Help

SPMeaslyBinkie · 26-08-2008, 01:52 PM

Hi I just bought BF:2142 Deluxe today and installed it and downloaded the patch from EA and redeemed my code for Northern Strike first time doing this type of thing and then I go and try to play the Singleplayer and when it had finished loading and put me into the game my screen goes green and the tutoral guide (I think) begins to lag and speak extremely slow and so here I am what should I do? This is the first BF I have played on the PC any help would be mean much to me.

Natt · 26-08-2008, 02:00 PM

What are your computer specs?

SPMeaslyBinkie · 26-08-2008, 02:12 PM

Microsoft Windows XP Home ED version 2002

Intel(R)

Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GH2
3.07 GH2 488 MB of RAM

Display Adaptors
Intel (R) 82905/GV/910 GL
Radon 9200 Pro Family

And a Radon PCI 7200 or 9200 not very good with comps...

SPMeaslyBinkie · 26-08-2008, 02:33 PM

Anyone?

LutherBlissett · 26-08-2008, 03:14 PM

BF2142 likes 1 gig to run tollerably, and 2 gigs to run smoothly.

Your memory is going to be an issue for you at some point, but I've never heard of the game displaying quite the symptoms that you have described even with only half a gig of memory installed.

One of the mods here called VectorRoll has an exceptionally impressive knowledge of these things (actually I expect all the mods do, but a recent post from him springs to mind in particular). I expect someone will shine some light on the matter at some point.

SPMeaslyBinkie · 26-08-2008, 03:23 PM

Thanks m8 for the info as you can see with my previous post computers arnt exactly my specialty but I hope someone can shed some light on this always wanted to play a BF on the comp

LutherBlissett · 26-08-2008, 03:26 PM

The good news is that at least you can probably expand your memory for about 20 or 30 quid. It will be worth it even if your particular problem doesn't turn out to be memory-related. I hope someone posts with something more useful soon...

Splash-Damage · 26-08-2008, 03:54 PM

Video card is underpowered for the game with the sound of it

SPMeaslyBinkie · 26-08-2008, 04:10 PM

Tried to run it again and theres been a change its orange now.....

Natt · 26-08-2008, 04:12 PM

More ram would be good, but the 9200 isn't in the list of supported cards for bf2142, although I heard the agp version can run the game, all on low.
You could try the omega drivers.
If you have the pci version you will probably need to upgrade, the 8500gt is the best pci card you can get.
Note: PCI is not the same as PCI-E (PCI-Express).

Post more info about your pc or motherboard, like make and model no.

MoonDweazel · 26-08-2008, 08:29 PM

Unfortunately, your 9200 probably won't support the game. The game's readme states that a 256mb video card with support for pixel shader 2.0 is required. I don't know if your card has 256mb of video memory, but it doesn't support pixel shader 2.0 (I'm guessing that it has less than 256mb of video memory as well).

SPMeaslyBinkie · 28-08-2008, 09:29 PM

Right I have decided to get a new computer I have asked one of my friends for his computers specs here they are. Since I dont know a lot about computers are these good specs and he told me to pick my own HD,CD-DVD and OS what ones would you recommend. Any help would be much appreicated.

ASUS P5k Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Processor
512mb GeForce 8800 GT Graphics Card
2gb Corsair Xms2 800mhz DDR2
OCZ 650watt Power supply

Natt · 28-08-2008, 11:43 PM

Those specs are enough to run the game all on high. They aren't the best, but the best costs ££££ more.

As for the other stuff, get SATA, and decide how much you want to spend, 7200rpm hdd's are quite cheap, 10000rpm is not so cheap. DVD burners range from £15-£40, most online sites have a deal every day/week on drives eg overclockers and scan.co.uk.
OS, I would go for vista premium for DX10, I prefer 64bit.

Splash-Damage · 29-08-2008, 10:29 AM

DONT get Vista 64 drivers are still bugged or non existent,hell some are still missing for Vista32.

Natt · 29-08-2008, 03:32 PM

I haven't had any problems with vista 64, but all my hardware is fairly new. If you have an old printer/scanner/digital camera etc you might have problems, but easy enough to see if drivers are available online before you buy.

MoonDweazel · 30-08-2008, 04:32 AM

The specs from your friend's machine will run BF2142 fine. The only caveat is that this assumes you choose to use WinXP. If you go with Vista, I'd install 4 GB of RAM; I'd consider installing even more RAM, if you are going to use Vista 64-bit.

DDR2 is fairly inexpensive, and you should be able to find plenty of motherboards that supports DDR2. The newest chipsets are using DDR3, but you'll pay a premium to adopt this memory at this time. I'd stick to a motherboard with an Intel chipset for an Intel CPU, unless you are certain that you want to run two or more nvidia cards in SLI.

26-08-2008, 01:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
SPMeaslyBinkie Rookie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 9	Help Hi I just bought BF:2142 Deluxe today and installed it and downloaded the patch from EA and redeemed my code for Northern Strike first time doing this type of thing and then I go and try to play the Singleplayer and when it had finished loading and put me into the game my screen goes green and the tutoral guide (I think) begins to lag and speak extremely slow and so here I am what should I do? This is the first BF I have played on the PC any help would be mean much to me.

26-08-2008, 03:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
LutherBlissett Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 634	BF2142 likes 1 gig to run tollerably, and 2 gigs to run smoothly. Your memory is going to be an issue for you at some point, but I've never heard of the game displaying quite the symptoms that you have described even with only half a gig of memory installed. One of the mods here called VectorRoll has an exceptionally impressive knowledge of these things (actually I expect all the mods do, but a recent post from him springs to mind in particular). I expect someone will shine some light on the matter at some point. __________________

26-08-2008, 03:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
LutherBlissett Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 634	The good news is that at least you can probably expand your memory for about 20 or 30 quid. It will be worth it even if your particular problem doesn't turn out to be memory-related. I hope someone posts with something more useful soon... __________________

26-08-2008, 04:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
Natt Rookie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 97	More ram would be good, but the 9200 isn't in the list of supported cards for bf2142, although I heard the agp version can run the game, all on low. You could try the omega drivers. If you have the pci version you will probably need to upgrade, the 8500gt is the best pci card you can get. Note: PCI is not the same as PCI-E (PCI-Express). Post more info about your pc or motherboard, like make and model no. Last edited by Natt; 26-08-2008 at 04:16 PM..

26-08-2008, 02:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Natt Rookie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 97	What are your computer specs?

26-08-2008, 02:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
SPMeaslyBinkie Rookie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 9	Microsoft Windows XP Home ED version 2002 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GH2 3.07 GH2 488 MB of RAM Display Adaptors Intel (R) 82905/GV/910 GL Radon 9200 Pro Family And a Radon PCI 7200 or 9200 not very good with comps...

26-08-2008, 02:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
SPMeaslyBinkie Rookie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 9	Anyone?

26-08-2008, 03:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
SPMeaslyBinkie Rookie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 9	Thanks m8 for the info as you can see with my previous post computers arnt exactly my specialty but I hope someone can shed some light on this always wanted to play a BF on the comp

26-08-2008, 03:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
Splash-Damage Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Worksop/Nottinghamshire Posts: 532	Video card is underpowered for the game with the sound of it

26-08-2008, 04:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
SPMeaslyBinkie Rookie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 9	Tried to run it again and theres been a change its orange now.....

26-08-2008, 08:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
MoonDweazel Rookie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 386	Unfortunately, your 9200 probably won't support the game. The game's readme states that a 256mb video card with support for pixel shader 2.0 is required. I don't know if your card has 256mb of video memory, but it doesn't support pixel shader 2.0 (I'm guessing that it has less than 256mb of video memory as well).

28-08-2008, 09:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
SPMeaslyBinkie Rookie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 9	Right I have decided to get a new computer I have asked one of my friends for his computers specs here they are. Since I dont know a lot about computers are these good specs and he told me to pick my own HD,CD-DVD and OS what ones would you recommend. Any help would be much appreicated. ASUS P5k Motherboard Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Processor 512mb GeForce 8800 GT Graphics Card 2gb Corsair Xms2 800mhz DDR2 OCZ 650watt Power supply

28-08-2008, 11:43 PM	#13 (permalink)
Natt Rookie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 97	Those specs are enough to run the game all on high. They aren't the best, but the best costs ££££ more. As for the other stuff, get SATA, and decide how much you want to spend, 7200rpm hdd's are quite cheap, 10000rpm is not so cheap. DVD burners range from £15-£40, most online sites have a deal every day/week on drives eg overclockers and scan.co.uk. OS, I would go for vista premium for DX10, I prefer 64bit.

29-08-2008, 10:29 AM	#14 (permalink)
Splash-Damage Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Worksop/Nottinghamshire Posts: 532	DONT get Vista 64 drivers are still bugged or non existent,hell some are still missing for Vista32.

29-08-2008, 03:32 PM	#15 (permalink)
Natt Rookie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 97	I haven't had any problems with vista 64, but all my hardware is fairly new. If you have an old printer/scanner/digital camera etc you might have problems, but easy enough to see if drivers are available online before you buy.

30-08-2008, 04:32 AM	#16 (permalink)
MoonDweazel Rookie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 386	The specs from your friend's machine will run BF2142 fine. The only caveat is that this assumes you choose to use WinXP. If you go with Vista, I'd install 4 GB of RAM; I'd consider installing even more RAM, if you are going to use Vista 64-bit. DDR2 is fairly inexpensive, and you should be able to find plenty of motherboards that supports DDR2. The newest chipsets are using DDR3, but you'll pay a premium to adopt this memory at this time. I'd stick to a motherboard with an Intel chipset for an Intel CPU, unless you are certain that you want to run two or more nvidia cards in SLI.