to load it now, the intro screen pops up, the screen goes black and I'm right back at my desktop...

    I have a Radeon 1900XT 512mb with the latest Catalyst drivers...

    Funnily enough... the game worked fine before I updated Catalyst...

    Any help would be much appreciated


Comments

  • #2
    sgt. killalot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16 ✭sgt. killalot


    hey mate ive had so many problems with battlefield 2 that took a complete uninstall/reinstall of the game to sort out, its defo is one of the most erratic games to run but hell its worth it for the class gameplay


  • #3
    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    Can be a refresh prob sometimes.

    Tried moving your "Battlefield 2" folder from F:\Documents and Settings\My Documents\Battlefield 2 to somewhere else and then trying again?


  • #4
    Sauron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭Sauron


    Wow, that worked Ponster :)

    Thanks for the replies.


  • #5
    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    Cool. Normally you don't have to move everything but I couldn't think of a proper answer :)

    I think it's just the 'cache' folder that you need to delete actually....


  • #6
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    TBH, I think all you had to do was delete the Video.con file in your profile, so when you start the game up, a new one would be created, but since one of the logo's popped up, I may be wrong.


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  • #7
    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    I think that the video.con file is recreated before the logo pops up so it would have probably have done.


  • #8
    cregser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 999 ✭✭✭cregser


    I got a lovely new LCD screen yesterday which BF2 didn't like and even managed to reboot my PC when trying to run it.

    Found out that the Video.con files had a refresh rate that my monitor didn't support. There's two files, one in MyDocs\BF2\Profiles\Default\ and ...\0001\. Default seemed to be the one that made the difference.

    Here's the line I had to change (from @72Hz):
    VideoSettings.setResolution 1280x1024@60Hz


  • #9
    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    Well done ! Most people take weeks before they figure out that one :)

    It's as though BF2 takes a snapshot of your hardware when you install and simple changes, such as the monitor, can result in CTDs and reboots.


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