I need some help. Picked up a copy of Soldier of Fortune 2 last night. I am having some problems with the game locking up and was wondering if you all might have some suggestions.

The game loaded and installed properly, I can get through the intro of the game, then when the game moves into play mode, I can walk, jump do standard things like that, but when i get to my first enemy and fire a shot, the whole pc locks....sound and video. I can ctrl-alt-del to task manager
and kill the game (which now shows up as not responding with cpu usage at 100%), but now the video is close to old cga colors and i have to do a full reboot to fix it.

Here's what i've done so far.

1) i have tried all of the different video settings in the game, every
resolution and every graphic detail, all from low to high, still locks
2) set the audio in the game to every setting also from low to high, did this in corolation to the graphics. still locks
3) got the most recent driver for the video card, which is an S3 Savage 2000(or also known as a Diamond Viper II Z200), the S3 drivers won't even let me into the game, so I am stuck with the Viper II drivers. still locks
4) turned off the hardware acceleration for the sound card, still locks
5) Hit the chat threads on dejanews.com and still can't up with anything.

Not sure what else i can do here, if you have any ideas, even maybe a different video card, if needed, i am willing to give it shot! Thanks guys!!!

trev

       

Why don't you list your complete system specs including chipset and drivers. It will enable us to better understand your system and provide alternatives.
Yes that vid card is not very good and is not supported.

It seems strange to me that everything works fine unless YOU fire a shot... I presume that from what you write anyway.

If you see the enemy but don't fire a shot, then does it still work ok? Can they fire a shot without crashing?

I feel it could be one of the following problems based on the info that we know already:

1) Some corrupt files. Why? I feel the "crash" is happening when your gun is trying to draw the "shooting" effect. Why would this be corrupt files? Everything else is drawn ok - the shooting effect is quite easy to draw compared to other items. Of Course, it could be the damage engine or the bullet drawing (or calculations). The damage engine should be ok with ur card - you can see full models so why not whats underneath? The bullet drawing should be ok, so the only other situation here is the bullet calculations (directions, speed, damage). I would suggest at worst a CPU prob.

2) Possibly SOUND CARD problem (driver or hardware). Obviously when you shoot there is a new sound happening. Check for new drivers first. If you are using onboard sound then get new mobo drivers.

I know this may be completely wrong, but something for you anyway  

In response to specs, don't think it matters (not being rude), just that my server is built the same as my pc only diff is that server is using an nvidia vanta card. I have pretty much narrowed it down to vid card, seeing as how i dug up an ATI rage 128 and got the game to work, rather crappy though. So, i guess it comes down to me buying a new vid card.

I picked up an ATI 32 mb 70000..... or have the opportunity to pick it up..... from a friend....for nothing.....do you think that card would be worth the effort to install and grab drivers for, or should i just go buy something.

Thanks for the help and thought, appreciate it!

Trevor

one more add, i mentioned my server and pc being the same, with diff vid card. Forgot to say that the game works on the server with the vanta card. That's all.

Trev

Fair enough.

Yeah if you can get that card for free - go for it.
Should be ok, , albeit a little slow and not "great" graphics.

Try getting a GF4 or something soon - they're quite cheap now.

Ok cool. thanks again!!!

trev