Author Topic: Where is the error? (Read 568 times)

cue · « **on:** May 14, 2003, 07:58:51 AM »

I would like to know if the game leaves some error log or something that the user can use to track the reason way the game booted him out to the desktop.
I have never seen a game that troughs you out without giving some kind of an error message before or after.

Shane · « **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2003, 10:07:53 AM »

the three most common forms of dumps from the game are:

1. sound acceleration (hardware) set to full - reduce one notch.

2. loss of UDP to TCIP - means routing is gone to pot.

3. router switchovers by isps when handling net traffic.

in cases of 2 and 3 there's not much you can do except hope things get better.

cue · « **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2003, 02:49:40 PM »

I dont want to turn it down one notch, the game shuld just work like other games do. May be they need better programers.
And if it has a problem it shuld let me know what the problem is so that I know if I can fix it or not

straffo · « **Reply #3 on:** May 14, 2003, 04:03:19 PM »

Do a search on this BBS about CTD.

Is your PC overclocked ? what are it's spec (OS cpu vdo etc ...)

Shane · « **Reply #4 on:** May 14, 2003, 05:29:32 PM »

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Originally posted by cue
I dont want to turn it down one notch, the game shuld just work like other games do. May be they need better programers.
And if it has a problem it shuld let me know what the problem is so that I know if I can fix it or not

the biggest problem you're facing right now would be an attitude one.

SlapShot · « **Reply #5 on:** May 14, 2003, 06:59:01 PM »

"May be they need better programers"

As Jet "HiTech" Li said ... "There can only be one !!!"

Shane ... definately slobberdonkey material ...

cue · « **Reply #6 on:** May 15, 2003, 03:09:45 AM »

I have a
Pentium 3 733MHz.
GeForce 4 TI4200, driver v43.45.
512MB memory
onboard sound.

I bet all my stars that the programmers have an option to turn on some kind of an debug message log, or the error makes itself visible in some log file or something. Otherwise they would not have any way of fixing any bugs.

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the biggest problem you're facing right now would be an attitude one.

Well maybe. But that would not be the case unless there was a problem.
And the problem is that i'm fed up with the stability and mic trouble that keeps annoying me and other players.
And 80% of the time, the player does not know what the problem is, because the game does not tell us anything. This would be so simple to fix.

P.s I could not program this game, but it has long passed beta and these problems should have been dealt with... I feel.

akak · « **Reply #7 on:** May 15, 2003, 04:48:25 AM »

You are using an onboard sound card and those are notorious for their shoddy performance and drain of resources. That's why it's recommended you lower the sound acceleration by one notch, as that usually fixes a lot of problems related with onboard sound cards.

If you were to spring for a better sound card, you probably won't have as much trouble.

Ack-Ack

Dingbat · « **Reply #8 on:** May 15, 2003, 07:34:49 AM »

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Originally posted by Shane
the biggest problem you're facing right now would be an attitude one.

As are you, I happen to agree, AH is the only game I currently place with more CTD than potatos on 14th street.

Dingbat · « **Reply #9 on:** May 15, 2003, 07:36:49 AM »

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Originally posted by akak
You are using an onboard sound card and those are notorious for their shoddy performance and drain of resources. That's why it's recommended you lower the sound acceleration by one notch, as that usually fixes a lot of problems related with onboard sound cards. If you were to spring for a better sound card, you probably won't have as much trouble.
Ack-Ack

This is true but it does nothing for CTD's, as I have SBLive 5.1 and still have issues. What I find funny was after the second to last patch no VOX drops...

cue · « **Reply #10 on:** May 15, 2003, 08:09:25 AM »

But I don't have to buy a new sound card. The computer works fine with other games. Games that have a much higher system requirements then AH, and much much higher/more demand from the sound card.
Also, the game runs fine in lan play.

Dingbat · « **Reply #11 on:** May 15, 2003, 05:10:38 PM »

Cue, I won't argue with you there. All I can say is what worked for me. I did the same as You, used an on-board, the VOX went out all the time, then I spent 25$ and bought a SBlive 5.1 and those problems seemed to have gone away.

cue · « **Reply #12 on:** May 15, 2003, 05:50:59 PM »

I do appreciate your help very much. Thank you