Battlefield 1942 problem

GLETO · Dec 14, 2002, 01:26 AM

Radeon 9700 pro
2.8 processor
Asus P4T533 mobo
512mb of 1066 rambus

I been playing Unreal 2003 but decided to get Battlefield 1942 and I can't see any text. I have all the lastest drivers and reloaded the game. I also reloaded the game on my other machine with a TI-4600 and I can see the text no problem. I swapped the cards on the first machine with a TI-4600 and the text came back. It must be the card but it runs everythingthing else great. ATI is no help and I can't get anything from EA games. If anyone has any ideas please shoot it my way. Thanks.

nartac · Dec 14, 2002, 02:00 AM

I used to have ATI 8500 retail and bf1942 would crash all the time. Since purchasing G4 Ti4200 with 128mb, have not had any problem with any games. I'm now a loyal fan of Nvidia.

Mac Daddy · Dec 14, 2002, 04:02 AM

Im a big fan of Nvidia as well, and of Battlefield 1942.
But my old G2 doesnt like that game,
Can play 3 CD ver of UR tournament 2003 final, no prob, and any other games, too lengthy too list, that one is glitchy, NO downright incompatable, any advise would be helpful mates

DriveEuro · Dec 14, 2002, 08:34 AM

Do you guys have any clue how much processor power 1942 takes..... It is amazing.

KraXed112 · Dec 14, 2002, 08:58 AM

ur best bet would be to play around with ur directx and opengl settings in the display control panel... im using omega's and dx9 rc2.. and its soo smooth now..

kinetic · Dec 14, 2002, 09:40 AM

Have a look here http://www.bfnation.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2827 there are a few things you could try. Good luck!

nartac · Dec 14, 2002, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mac Daddy
Im a big fan of Nvidia as well, and of Battlefield 1942.
But my old G2 doesnt like that game,
Can play 3 CD ver of UR tournament 2003 final, no prob, and any other games, too lengthy too list, that one is glitchy, NO downright incompatable, any advise would be helpful mates

My nephew has a TNT card and it won't work neither.

Mac Daddy · Dec 14, 2002, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DriveEuro
Do you guys have any clue how much processor power 1942 takes..... It is amazing.

It is pretty system hungry, but that not my problem right now.
I'm running an Intel Celeron 1.5G. My problem is imy motherboard uses an integrated version of the G2 400MMX.

This is one of the 2 cards listed in the readme with known compatablitly problems, but they dont list any suggestions as to how to rectify it, not sure if I can.

I 'll check out those ideas that were posted, THANKS

At my buddys were running it on a three computer LAN, and one of the machines is an AMD 1.1 with a 32M ATI card, runs smooth.
The multiplayer is a blast !!!

DriveEuro · Dec 14, 2002, 05:32 PM

You won't be able to play the game well. Not even in 640x480.

RDoggy · Dec 15, 2002, 01:36 PM

I ran into the text problem when i updated to the 2.5 cat drivers.
I thougt i had done a good job removeing all traces of the old drivers. But After that i did a complete reformat . Installed
the latest tweaked set by Omega And it runs smooth as glass at
1152x864. All effects turned up .

As far as not ever being able to play the game well thats just
bull S#it.
Try this driver set. Best i have found for bf1942.
http://www.techconnect.nl/modules.ph...rder=0&thold=0
System Specs
Athlon xp 1900
radeon 8500 le 250/275
512 megs ram
win xp pro
sb live xp gamer.

Mac Daddy · Dec 15, 2002, 06:48 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by RDoggy
[B]

As far as not ever being able to play the game well thats just
bull S#it.
Try this driver set. Best i have found for bf1942.
http://www.techconnect.nl/modules.ph...rder=0&thold=0

And guess what, your right. That link provided me with info on updated Nvidia driver sets.(For all you Linux/Nvidia users, there was a major release on Wed.)

Played around with some directx settings, changed some sound settings, Runs as smooth as Shit through a goose.

Thanks Guys

Now I can set up my BF1942 server!!!

And too RDoggy, thanks much, noticed your a new member, welcome aboard, with advice like that I hope to see YA post more

Fly Casual

Dec 14, 2002, 01:26 AM	#1
GLETO DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Battlefield 1942 problem Radeon 9700 pro 2.8 processor Asus P4T533 mobo 512mb of 1066 rambus I been playing Unreal 2003 but decided to get Battlefield 1942 and I can't see any text. I have all the lastest drivers and reloaded the game. I also reloaded the game on my other machine with a TI-4600 and I can see the text no problem. I swapped the cards on the first machine with a TI-4600 and the text came back. It must be the card but it runs everythingthing else great. ATI is no help and I can't get anything from EA games. If anyone has any ideas please shoot it my way. Thanks.

Dec 14, 2002, 04:02 AM	#3
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Nvidia/1942 Im a big fan of Nvidia as well, and of Battlefield 1942. But my old G2 doesnt like that game, Can play 3 CD ver of UR tournament 2003 final, no prob, and any other games, too lengthy too list, that one is glitchy, NO downright incompatable, any advise would be helpful mates __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Dec 14, 2002, 08:34 AM	#4
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Do you guys have any clue how much processor power 1942 takes..... It is amazing. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Dec 14, 2002, 08:58 AM	#5
KraXed112 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 90 Rep Power: 0	ur best bet would be to play around with ur directx and opengl settings in the display control panel... im using omega's and dx9 rc2.. and its soo smooth now.. __________________ AMD 4800 X2 / ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 2024 Corsair PC3200 CPT BFG Tech 7900 GTX 512 Pioneer A04 DVD/RW 1 x 120GB Western Digital Caviar Hard Drive (8MB Cache, 7200rpm) 5 x 200GB Western Digital Caviar Hard Drive (8MB Cache, 7200rpm) Soundblaster Live 5.1 Platinum, Logitech Z-680 Antec TrueControl 480W, RAIDMAX 420W Coolermaster CM-Stacker STC-T01 Case (Crossflow Fan + Extra 4in3 Module)

Dec 14, 2002, 05:32 PM	#9
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	You won't be able to play the game well. Not even in 640x480. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Dec 14, 2002, 02:00 AM	#2
nartac DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 35 Rep Power: 0	I used to have ATI 8500 retail and bf1942 would crash all the time. Since purchasing G4 Ti4200 with 128mb, have not had any problem with any games. I'm now a loyal fan of Nvidia.

Dec 14, 2002, 09:40 AM	#6
kinetic DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester England Posts: 2,559 Rep Power: 0	Have a look here http://www.bfnation.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2827 there are a few things you could try. Good luck!

Dec 15, 2002, 01:36 PM	#10
RDoggy DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 106 Rep Power: 0	I ran into the text problem when i updated to the 2.5 cat drivers. I thougt i had done a good job removeing all traces of the old drivers. But After that i did a complete reformat . Installed the latest tweaked set by Omega And it runs smooth as glass at 1152x864. All effects turned up . As far as not ever being able to play the game well thats just bull S#it. Try this driver set. Best i have found for bf1942. http://www.techconnect.nl/modules.ph...rder=0&thold=0 System Specs Athlon xp 1900 radeon 8500 le 250/275 512 megs ram win xp pro sb live xp gamer.

Dec 15, 2002, 06:48 PM	#11
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	YE HAAAAA !!! [QUOTE]Originally posted by RDoggy [B] As far as not ever being able to play the game well thats just bull S#it. Try this driver set. Best i have found for bf1942. http://www.techconnect.nl/modules.ph...rder=0&thold=0 And guess what, your right. That link provided me with info on updated Nvidia driver sets.(For all you Linux/Nvidia users, there was a major release on Wed.) Played around with some directx settings, changed some sound settings, Runs as smooth as Shit through a goose. Thanks Guys Now I can set up my BF1942 server!!! And too RDoggy, thanks much, noticed your a new member, welcome aboard, with advice like that I hope to see YA post more Fly Casual __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen