Loading Screen weirdness at 80% help?

[Spudknocker 241]

Hello!  I have had a weird issue as of late where the mission will load up to 80% and then get stuck there and the mission's sounds start, engine, radio calls, clearance for take off etc its like the mission has started but the screen is stuck on loading.  This usually occurs during single missions on maps like Germany CE or IR2003 I have a full merged install with a Intel i7 12 gb of ram and an intel 5500 graphics card.

I kinda figured it was either a graphics or a terrain issue, has anyone had this happen? or have a fix?  thanks!

[+Menrva 4,200]

Thanks for making such thread, Spudknocker.  I have a similar problem and it is annoying, I don't know why it happens.  I'm wondering if it is caused by a bug in the original game, or if there is a ground object, a .ini file, or whatever it may be (a mod, an addon aircraft/ground object) that freezes the game.  My PC is low spec compared to yours, so I think it has nothing to do with our PC specs.

[Spudknocker 241]

Ya this has been bugging me for awhile... hmmm I hope someone out there has an answer

[Fubar512 1,350]

Hangs at 80% load are generally terrain-object related.  Hangs at 90% are usually ground-objects. Be aware that feature-rich terrains definitely cause a load delay at 80%, even on fast systems. Have you tried a simple terrain, such as the stock desert or the range, to troubleshoot the issue?

Edited October 27, 2015 by Fubar512

[Spudknocker 241]

Yes simple terrains usually seem to work well.  Just wish I could nail down a fix for this.

[Fubar512 1,350]

Yes simple terrains usually seem to work well.  Just wish I could nail down a fix for this.

The sure fix is, unfortunately, a more capable graphics adapter.

[Spudknocker 241]

What is a graphics adaptor?

[Fubar512 1,350]

What is a graphics adaptor?

Video card. You are currently using your system's onboard graphics, and as you've discovered, it does't quite cut the mustard. Given the current prices of such things, I'd suggest (at a minimum) a 2 GB GeForce 750ti, or better.

[Spudknocker 241]

Ah I figured out the problem it was issues with ground objects.  I redid my ground objects folder and it seems to be working fine now.  And I usually get between 40-60 frames a second with the 5500 card. 

[+Menrva 4,200]

Ah I figured out the problem it was issues with ground objects.  I redid my ground objects folder and it seems to be working fine now.  And I usually get between 40-60 frames a second with the 5500 card. 

 

If it is due to ground objects, then I'm wondering which one precisely does this.  Maybe it's a LOD or .ini issue of a particular object we have in our mods, who knows...

[Boresight 51]

Just a wild guess and I may be wrong, but sometimes anti-virus software updates also can cause that, (although at 40 % loading phase).

 

On my case was Avast anti-virus, which after some regular update messed with some .dll libraries or something.

Even after adding the respective files / folders to the exclusion list, they were already "quarantined"... so, had re-install SF2.

 

http://combatace.com/topic/80293-and-so-sf2-decided-to-crash/

[Spudknocker 241]

Interesting!  also I find that having graphics settings on unlimited helps because the game doesn't have to try and shrink all the BMP/JPG files.  Oddly enough I get faster loading times and higher FPS with highest graphics settings on.  But ya Im not sure what ground object did the damage but I ended up replacing all of my SAMs, AAA and Tanks and no more issues.