Battlefield Heroes

[dw96]

Hi, I have a weird problem with BF Heroes here. I know the game is still in beta, but I also have doubts it might be from my OS or PC. The game randomly crashes. It's just insane! I'm playing and all of a sudden this message comes up saying "Windows is checking for a solution to the problem...". I even turn on a theme I've made espacially for gaming. It's the Windows Classic mode, but with some wallpapers packed in there. I have found out that changing the resolution helps, but what's weird is that I get the crash when I'm in a LOWER resolution than usual! Problem is, if I put my resolution all the way up to 1280x1024 at whatever refresh rate the computer often crashes, because of overheating! Double problem! Right now I find 1024x786 @ 60 refresh rate to be the best, but the game still gets the "Error report" crash. If you could help, please do so! This is starting to piss me off.

 

[KRONie]

BF:Heroes works flawlessly on 7100 for me
check your video drivers.

 

[dw96]

Drivers?

Umm... I beleive they're the latest from the ATI website, I just listed my model (x1050 series) and it gave me the latest download. Could the game be crashing because of an internet lag? I currently have awful firmware on my router which bugs, so do you think that updating the router firmware could work? Also, the game lags mostly after I get killed and it loads the other users' custumizations. If there are more than 7 people that I need to load the cust's for, game crashes.

 

[KRONie]

Umm... I beleive they're the latest from the ATI website, I just listed my model (x1050 series) and it gave me the latest download. Could the game be crashing because of an internet lag? I currently have awful firmware on my router which bugs, so do you think that updating the router firmware could work? Also, the game lags mostly after I get killed and it loads the other users' custumizations. If there are more than 7 people that I need to load the cust's for, game crashes.

no it shouldnt crash because of connection lag.
also if it crashes when theres a lot of people with custom outfits then there might be a problem with your hardware.
im tinking either video card or RAM.

Do you have similar problems in other games?

 

[stormy13]

Beta game on a basically beta OS with no driver support.

Hope you realize that there are no Windows 7 drivers for that card available from ATI at the moment, and you have to either use the default driver that gets installed or use the Vista Cat 9.3 (and I assume install it using compatibility mode).

 

[dw96]

Dust maybe...

Do you have similar problems in other games?

Well, little lags while there's a lot of stuff to load, but that has never worried me, because I've seen the same games on the same loading sections, on my friends' PC's and there's even more lag XD.

My friend is gonna come take apart my computer and dust it after, say 2-3 days, I beleive that's the issue: Some particular parts haven't been cleaned since 4 years.

The beta site is currently down, so I can't really play the game more and "investigate" what is causing the crash, though I assume It's either because of my dusty ol' PC or it's because the beta still has bugs.

 

[KRONie]

Beta game on a basically beta OS with no driver support.

Hope you realize that there are no Windows 7 drivers for that card available from ATI at the moment, and you have to either use the default driver that gets installed or use the Vista Cat 9.3 (and I assume install it using compatibility mode).

yes i do realize that, infact i was using vista drivers for x1950xt before i bought 4850. BFH works fine on windows 7 even though both of them are in beta

@OP
there's a little chance that crashes may be caused by dust. you would need alot of dust to heat your hardware up to a level that will make your PC crash, but still it's worth a try.
Also, try testing your RAM with memtest
Look it up on google. You need to burn it on CD or USB drive, and launch it on PC startup. it takes about 4-5 hours, so leave it running overnight.

 

[dw96]

Thanks for the advice. Found the thing and put it on my old FlashDrive, will try it, but tommorrow, got other plans for tonight. And 'till the people at EA get "http://play.battlefield-heroes.com/" to work again, I think I'm gonna stick with Braid. Thanks for the help + I'll post again after the RAM test results are ready.

 

[holo88]

Q: i signed up for the beta 2-3 days ago. how long does it usually take for them to send the key? BF:H looks pretty awesome, hopefully i can play it soon.

 

[Generator]

Q: i signed up for the beta 2-3 days ago. how long does it usually take for them to send the key? BF:H looks pretty awesome, hopefully i can play it soon.

It's a lucky dip with BF:H, it took them 8 month to send out my invite.

My girlfriend got hers in about 2 month and my best mate is still waiting one year after we all signed up. (we all signed at same time from my house).
When you sign-up for BF:Heroes, you're signing up for a chance to be in the beta, it doesn't guarantee you will get a key.

Seriously, don't hold your breath and the very best of luck.

Fingers crossed, you might be lucky.

 

[holo88]

according to them, now it's an open beta, and they dish out keys on a daily basis.
but yeah, i have a feeling I'll get the finger on this one.


-edit-

i bite my tongue on that one. there servers are gonna be down for a few days. that blows.

 

[dw96]

@KRONie , went out this morning and put the test on, when I was back, @ 87% coverage - 1 error (lol). Don't think it's fatal, even though I didn't wait 4 the test to finish. I'm getting a new computer this summer and I'm gonna leave this bulk I have now. And I don't really care about heroes right now, got exams to pass ...

@holo88 there are several diffrent websites you should try for an instant key, i used CVG for my key, they give away 100,000 keys each day! All you gotta do is register, and go and get your key!

 

[holo88]

thank dw96, but it doesn't help if their servers are kaput.
i read on their forum that they should be up and running again in a couple days.
a lot of people seem pissed, some seem REALLY pissed. can it really be that awesome of a game?

 

[dw96]

@holo88 , Actually yes, [FROM HERE ON ARE GAME SPOILERS, IF YOU DON'T WANT THEM DON'T READ!!!] there are diffrent weapons, each with range and speed, if you buy (with real cash) battlefunds you can also get your character cool shirts, boots, gloves, and many more! Theres even a shirt that says "I'm with stupid", and an arrow pointing to the left! There are 2 types of characters - Royal and National army. I'm with national (they're cool), you can customize the character's looks when you create him, but do note once he's created you won't be able to make any more facial and skin changes to him. There are 3 maps for now, most popular is the Seaside Skirmish, I beleive. The other 2 are Victory Village and some other map I forgot XD. The game is really fun and it doesn't lag when it comes to a fast connection with other players. There are also missions, other points, you can add servers to favourites, you can chat ingame and IT'Z A BLAZT!!! That's all I can tell you, hope you're as excited as I am, can't wait 'till they get the servers running again!!! Hope you'll rep me, and try out some youtube BH:Heroes gameplay videos!!!

 

[holo88]

rep+
i had no idea. that sounds friggin sweet.

 

[dw96]

More Info...

rep+

Thanks! There are also some rumors that the game servers are closed so that the final remaining bugs are eliminated, and so that the newly created maps could be imported! That's all ! Thanks again for the rep!!!

 

[AeonGamer]

Servers are actually back up but they put in a Login limiter that limits the amount of ppl actually able to login at ONE time. It's not saying you WON'T get in but view it like a WoW queue.

They put the new map up too which I tested once upon a time and hopefully they got it all squared away as it was rife with bugs and other nefarious glitches.

 

[holo88]

BUMP

game is up and running. i didnt need a key (guess it's not beta?)
but it's a helluva fun game, and addictive too.
go play it.
right f**king NOW!
........... ps: i have a dude named Moosenstien, if ya wanna be ma frendz.

-edit-
well ****! it was working fine. no i get booted when it tries to connect. probably some over-bloated flash plugin taking a ****. damn it. that was fun while it lasted though

 

[SwordsFlame]

I got the SAME problem and btw i got blue screen of death issue which some people told me it could be caused by RAM, so if the RAM i got is bad and the game could crash due to stinky RAM then i think you should check it right away.
Please reply to me if you found a solution..Thanks and I will also tell you if i found the solution.