multiplayer lockups?

[diveplane 0]

am getting mp lockups ingame sometimes when i hit ctrl esc

it sometimes clears then the sim runs again, dont know if my wireless router is doing this? to the sim?

or its a ingame bug?...running the latest game patch here..

high end system here on a 1333 FSB mobo

[diveplane 0]

after installing a win xp patch ,seams ok for now..

[diveplane 0]

spoke to soon, system keeps locking up

[Heatseeker 0]

Hi..

Are you sure its a network related problem?

What FW drivers are you using?

[diveplane 0]

yea i think its this..,all other games i play are fine..

i think its memory management maybe if not the network code?

the dev team ned to look into this..

[granQ 293]

you mean if you press ctrl OR esc right?

I think its something with your computer setup, drivers, programs..

Think its a too rare "bug", never heard anyone complain. Many things seems to be windows related rather then ArmA.

[BraTTy 0]

Some PC's can't handle alt-tab'n (same idea as ctrl-esc)

Usually video card related, just stay in the game.

Don't alt-tab to windows

Could try up/downgrade video drivers

[diveplane 0]

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seams like its the dll file in the game windows saying its a dx9 dll fault..?

[rowdied 44]

Instead of ctrl + esc or tab, try ctrl + alt + delete once. I do this if I need to get back to the desktop and have had ZERO problems in any game I've played. You can also go back to the game by double clicking the minimzed icon at the bottom of your windows tab.

I've had too many problems with alt + tab crashing/freezing games and had to resort to ctrl+alt+Delete to end the application, so I just use that instead.

[W0lle 1052]

If Alt-Tab / Ctrl-Esc is causing problems for you there's also the option to run the game in a window if you need to switch between ArmA and Windows.

[diveplane 0]

really is ironic having top of the range hardware here

sim runs like a pig..

[max power 21]

really is ironic having top of the range hardware here

sim runs like a pig..

Sounds like there's something wrong with your hardware.

[diveplane 0]

all other games are fine..

[diveplane 0]

may be a driver issue am using beta sound drivers and video card beta drivers hmmmmm?

[W0lle 1052]

diveplane

Please use the edit button if you want to add something to your previous post instead of replying to yourself.

Just an idea... have you (re)installed the OpenAL drivers after you updated the other drivers?

[diveplane 0]

turned down aa and af in the sim, no crash so far..test more..

not my system its the code. bug somewhere?

[rowdied 44]

What VD drivers are you using? 169.21 perhaps? If you are use anything other than those, they caused me alot of grief.

[BraTTy 0]

I've played Arma on 4 different PC's and have not experienced the problems you are having.

Must be something you are running or as stated earlier ,hardware faults

[sickboy 13]

Hi,

Try using: -maxmem=512       in the startup parameters of the arma shortcut.

Try using ArmA v1.09beta to see if the problem persists

Does it really only happen in MP, never in SP?

Please host your arma.rpt file somewhere, just after the crash. You can find the file here:

%USERPROFILE%\local settings\application data\arma

e.g. C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name\local settings\applicataion data\arma

Im running it atm with a Core2Quad running at 3280mhz, FSB 1640, MEM 820, GF8800GTX. XP 32 & Vista 64, all latest drivers (beta), all hotfixes (incl. ones not available on winupdate). I do not get the problem you are having.

[diveplane 0]

I've played Arma on 4 different PC's and have not experienced the problems you are having.

Must be something you are running or as stated earlier ,hardware faults

say it again for the tenth time, all other games are fine so it has to be the code

[BraTTy 0]

Are you ctrl-esc'n in all the other games too?

With the size of the maps in Arma its probably the way it uses more resources than some other games.Also uses different sound system altogether.

If its a bug in the code why doesn't it happen to me too?

On 4 different PC's?

Probably because I usually use same resolution in Arma as my desktop? I shut off most all background programs.I am also using XP (currently XP64 on my new system)

You didn't state much specs..

Altho I recall a few users having the problem back when the 8800 video card came out.Drivers fixed the problems as far as I am aware. Most likely Vista users

I really just think its your video drivers, possibly soundcard

[rowdied 44]

I've run this game on 6 different computer configs from an AMD 3200 single core and a 6600gt to an e6750 @ stock speeds with onboard sound and a 8800gt 1 gig ram card and this game runs like a dream at very high settings. So... maybe it's your hardware? Check your drivers for both sound and video cards and revert back to defaults for both and see if that works. If it doesn't it's the code...

[BraTTy 0]

And the related topic pops up nearby:

http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin....t=71284

8800 user gathering, it is bugs (or classed as hardware error), the video card