#1 2020-11-01 15:35:36

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Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

Lately I just wondered which OS do most of players use. There!s no secret that the game runs better, more smoothly on older ones.
Also talked with some players already, some well known and regulars. When I first switched from w7 to w10 sometimes I felt laggs at inf mostly recognizable and it never felt the same, although Ive been using W10 for quite some time. I think I got used to it, but then I see some players' videos from inf and their game is so smooth, just on the diff. level.  Some say W10 is pretty crap for this old game, I believe they are not really far from the truth, so. Doesnt matter what u prefer in game (tanks etc.), just fill the poll or comment below smile Thanks.
Sorry if I made any mistakes.

What do you use for playing this game?

  1. Windows XP
  2. Windows 7
  3. Windows 10
  4. Windows 98
  5. Vista
  6. Other one, specify in comments please
Total votes: 26

Poll is closed

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#2 2020-11-01 16:09:29

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

I've switched to w10.

And I can no-longer open 10 diff apps in the background without the game crashing like in w7.

Sometimes, even a simple alt-tab crashes the game lol.

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#3 2020-11-01 16:35:46

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

I've selected "Other one" because I couldn't decide myself if I should choose win 7 or 10 smile
I'm using both of them, I mean, win 7 is on pc and 10 is on laptop.

To be honest, I really can't see difference between these systems in BF1942 and the game runs flawessly without any major problems, except lags due to my ugly internet wink . I don't even have alt+tab problem on windows 10, but I think, it's because I really care and maintain system what I'm using smile

Anyway I agree what you wrote K88 about older systems. I remember I wrote something similar about it:

llzkk wrote:

There is no secret here that games usually work best on the hardware and operating system they were originally developed for tongue Also, newer systems may not contain those features that were available in older systems or may emulate which can have a negative impact on performance. Additionaly newer hardware like new amd or nvidia gpus can produce some graphics artifacts on older game like this or even not display proper graphics at all. For example, "no crosshair" problem on new amd gpus.

And about problems on the new hardware I also posted some in-game screenshots in this thread:
https://team-simple.org/forum/viewtopic … 32#p161132

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#4 2020-11-02 09:26:16

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

I usually played vanilla bf1942 and mods on Ubuntu 12.04 through Wine and for the most part never had any issues except:

* Fast user switching (aka Alt+Tab) will never work in fullscreen mode, though there's a walk-around on that through winecfg by forcing the game in windowed mode; and...
* Punkbuster doesn't work if you want to join a PB-enabled servers for obvious reason.

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#5 2020-12-01 15:18:27

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

we're such a homogenous group here.. we need diversity.

Let's invite millions of other OS', so we can therefore replace ourselves - also known as genocide ourselves.

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#6 2020-12-01 17:01:19

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

i would like to play this game on my raspberry pi 3 model B (raspberry os), (it can run quake III).

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#7 2023-10-31 15:26:27

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

I've been playing Retro Bowl College on my laptop running Windows 11, and it's been an impeccable experience. The game runs smoothly and the interface seems even more vibrant on the larger screen.

I've always enjoyed Retro Bowl, but this college version takes it up a notch.

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#8 2023-10-31 17:50:14

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

I use a Windows 11 machine when playing. Why was 11 not among the choices?

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#9 2023-10-31 17:51:35

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

I think I see why 11 wasn't a choice. I didn't check how old this question was before answering...

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#10 2023-10-31 18:14:54

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

Win 11 so bugged for bf

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#11 2023-10-31 18:52:40

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

Russian MadMax wrote:

Win 11 so bugged for bf

Works for me just fine.
The only 2 bugs I encountered on win 11 is that
-you can't change the keyboard layout mid game (from typing EN to RU for example)
-sometimes when the game is folded (alt-tabbed), it can crash in a few minutes

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#12 2023-10-31 19:09:54

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

Serebro wrote:
Russian MadMax wrote:

Win 11 so bugged for bf

Works for me just fine.
The only 2 bugs I encountered on win 11 is that
-you can't change the keyboard layout mid game (from typing EN to RU for example)
-sometimes when the game is folded (alt-tabbed), it can crash in a few minutes

On 10 it's same, and sometimes game crashes instantly after Alt+Tab. Layout issue can be solved with switcher software

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#13 2023-10-31 21:35:04

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

Windows 11 works flawlessly with BF42 so far

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#14 2023-10-31 22:02:01

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

.


don't forget to recommend :

- drauger os linux
- apple watch os
- tesla os for model 3


and similars, as the secret key to bf42 regs

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#15 2023-10-31 22:06:30

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

My friend can't download to win11 bf42, requires some files (binkw.dll like this) , 11 pro in my opinion is not for bf , I played at my brother 's dacha , he has 11 wines , a lot of bugshots on tanks, I thought he had better , but my stable win7 is still very very good
Can u send me for 11win bf files?
Does it require some of diff?

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#16 2023-10-31 22:09:27

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

BFSoldier 1 wrote:

.   не забудьте порекомендовать:  - drauger os linux - Apple Watch OS - Тесла Ос для модели 3   и тому подобное, как секретный ключ к bf42 regs

Regs on 11win more worster than in win7…

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#17 2023-10-31 22:11:32

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

Serebro wrote:
Russian MadMax wrote:

Win 11 so bugged for bf

Works for me just fine.
The only 2 bugs I encountered on win 11 is that
-you can't change the keyboard layout mid game (from typing EN to RU for example)
-sometimes when the game is folded (alt-tabbed), it can crash in a few minutes

I don't know, it lagged hard for me, the keyboard even lagged a couple of times, so the buttons weren't pressed and the mouse (I don't know if it's related to bf), but I checked for example in the metro exodus, everything is stable

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#18 2023-11-01 00:14:27

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

I tell you it's working fine, not worse than win 7 . You probably installed win11 badly or shitty drivers or smth wasn't good. It works and you can install standard bf42 or dl here from forum.

I use this version:
https://team-simple.org/forum/viewtopic … 75#p125475



ziba128 wrote:

Layout issue can be solved with switcher software

Wuuut? What is the name of that magic tool?

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#19 2023-11-01 03:52:24

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

ziba128 wrote:
Serebro wrote:
Russian MadMax wrote:

Win 11 so bugged for bf

Works for me just fine.
The only 2 bugs I encountered on win 11 is that
-you can't change the keyboard layout mid game (from typing EN to RU for example)
-sometimes when the game is folded (alt-tabbed), it can crash in a few minutes

On 10 it's same, and sometimes game crashes instantly after Alt+Tab. Layout issue can be solved with switcher software

When alt/tab on win 10 the bf42.exe goes down to 0% cpu and short after the game goes kaputt, so i think it might be some windows powersaving thing, i have googled and looked around in windows settings, but i cant find anything usefull.

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#20 2023-11-01 12:32:06

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

Do not find , you will not find, the last more or less barely as a suitable OS version was win 8 all that will be above it is dungass

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#21 2023-11-03 23:38:38

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Serebro wrote:

Wuuut? What is the name of that magic tool?

Punto Switcher or any other software for switching layout

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#22 2023-11-04 00:30:00

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

ziba128 wrote:

Punto Switcher or any other software for switching layout

Tried it now. Doesn't work for me. How do you set it up?
Hotkeys don't work in bf42, automatic switch also.

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#23 2023-11-04 00:36:48

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Serebro wrote:
ziba128 wrote:

Punto Switcher or any other software for switching layout

Tried it now. Doesn't work for me. How do you set it up?
Hotkeys don't work in bf42, automatic switch also.

Works for me with right Ctrl
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#24 2023-11-04 00:47:59

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Re: Which OS do you use for playing this old game?

Ok seem like it doesn't work on win 11, even with compatibility set on both to win 7

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This is a viral link don’t click on

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