i made this topic cause alot of people got weird crashes (i had weird crashes which prevented me from playing esf for months) and i want to help. :note: all things with a number and a * infront of the Q(uestion) and A(nswer) are new and will stick that way for a day or maybe 2.:
1. i got d3d video mode and i get kicked out of the game after a while without any error message, what to do?
A. if you have a good video card and you got software with it. try to lower your performance for a better 3d acceleration. this will stabilize it a bit so you will either: wont get kicked out again, or you can continue playing without getting kicked out after all.
2. i use software mode and get kicked when loading an attack, what to do?
A. change your mode in the options- video- video mode, either to openGL or d3d, software mode isn't good enough for ESF, it needs openGL mode or d3d
3. i use openGL mode, when i try to join a server or when i host one it gets stuck while loading the screen and boots me out with an error, what to do?
A. just likewith the d3d, try to adjust your videocard settings (lowering clocking time etc, dont change your options in half-life because it wouldn't probally help anyway), if you already have your clocking time etc on lowest, try to disable your openGL future which will speed up your 3d acceleration.
*4. i downloaded ESF b1.1 and tried to install, but it gets stuck at looking for previous components, what to do?
*A. wait with trying to kick it back alive. just let it do its job, loading that is. itll take a while (dont get desperate and quit the installer) before you can install.
*5. i downloaded ESF b1.1 and when i want to install it gives me the corrupted file error, what to do?
*A. download ESF b1.1 from a different host and try again.
i hope these things will help some problems regarding crashes.
if they dont help at all or you didnt get any software for your videocard:
try reinstalling/reupdating your HL and/or reinstalling ESF
or if you're desperate enough your windows (which would probally be stupid to do if its not your windows/ vidcard detonator )
feel free to reply ofcourse
more will be added soon (if its not getting deleted/forgotten o_o )
1. i got d3d video mode and i get kicked out of the game after a while without any error message, what to do?
A. if you have a good video card and you got software with it. try to lower your performance for a better 3d acceleration. this will stabilize it a bit so you will either: wont get kicked out again, or you can continue playing without getting kicked out after all.
2. i use software mode and get kicked when loading an attack, what to do?
A. change your mode in the options- video- video mode, either to openGL or d3d, software mode isn't good enough for ESF, it needs openGL mode or d3d
3. i use openGL mode, when i try to join a server or when i host one it gets stuck while loading the screen and boots me out with an error, what to do?
A. just likewith the d3d, try to adjust your videocard settings (lowering clocking time etc, dont change your options in half-life because it wouldn't probally help anyway), if you already have your clocking time etc on lowest, try to disable your openGL future which will speed up your 3d acceleration.
*4. i downloaded ESF b1.1 and tried to install, but it gets stuck at looking for previous components, what to do?
*A. wait with trying to kick it back alive. just let it do its job, loading that is. itll take a while (dont get desperate and quit the installer) before you can install.
*5. i downloaded ESF b1.1 and when i want to install it gives me the corrupted file error, what to do?
*A. download ESF b1.1 from a different host and try again.
i hope these things will help some problems regarding crashes.
if they dont help at all or you didnt get any software for your videocard:
try reinstalling/reupdating your HL and/or reinstalling ESF
or if you're desperate enough your windows (which would probally be stupid to do if its not your windows/ vidcard detonator )
feel free to reply ofcourse
more will be added soon (if its not getting deleted/forgotten o_o )