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Started out in MP for me but has extended to SP now as well. I can't have a 5 minute game without it and it gets worse everytime I play which is something I cannot explain. So now I cannot play at all and don't, I get my kicks my reading every single thread posted in these forums now hoping for some miracle fix as I don't think BIS can fix this anytime soon or they would of released a hot fix. Then again maybe not enough people have the problem for them to be concerned about, I don't know.

I waited for this game with baited breathe and I was totally dissapointed. I have not had more than 2hrs game play fragmented over near 2 weeks and 20 hours of trying to get the game to work. One thing I know about ARMA2 is the settings and config files back to front. Would I recommend the game? Well before it came out and during the demo time I did but since I got the full version and had all the issues I have had I could only say to those that ask "Wait 6 months to a year and then read the forums again to see if there are happier people around and then maybe buy it" Just like ARMA ARMA2 has the same Receiving issue, LOD issues, CTD issues except magnified at least 3 fold it seems to me. I was at the beginning of ARMA and now ARMA2 and both have been bad experiences but ARMA2 takes the cake. I am sorry if I sound like I have given up, I havn't but I am close. In Summary: Game not playable out of the box for a lot of people, don't waste your time buying/trying to play now but wait for several dozen patches.

LOL "why they cannot accept the game like it is" because it doesn't friggin work! I get 5 mins of gameplay and WHAMMO! I get a black screen saying Receiving.... I didn't pay $50 to see a black screen with a single word in the middle. If I was getting flashing textures or pop in houses right in front of me that would be annoying but still playable. So if I am to accept it as it is I should contact the local consumer affairs department and complain that the product I have is not working as advertised, or has BIS got small print on the back of the box saying "This product comes complete with a multitude of bugs almost guaranteeing to destroy your long awaited game experience".

Trees in teh distance on nearby mountain sides look like a bushfire has raged through it, all black graound and sparse bare tree coverage but as you run towards it trees start popping in and the whiole seen changes, bit of a visual turn off really.

Tried the lates Catalyst 9.7 Beta drivers? There is a thread about them and a link to them, do a search. Apparently everyone is happy because Xfore is now enabled and issues fixed in that area, give them a go. here you go http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=78948

ADSL? Maybe your line filter is stuffed or something along those lines. I am afraid that I do not believe this problem is the game. Look at the forums there are hardly any issues with staying connected to a server, most issues are CTD's or graphical problems. I would start with you end and work your way to your ISP. Maybe try pinging something like another website with ping www.whatever.com -n 100 remember some websites will just timeout straight away www.everquest.com is ok ping that and see if you get many timeouts or blocks of timeouts.

Congratulations and that helps the rest of us in pain how?

it is getting worse. I did a complete uninstall/ reinstall and it ran well for 1 day then Receiving started again and got slowly worse. Reboot of PC now makes no difference I am now guaranteed a Receiving screen after a minute of startign a game. Now I also get the worst texture problems I have ever seen with a slow down and white textures flashing then either a crash or a forever Receiving. Below is a small sample of the error file I now get. Please don't suggest my card is faulty because it isn't, a faulty card would show up in one of the numerous games I play or in 3dmark but everything is fine except ARMA2. Please don't tell me to update or uninstall/clean drivers and reinstall them as I just did that and still got this. Basically I give up. ===================================================================== == E:\Games\ARMA2\Bohemia Interactive\arma2.exe == "E:\Games\ARMA2\Bohemia Interactive\arma2.exe" -nosplash -world=empty ===================================================================== Exe timestamp: 2009/07/01 17:53:19 Current time: 2009/07/11 21:07:13 graphics: D3D9, Device: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series, Driver:ati2dvag.dll 6.14.10.6962 resolution: 1680x1050x32 Distribution: 1465 Exe version: 1.02.58134 Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female01\cz\nastoupit.wss', header cannot be loaded. Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\male03\ru\rearmat.wss', header cannot be loaded. Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female01\cz\nastoupit.wss', header cannot be loaded. Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female01\cz\nastoupit.wss', header cannot be loaded. Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female01\cz\nastoupit.wss', header cannot be loaded. Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\male03\ru\rearmat.wss', header cannot be loaded. Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female01\cz\nastoupit.wss', header cannot be loaded. Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female01\cz\nastoupit.wss', header cannot be loaded. Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female01\cz\nastoupit.wss', header cannot be loaded. Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female01\cz\nastoupit.wss', header cannot be loaded. Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female01\cz\nastoupit.wss', header cannot be loaded. Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female01\cz\nastoupit.wss', header cannot be loaded. Cannot create video memory surface DXT1,512x512 (size 174760 B), Error 8007000e Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\weapons\data\m203_camo_smdi.paa:1) *** Device reset recovery requested Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female01\cz\nastoupit.wss', header cannot be loaded. Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female01\cz\nastoupit.wss', header cannot be loaded. Protocol bin\config.bin/RadioProtocolRU/: Missing word AwayGrid Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female01\cz\nastoupit.wss', header cannot be loaded. Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female01\cz\nastoupit.wss', header cannot be loaded. Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female01\cz\vratsedoformacee.wss', header cannot be loaded. Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female01\cz\vratsedoformacee.wss', header cannot be loaded. Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female01\cz\nastoupit.wss', header cannot be loaded. Cannot create video memory surface DXT1,64x64 (size 2728 B), Error 88760827 Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\structures\house\housev\data\housev_1i4_int_ads.paa:4) Cannot create video memory surface DXT1,16x16 (size 168 B), Error 88760827 Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\structures\data\concrete\concretewall_dtsmdi.paa:6) Cannot create video memory surface DXT1,16x16 (size 168 B), Error 88760827 Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\structures\house\housev\data\housev_1i4_int_mask.paa:6) Cannot create video memory surface DXT1,16x16 (size 168 B), Error 88760827 Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\structures\data\detailmaps\roof_asphalt_01_dtsmdi.paa:5) Cannot create video memory surface DXT1,16x16 (size 168 B), Error 88760827 Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\structures\data\detailmaps\woodboard_02_dtsmdi.paa:5) Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Cannot create video memory surface DXT1,64x64 (size 2728 B), Error 88760827 Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\structures\house\housev\data\housev_1i4_int_ads.paa:4) Cannot create video memory surface DXT1,16x16 (size 168 B), Error 88760827 Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\structures\data\concrete\concretewall_dtsmdi.paa:6) Cannot create video memory surface DXT1,16x16 (size 168 B), Error 88760827 Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\structures\house\housev\data\housev_1i4_int_mask.paa:6) Cannot create video memory surface DXT1,64x64 (size 2728 B), Error 88760827 Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\structures\house\housev\data\housev_1i2_windows_co.paa:3) Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Cannot create video memory surface DXT1,16x16 (size 168 B), Error 88760827 Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\structures\data\detailmaps\roof_asphalt_01_dtsmdi.paa:5) Cannot create video memory surface DXT1,16x16 (size 168 B), Error 88760827 Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\structures\data\detailmaps\woodboard_02_dtsmdi.paa:5) Cannot create video memory surface DXT1,32x32 (size 680 B), Error 88760827 Error: Failed to create surface texture (ca\buildings\data\hut_old01_co.paa:4) Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e Error during v-buffer creation: error 8007000e

Yes it is getting way beyond a joke. I cannot play the game any longer, I feel sick at the thought of even bother trying. I have spent hours trying to get this game going long enough to play through a mission SP or MP. No matter what I do it is just hopeless. All I do now everyday is read the forums, don't even load it up. I do believe BIS are concerned and hunting these types of graphical leaks can be right in the core of the code, very hard to fix quickly and not break anything else. I am sure they are doing their best.

Why so snappy, simple question I was asking those that installed the 9.7 drivers. So I guess by your answer you know where the problem is then, exactly? you have seen the BIS code that produces this problem, that is excellent news thanks for your input.

Wouldn't say this is fixed as I do not have any mods at all.

Did anyone see the Receiving.... problem dissapear?

Good thread however I think we are all clutching at straws as Receiving... should not appear at all during gameplay. Also many people have tried what you have done and initially reported a slight improvement but then after a whiel come back and say it is no better. Personally the only "FIX" I know of which has worked for me is only play ARMA2 after a fresh reboot of your PC. If I do this most of the time I can get 30+ mins of gameplay before things deteriorate and I need to reboot again. One thing that does not really fix anything is the left SHIFT - flush, yes it says it flushes the VRAM but issues still remain so if this flush flushes VRAM then is the issue more system RAM, is there a memory leak? I don't know but the good news is BIS have stated that they are indeed working on it.

Why would BIS want it to run in the US?:D

All I want to know is what do you mean by more stable? has the Receiving.... issue gone away? Have textures stopped flickering? to houises change colour and load textures before your eyes, what has improved?

richiespeed you are spot on. I would like to add my vote that SP in ARMA2 is very good. Forget about the pre-made missions just do the random generated missions over and over, different every time and up the settings if you want a really tough challenge. Also as already said the editor is amazingly easy to use and you can make your own single player missions WITHOUT scripting. Of course if you want fancy story lines, animations, speech and special functions you will have to elarn to script but you can get so much out of it without scripting, hours of entertainment.

SP or MP? I am playing the randomly generated mission time and again. They are actually very very good, give them a go if SP is your thing. I played 1hr patrol last night (time is changeable) and was dropped in by chopper and then HQ gave me goals/tasks like assist another friendly squad to defend a position, ambush a convoy etc etc. This while an enemy gunship was circling overhead and random enemy AI were also patrolling the area. Trying to protect your guys isn't easy.

Hang in there for Mr Murray's ARMA2 Editing and scripting guide coming out soon, it is free as well and choc full of information. There is so much in there that if you went through it all and tried everything shown in there you would come out the end a proverbial ARMA2 detailed expert. :) In the mean time you can go through Mr Murray's ARMA guide as a lot of stuff in there is also relevant to ARMA2

Seems to be numerous glitches like this. I have seen the same thing with the helmet many a time but mostly while in a chopper for some reason. I like the pic of the guy which looks like his head fell off and is sitting on his shoulder blade, damage model? :)

I have had this come up after a CTD about a dozen times and not once was I using the editor. Another problem here I would suggest. Don't think it is an admin issue as I am admin on my PC and it still occurs.

Kids, I don't know. Someone lock this thread please!

I am a member of Jungle Wraiths http://www.junglewraiths.net/ Great group and they play many games including BF2. There is a group of us that love ARMA/ARMA2. Visit the forums there, I think there is a new member forum, make yourself known maybe? there is also an ARMA forum, not overly active recently just a lot of talk about people waiting on their ARMA2 to arrive but that will change. I think this weekend we may get into a bit more ARMA2 as their games arrive in the post, you will be welcome to join in and see how it is done, often Sunday nights and Thursday nights as well.

Public servers, good ones, are hard to find but they are out there. Also joining a clan of some kind local to your country is the best way. Clans often book servers and play coop against AI. The bottom line for a simulator like this is can you handle crawling for minutes at a time or spending 20 minutes or more getting your sniper into position before taking out a single target or before being killed without even seeing a target? I love going the distance, spending an hour getting into position, taking out one target then changing position. Working with a squad with chat going is the best IMO, team work ,suspense, getting rides to places and being evacuated because too many team memebers are dead or injured (no longer a fighting force), regrouping for a 2nd assault etc etc. Even single player with random mission generator I find is exciting, works really well actually but there is nothing like coop multiplayer in a good squad. If that appeals to you then get it but if you like BF2 style games of nade spamming and quick deaths/kills and instant action then I would say stay away.

Makes no difference what settings I have I seems to often get this. The weird thing is I can login to a multiplayer game 10 times and I get this issue 8/10 times but the other two times it plays smooth for 1+ hours at least, maybe mission/locale dependent? Also single player again it is intermittent and there was last night playing a randomly generated mission I had Receiving every 10 metres I moved in game and then finally a CTD. There is a real issue here and no word from BIS is more than a little frustrating. ---------- Post added at 01:07 AM ---------- Previous post was Yesterday at 11:40 PM ---------- Well official word from BIS in another thread is that they are working on it so this is great for all of us to know. See the BIS response here: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=78474&page=2

I don't care what triggers it, I am happy to hear BIS are "Working on it" that is all that matters, gives me hope as ARMA2 is a beautiful game hiding behind a cloak of bugs currently, can't wait to see its full potential reached.