wtf ofp wont start

[kymandro]

yesterday ofp was fine but this morning when i tryed to start it up it opens and dose the codmasters genious at play screen and then goes to the dont copy this cd screen and then i starts going slow at the bohemia interactive screen and then the window just disapears. i tryed to open it again and agin with the same results. its not the short cut because ive tryed to open it from diffrent areas.  I DID NOT CHANGE ANY THING FROM LAST NIGHT TO NOW so i have no idea what went rong. i even took out a rather big addon because i had the problem befor and it was because i had to manny addons but this did not help. the only other thing i can think of is to reinstall it witch i do not want to do because it is a hassle. Dose any one know what is wrong, What went rong, or how to fix it.

Thanks

I also don't belive this is the fourm i should have posted this on. Forgive me

[dmakatra]

I also don't belive this is the fourm i should have posted this on. Forgive me

You should try the official forums, www.flashpoint1985.com

:beat: *Gets Shot* :beat:

[Lean Bear]

I seem to remember something about "fading" or something where that happens.

It was on the Avon Lady's site methinks, hang on I'll pull up a link.

edit

Yeah, I was right. (btw this could be completely different from what your problem is, but...)

There is a program called FADE which is incorperated into OFP - it checks to make sure your copy of OFP is legit etc.

There have been reported many problems with this, so you can do one of the following things:

1) Try some of the help articles from the Troubleshooting page from the Avon Lady's site.

or

2) Contact Codemasters (address on the Avon Lady's site.

[Planck]

As far as lots of addons goes......Are you using the -nomap switch in your shortcuts target field?


Planck

[kymandro]

nomap... i dont know what that is but i just put the pbo's in the addon folder nothing else.

I Restarted my computer and it now gets to the Operation Flashpoint cold war chrisis screen and craps out now. thats one screen farther!

I guess ill post on the flashpoint1985.com place

[Lean Bear]

Try using the -nosplash command in the shortcut to OFP.

That should bypass the screens which come up where your version is currently freezing and ctd-ing.

No guarentees though ;D
 
-nomap and -nosplash are lines that you can start OFP with (via a shortcut) which have certain effects on the game.

-nomap (as recently discovered) only "maps" models when they are required to be. ie. If they are not in use, there is no point in mapping them. Thus, reducing lag.

-nosplash is used to speed up loading time to the main menu. ie. cutting out the CodeMasters and BIS logos that appear.

To use these commands, you must first make a shortcut to OFP (right-click  "Create Shortcut") and then open the Properties box for the shortcut (right-click "Properties"). Then, in the "Target" box, you should see something like this:

"C:\Program Files\Codemasters\Operation Flashpoint\FLASHPOINTBETA.EXE"

(depending on your version).

Then, add -nomap and -nospash to the end of this to get:

"C:\Program Files\Codemasters\Operation Flashpoint\FLASHPOINTBETA.EXE" -nosplash -nomap

Important!! Please Answer!!

btw What version of OFP are you running? This can be the cause of the problem.

[kymandro]

the latest version

and i deleated some missions and some addons and changed some stuff in the options. and then i restarted it and it seems to be working for now

thanks for your help

[Lean Bear]

OK

Just in case you're interested (or anyone else who wants to know): If you've experienced these problems and tried the above options first but nothing works.

What you have to do is run your retail version of OFP first (without any upgrades etc.) and re-install all your upgrades and patches.

Trust me, I had the same problems and now, my OFP runs like a dream.

[kymandro]

 

[Kaliyuga]

 glad you got your problems solved.. but as others mentioned the BIS forums have a section for troubleshooting issues, which is where any type of problems like these should be reported or looked into..

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