hornet game crash

[ashpolez]

Hi all

I have downloaded the F 18 from Gramps site. I can select the aircraft and change loadout etc.. but when i select fly the game crashes. Any i deas on how to fix this? Am i doing something wrong?

 

Thanks

Jools

[dfang]

Jools,

 

Go to your OCU folder and copy all five bmp's to the other folders,....Just a idea.. :)

[ashpolez]

Tried it, no joy

 

Thanks Anyway

 

Jools

[dfang]

Humm.....maybe something with one of the two LOD files..

 

Is it only the F-18 your having a prob with?

 

I will be happy e-mail it,,if you wish.... :)

[ashpolez]

Hi

I have the same problem with the tornado, and also with the F111 from time to time. sorry but i am new to all this. Any other ideas?

 

Thanks

Jools

[dfang]

Hi Jools,

 

Which game are you using???SFP1 or WoV??

 

If it's SFP1 there are 3 patches for it,...if it's WoV there is 1 patch for it.,make sure you got em patched up before trying to add on stuff... :)

 

Here's a helpful site to get just about anything you need for starters...

http://ca.geocities.com/saganuay820/]

[ashpolez]

I'm using SFG and WOV, both patched. I got the hornet to load, but the aircraft is invisible, just the sidewinders on the wingtips show and the cockpit view works, I will check out that site.

 

Thanks for the help

 

Jools

:)

[Fubar512]

That's a common prob with some hi-poly models. Try this fix: Extract the flightengine.ini from the flightdata.cat, and edit the graphics settings entry like so...

 

[GraphicsSettings]

ZBufferDepth=24

MaxVertexCount=8192

MaxIndexCount=16384

MaxTextureCount=8192

MaxModelType=2048

MaxMeshPerScene=1024

MaxModelPerScene=2048

MaxLightPerScene=512

AspectRatio=1.333333

MinPixelSize=1.0

 

place the edited file back in your WoV or SFP1/Flight folder, and that should cure it.

[ashpolez]

Hi tried the above no joy, is ther anything in strike fighters gold that is different from SFP1 that is causing this

 

Jools

[Fubar512]

OK then, we'll need some more info from you. For instance, what video card are you running? How much system (and video) RAM?

Edited May 5, 2005 by Fubar512

[ashpolez]

P4 3.4 gig, 1024 meg DDR, radeon 9600 128 meg

 

I have now got the plane to load and it is flyable(changed the compatibijity to win 98) but, the game now crashes when you have finished the mission and press esc to go to debrief screen.

 

Jools

[Fubar512]

Which ATI Catalyst driver are you using? I'm not an ATI person, so perhaps someone else can chime in and lend a hand.

[dfang]

I've got the same vid card,,& had trouble with the CAT.5.3 & 5.4 drivers...had to go back to the 5.2's,..i was getting video corruption using em..

 

I contacted ATI and started a ticket with them,,with the result being...they are working on the problem,and should be fixed in the next CAT driver. They advised me to go back to the 5.2 driver,,which i did & it works fine... :)

[ashpolez]

Thanks guys,I will try that. i will let you know

 

Thanks for the help

 

Jools :)

[ashpolez]

Hi all

 

Game still crashes, I give up!

 

thanks for the help

 

Jools

[dfang]

Jools,

 

Try uninstalling SFG,,,reinstall,,patch with SFG patch...also try lowering your in game resolution...What in game resolution settings are you using?

 

Sorry i don't know anything about SFG...as i have SFP1 & WoV...

 

Don't give up..this sim is too much fun...

[+Dave]

I wouldn't waste your time on the F/A-18 at this point. There is a better one coming out later this year.

[dast24]

i had probs with the hornet,too when i press escape to end mission game crashes. i have this problem with: F-18(also with these updates) an with all f16´s from acfcentral!

 

need help now!

 

PC:

CPU AMD 2400mhz

RAM 1GB

ATI 9600XT

[+Dave]

You guys need the flightengine.ini fix then. Without it then you are going to get those crashes. The higher poly models need that fix so the game can cope with it.