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I need help!

I have a Westinghouse 32w1 screen and a evga 7800GT. I did the shortcut mod and this is what my BF2 target reads:

"C:Program FilesEA GAMESBattlefield 2BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1680 +szy 1050

When i try to start the game, it crashes back to the desktop right after the splash screen. The game is patched with the newest 1.22 patch.

Looking at your screens speccs you are not supposed to be able to play in that res if you are using VGA or DVI.

This is what the homepage says 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1280 x 720, 1366 x 768.

Take a look here: http://www.westinghousedigital.com/pc-15-2-32-lcd-tv.aspx

Edit your shortcut with a supported res and give it a try.

But the fact that the game even started up with +widescreen is surprising, itsn't it?

i'm not sure where i found the widescreen command line (i think it was from the planet battlefield forum), but i have had "+widescreen" in my line all along with no issues. per your screenshots, this apparently makes no difference.

[quote]I need help!

I have a Westinghouse 32w1 screen and a evga 7800GT. I did the shortcut mod and this is what my BF2 target reads:

"C:Program FilesEA GAMESBattlefield 2BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1680 +szy 1050

When i try to start the game, it crashes back to the desktop right after the splash screen. The game is patched with the newest 1.22 patch.

Looking at your screens speccs you are not supposed to be able to play in that res if you are using VGA or DVI.

This is what the homepage says 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1280 x 720, 1366 x 768.

Take a look here: http://www.westinghousedigital.com/pc-15-2-32-lcd-tv.aspx

Edit your shortcut with a supported res and give it a try.

Thank you! :D I totally forgot about the resolution of the screen.... :oops:

ive just tried that +widescreen thing and it made nodifference to my game :(

Ok i have managed to get BF2 working pretty well on my new Dell 2405fpw at 1920x1200 using the target line thing.

I also found that changing fullscreen to widescreen did nothing btw. So the actual game looks amazing at this res. In the options i have the drop down menu for the res set at 1600x1200 (does this actually do anything?) and most of the options at medium apart from 2 which are at high.

Now the only thing i am a bit annoyed with is the text in the game, the text of who killed who and what people are saying is horrible. Its like it is at 800x600 res, same goes for the mini map looks horrible. But the text above peoples head in the game looks awesome?? So how do i get the text looking better?

Will take a screenshot when i get home from work to show what i mean.

Alright, here's the scoop and a little background.

I came from a 19" CRT run by an x800 Pro O/C'd a bit to XT PE levels. Previously, I ran BF2 at 1280x1024, 2xAA and FRAPS records a relatively constant 100 FPS (I believe BF2 caps FPS at 100, just like 1942) with v-sync off. Everything is fine and well, no performance issues.

Then, I get a VA1912wb and hook it up. So I'm running the native 1440x900 @ 60Hz, and do the command line stuff to change the resolution to match the native res. BF2 launches fine, is using the widescreen res, mind you no FOV fix, but I don't care really. (I'd like it, but I like the game more, so it won't prevent me from playing)

Here's the issue: At first, I didn't force v-sync, and my video card was still pushing 100+ FPS. When on the ground, I'd have some visual tearing, not terrible, but annoying. In the sky however, I'd get AWFUL tearing, to the point that I could barely play the game, still pushing 100+ FPS. So, I go into the CCC, force v-sync on all the time, and go back to BF2. So BF2 syncs at 60Hz and gameplay is still fine. The problem comes in when FPS dips below 60... if it gets to around 45 FPS or so, it seems to re-sync at 30. It'll stay at 30 for up to 10-15 seconds, then re-sync back to 60 FPS. When it's at 30, it becomes very noticable. 60 fps is fine for normal gameplay, 30 sucks. But for some reason, forcing v-sync On often causes the game to sync down to 30.

Is there any reason why? Is there some setting I need to change? Why is the game (or my video card?) syncing down to 30 FPS when the frequency isn't changing? And it's not that my FPS is dipping that low, I know the card can handle a constant 100+, it's that it is specifically sync'ing that low. It stays at 30 constantly for 5-15 seconds, which even if it dipped down that low, it wouldn't stay at exactly 30, it'd fluxuate... 30, 29, 32, etc.

Any ideas?

EDIT: Oh, and just for reference, I tried the same res, same AA, same Hz, v-sync on with Oblivion, Civ4, Black&White2, and they all sync properly to 60 FPS, never dip down and stick at 30 like BF2. So, I know it's BF2 doing this.

Torin, make sure any and all instances of your monitors Hz capabilities in the control panel say 60hz only.

I am quite content with just the resolution force change to 1680x1050, but my problem is I am trying to use the BF2SP64 (64 player maps in single player mode) and it forces the game to restart without the forced resolution. I have had no luck figuring out how to load a mod from the command line either.

Torin, make sure any and all instances of your monitors Hz capabilities in the control panel say 60hz only.

I am quite content with just the resolution force change to 1680x1050, but my problem is I am trying to use the BF2SP64 (64 player maps in single player mode) and it forces the game to restart without the forced resolution. I have had no luck figuring out how to load a mod from the command line either.

Here is an example of how to run a mod from the command line:
"E:Program FilesEA GAMESBattlefield 2BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +modPath mods/xpack +ignoreAsserts 1 +szx 1920 +szy 1200

Replace the xpack with the mod you want to run. The name of the mod will be the name of the folder in the /mods directory. Then it will automatically load up that mod without having to do the activate deal and restart BF2. Hope that helps.

So what does my command line need to be for my Dell 2405fpw?

"E:Program FilesEA GAMESBattlefield 2BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1920 +szy 1200

or

"E:Program FilesEA GAMESBattlefield 2BF2.exe" +menu 1 +widescreen 1 +szx 1920 +szy 1200

Both those option give you the same thing ... but why not try them ? ... :wink:

I can't get BF2 to run at 1920x1200 on my 2405...I get to the log in screen and after it tries to log me in it crashes to the desktop.

Copy and paste the target line from your shortcut here in a post so we can check it for you.

"C:Program FilesEA GAMESBattlefield 2BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1920 +szy 1200

Well it looks fine to me ... it should work ... :?

Read through the various threads you may find someone else has had a similar problem ...

A few people have had to do a full re-install to get it to work ... I know you don't want to have to do that but it is all I can suggest ... sorry ... :(

I could do that...but I don't see why that would fix anything. Thanks though.

I don't know why either ... I just know a few people have had sucess when they re-installed ... :wink:

As I say read the various threads ...

I don´t even have bf2 but I read somewhere on the forum there is a file or folder you should remove if you have installed a new monitor and can´t get it to run. I think it is located in document and setting and your profile and application data and then some folder. remove it and start your game again and see if it helps. backup the file first. Might save you the trouble of a reinstall. A reinstall won´t delete this file so if it is this file causing the problem it won´t help with a reinstall so start with removing the file.

It might even say it in this thread but i´m to lazy to check or search right now.

EDIT: Well I did a search and this is what I got to completely remove it:

To delete all of BF2 from your system:

Open My Documents.
Right-click on the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete.
To delete the game files (in the default location):

Open My Computer.
Open the C drive.
Open the Program Files folder.
Open the EA GAMES folder.
Right-click on the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete.
Close all open windows.

To edit the registry and remove Battlefield 2:
Click on the Start button.
Click on Run.
Type regedit in the text field.
Click File and then choose Export.
Name the file Backup and make sure the Export Range is set to All.
Click Save; you will now be returned to the Registry Editor window.
Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
Click the plus sign next to Software.
Click the plus sign next to DICE.
Right-click on the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete.
Click the plus sign next to Electronic Arts.
Right-click and choose Delete on any Battlefield 2 folders.
Click the plus sign next to Microsoft.
Click the plus sign next to Windows.
Click the plus sign next to CurrentVersion.
Click the plus sign next to Uninstall.
Right-click on the key named {04858915-9F49-4B2A-AED4-DC49A7DE6A7B} and choose Delete.

A Confirm Key Delete window will appear, choose Yes.
Close the WindowsRegistry Editor.
Battlefield 2 is now completely removed from your system.

After all that then I should try running it?

Start with

Open My Documents.
Right-click on the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete.

And then try to play bf2. If it doesn´t work you should do all the things and then install it again and give it a try.

Bongo and ctrlsteef ...

Whilst I understand the sentiments behind you anti-userbars ... and I know they are not too big but ... your anti-userbars only encourage others to have them as they think ... "that's cool ... I want a userbar" ...

I'm sure you would love to drop them ... :wink: 8)