FF keeps crashing when audio starts looping

[Kerpal]

I've been trying to play FF all night but whenever I join a server eventually I freeze and the audio starts looping to whatever was going on at that moment and then the game closes after like 20 seconds. It seems to happen randomly. Sometimes i can play for 10 minutes, sometimes 3 minutes, sometimes 30 minutes. Any suggestions? I brought all my settings to low and even my sound quality to low. The resolution I'm running is 800x600

[Kanadwen]

I have the same problem, even though I don't even meet the required specs, should be fixed in upcoming patches I'm sure!

1.5ghz
768mb RAM
fx5200

=)

[Thunderknight]

Same here...


Seems to happen often, but sometimes I can get a full game in with no problems... Sometimes...

[kevjones]

same here

[Demasu]

Does it happen on any other Source games/mods?

[Kerpal]

Originally Posted by Demasu

Does it happen on any other Source games/mods?

nope, i played HL2DM the other day with no problems for like hour or more

[Demasu]

Originally Posted by Kerpal

nope, i played HL2DM the other day with no problems for like hour or more

Alright, does it give any error, or does it just crash without a word?

[Kerpal]

Originally Posted by Demasu

Alright, does it give any error, or does it just crash without a word?

Nope. It just crashes. From the time to the looping audio to desktop can be anywhere from 10 to 20 seconds. It just closes fortress forever, no message box or anything.

[Demasu]

Originally Posted by Kerpal

Nope. It just crashes. From the time to the looping audio to desktop can be anywhere from 10 to 20 seconds. It just closes fortress forever, no message box or anything.

Weird. I've had that happen to me a few times before, but it never did it more than once or twice a month. Do you have the latest drivers? Also what programs were in the background when it happened?

[Hellraz0r]

Yup I have this problem too, and ESPECIALLY with ff_hunted.

I just can't play that map, my computer won't let me. It just jams ALL THE TIME.

Although I get this problem, mine doesn't goto desktop. My whole computer jams and I have to force restart.

[Kerpal]

Originally Posted by Demasu

Weird. I've had that happen to me a few times before, but it never did it more than once or twice a month. Do you have the latest drivers? Also what programs were in the background when it happened?

Just AIM, IRC, Daemon Tools, Ventrilo. I think my video drivers are probably out of date but they never give me problems.

[Demasu]

Originally Posted by Hellraz0r

Yup I have this problem too, and ESPECIALLY with ff_hunted.

I just can't play that map, my computer won't let me. It just jams ALL THE TIME.

Although I get this problem, mine doesn't goto desktop. My whole computer jams and I have to force restart.

Have you tried to play hunted in your own server(through "Create Server")?

Originally Posted by Kerpal

Just AIM, IRC, Daemon Tools, Ventrilo. I think my video drivers are probably out of date but they never give me problems.

Try updating the drivers just to see if that helps. If not, trying running only FF and see if that does anything.

I'm having the same problems.
I reported in the crash section too just

im looking for a solution

I have
ati radion 9800 pro
1gig ram
p4 3.0 cpu

I've never crashed in a steam game

this just happens randomly looping sound
I only have avg running in the background and
the crash causes me to restart.

[BoltR]

One method you can try as a workaround for this is running the game in windowed mode. Yes it's strange, but it seems to help some people.

You could also try increasing your heapsize. (Who knows, it might help)

Also, if you are getting a crash like this can you please check your \source sdk base\ folder and post any .mdump files that were made around the time of your crash. It will help the devs track down what is causing it.

[Hellraz0r]

Originally Posted by Demasu

Have you tried to play hunted in your own server(through "Create Server")?



Try updating the drivers just to see if that helps. If not, trying running only FF and see if that does anything.

Yup, still lagged out and jammed.

I have the same problem as Hellraz0r...loops the audio, freezes the video, and locks my computer so the only option I have is to hit the restart button. Ctrl + Alt + Delete doesn't work.

It was really bad on cornfield. Aardvark has been fine so far.

I'm running 1gb of ram...I might upgrade to 2gb and see if that helps. I'm also going to try running at a lower resolution...but my video card is fairly decent and runs other steam games fine, so I donno if that is the problem.

I've experienced this on every map i've played so far, usually after 1 to 2 minutes. It just locks up with the sound looping, and the only thing I can do is press the reset button.

I'm doing some more investigating to see if I can track down the issue. Also I can't find any .mdump files in my source SDK base folder.

[jarek]

same problem. if you dont want to spend the time restarting, i just hit alt+F4 as soon as it freezes and it spares me the trouble of hitting the reset button and rebooting entirely.

[Thunderknight]

Originally Posted by Kapz

I've experienced this on every map i've played so far, usually after 1 to 2 minutes. It just locks up with the sound looping, and the only thing I can do is press the reset button.

I'm doing some more investigating to see if I can track down the issue. Also I can't find any .mdump files in my source SDK base folder.

I really wish you luck in finding a solution. I know exactly how you feel. If you find a solution, please post here!

Try turning your audio quality to medium.

From this thread:

http://www.fortress-forever.com/foru...ad.php?t=10779


It has worked so far.