zxc 0 Posted March 7, 2002 Hi everybody! Being a fan of Operation Flashpoint, I get really frustrated every time I'm trying to play this game: it crashes randomly after 5 to 20 min, either by going back to the desktop, re-booting the pc or just freezing up the screen. Here is my configuration: Athlon 1GHz (supports FSB @ 266MHZ). Gigabyte GA-7DX (with latest BIOS upgrade), AMD northbridge chipset and VIA southbridge chipset (both with latest drivers). 256Mb DDR Ram. Geforce 2 MX-400 (with detonator XP v23.12, which is windows certified). Win XP Pro. DirectX 8.1. Every single driver on my pc is up-to-date. Ofp v1.46 (original copy, I bought the CD). Using Direct3D mode (but not T&L). Playing with 1024*768 32 bits resolution. Sometimes when it crashes, win xp will tell me that my display driver seems to be the source of the problem. As I'm not a lazy bastard , I've tried many things, including tips from this forum, b4 deciding to write this message: - I increased my virtual memory to 400Mb, then let win XP managing it. - I changed AGP speed in bios from 4x to 1x/2x. - I tried 21.83 Detonator XP driver which is another certified driver by windows. - I've done the directx tweak (.cpl file, thanks to the avonlady) and it appears fine in my control panel. There's also a few important issues I think u should know: - I had the same problem with Win 2000 Pro. - I always need to fully install the game + upgrades at a FSB of 100MHz or less or it will always crash. - My joysticks (sidewinder precision pro or logitech wingman force3d) don't work with ofp, although they are both recognised under win xp and work well in other games (ex: half-life). - I tried to play ofp at a lower FSB (around 100) and it worked very well !!?! The game was also very slow and not playable really. I suspect my (very old) HDD to be the origin of the problem: IBM 6.4Go 5400 rpm ATA33 but I'd like to be sure b4 changing it. Anyone has an idea? By the way, sorry for my english writing, I'm not 6-year old, I'm French! Thanks in advance for your help... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
