MULTI PLAYER HOSTING SETUP ERRORS + GAME LOCKUPS

[DBDagger 0]

Greetings to everyone who's been enjoying Operation Flashpoint,

I thought I should get this tread started as I now wonder how many

others are being affected like me.

I have been and OFP fan since the original early release and I have played

the game using version 1.2 + 1.3 + 1.4

Allow me to explain my ability to test software. I built a multi boot computer system that has 3 primary HDD's and 4 backup HDD's allowing me a true multi boot Operating Systems. This allows me to test software on several OS's at the push of the HDD switcher and using this capability I have been able to do lot's of beta testing, trouble shooting and bug reporting. So here is the BUG report. I use the following.

System AMD 1.3 GHZ - Memory 512 MB 2100 DDR - Video gForce 3 - Sound Blaster Audigy

HDD 1 - OS is: Windows XP

HDD 2 - OS is Windows ME

HDD 3 - OS is Windows 98

HDD 4 - OS is Linux

Here is the BUG REPORT - MULTI PLAYER HOSTING SETUP:

"MULTIPLAYER" setup menu I click on "SETUP" then it refuses to open the

next interface, it simply flashes really quickly like it's trying to open

and simply never does no matter how many time you click the SETUP button. I

can see faintly behind what does flash up the words "Creating Server" but

the actual next screen that is supposed to open allowing you to select MAPS

and MISSION simply never opens.

Here is the BUG REPORT - GAME LOCKUP:

During LAN play my Windows XP system locked up 3 times in less then 1 hour.

Each time is was right when I died after the HOST had died and the game was

basically over the Window XP machine froze as stated 3 times. During the

part where the HOST would reset us for a NEW Game.

Now this is HIGHLY unusually for XP, which I have been running for 4 months

flawlessly.

NOTES about both bugs: My multi boot system and my home game LAN I was able

to see that Windows 98 + ME where unaffected by both of these bugs.

One small work around those of you like me who now prefer the stability and

power of XP over any prior OS is to setup the Operation Flashpoint.exe to

emulate Win98/ME mode this prevented and lockups in XP but did nothing to

fix the in ability to setup a multi player game or act as host.

CONCLUSIONS:

1) The game has never locked up in any prior version of OFP on me ever.

2) This issue I am highly suspicious is related to the Windows XP Operating

System.

Dave "DBDagger" Baxter 357th Dragons Simulation Club Host

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[tlx 0]

Dave,

did you install the "XP Application compatibility update"? Just check using "DXDIAG" and see what version D3D8.DLL is. This caused severe problems for me under XP and seems to work fine after deinstalling now. Also you could add what Athlon-chipset and drivers you use.