ootp5 freezes

bunkscene · 02-28-2003, 11:39 AM

I have been playing around for about 10 minutes and the game has already frozen on me twice. i waited for 5 minutes on one of them and it still never recovered. one happened when i tried to click a free agents to get his info and another happened when i clicked team setup. I cannot reproduce them.... seems random.

i am running win98se on a pII 400, 128 mb ram with directx 8.1.

Steve Kuffrey · 02-28-2003, 11:41 AM

Whatelse is running? Not alot of RAM, could consider at upgrade to help. Have you rebooted recently?

bunkscene · 02-28-2003, 11:43 AM

yeah a rebooted after the first one, all i had running was AIM. i figured it could be a ram issue, but i didnt know this program was such a ram hog.

if i disable 3d mode and turn off sound, you think that would help?

Steve Kuffrey · 02-28-2003, 11:45 AM

Turning the sound off will help, 3D is probably ok.

Driver 8 · 02-28-2003, 11:50 AM

Same problem here...PIII 800MHZ 128MB RAM ME on a Toshiba Laptop. I CTL-ALT-DEL and closed everything by Systray, Exporer and OOTP. When I load the game, it opens fine, but when I select on any of the main menu choices, nothing happens. If I open windows explorer and hit CTL-ALT-DEL again and choose to "end task" for OOTP, I can ALT-TAB and go back to the game and it the previously selected screen is there. For the next menu choice, I have to again do the same thing: ALT-TAB to Explorer, three-finger salute to "end tasK" and ALT-TAB back to the game to see the refresh (each time the confirmation for end task comes up I choose "cancel").

The system requirements at OOTP5.com require 32 MB, but recommend 64MB of RAM...Is this really a RAM issue?

PS - I don't know if it helps, but I did upgrade to DirectX 9.

Steve Kuffrey · 02-28-2003, 11:57 AM

Yeah, I would upgrade the RAM for sure.

Driver 8 · 02-28-2003, 11:57 AM

I've disable sounds and 3d and it seems to be working correctly now, should anyone else have the same problem.

Driver 8 · 02-28-2003, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Steve Kuffrey
Yeah, I would upgrade the RAM for sure.

You guys make a great product and support it beyond the expections of the most demanding customer, but (and this is just my opinion, not to be contrued as fact, or even a demand), I really would think that you should change your system requirements if the standard answer is going to be "throw RAM at it" when a problem comes up.

BC Stone · 02-28-2003, 02:20 PM

I have a 850mhz pentium and 256k of ram along with a 64m video card and the game freezes on me also, So I dont think it's a ram issue. I disable 3d and sound and it works fine. When I had the 3d and sound enabled the game would freeze and also I would get a directdraw error. I then would reboot and go back into the game and would freeze soon after while in team menus.
What Give's here.........?

bunkscene · 02-28-2003, 03:33 PM

yeah its really not a ram problem. my system resources are 88% free when I am running the program.

what happpens is the program freezes. i can click and drag the program window around by clicking anywhere in the window, not jsut by the top bar. its very strange. it also does not matter whether I am in 3d mode or not... same thing happens.

also... if i bring up the task manager, OOTP5 is not listed as "Not responding"

02-28-2003, 11:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
bunkscene Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 43 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	ootp5 freezes I have been playing around for about 10 minutes and the game has already frozen on me twice. i waited for 5 minutes on one of them and it still never recovered. one happened when i tried to click a free agents to get his info and another happened when i clicked team setup. I cannot reproduce them.... seems random. i am running win98se on a pII 400, 128 mb ram with directx 8.1.

02-28-2003, 11:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 16,933 Thanks: 14 Thanked 4x in 3 posts	Whatelse is running? Not alot of RAM, could consider at upgrade to help. Have you rebooted recently? __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays No longer an active league.

02-28-2003, 11:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 16,933 Thanks: 14 Thanked 4x in 3 posts	Turning the sound off will help, 3D is probably ok. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays No longer an active league.

02-28-2003, 11:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 16,933 Thanks: 14 Thanked 4x in 3 posts	Yeah, I would upgrade the RAM for sure. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays No longer an active league.

02-28-2003, 02:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
BC Stone Bat Boy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Arlington,Wa Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Game freeze's I have a 850mhz pentium and 256k of ram along with a 64m video card and the game freezes on me also, So I dont think it's a ram issue. I disable 3d and sound and it works fine. When I had the 3d and sound enabled the game would freeze and also I would get a directdraw error. I then would reboot and go back into the game and would freeze soon after while in team menus. What Give's here.........?

02-28-2003, 11:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
bunkscene Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 43 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	yeah a rebooted after the first one, all i had running was AIM. i figured it could be a ram issue, but i didnt know this program was such a ram hog. if i disable 3d mode and turn off sound, you think that would help?

02-28-2003, 11:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
Driver 8 Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: gurnee, il Posts: 397 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Same problem here...PIII 800MHZ 128MB RAM ME on a Toshiba Laptop. I CTL-ALT-DEL and closed everything by Systray, Exporer and OOTP. When I load the game, it opens fine, but when I select on any of the main menu choices, nothing happens. If I open windows explorer and hit CTL-ALT-DEL again and choose to "end task" for OOTP, I can ALT-TAB and go back to the game and it the previously selected screen is there. For the next menu choice, I have to again do the same thing: ALT-TAB to Explorer, three-finger salute to "end tasK" and ALT-TAB back to the game to see the refresh (each time the confirmation for end task comes up I choose "cancel"). The system requirements at OOTP5.com require 32 MB, but recommend 64MB of RAM...Is this really a RAM issue? PS - I don't know if it helps, but I did upgrade to DirectX 9.

02-28-2003, 11:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
Driver 8 Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: gurnee, il Posts: 397 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	I've disable sounds and 3d and it *seems* to be working correctly now, should anyone else have the same problem.

02-28-2003, 03:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
bunkscene Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 43 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	yeah its really not a ram problem. my system resources are 88% free when I am running the program. what happpens is the program freezes. i can click and drag the program window around by clicking anywhere in the window, not jsut by the top bar. its very strange. it also does not matter whether I am in 3d mode or not... same thing happens. also... if i bring up the task manager, OOTP5 is not listed as "Not responding" Last edited by bunkscene; 02-28-2003 at 04:15 PM.

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