Can't open PR, stops at PR logo rectangle

[[R-DEV]AfterDune]

Only if you're using an old profile - that's my experience anyway.

[Nick_Gunar]

Originally Posted by Blexie

C:\Users\YOURUSER\Documents\Battlefield 2\Profiles\Default

Why don't you delete the entire folder?

It worked for me. You just have to set all your previous options back (+ account and PW).

[boberczus]

Originally Posted by Blexie

C:\Users\YOURUSER\Documents\Battlefield 2\Profiles\Default

Open video.con with notepad.

Go to the line VideoSettings.setResolutionYOURxRESOLUTION@YOURREF RESHRATE

Change it so it says VideoSettings.setResolution 800x600@60Hz

This fixed the problem for me, hope it helps.

Problem solved , partly because of that. My friends didnt even have video.con in MD so i send it him and it works

THX guys for help

[Viki]

Hello. I have played PR earlier on this computer lots of times. No parts on the computer has been changed since then. I was able to play both BF:2 and PR smoothly.
I took a pause of PR during my military service for around one year.

Problem: Installed PR 0.95 when it was released but after this when I tried starting the game: the logo appears, the screen goes black for a few seconds and then I am back at the desktop.
Both BF:2 and PR behaved this way.
I completely uninstalled and deleted BF:2, PR and the patches.
Now I have installed BF:2 but it still does the same thing; at startup the logo appears, screen is black for a few seconds and then I am back at the desktop.

CPU
You Have: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+

CPU Speed
You Have: 3.2 GHz

RAM
You Have: 2.0 GB

OS
You Have: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600)

Video Card
You Have: GeForce 8800 GT
Video RAM: 736.0 MB
3D: Yes
Hardware T&L: Yes
Pixel Shader version: 3.0
Vertex Shader version: 3.0

DirectX version
You Have: 9.0c

Sound Card
You Have: SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio

Free Disk Space
You Have: 48.3 GB

DVD-ROM
You Have: Optiarc DVD RW AD-5170A

*Used http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri and it was above recommended to run Crysis.

Current situation: BF:2 installed, currently downloading patches but does it make a difference? If I can't get vanilla BF:2 to work, it sounds like PR does the same thing?

Originally Posted by Blexie

C:\Users\YOURUSER\Documents\Battlefield 2\Profiles\Default

Open video.con with notepad.

Go to the line VideoSettings.setResolutionYOURxRESOLUTION@YOURREF RESHRATE

Change it so it says VideoSettings.setResolution 800x600@60Hz

Since I have currently only BF:2 installed a line that looks closest like that is: game.setGameDisplayMode 800 600 32 0.

The whole video.con looks like this on notepad:

rem Optimal setting for CPU > 1400 MHZ
game.setGameDisplayMode 800 600 32 0
game.setDetailTexture 4
game.setShadows 1
game.setEnvironmentMapping 1
game.setGraphicsQuality 3
game.setLightmaps 1
game.setRenderWhenSpawnMenu 1
game.setMenuViewdistance 100
game.setEffectsQuality 3
game.setPerformance 3

Originally Posted by Nick_Gunar

Why don't you delete the entire folder?

Had no effect either.

I tried running as administrator but if complains I need a password for it which I do not have and never have had.

Begging for help here. Thanks.

[Mj Pain]

I used this setting in video.con to fix same problem with PR closing on startup.

VideoSettings.setTerrainQuality 1
VideoSettings.setGeometryQuality 1
VideoSettings.setLightingQuality 1
VideoSettings.setDynamicLightingQuality 1
VideoSettings.setDynamicShadowsQuality 1
VideoSettings.setEffectsQuality 1
VideoSettings.setTextureQuality 1
VideoSettings.setTextureFilteringQuality 1
VideoSettings.setResolution 1280x1024@60Hz
VideoSettings.setAntialiasing 2Samples

After that PR started and i could adjust settings to old settings (1920x1200 all high).

[thsky]

Im no expert but when this happened to me I read deleting profiles under my docs/battlefield2 worked. It worked.. Something to do with the display resolution line in any of video.con files /profiles that prevents startup... typical dodgy BF2 coding..

[Jorgee!]

My dear friend, if its a fresh installation, create the profile with BF2, then configure the video options, close Bf2 and open PR.

[the_ganman]

i get this, so i start vbf2 wait till the first movie start alt f4 and pr starts up np

[BeerPowered]

I have problems starting pr too. I see PR logo rectlange, then i see only black screen, and pc crashes, it doesn't even respond to ctrl+alt+del, Video.con is set correctly, bf2 itself is running fine. Might be some issue with startup videos. When trying to run windowed, graphics goes crazy, I see a massive graphics glitch, and still, no response.

Toshiba Satellite A300 Laptop
Pentium Dual Core 2ghz
4GB RAM
Windows Vista Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) SP2
BIOS: InsydeH2O Version 1.90
Mobility Radeon HD3470

What should i do?

[BeerPowered]

DP, sorry. Just noticed, the same happens when i try to join BF2 server with xfire. Seems to crash, when another application tries to open bf2.