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    Arma II keeps crashing.

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by The Commodore, Jul 13, 2009.

  1. The Commodore

    The Commodore Notebook Consultant

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    So I downloaded the Arma II demo off of Steam and the graphics are amazing. But it crashes after just a minute of play. I'm playing it on my Dell and I know it can run it smoothly. Is this a driver issue because it has happened like this on other games including Crysis and Fallout 3.

    I have not even been able to fire a bullet in Arma II lol.
     
    The Commodore, Jul 13, 2009
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  2. useroflaptops

    useroflaptops Notebook Evangelist

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    games amazing. i played on everything on the highest settings but after 1 hour of the demo i got a crash popup saying 'out of memory'. i only have 3gb ram. im hoping its a bug cause i am technically over their minimum requirement. o well ill wait till the price goes down to the below 40 bucks range to make my purchase
     
    useroflaptops, Jul 13, 2009
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  3. st0nedpenguin

    st0nedpenguin Notebook Evangelist

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    I believe it's an issue with the demo itself.

    It randomly crashes for me too, along with everyone I know who tried to play it.
     
    st0nedpenguin, Jul 13, 2009
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  4. useroflaptops

    useroflaptops Notebook Evangelist

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    maybe its purposeful so to get you to buy the real thing. plus the demo has quite a lot of missions and is a working multiplayer. not too 'cheap' for a demo.

    Oh ya during installation, or before rather, did you have to wait like 4 minutes befor ethe setup file loaded? I thought my computer crashed when I first downloaded the file. I press to install and it sits there doing nothing for 4-5 minutes before loading the installation screens.
     
    useroflaptops, Jul 13, 2009
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  5. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    i dont think a crashing demo is going to encourage people to buy the full product.

    thats totally backwards.
     
    masterchef341, Jul 13, 2009
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  6. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    Full game is great so far, except there are some bugs. Full game seems rather stable.
     
    HTWingNut, Jul 14, 2009
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  7. Idyllic

    Idyllic Notebook Consultant

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    The graphics were horrible on my machine. I dont understand why they make the graphics blurred when on low/med settings. Like full on photoshop type blurring.
     
    Idyllic, Jul 14, 2009
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  8. Baka

    Baka (・ω・)

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    So is ArmA II a game worth getting? o.o I'm planning on grabbing it this afternoon
     
    Baka, Jul 14, 2009
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