Graphics Weirdness

Flaxpants · 09-04-11, 10:35 PM

I am playing RFB 2.0 with RSRDC. I run a Core 2 duo 2.6, HD5770, 3GB ram. I have already completed 3 succesful patrols and the game has run perfectly. On my 4th patrol some odd things started happening. Firstly, and I mentioned this in a previous post- my deck crew did not appear on the bridge after returning them there from Hogans alley after an encounter with a destroyer.

The next time I sat down to play the game, everything seemed fine. I returned to Darwin to resupply and headed back towards Borneo. During the journey, half of my crew, including those from the deck and those in the command room & conning tower, suddenly appeared dressed in black, all except their heads, which appeared correctly. I continued regardless (if it were pink I would have returned them to port instantly for a court-martial!).

Having approached Balikpapan for a sneak harbour attack, I hit the fire button and the game crashed. In addition to the 3 or 4 further crashes I experienced (it has never once crashed on me before), I had fired a torpedo at a tanker in the harbour- at the point of impact the boat simply disappeared- apart from the masts and funnel. The ship was 'still there' though as she was smoking away from the impacts and slowly sinking. Immediately after this the whole screen went bright green, then came back to the game, then green screen again. I pulled up the task manager to quit the game thinking it had gotten seriously dumped, only to notice that the game had gone back to normal again. It was at this point that I was beginning to think my graphics card was failing. Anyhow, thinking it best to end this bugged patrol, I headed for base, docked at Freemantle and saved and quit the game.

For the next 3 hours my son played BF2 BC online on the same machine- no sign of any problems with the PC....

My feeling is (and it's a guess at best!) is that something went wrong during the original problem with my absent crew, and deteriorated from there. I was wondering if by ending the patrol I might possibly be 'resetting' the game in some way when I start my next patrol. I really hope my whole campaign is not corrupted somehow... anybody got any ideas?

White Owl · 09-04-11, 11:21 PM

When I started modding this game, I got the green screen crash a few times. It stopped happening after I made the executable large address aware.

Flaxpants · 09-04-11, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by White Owl

When I started modding this game, I got the green screen crash a few times. It stopped happening after I made the executable large address aware.

You lost me there! What exactly is the Executable large address and how would I make it 'aware'? Doing this obviously helped you and I am interested to know why.

White Owl · 09-05-11, 09:10 AM

sh4.exe in your main game folder is the executable, the actual program that runs the game. It was designed a few years ago, before we users tended to have computers with more than one gigabyte of RAM, so that executable only uses a fraction of your machine's available memory. Making sh4.exe large address aware means telling the executable to use more RAM. I always try it as one of the first steps in troubleshooting issues with older programs, along with running as administrator. If you have three gigs of RAM I don't think it can hurt, and may help.

Awhile back I found this little program that makes it very easy: link

I hope that helps. Anyway, it solved my green screen issues.

Flaxpants · 09-05-11, 10:32 AM

Thanks White Owl, I'll give it a try.

Fish40 · 09-05-11, 12:12 PM

Had the same issue with certain crew members turning "black". Also running RFB and RSRD. Graphics is 2x HD5850's, I7 Quad core with 12gigs of Corsair Dominator memory. The large address patch cured the problem for me. It also cured random crashes in other sims I play. Very simple to use, and very effective

09-04-11, 10:35 PM	#1
Flaxpants Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Koh Samui, Thailand Posts: 1,196 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Graphics Weirdness I am playing RFB 2.0 with RSRDC. I run a Core 2 duo 2.6, HD5770, 3GB ram. I have already completed 3 succesful patrols and the game has run perfectly. On my 4th patrol some odd things started happening. Firstly, and I mentioned this in a previous post- my deck crew did not appear on the bridge after returning them there from Hogans alley after an encounter with a destroyer. The next time I sat down to play the game, everything seemed fine. I returned to Darwin to resupply and headed back towards Borneo. During the journey, half of my crew, including those from the deck and those in the command room & conning tower, suddenly appeared dressed in black, all except their heads, which appeared correctly. I continued regardless (if it were pink I would have returned them to port instantly for a court-martial!). Having approached Balikpapan for a sneak harbour attack, I hit the fire button and the game crashed. In addition to the 3 or 4 further crashes I experienced (it has never once crashed on me before), I had fired a torpedo at a tanker in the harbour- at the point of impact the boat simply disappeared- apart from the masts and funnel. The ship was 'still there' though as she was smoking away from the impacts and slowly sinking. Immediately after this the whole screen went bright green, then came back to the game, then green screen again. I pulled up the task manager to quit the game thinking it had gotten seriously dumped, only to notice that the game had gone back to normal again. It was at this point that I was beginning to think my graphics card was failing. Anyhow, thinking it best to end this bugged patrol, I headed for base, docked at Freemantle and saved and quit the game. For the next 3 hours my son played BF2 BC online on the same machine- no sign of any problems with the PC.... My feeling is (and it's a guess at best!) is that something went wrong during the original problem with my absent crew, and deteriorated from there. I was wondering if by ending the patrol I might possibly be 'resetting' the game in some way when I start my next patrol. I really hope my whole campaign is not corrupted somehow... anybody got any ideas?

09-04-11, 11:21 PM	#2
White Owl Loader Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 90 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 2	When I started modding this game, I got the green screen crash a few times. It stopped happening after I made the executable large address aware. __________________ "Ship?" he called. "Yup?" said the ship. "Do what I do." The ship thought about this for a few milliseconds and then, after double checking all the seals on its heavy duty bulkheads, it began slowly, inexorably, in the hazy blaze of its lights, to sink to the lowest depths.

09-05-11, 09:10 AM	#4
White Owl Loader Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 90 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 2	sh4.exe in your main game folder is the executable, the actual program that runs the game. It was designed a few years ago, before we users tended to have computers with more than one gigabyte of RAM, so that executable only uses a fraction of your machine's available memory. Making sh4.exe large address aware means telling the executable to use more RAM. I always try it as one of the first steps in troubleshooting issues with older programs, along with running as administrator. If you have three gigs of RAM I don't think it can hurt, and may help. Awhile back I found this little program that makes it very easy: link I hope that helps. Anyway, it solved my green screen issues. __________________ "Ship?" he called. "Yup?" said the ship. "Do what I do." The ship thought about this for a few milliseconds and then, after double checking all the seals on its heavy duty bulkheads, it began slowly, inexorably, in the hazy blaze of its lights, to sink to the lowest depths.

09-05-11, 10:32 AM	#5
Flaxpants Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Koh Samui, Thailand Posts: 1,196 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Thanks White Owl, I'll give it a try.

09-05-11, 12:12 PM	#6
Fish40 The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yonkers, NY U.S.A. Posts: 1,507 Downloads: 154 Uploads: 0	Had the same issue with certain crew members turning "black". Also running RFB and RSRD. Graphics is 2x HD5850's, I7 Quad core with 12gigs of Corsair Dominator memory. The large address patch cured the problem for me. It also cured random crashes in other sims I play. Very simple to use, and very effective