indefinate waiting time when loading maps

[Noggin on Wheels]

i find that upon joining a server everything loads up correctly and smoothly the map strategy is shown for a minuite or 2 then i get the team menu screen, but when the server changes level i am left with the map strategy screen and then nothing it merely sits there idle. this only happens when the server changes level and due to this I can only play one match on one level then I have to restart Fortress Forever as there is no way of returning to the main menu. when i have pulled up the application list (Ctrl+Alt+Del) it registers the program as running perfectly, can someone please explain why? also might i add that a button/hot key should be added to the loading screen so that in the case of such evnts players are able to opt out and go back to the main menu.

[Shadow00Caster]

whats your pc specs and dx level

[BoltR]

Also, what happens if you try to host a server yourself rather than joining one.

[Firefox11]

Make sure your Antivirus allows the Mod to connect to the network, otherwise the game may freeze. (Seems a joke, but happened to me a few times... Damn Panda >_>)

[Noggin on Wheels]

intel pentium dual core 1.46Ghz
512mb RAM
intel GM965 64mb VRAM
DX level 10 (i run all games in DX level 7 to make them run smoother)
vista home basic

i run FF in lowest res lowest settings and lowest DX level (7) and get a good frame rate.

i use Avast antivirus coupled with windows firewall, and yes i have set exceptions in windows firewall...not sure about my Anti-Vir though

i do occasionaly get graphics driver crashes which freeze up gameplay as well

[Shadow00Caster]

Not the snazziest of specs, but when you run FF, do you turn off ALL other applications, including antivirus etc so that all that is running is steam/hl2?

Also I would try getting the latest drivers from the manufactures web sites, most likely you have some drivers that were updated through Microsoft Update, which will basically turn your computer into a flying ball of shit. Grab drivers for graphics, network, chipset and try reinstalling those .. uninstall first if you can.

You can also try a GCF defrag of your steam files. Follow this YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccmoToUgEpo and get the files from the video info on the top right.

[Noggin on Wheels]

yh ino my specs are crap but hey its a laptop i bought for £330 to do my school work on if i can play a few games its a plus, any way im intending on getting a RAM upgrade (2Gb) soon which will boost performence and bump my VRAM to 300&something (its intergrated card and i need as much VRAM as i can get my mits on) im hoping this will solve the plethora of probs i have when gaming.

anyway ive tried turning AV on/off whilst playing games and the performence barely differs + i dont want to contract anything nasty

I will check out that youtube vid to see if it helps, oh BTW uno we were playing on FF_Well after that game ended and cornfeild loaded i had this same prob n had to leave game (couldmt be arsed to rejoin). thxs for advise hope i dont have to return to the technical support forums for a while

[Noggin on Wheels]

i havent checked for graphics driver updates recently but i dont get my driver updates of windows i get them direct of intel/realtek via manual download.

[KD18]

Originally Posted by Noggin on Wheels

anyway ive tried turning AV on/off whilst playing games and the performence barely differs + i dont want to contract anything nasty

TBH, anti-viruses don't really work that well at all; in most situations, your mind is far greater than any AV in preventing infection. If I were you, I'd uninstall your AV ASAP, as it definitely eats up way too many resources for absolutely nothing. I've been running without AV for years and haven't been touched yet.

[mervaka]

more to the point, what maps are they?

[[AE] 82694]

512 ram depending on how much ram your vid card has is an issue depending on how many background process you have running. The more ram your system is using the longer it will take to load maps.

[4est]

I going to start sounding like a broken record here:

1. Scrub your old video drivers
2. Install new drivers

CRASH PROBLEMS FROM VIDEO DRIVERS
Driver Cleaner Program - NUKE old drivers

2 Fort would not fully load for me until I updated video drivers.

** Shrugs ** Go figure

[Noggin on Wheels]

since 2.1 has come out im getting it less, and i figuired out that on the loading screen if you press ALT+F4 it brings up menu and i can click disconect if i want :P

whichever noob who feels AV's and firewals are useless is a fool whos rig is going to get ravaged by a nasty virus sometime soon.

please dont moan about my specs, ino there crap so lay off

and my graphics driver has been updated recently and is up to date + i always manually install my drivers by downloading them off intel's website.

i hereby deem this thread dead...:P

[[AE] 82694]

Originally Posted by Noggin on Wheels

i hereby deem this thread dead...:P

Killed by OP request.