Don Dawson

Hello, Thanks alot for the info. Hmmm,.... file transfer problem eh. Could be, could be,.... food-for-thought. However, my Hardware and Drivers can NOT be the issue I believe, as before the US Gold Upgrade fiasco (which I has since nuked, and effectively thrown in the rubbish bin, Crikey! $ 24.00 CDN, i.e., 10 pounds up in smoke !?"&$%6!#!!!, the downloads from Codemasters UK website (i.e., v1.30, and v1.40) were all fine. Bloody Hell. I just don't know why all of a sudden THIS OFP Codemasters website and the OFPN homepage would be such a bugger in this department. Before the file transfer process was fine, now, dead, useless, Kaput!! Something just doesn't add up here. I'm no computer expert by any means, but OFP downloads BUGGER UP!! I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM anywhere else? I just seems to point to something is WRONG at the CODEMASTERS and OFPN WEBSITE downloads eh. Anyways, again thanks alot form the replies and they ARE MUCH appreciated. I don't usually point figures (I usually assume its me, "...dooh,..."). However, this time it just really seems to point to the Codemasters and OFPN websites. "... if it walks like a duck, and it kwacks like a duck, then,...." Oh yaa, they (i.e., OFP) say that there is NO Problem with the original European (i.e., UK English) versions of the CD retail versions of OFP v1.20 and the Gold Upgrade. Right. Well, the Forum states that there is "some unexplained problem" (Blood Hell!!, there goes 10 pounds eh) with the North American (i.e, US English) version of the Gold upgrade. Well, here somethings afoot here again. Codemasters and BIS had best sauce-this-out, eh. BEWARE, MEDAL OF HONOUR:ALLIED ASSAULT. Crikey it works eh. Anyways, thanks for giving helpful suggestions, Don Dawson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Hello, Thank you for the suggestion of using a download messager like getright or godzilla. I'll look into that. I was just wondering though, Why would WinZip get corrupted? It is "the-standard" download program for IBM compatible PCs PLANETWIDE. Before at the UK (I didn't try the US site, as the store told me that I had a UK version) website of Codemasters, I downloaded the Bohemian Interactive Studios' OFP v1.30, and v1.40 with WINZIP. They downloaded and UNZIPPED WITHOUT ANY 'CORRUPTION' ERROR and it ran right-as-rain. Is there something possibly wrong with the Codemasters and OFPN Homepage downloads??? It is possible that their website SERVER SETTINGS are buggering up the WinZip files? I don't know. I was just wondering IF that was possible. I download lots of stuff from Star Trek websites, and the Medal of Honour: Allied Assault website, without enven a bees-knee of a problem. Hmmm,..... something's afoot here me-thinks. Anyways, thank you for the reply, Don Dawson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Hello, Thnaks for the replies, however I have done that already. I uninstalled everything, (directoires, files shortcuts, the whole blood lot eh) and emptied the recycle bin. Dumped, wiped, nuked, kaput Yahvowl! When I reinstalled my OFP v1.20, v1.30, and v1.40, ALL PLAY VERY SLOWLY, AND CRASHED UPON SHUTDOWN, KAA-BOOM, YAA!! Now, I CAN NOT successfully UNZIP OFP Upgrades v1.42, and v1.46. Crikey!! Something is not kosher man. I CANT UNZIP new OFP versions (WinZip 'corruption' error!?!!. Has anyone else had this problem?????? Basically, OFP had been reduced to a useless WASTE OF HARD DRIVE SPACE!! Help please. Don Dawson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Hello folkes, Help. Crikey! Hear is the situation, Bloody Hell!! My system has the following, an AMD K7 (i.e., Pentium III equivalent) ~800 MHz Thunderbird CPU, ASUS A&V Socket A AMD 133 Motherboard 75 GB Hard Drive, 640 MB RAM, 19"/18.0" PF790 ViewSonic Flatron Monitor, ATI All-in-Wonder 32 MB Video Card, Creative EAX Sound Blaster Live Platinum Sound Card The Drivers are NOT an issue as originally Operation Flashpoint (OFP) v1.20, v1.30, and v1.40 ALL started up, played, and closed down CRASH FREE. (as well, I read that upgrading the Motherboard Drivers can be bleeding dangerous, bloody hell!. I bought my original OFP v1.2 here in Canada (the store told me it was the UK version, anyways the v1.20, and the upgrades off the internet v1.30, and v1.40 ALL ran fine eh). Now then I buy and install the US version of the Gold Upgrade: Red Hammer Campaign. Crikey!! All hell broke loose!! (i) the Gold Upgrade, crashed randomly (but incessantly!, and downgraded my v1.40 back down to a v1.30!! (ii) I can NOT seem to download and then UNZIP successfully (I get a non-descript 'corruption' error, what the.....!#?%!#! ANY MORE OFP patches. Not v1.42, not v1.46, nope, nine, kaput! So I reinstall OFP v1.40 after my Gold Upgrade is installed. Bloddy Hell!! Now, the game plays SUPER SLOW, and CRASHES upon shutdown (it locks my screen into a bizarre random colour pattern, like some took a sledge hammer to it eh!!. So sod it. Out comes the Gold Upgrade, into the rubbish bin for you! So uninstall EVERYTHING, and reinstall OFP v1.20. It plays slow and crashes upon shutdown (lock the sledgehammer colour pattern!, I then install the v1.30 Patch, and yahvol, kaput! Then I install the v1.40, the same thing, plays slow, and crashes upon shutdown. BEFORE THE GOLD UPGRADE, OFP v1.40 WORKED FINE!! Now, kaput. As well, I CAN'T UNZIP Patches v1.42, and v1.46 without some bleeding "corruption" error. I anyone has ANY advice on ANY of the above problems, I'd really appreciate to hear any possible solutions. I love(d) OFP, but man, all I can say now is that I've bought MEDAL OF HONOUR: ALLIED ASSAULT and I play it ALL the time now (Crikey, I works eh). I have gone from a die-hard OFP fan, to just wanting my money back (how well, eh, fat chance in hell eh!. Anyways, Take care folkes, and I hope your OFP works, it is actually a really great game, but Codemasters and Bohemia Interactive Studios (beware the "Ides-of-March"), lookout for MEDAL OF HONOUR: ALLIED ASSAULT, it may be outshining your sales pretty soon man. Don Dawson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Hello, I bought the UK OFP 1.2 retail version up here in Canada and downloaded the UK version 1.3 patch. Everything worked fine. Blood hell, this is a cool game!! Then I downloaded the UK version 1.4 patch, and everything still worked fine. The next thing I know I try to install the US (not the UK) version of the OFP Gold Upgrade:Red Hammer Campaign and Kaboom!! The bloody thing won't run anymore. Crikey, on top of that, it de-graded my OFP version 1.4 backdown to 1.3 !?@#!. So I then re-installed OFP in the following ordered; (i) OFP v1.2 UK, (ii) v1.3 patch UK, (iii) Gold Upgrade US, and (iv) v1.4 patch UK. Now the the bloody thing runs (not as good mind you!), however the US Gold Upgrade: Red Hammer Campaign CRASHES RANDOMLY, the Russian AK-74 will only fires in SEMI-AUTOMATIC mode, and when you closedown the game (if it does crash first, crikey!) the monitor locks up and displays a series of white lines and multi-coloured crap that makes it look like someone hit it with a sledge hammer, !#@&?! Time to reboot and pray to the Microsoft Goddess of the Blue Screen! The this ruddy game is totally buggered! Thus, this begs the question simply put: "Is the UK OFP original and the US Gold Upgrade compatible?" I bloody-well hope so, I bought it for $ 24 CDN ( i.e.,10 Pounds!!). Help. Anyways, thanks for reading my rant. I would really appreciate to hear if someone else may have this problem, and any advice on what may be done about this royal cock-up. Thanks, Don Dawson (Sniper Man) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada