Fix for gamecrash after 22.11 Patch

2011-11-24 00:25:50

#1

Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7025|Nårvei

This is "stolen" from the battlelog forum ...

Windows 7/Windows Vista
* In Windows 7/Vista go to Start menu. Go to Accessories. Locate the command prompt shortcut and hover mouse over it. Right Click on the shortcut then select Run as Administrator.
* In the command prompt type this exactly:

bcdedit /set increaseuserva 2500

Then hit enter.
* Make sure you get a message back confirming the change was made. To verify the entry is there you can type just bcdedit, hit enter, and you should see the entry now listed.
* Then close the command prompt. You just told Vista to increase user virtual address (userva) space to 2500MB.
* Changes take effect on reboot.
Now reboot the PC because Windows needs to set the userva at 2500 which only happens after startup.

If you skip any step it will not work. When you have rebooted you should be good to go. Run the game as normal with the original game shortcut.

TO UNDO THE CHANGES
Open command prompt as administrator and type: bcdedit /deletevalue increaseuserva. That deletes the entry.
Reboot and you are back to normal.

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2011-11-24 00:27:15

#2

Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7025|Nårvei

From getting gamefreeze/crash after 30 seconds I now only get the occasional blackscreen after a round has ended ... this works!

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2011-11-24 12:05:48

#3

13/f/taiwan: Member; +940|5913

a fix for a patch that was meant to "fix" the game in the first place. gg dice.

2011-11-25 00:10:18

#4

Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7025|Nårvei

13/f/taiwan wrote:
a fix for a patch that was meant to "fix" the game in the first place. gg dice.

The fix is not by Dice ...

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2011-11-28 00:33:30

#5

Ultrafunkula: Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...; +1,975|6688|6 6 4 oh, I forget

Works schmorks. Still crashes between rounds that change the map. Poo I say! POO!

2011-11-28 00:35:45

#6

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|6179|London, England

this is why I made sure to not buy the game for at least a month or two before it came out

might get it now

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2011-11-28 00:37:37

#7

Ultrafunkula: Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...; +1,975|6688|6 6 4 oh, I forget

It's weird. Sometimes there's zero problems. But yesterday the damn game crashed several times between map change.

2011-11-28 00:39:56

#8

Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7025|Nårvei

Ultrafunkula wrote:
It's weird. Sometimes there's zero problems. But yesterday the damn game crashed several times between map change.

Reminds me of that one patch for 2142 that rendered me not able to play for 6 months or so

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2011-11-28 00:51:02

#9

Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6558

Ultrafunkula wrote:
It's weird. Sometimes there's zero problems. But yesterday the damn game crashed several times between map change.

1 out of 5 rounds it does not crash for me. And Caspian lags like shit every 5 minutes for 5 minutes. wtf. I might try this jsut for the hell of it.

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2011-11-28 01:35:45

#10

globefish23: sophisticated slacker; +334|6538|Graz, Austria

I noticed that the last two times my game simply disconnected without any further notice, at least my stats didn't go down the drain and got recorded till the last moments.

2011-11-28 03:13:49

#11

Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7025|Nårvei

Sisco wrote:
Ultrafunkula wrote:
It's weird. Sometimes there's zero problems. But yesterday the damn game crashed several times between map change.
1 out of 5 rounds it does not crash for me. And Caspian lags like shit every 5 minutes for 5 minutes. wtf. I might try this jsut for the hell of it.

Post back the result ...

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2011-11-28 07:40:37

#12

Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6558

Varegg wrote:
Sisco wrote:
Ultrafunkula wrote:
It's weird. Sometimes there's zero problems. But yesterday the damn game crashed several times between map change.
1 out of 5 rounds it does not crash for me. And Caspian lags like shit every 5 minutes for 5 minutes. wtf. I might try this jsut for the hell of it.
Post back the result ...

Just played a few rounds. I actually managed to stay on the same server for about 4 or 5 rounds in a row until I got the black screen. Dunno about Caspian yet.
It might have to do with your fix, will have to test a bit more to be sure.

2011-11-29 00:33:12

#13

Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6558

So, been playing some more last night and it seems to have vastly improved my crash ratio. Out of about 10 rounds I only blackscreened once. Played Caspian only once though but it seems to have taken care of the lagging too.

In conclusion, everyone with crash/blackscreen issues should give this a try. Worked for me
Thanks Varegg for sharing!

2011-11-29 00:57:29

#14

Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7025|Nårvei

Just happy to be of service and thought that if it worked for me it would prolly help others with similar trouble

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2011-11-29 12:55:03

#15

heggs: Spamalamadingdong; +581|6603|New York

Before I try this out, are there any potential negative effects from making this change?

I don't want to compromise my system because DICE can't make a proper patch.

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2011-11-29 14:04:23

#16

(T)eflon(S)hadow: R.I.P. Neda; +456|7044|Grapevine, TX

heggs wrote:
Before I try this out, are there any potential negative effects from making this change?

I don't want to compromise my system because DICE can't make a proper patch.

Nope.

I used the fix, but actually increased it to 12250Mb. Didnt seem to work on Sunday when I played afterwards. However, I played last night on Monday and I played 5 rounds in a row with out getting the BSOD. That's Black Screen of Death.

Five games in a row.
A New Record.

2011-11-29 23:12:06

#17

Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6558

Being in a party in battlelog seems to negate the positive effects though.

2011-11-30 00:48:35

#18

Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7025|Nårvei

heggs wrote:
Before I try this out, are there any potential negative effects from making this change?

I don't want to compromise my system because DICE can't make a proper patch.

I read quite a lot of entries about this before I tried it myself, nothing negative was posted and there is also the possibility to undo the change if it doesn't help or makes it worse

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2011-12-18 17:52:23

#19

Phatmatt: Vroom Vroom; +298|6404|Canada

Finally something that fixed my game crash issues..

Tried this one before, but it didn't say I had to reboot. Just played 5 rounds without crashing, before I couldn't play more than 2 minutes before ctd.

Thanks and now i can enjoy this game!

2012-01-13 15:58:39

#20

Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +1,060|6660|The Land of Scott Walker

This does not work. Between rounds still freezes and won't load new map. All Battlelog threads about this are locked along with an apology stating they are working on it. Pfffff

2012-01-14 18:10:12

#21

Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +1,060|6660|The Land of Scott Walker

Strangely enough, simply minimizing the game while the timer counts down to next map works. Bring it back up when it's started loading next map, no black screen between rounds.

2012-01-16 14:10:29

#22

coke: Aye up duck!; +440|6924|England. Stoke

Stingray24 wrote:
Strangely enough, simply minimizing the game while the timer counts down to next map works. Bring it back up when it's started loading next map, no black screen between rounds.

Will have to try this!

2012-04-19 01:48:34

#23

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6905|Devon, England

Probably dragging up a dead topic here, but my friends fixed their blackscreen crashes with something to do with Punkbuster.

I think it was a reinstall and update, but I'll double check.

2012-04-19 02:01:05

#24

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|6179|London, England

aced

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2012-05-29 06:56:25

#25

iceman785: Member; +93|6887|Alaska, mother fucker.

Will this possibly fix the fact that I cannot join a single server? It always says, "Game disconnected: Could not connect"

BF2S Forums Fix for gamecrash after 22.11 Patch

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