Crashing if I try to join a server (MP)

I bought the game
singleplayer works fine but i'm a real multiplayer type of guy
when I try to join a server it loads, when I connect I see "loading"
after a few seconds it crashes
I deleted local content and am downloading it again now to reinstall. if this doesn't fix it, anybody have some ideas what might be it?

I got Windows XP SP3 and my pc is powerfull enough to play it.

Kind regards, Darastus

Try disabling hardware physics, i experienced the same with it enabled, never crashed with it disabled

[Desi]

Keep trying. Sometimes it just CTDs for some reason, and then works later. Shouldn't take more than a few tries. If it persists on a particular server, then joining another server should work fine.

Originally Posted by Raquel

Try disabling hardware physics, i experienced the same with it enabled, never crashed with it disabled

Oh really? But my PhysX card will go to waste.

Well maybe it only crashed for me cus i have ATI :P but worth checking it out

[speargunz]

For me it crashes sometimes when its loading the server list. But the worse issue i have is the game loosing focus and returning to desktop every time i press space, alt or tab.
A full reboot is the only fix

I have found a solution, this only works when your game crashes when it is loading a map in multiplayer




In the ROengine.ini go down to [Engine.ISVHacks] and turn these from false to true.

bInitializeShadersOnDemand=True

PumpWindowMessagesWhenRenderThreadStalled=True

I tried that and it's working fine now.

You can find the ROengine.ini in My Documents\My Games\UnrealEngine3\ROGame\Config

Also this is not a fix for the server browser, it's suppose to be a fix for when you are already joining a server and it crashes during the map loading.



It worked for me

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does it work for anybody else? bump for help

[jerg]

Originally Posted by Deresteau

does it work for anybody else? bump for help

Nope didn't work, I'm still crashing when the loading finishes and the zoomed out map first appears.