Patch 1.02 Stability Survey

[the_shadow 0]

I use to get occasional CTDs without error message some time into the game. Since 1.02 the CTD has become a system freeze, and has gone from 1-2hours of gameplay before it hits to a few minutes now (gradually to this point).

Q9650

4870 (same with newest drivers and ones before)

WinXP

sounds similar to mine and Wolfbite´s problems...

freeze/reset after some 20 minutes of play. (in my case)

---------- Post added at 07:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:57 PM ----------

hmm...

seams i can play for far over an hour on Utes but not more then 25min on Chernarus.

[Potatomasher 0]

I like your name Potatomasher

So 9 numbers is how it should be, I got 2 gig ram so what do you recomend i set it to?

My arma 2 default setting is 805072896 (800mb) and that i have used. I also have 2gb mem on dual channel.

[f2k sel 164]

I'm just playing in the editor and all I'm getting is endless CTDs and total lockups. I don't have a stellar PC but it is a reliable one.

with just two AI and a trigger the game can crash or freeze, I carn't say if this happened before 1.02 as I've only ever tried it with 1.01 + 1.02 patch.

Right now it's not even worth trying anymore, I haven't messed any of the files or used addons.

[pauliesss 2]

sounds similar to mine and Wolfbite´s problems...

freeze/reset after some 20 minutes of play. (in my case)

---------- Post added at 07:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:57 PM ----------

hmm...

seams i can play for far over an hour on Utes but not more then 25min on Chernarus.

Unfortunately, I have the same problem too + I have to admit that I have even worse performance with 1.02. :(

[Lima-14 10]

Lima-14

Your nonlocalVram. 59768831

That means 59 mb. :confused:

Try changing that to like 1gb for starters and try again.

Err... I'm running XP with 1GB RAM only - so what should I set this nonLocalVram to?

Regards

Lima14

[Potatomasher 0]

Err... I'm running XP with 1GB RAM only - so what should I set this nonLocalVram to?

Regards

Lima14

That's a bit low for a game like this. Try 250000000.

[Lima-14 10]

That's a bit low for a game like this. Try 250000000.

Thanks Potatomasher - will give that a try..

Regards

Lima-14

[jmc007 10]

I have to escape to menu to get rid of blur that occurs after being in the menu, which I did not have prior to the patch.

Stuttering and crazy frame drops in certain areas. e.g. Factory at chernagorsk

Amazing game non the less. :) This is the kind of immersion and realism I was hoping for one day in gaming. Super duper.

Bringing back regressive hereditary memories from WWII. lol I am nuts.

E8400 @4.5ghz

gtx 285

4GB pc28500

Windows 7

Edited June 25, 2009 by jmc007

[{SAS}Silentkiller 0]

As I don't know how it was before the patch I can't answer the poll :)

but 2 bugs I've noticed are:

1. Ocasionally on multiplayer the symbol for healing comes up when near a chopper, & in the action menu "Heal at ..." comes up, when I scroll & click on this, it CTDs.

2. Admitadly, I'd been playing for hours but then I just got a seemingly random CTD while flying the UH-60 FFAR.

Is there an error log that would have been created somewhere?

---------- Post added at 12:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:37 PM ----------

Unfortunately, I have the same problem too + I have to admit that I have even worse performance with 1.02. :(

Just a quick question.

Looked at you specs, you overclock your cpu? Have you checked the temps of your system, could it be overheating causing your freezing?

[pauliesss 2]

Just a quick question.

Looked at you specs, you overclock your cpu? Have you checked the temps of your system, could it be overheating causing your freezing?

Yes, I overclocked my CPU and GPU, but no overheating, I checked that already, I dont even have default cooler on CPU - I have AC Freezer 7 Pro.

[the_shadow 0]

im now pretty sure it´s a memory issue in my case...

i just played for over an hour on Chernarus with only a USMC soldier (me) and the ACM module and it worked fine..

until i viewed the map and scrolled it towards the main aribase on Chernarus (the big airport that is).

as soon as i zoomed in there and where close enough to view buildings on the map the system restarted..

could it be something there that cause massive system memory overload?

in the south east part of the airport.

oh, and where can i find Arma 2 .rpt files?

i guess it should say something about it there if such file is created..

---------- Post added at 09:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:43 PM ----------

this is what it sais in the ArmA2.cfg file btw...

language="English";

adapter=-1;

3D_Performance=48387;

Resolution_Bpp=32;

Resolution_W=1680;

Resolution_H=1050;

refresh=60;

Render_W=1680;

Render_H=1050;

FSAA=0;

postFX=0;

HDRPrecision=8;

lastDeviceId="";

localVRAM=536870912;

nonlocalVRAM=525729760;

[subtee 0]

Probably the main issue remaining for me (amongst things that I just dont like, which im not going to mention) is the way the vegetation pops up infront of me all the time, and how many trees and bushes appear to be blocky and poorly defined. As i move the whole landscape seems to vegitate with new rapid growth.

Now it might be that my PC aint up to the job, so it might not be something a patch can fix, but I do not have the same issue in arma 1, neither did I when i formerly had a less powerful PC for that game.

i also noticed this (texture lag?).

tried defrgament, dont help that much, also tried to tweak settings, but hasn't help, and dont really affect my fps.

i also get random crashes, sometimes when i try to save game.

arma 1 runs fine.

cpu q9650

gpu gtx285

4gb ram

vista 64

[JonasRC 10]

I just got my new pc today :D I installed and patched straight away so I could not compare however there seems to be some cases when the game slows down a bit. I have experienced this before too on my.. older pc, which ran the game badly anyway.

I placed severals flying planes and some opfor tunguskas on map and watch the air 2 ground fight and it at some points slowed down.

Windows Vista Premium

Intel Core 2 Duo T6400

4GB DDR2 SDRAM - 667 MHz

NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - 1 GB

Just a short test.

[Tankriders 0]

im now pretty sure it´s a memory issue in my case...

oh, and where can i find Arma 2 .rpt files?

i guess it should say something about it there if such file is created..

---------- Post added at 09:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:43 PM ----------

this is what it sais in the ArmA2.cfg file btw...

You can find the rpt files in:

C:\Documents and Settings\name\Local Settings\Application Data\ArmA 2

[the_shadow 0]

ok, this is the .rpt cutout from the last system reset.

i hope someone can understand it and give me some hints what might be wrong..

but seams there is some textures problem at the end wich looks suspicious.

Current time: 2009/06/25 20:49:20

graphics: D3D9, Device: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series , Driver:ati2dvag.dll 6.14.10.6962

resolution: 1680x1050x32

Addons:

CAAir2_C130J in ca\air2\c130j\, CAAir2_UH1Y in ca\air2\uh1y\

...

CAWeapons_DMR in ca\weapons\dmr\, CAWeapons_AK in ca\weapons\ak\

Mods: CA;West_Air

Distribution: 1465

Exe version: 1.02.58064

Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\structures\misc\misc_postbox\data\misc_postbox_nohq.paa:3)

Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\structures\misc\misc_postbox\data\misc_postbox_co.paa:3)

Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\structures\house\housev\data\housev_1i2_windows_nohq.paa:2)

Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\structures\data\detailmaps\woodold_dtsmdi.paa:1)

Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\structures\house\housev\data\housev_1i1_window_nohq.paa:1)

Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\structures\house\housev\data\housev_1i1_window_co.paa:1)

Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\structures\data\brick_red_old_02_nohq.paa:3)

Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\structures\data\bricks\housev_2i_brick_co.paa:3)

*** Device reset recovery requested

i also have a huge amound of "error cannot load sound" entries.. but they are not from the last reset..

no other stuff at all in the mission.

it was only made to test if the system would crash with a minimum amount of stuff in the mission (wich it did)

Edited June 26, 2009 by Suma
Removed unimportant parts

[suma 8]

ok, this is the .rpt cutout from the last system reset.

i hope someone can understand it and give me some hints what might be wrong..

but seams there is some textures problem at the end wich looks suspicious.

Exe version: 1.02.58064

Can you please test again with recently updated 1.02.58134? It will most likely not fix your problem, but there are some additional diagnostics in place which should hopefully tell me more about what is happening there.

[the_shadow 0]

yeah, now it resets after 5 minutes instead of 20 minutes..

but i didnt get any missing textures error or sound error in the .rpt this time..

i also did a fresh install of ArmA 2 just in case..

Exe timestamp: 2009/06/26 17:56:22

Current time: 2009/06/26 18:02:23

graphics: D3D9, Device: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series , Driver:ati2dvag.dll 6.14.10.6962

resolution: 1680x1050x32

Addons:

CAAir2_C130J in ca\air2\c130j\, CAAir2_UH1Y in ca\air2\uh1y\

...

CAWeapons_DMR in ca\weapons\dmr\, CAWeapons_AK in ca\weapons\ak\

Mods: CA;West_Air

Distribution: 1465

Exe version: 1.02.58134

this time it didnt crash in the map view btw..

*edit*

i will make more tests later tonight/during the weekend and see if i can find something new.

Edited June 26, 2009 by Suma
Removed unimportant parts

[suma 8]

yeah, now it resets after 5 minutes instead of 20 minutes..

but i didnt get any missing textures error or sound error in the .rpt this time..

i also did a fresh install of ArmA 2 just in case..

this time it didnt crash in the map view btw..

*edit*

i will make more tests later tonight/during the weekend and see if i can find something new.

No "Failed to create surface texture" at all this time?

[the_shadow 0]

No "Failed to create surface texture" at all this time?

not at this particular time no...

the .rpt quote is the complete rpt entry from this last crash..

so maybe it´s not the game at all but lack of memory in my comp (though i have 2Gb wich should be enough)

i dont notice any kinds of slowdowns or similar before the system reboots, just a small freeze (like 3 seconds and then the system restarts)

Edited June 26, 2009 by the_shadow

[dob 0]

hi, thank for patch!

i'v patched whith latest 1.02, but still can't change option,

i see just Disabel For FSAA

My video card is 7950 GO GTX With 512mo

=====================================================================

== C:\Program Files\Game\ArmA 2\arma2.exe

== "C:\Program Files\Game\ArmA 2\arma2.exe" -nosplash

=====================================================================

Exe timestamp: 2009/06/26 20:57:31

Current time: 2009/06/26 21:33:53

graphics: D3D9, Device: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX, Driver:nvd3dum.dll 8.15.11.8171

resolution: 1280x800x32

Addons:

CAAir2_C130J in ca\air2\c130j\, CAAir2_UH1Y in ca\air2\uh1y\

CA_Animals2_Cow in ca\animals2\cow\, CABuildings2 in ca\buildings2\

CAStructures_IndPipe1_todo_delete in ca\buildings2\ind_pipeline\indpipe1\

Ind_SiloVelke in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_silovelke\

Chernarus in ca\chernarus\, CA_Dubbing in ca\dubbing\

CA_Modules_DynO in ca\modules\dyno\, CASounds_Missions in ca\soundmissions\

CAStructuresHouse_A_Office02 in ca\structures\house\a_office02\

CAStructures_Proxy_BuildingParts in ca\structures\proxy_buildingparts\

CAStructuresHouse_Church_02 in ca\structures\house\church_02\

CAWeapons_2b14_82mm_Mortar in ca\weapons\podnos_2b14_82mm\

CAWheeled2_HMMWV_BASE in ca\wheeled2\hmmwv\, CA_AIR2_Su25 in ca\air2\su25\

CABuildingParts in ca\buildings2\buildingparts\

CA_Missions_SecOps in ca\missions\som\

CA_Missions_FirstAidSystem in ca\modules\fa\, CA_Modules_ZoRA in ca\modules\zora\

pond_test in ca\structures\pond\

CAStructuresLand_Nav_Boathouse in ca\structures\nav_boathouse\

CAStructuresHouse_Church_03 in ca\structures\house\church_03\

CAStructuresHouse_Church_05R in ca\structures\house\church_05r\

CAWater2_LHD in ca\water2\lhd\, CAWheeled2_GAZ39371 in ca\wheeled2\gaz39371\

CAWheeled2_Ikarus in ca\wheeled2\ikarus\

CAHouseBlock_A in ca\buildings2\houseblocks\houseblock_a\

Ind_Pec in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_pec\

CA_Missions_BattlefieldClearance in ca\modules\bc\

CA_Missions_GarbageCollector in ca\modules\garbage_collector\

CA_Modules_Marta in ca\modules\marta\

CAStructuresHouse_A_FuelStation in ca\structures\house\a_fuelstation\

CAStructures_Rail in ca\structures\rail\

CAStructuresHouse_A_Hospital in ca\structures\house\a_hospital\

CAWeapons_AmmoBoxes in ca\weapons\ammoboxes\

CAWeapons2_HuntingRifle in ca\weapons2\huntingrifle\

CAWheeled_Pickup in ca\wheeled\datsun_armed\

CAWheeled2_M998A2_Avenger in ca\wheeled2\hmmwv\m998a2_avenger\

CAWheeled2_MTVR in ca\wheeled2\mtvr\

CA_Animals2_Dogs_Pastor in ca\animals2\dogs\pastor\

CAHouseBlock_B in ca\buildings2\houseblocks\houseblock_b\

Farm_WTower in ca\buildings2\farm_wtower\, CARoads2Dam in ca\roads2\dam\

CASounds in ca\sounds\, CAStructures_Proxy_Ruins in ca\structures\proxy_ruins\

CAStructures_Mil in ca\structures\mil\

CAStructuresHouse_HouseV2 in ca\structures\house\housev2\

CAStructuresHouse_Shed_Ind in ca\structures\shed_ind\

Ind_SawMill in ca\structures\ind_sawmill\

CAStructuresLand_Ind_Stack_Big in ca\structures\ind\

CATracked2_T90 in ca\tracked2\t90\, CAWeapons_SPG9 in ca\weapons\spg9\

CAWeapons_VSS_vintorez in ca\weapons\vss_vintorez\

CAWeapons_ZU23 in ca\weapons\zu23\

CAWeapons_Metis_AT_13 in ca\weapons\metis_at_13\

CAWeapons_bizon in ca\weapons\bizon\

CAWeapons_Warfare_weapons in ca\weapons\static\

CAWheeled2_LADA in ca\wheeled2\lada\, CAWheeled2_BTR90 in ca\wheeled2\btr90\

CA_Animals2_Rabbit in ca\animals2\rabbit\

CA_Animals2_Anim_Config in ca\animals2\animconfig\

Rail_House_01 in ca\buildings2\rail_house_01\

CAHouseBlock_C in ca\buildings2\houseblocks\houseblock_c\

Ind_Workshop01 in ca\buildings2\ind_workshop01\, CACharacters2 in ca\characters2\

CA_Modules_Coin in ca\modules\coin\, CARoads2Bridge in ca\roads2\bridge\

CASigns2 in ca\signs2\, CAStructures_A_BuildingWIP in ca\structures\a_buildingwip\

CAStructuresLand_A_MunicipalOffice in ca\structures\a_municipaloffice\

CAStructures_Castle in ca\structures\castle\

CATracked2_2S6M_Tunguska in ca\tracked2\2s6m_tunguska\

CATracked2_T34 in ca\tracked2\t34\, CAWater2_Fregata in ca\water2\fregata\

CAWheeled in ca\wheeled\, Arma2_Ka52 in ca\air2\ka52\

CAAir2_ChukarTarget in ca\air2\chukar\

CAHouseBlock_D in ca\buildings2\houseblocks\houseblock_d\

Barn_Metal in ca\buildings2\barn_metal\

CA_Missions_Armory2 in ca\missions\armory\, CA_Missions in ca\missions\

CAStructures_IndPipe1 in ca\structures\ind_pipeline\indpipe1\

CAStructuresHouse_a_stationhouse in ca\structures\house\a_stationhouse\

CAStructuresInd_Quarry in ca\structures\ind_quarry\

CAweapons_m107 in ca\weapons\m107\, CAWeapons_M1014 in ca\weapons\m1014\

CAWheeled2_LAV25 in ca\wheeled2\lav25\, CAWheeled2_Kamaz in ca\wheeled2\kamaz\

CAWheeled3_TT650 in ca\wheeled3\tt650\, CAAir in ca\air\, HALO_Test in ca\air2\halo\

CA_Anims in ca\anims\, Ind_Tank in ca\buildings2\ind_tank\

Farm_Cowshed in ca\buildings2\farm_cowshed\

Shed_wooden in ca\buildings2\shed_wooden\

ind_silomale in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_silomale\

Ind_Dopravnik in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_dopravnik\

CA_Heads in ca\characters\heads\, CALanguage_missions in ca\languagemissions\

BI_SRRS in ca\modules\srrs\, CA_Modules_UAV in ca\modules\uav\

CA_Missions_AlternativeInjurySimulation in ca\modules\ais\

CAStructuresHouse_rail_station_big in ca\structures\rail\rail_station_big\

CAStructures in ca\structures\, CATracked2_BMP3 in ca\tracked2\bmp3\

Warfare2 in ca\warfare2\, CAWater2_seafox in ca\water2\seafox\

CAWheeled2_VWGolf in ca\wheeled2\vwgolf\, CAWheeled2_MMT in ca\wheeled2\mmt\

CAAnimals in ca\animals\, CA_Animals2_Dogs_Fin in ca\animals2\dogs\fin\

Misc_WaterStation in ca\buildings2\misc_waterstation\

CATEC in ca\buildings2\buildingparts\signs\tec\

A_GeneralStore_01 in ca\buildings2\a_generalstore_01\, CA_Editor in ca\editor\

CA_Missions_Templates_SecOps in ca\missions\templates\secops.west\

CA_Modules_Silvie in ca\modules\silvie\, CARocks2 in ca\rocks2\

CAStructuresShed_Small in ca\structures\shed\shed_small\

CAStructuresHouse_HouseBT in ca\structures\house\housebt\, CAUI in ca\ui\

Utes in ca\utes\, CAWeapons in ca\weapons\, CAWeapons2 in ca\weapons2\

CAAir2 in ca\air2\, CAAir3_Su34 in ca\air3\su34\

CA_Anims_Wmn in ca\anims\characters\config\wmn\

A_Crane_02 in ca\buildings2\a_crane_02\

CABuildings2_Misc_Cargo in ca\buildings2\misc_cargo\

CACharacters in ca\characters\

CAStructuresHouse_HouseV in ca\structures\house\housev\, CAFonts in ca\uifonts\

CAWheeled2_V3S in ca\wheeled2\v3s\, CAWheeled3_M1030 in ca\wheeled3\m1030\

CAAir2_MV22 in ca\air2\mv22\, CAAir3 in ca\air3\

CA_Animals2_Chicken in ca\animals2\birds\chicken\, CA_Animals2 in ca\animals2\

CA_Anims_Sdr in ca\anims\characters\config\sdr\

Misc_PowerStation in ca\buildings2\misc_powerstation\

CABuildingParts_Signs in ca\buildings2\buildingparts\signs\

IndPipe2 in ca\buildings2\ind_pipeline\indpipe2\

Ind_Expedice in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_expedice\

Ind_Vysypka in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_vysypka\, CAMisc in ca\misc\

CA_Modules_clouds in ca\modules\clouds\, CA_Modules_Alice in ca\modules\alice\

CA_Modules_Animals in ca\modules\animals\

CAWheeled_Offroad in ca\wheeled\hilux_armed\, CAAir2_F35B in ca\air2\f35b\

CAAir2_Pchela1T in ca\air2\pchela1t\, CA_Animals2_Sheep in ca\animals2\sheep\

CA_Animals2_Dogs in ca\animals2\dogs\, Ind_Garage01 in ca\buildings2\ind_garage01\

CAData in ca\, CA_Dubbing_Counterattack in ca\dubbing\counterattack\

CALanguage in ca\language\, CA_Modules_ARTY in ca\modules\arty\

CARoads2 in ca\roads2\, A_TVTower in ca\structures\a_tvtower\

CAStructuresHouse in ca\structures\house\, CAWater in ca\water\

CAWater2_Destroyer in ca\water2\destroyer\, CAWater2 in ca\water2\

CAWeapons2_SMAW in ca\weapons2\smaw\

CA_Animals2_WildBoar in ca\animals2\wildboar\

CA_Anims_Char in ca\anims\characters\config\

Shed_small in ca\buildings2\shed_small\

CABuildings2_A_Pub in ca\buildings2\a_pub\, WarfareBuildings in ca\misc3\wf\

CA_Modules_Functions in ca\modules\functions\

CAStructuresBarn_W in ca\structures\barn_w\

CAStructures_Wall in ca\structures\wall\

CAStructures_Railway in ca\structures\rail\railway\, CATracked in ca\tracked\

CAWeapons_Saiga12K in ca\weapons\saiga12k\

CAWheeled2_HMMWV_Ambulance in ca\wheeled2\hmmwv\m997a2_ambulance\

CAA10 in ca\a10\, CAAir2_MQ9PredatorB in ca\air2\mq9predatorb\

A_statue in ca\buildings2\a_statue\

Ind_Mlyn in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_mlyn\

CAData_ParticleEffects in ca\data\particleeffects\, CAMisc2 in ca\misc2\

CA_HighCommand in ca\modules\hc\, CA_Modules in ca\modules\

CA_Missions_AmbientCombat in ca\modules\ambient_combat\

CAStructures_Nav_pier in ca\structures\nav_pier\

CAStructures_Ruins in ca\structures\ruins\

CATracked2_us_m270mlrs in ca\tracked2\us_m270mlrs\, CATracked2 in ca\tracked2\

CAweapons_ksvk in ca\weapons\ksvk\, CAWeapons2_RPG18 in ca\weapons2\rpg18\

CAWheeled2 in ca\wheeled2\

CAWheeled2_M1114_Armored in ca\wheeled2\hmmwv\m1114_armored\

CAWheeled2_TowingTractor in ca\wheeled2\towingtractor\

Church_01 in ca\buildings2\church_01\, HouseRuins in ca\buildings2\houseruins\

Ind_Shed_01 in ca\buildings2\ind_shed_01\

Ind_MalyKomin in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_malykomin\

CAMisc3 in ca\misc3\, CA_HC_Sounds in ca\missions\data\sounds\, CAMusic in ca\music\

CAStructures_Misc_Powerlines in ca\structures\misc_powerlines\

CAStructures_Nav in ca\structures\nav\

CAWater2_fishing_boat in ca\water2\fishing_boat\

CAWeapons_M252_81mm_Mortar in ca\weapons\m252_81mm_mortar\

CAWeapons_Kord in ca\weapons\kord\, CAWeapons_Colt1911 in ca\weapons\colt1911\

CAWheeled3 in ca\wheeled3\, CA_CruiseMissile in ca\air2\cruisemissile\

CA_Animals2_Goat in ca\animals2\goat\, CABuildings in ca\buildings\

Ind_Shed_02 in ca\buildings2\ind_shed_02\

CA_Modules_StratLayer in ca\modules\strat_layer\

CAStructures_A_CraneCon in ca\structures\a_cranecon\

CAStructuresHouse_A_Office01 in ca\structures\house\a_office01\

CATracked2_AAV in ca\tracked2\aav\, CAWater2_smallboat_1 in ca\water2\small_boat\

CAWeapons_DMR in ca\weapons\dmr\, CAWeapons_AK in ca\weapons\ak\

Mods: CA

Distribution: 1465

Exe version: 1.02.58134

Edited June 29, 2009 by Placebo
Added my rpt rapport

[casum 0]

Been getting crashes with this latest patch, when I never had one crash before. Crashes to desktop with appcrash message. arma.exe isn't running in taskmanager, but when I try to start arma up again it takes a long time before responding with (paraphrased) "use the original CD and not a backup of it". I'm of course using the original. A second attempt will say something along the lines of "CD verification timed out"

[Birkoff 0]

Using nVidia 186.158 driver, 8800GT 512MB, Vista 64bit, 16GB memory, 8 core Xeon system.

Previous 1.02 patch, no problems all worked very well no crashes.

New 1.02 patch, "game" (actually it reports graphic driver has stopped working) will crash randomly within 10-20 minutes regardless of what I do.

No other changes made to the system, same missions (both sp, mp, editor).

I tried one by one every video setting within the game to see if anything makes any difference and no change, still crashes.

Not sure whats different with this patch vs the previous one but it stopped the game from being playable here.

EDIT:

Retesting a bit. I used to play with -winxp -nosplash as toggle. With -winxp it starts stutter, textures starts missing (huge areas goes gray etc) and crashes after 15mins approx. Without -winxp toggle it loads, but almost no textures is showing up just about everything is missing. Togging any video setting to low/off etc doesnt make a difference. Forcing AF/AA off in driver dont help either.

Edited June 26, 2009 by Birkoff

[Crazyfox 0]

I have had a stability problem in 1.02 which I was able to resolve:

Description: After about 10-30 minutes of driving or flying around Charnarus, I would get major slowdowns and graphics corruption when I got near an urban area like Chernogorsk or even a smaller town.

Hardware:

- Intel Q6600 (overclocked to 3.2GHz)

- NVidia GTX285 with 1GB DDR3 RAM (not overclocked)

- 4GB DDR2 (PC6400) RAM (not overclocked)

- Windows 7 x64

Because my gfx card has 1GB of memory, I had video memory set to "Default" in game. This worked fine until 1.02, where the problem started. Changing the video memory setting to "Very High" fixed the problem for me. :)

The problem itself was actually very strange. When the graphics corruption started, my framerate would slow to a crawl (3-4fps) and several textures seemed to go completely black (grass) or white (buildings). After a few seconds, the game would seem to minimize. I could still hear in-game sound and the game icon was visible on the desktop, but it was impossible to restore it. I had to end the arma2 process in the task manager.

Note: This is/was not an overheating problem. I have four high-performance 120mm system fans (3x case, 1x CPU) and I have tested my system stability extensively using Prime95. Even after three hours of 100% load (on a warm day), my CPU temperature is stable at 55°c. I also use RivaTuner to increase the fan speed of my GTX285, so that it never gets hotter than 65°c. I monitor my CPU and GPU temperatures in-game on my keyboard (G15) while playing, so I'm 100% sure there is no problem in that area.

Im still getting having this exact problem with the latest build. Haven't been able to find anything that fixes it.

[kklownboy 43]

Alt-Tab in and out... works for me, but yeah seems to be a vidram leak ?

[Birkoff 0]

Video to show the difference in -winxp or DX10 mode under Vista.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUnPib-lzaE