Forgotten Hope for Battlefield 1942 on Windows Vista

[KillerBee256]

I tired the compatable setting and it doesn't help, however I notced some thing. It will load maps that don't "FH" by them on the map list like Berlin, Kursk, Omaha Beach etc it's the map that have FH by them that crash the game then you try to load them. I hope this is helpful

[GunsOfBrixton29]

New Vista problem:

Online Punkbuster Probs Help!

[shnoog]

I have just joined to show a little fix i found. I haven't tried this with punkbuster servers, only over lan. Using a program called 3d-Analyze designed for voodoo cards etc, you can load bf1942 and get black shadows in 32bit vista (not sure about 64). This also works for fh loading the mod through a batch file. It's not the best solution and i doubt it will go anywhere because of the game crashing when you press disconnect and it still won't fix the map crash without 98 compatibility but at least it's a start until either ea or microsoft release some sort of patch or another solution is found.

If anyone wants to have a go just google for 3d-Analyze v2.36b

To load bf1942 normally you can just add the bf1942.exe in the program.
To load FH i made a text file in the bf1942 folder and put:

bf1942.exe +game fh

then saved it and renamed it to .bat

then i loaded that .bat file into 3d analyze.

I tried tinkering with all the settings it has to try and get wide screen working but it didn't help.

You can leave all the settings as they are and it will still create the correct shadows.

Don't complain if you try this online and get kicked.

[Sgt_garcia.fr]

Hi all!

First sorry for my very special English cause it's not my first language, thank you very much for your comprehension.

Now I give you Punkbuster support's answer ( he has told me 3 questions on yesterday night):


PUNKBUSTER's support question:

Note #4: Ok, I have some questions:
Do these Mods need the compatibility mode? Is it a requirement by the author? Do you need the same for a vanilla-BF1942?
You were talking about a crash: does it happen on non-PB servers too?

MY ANSWERs (responses)

"Hi all!

First thank you for your fast response (answer).

Yes these mods (Forgotten Hope; FHSW = Forgotten Hope Secret Weapons; FHt Mod = Forgotten Hope tournament Mod; Norwegian resistance) need to run on Vista :

Compatibility: "Windows98; Me" "execute like administrator" or deactive UAC on VISTA .I DO say on VISTA only, of course!

Battlefield Vanilla and its mods (desert combat; Battlegroup42 ; EOD; Finnwars) run fine on servers with punkbuster because we choose:

Compatibility: "WindowsXP SP2" or "No compatibility" "execute like administrator" or deactive UAC on VISTA.

About "FH;FHSW;FHt; Norwegian resistance" we can play without problem on servers on non_PB or on servers with an old version of Punkbuster.
All run fine in these condition.

I DO (insistance forme) say : "FH; FHSW; FHt; Norwegian resistance" DO need "windows 98; me" for compatibility on VISTA.

Or I think this compatibility mod is no compatible with Punkbuster's New version!

Best regard!" (end of my answers)

And now for you few ideas:

1.If you meet this problem go to Punkbuster support please cause since the last Punkbuster's update nobody in the World can play FH;FHSW;FHt;Norwegian's resistance (all these mods are using FH 0.7 ).

2. You can see also a summary of this problem on topic:

Online Punkbuster Probs Help!

Best regard and cordially!

sgt_garcia alias joeldecaroual responsable technical support forum on somua.com in France and moderator on Pixel Fighter Communauty (PFC) im Deutchland (Germany)

[RAF3070]

Ive just installed it all for the 1st time, join a server, map just about loads then it just comes up with a meassage "BF1942exe has stopped working", then takes me to the desktop.

Anyone know why this is?

[Bowie69]

Because you haven't read anything above -those are the exact symptoms that this post resloves.

[Sgt_garcia.fr]

Originally Posted by RAF3070

Ive just installed it all for the 1st time, join a server, map just about loads then it just comes up with a meassage "BF1942exe has stopped working", then takes me to the desktop.

Anyone know why this is?

I write again for you "RAF3070" :

I suppose also your Pc is running on Vista, isn't it?

And also I suppose your Video card's drivers are updated and also your audio's drivers are updated!

If all that is OK, first deactivate UAC on Vista.

MY ANSWERs (responses) (I had written these responses (answers) to Punkbuster's support).

"Hi all!

Yes these mods (Forgotten Hope; FHSW = Forgotten Hope Secret Weapons; FHt Mod = Forgotten Hope tournament Mod; Norwegian resistance) need to run on Vista :

Compatibility: "Windows98; Me" "execute like administrator" or deactive UAC on VISTA .I DO say on VISTA only, of course!

Battlefield Vanilla and its mods (desert combat; Battlegroup42 ; EOD; Finnwars) run fine on servers with punkbuster because we choose:

Compatibility: "WindowsXP SP2" or "No compatibility" "execute like administrator" or deactive UAC on VISTA.

About "FH;FHSW;FHt; Norwegian resistance" we can play without problem on servers on non_PB or on servers with an old version of Punkbuster.
All run fine in these condition.

I DO (insistance forme) say : "FH; FHSW; FHt; Norwegian resistance" DO need "windows 98; me" for compatibility on VISTA.

Or I think this compatibility mod is no compatible with Punkbuster's New version!

Best regard!" (end of my answers)

And now for you few ideas:

1.If you meet this problem go to Punkbuster support please cause since the last Punkbuster's update nobody in the World can play FH;FHSW;FHt;Norwegian's resistance (all these mods are using FH 0.7 ).

2. You can see also a summary of this problem on topic:

Online Punkbuster Probs Help!

Best regard and cordially!

sgt_garcia alias joeldecaroual responsable technical support forum on somua.com in France and moderator on Pixel Fighter Communauty (PFC) im Deutchland (Germany)

[bpscool]

my drivers have all been updated and i've followed all the suggestions here. I still can't see my crosshairs and everything is working perfectly

[Sgt_garcia.fr]

Originally Posted by bpscool

my drivers have all been updated and i've followed all the suggestions here. I still can't see my crosshairs and everything is working perfectly

Hi all and you bpscool!.

1. Are sure you can play FH on servers which are using Punkbuster's last version on Vista?

2. Can you tell us exactly what did you make for that (what did you do for that)?
It's very important for all FH's gamers communauty on the Net on Vista!

3. What compatibility parameters did you choose (cause FH; FHSW; FHt; Norwegian resistance are running only on Vista with compatibility parameters: "windows98; Me"; and (execute like administrator or deactive UAC on Vista).

Thank you very much for your future response (answer).

Best regard and cordially! sgt_garcia

[HealzDevo]

I have got FH working on my Vista Desktop quite well but then I don't play on -line. I have a question though- in some of the maps for FH there is a submarine and I can't make it dive or surface as I don't know which keys to press. I know there must be a way to make it dive as there is an oxygen indicator bar which indicates that it can. I can fire off torpedoes etc. but I can't make the submarine dive. Can anyone and could they post the correct keys for FH 0.7? Probably in the wrong forum but I really don't want to make a whole new FH 0.7 thread just for one little question and this seemed to be the most active.
Thanks in advance, Healz.