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| mad_ferrit |
  Posted 3rd Feb 2005 11:43am |
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If I click on Lazyban to go into RF I get this message 
Does this mean a re-installation is due?  |
 MY RF MAPS |
Modified Feb 3rd, 11:44am by mad_ferrit |
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SkipRat  |
Posted 3rd Feb 2005 11:56am |  |
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
nah seriously....
hahahahahahahahaha ferrit 
I rekon thats what it means, cant see what else it could be?
I see somewhere that RF F's up if you have too many maps?
Just reinstall it, aint much bother is it? |
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Modified Feb 3rd, 11:57am by SkipRat |
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| mad_ferrit |
Posted 3rd Feb 2005 11:58am |
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I have just tidied up my multi folder and am well within the map limit. I can play any other game, FarCry, HL2, Doom3, etc etc but not flamin RF 
Thanks for your really helpful reply Skippy you fat ****! |
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Lace  |
Posted 3rd Feb 2005 12:03pm |
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I had the same message happen to me before, and had to reinstall. I think it is the .exe file that has acted up on you  |
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| mad_ferrit |
Posted 3rd Feb 2005 1:59pm |
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Thanks Lace but I have managed to get to the bottom of it...
I was at work with my tower when I was getting the error message. I brought the PC home, plugged it in and ran Lazyban and would you believe it? No problems at all!!
It would appear that Red faction has a built in detection system that investigates what location you are at and if it thinks you are trying to scive off work then it won't let you
So there's a lesson to be learnt here then |
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| Allan |
Posted 3rd Feb 2005 6:08pm |
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You do not have to reinstall, I can't remember offhand what the problem is, but I remember I and many others have had it before.
What version of DirectX are you using? Update to the latest version, also grab the newest version of your graphics drivers. If these things don't work, or if you're already updated, then try back dating a bit to older versions.
Edit:- Read your last post, solution is still the same, but are you sure your work h/w is good enough 2 run RF too?
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Modified Feb 3rd, 06:13pm by Allan |
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| mad_ferrit |
Posted 3rd Feb 2005 6:40pm |
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Yeah cheers Allan, I may need to update my video card drivers tho, I been running this PC the same for a while now, problem free so I don't know why it was doing that all of a sudden
| Quoting Allan | | Edit:- Read your last post, solution is still the same, but are you sure your work h/w is good enough 2 run RF too? |
It is the same PC |
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| CommanderViper |
Posted 3rd Feb 2005 10:26pm |
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Just be glad that didnt happen to your RED Editor (I know you are a mapper dont deny it ), I was gonna fiddle aroud n try to figure RED out one day and the message popped up. I reinstalled and everything, but the message kept popping up. I finally realized my computer was screwed and soon the same would happen to everything else on it. I ended up gettin a new comp for x-mas and the world was happy again, and they all lived happily ever blah blah blah.... |
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| mad_ferrit |
Posted 3rd Feb 2005 10:32pm |
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| Quoting CommanderViper | | (I know you are a mapper dont deny it ) |
Who? Me?!! 
| Quoting CommanderViper | | I finally realized my computer was screwed and soon the same would happen to everything else on it. I ended up gettin a new comp for x-mas and the world was happy again, and they all lived happily ever blah blah blah.... |
But I like my computer and I don't want to have to buy anther one This one is good enough for now... ...next PC purchase will be from Alienware 
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| Allan |
Posted 3rd Feb 2005 10:34pm |
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| Quoting mad_ferrit | Yeah cheers Allan, I may need to update my video card drivers tho, I been running this PC the same for a while now, problem free so I don't know why it was doing that all of a sudden
| Quoting Allan | | Edit:- Read your last post, solution is still the same, but are you sure your work h/w is good enough 2 run RF too? |
It is the same PC |
Ya - These things would randomly popup back in the days. I had it a couple of times, but found it easy to fix. Computers are strange like that...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0A9B6820-BFBB-4799-9908-D418CDEAC197&displaylang=en
P.S. Custom build your own PC to save those pennys, it's not very hard to do. Oh and with the wrong software, these faults WILL occur on alienwares PC's. Not that there is anything wrong with Alienware, I wouldn't mind if anyone would like to donate me one of their laptops. Seriously though if anyone is silly enough to buy new hardware over a software problem, please send me your old hardware. |
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sobe  |
Posted 4th Feb 2005 12:08am |
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| Quoting mad_ferrit | I have just tidied up my multi folder and am well within the map limit. I can play any other game, FarCry, HL2, Doom3, etc etc but not flamin RF
Thanks for your really helpful reply Skippy you fat ****! |
There is hardly a limit...I have 2.4gb of maps so far.... |
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| Allan |
Posted 4th Feb 2005 12:30am |
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| Quoting sobe | | Quoting mad_ferrit | I have just tidied up my multi folder and am well within the map limit. I can play any other game, FarCry, HL2, Doom3, etc etc but not flamin RF
Thanks for your really helpful reply Skippy you fat ****! |
There is hardly a limit...I have 2.4gb of maps so far.... |
Actually there is a limit in lot's of cases but it is quite random from box to box.
Symptoms are generally you can't join a server with a map you know you have. However no one really knows why this limit is caused, and some why it only affects certian maps randomly choosen by some retardedness if your RF.
It's entirly possible that you've passed your limit and would not know if it affected only maps you don't play. On the other hand, it's quite possible that it just didnt affect you at all...
Regardless of you, it effects a hell of a lot of people, so is generally considered a limit of sorts. Can't remember when, I think average is 300 Megs...
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| sobe |
Posted 4th Feb 2005 12:46am |
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No limit for me....yet....I am still adding maps.. |
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