ESF 1.1 huge crashing problem

[Ness]

Wenever i try 2 play ESF 1.1 in any way, ie, creating a LAN game, joining or creating an internet game, it has the loading screen then the ESF screen with Kame's lookout in the background, then the game crashes there for abt 2mins, then my PC just restarts. Plz can sum1 help me!!

 

[Zodiac Fighter]

Are you using the software video mode ? (my friend used to have this problem and , he put opengl and it work fine now)

 

[Jonesdaniel]

Are there any error messages that come up. If there are, it will be easier for people to answer the question if you put them up. The games should still be makingable/connectable even with software mode on, although OpenGL and Direct3d or better modes

 

[Ness]

im using opengl mode and there r'nt ne error messagesit just freezes then reboots my PC

 

[Jonesdaniel]

Hmmm, you have the latest version of Halflife (1.0.0.0) ?

 

[Ness]

yep, and it was working perfectly with no problems less than 2wks ago, then suddenly this problem occured. If it helps, i hav:

Athlon 1700XP+
128MB DDR ram
32mb GeForce 2 MX
Win 98

Half Life 1.1.0.0
ESF 1.1

and evrything has been updated as much as possible, ie, geforce v44.03, Half Life update 1100

 

[Jonesdaniel]

Well, a bad code may have been added somehow, try uninstalling then installing halflife again and re-downloading esf 1.1

 

[Ness]

i tried that as well

 

[Zodiac Fighter]

The version of half life u need is not 1.1.0.0, its 1.1.1.0 (maybe it was just an typing error )

 

[Ness]

woops sorry, ye i ment 1.1.1.0

 

[Abe Froman]

I get random crashes ALL THE TIME too. Mostly happens on larger servers, but it happens on small servers sometimes too. The thing that pisses me off most about it is there is no error message, no code, no nothing, just a fast crash to the desktop. I am in open gl, 512 DDR RAM, no other programs running. I scanned my HD for errors, nothing. I even reinstalled HL, then ESF, still borked. I then REFORMATTED, reinstalled, STILL BORKED. ESF is the only game that does this for me.

BTW, I even tried playing the game with all graphic options turned off, MP3 player off, no go. I have an XP 1700, GF 3 Ti 200, 521 MB of RAM, 60 GB HD, Audigy 1. Unless there is some kind of wierd compatibility issue I am having with 1.1, I am completely lost here. 1.0 never crashed like this.

 

[Ness]

yep. same here. ESF 1.0 never did this to me either. O well, at least i hav The Windwaker to keep me company.....

 

[PanzerFox]

Shenlon? What is your sound card? I have the same problem but I get a long beep from my card when it freezes.

 

[Jonesdaniel]

If your sound card is playing up, try changing it from "full acceleration" to "basic acceleration" in the dxdiag (go to run and type dxdiag" area

 

[Ness]

my sound card is a Terratec 128i PCI

 

[Jonesdaniel]

Well, you can always try downloading your most recent sound card drivers, although i doubt that thats the problem. Download your most recent
Chipset Driver
Video Card Driver
Sound Card Driver
Direct x 9 (or whatever the most recent one is)

If that doesnt work, then it might be your pc. Does this effect any of your other games?

 

[Ness]

nope. No problems with other games

 

[Jonesdaniel]

What about other mods like counter-strike or natural selection etc... Does it disconnect you from those games too? If so, its probably your halflife game. If not, then its probably your esf game. Just try redownloading the FULL version of the new 1.1

 

[Ness]

Actually yeah. I'll try downloading the full version from Fileplanet. But i know that my Half Life isnt faulty. But thnx.

 

[Abe Froman]

Like I said, no other games do this. CS, DoD, NS, Firearms, Vampire Slayer, none of these crash. ESF 1.0 didn't crash as much as this. Ah well, guess I'll just have to wait for 1.2....