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Hello,
I am facing crashing to desktop anytime I try to launch Battlefield 1942, it plays intro video but when I select campaign or instant battle the game close on loading.
Direct Play is already enabled.
Selected Compatibility Mode as XP SP3
Changed VideoDefault.con to 0 to see error and it shows: "Multiplayerfree Camera template not found"
Can anyone please help?
I would try uninstall the game.
And install it new.
That helps in many cases.
"Multiplayerfree Camera template not found"
This may mean your installation is corrupted, so reinstalling is likely to help, indeed
Technically, BF1942 no longer needs to be installed. It's now fully portable, you can just download the files and run it from the folder. You can also just put it on a USB stick and bring it with you, share it with others etc.
OP, try the one from this link, i'm sure it will run fine as i tested it on many computers, just place somewhere and run:
https://mega.nz/file/GgVXlTCT#M3AGjJxzf … CypoA7-CgU
edit: to clarify, it uses Tuia's installed BF1942 as a base and BFPlus by uuuz, it also has the required DirectPlay file (no need to install that one anymore) and it has the D3D8to9 file already added, which resolves some black screen errors.
Last edited by anal_probe (2024-08-27 20:35:30)
I downloaded the file from the above mentioned link and ran the exe file, I got a warning message windows defender does not recommend this to run but I clicked on run anyway but it is not even launching. Any suggestions to fix it?
Have you tried right click and run in compatibility mode? Like windows 7 or xp sp2 >?
Also mark run as administrator.
Last edited by Serebro (2024-10-02 01:06:51)
Yes I did try to run it in compatibility mode (selected xp sp2,3 & windows 7) and marked run as admin but still the game didn't start.
Idk man, try to download and install the game from another source. Sometimes that might fix it.
Any link that I can use to direct run the game?
I recently decided to upgrade my microphone and learn to use OBS. In this process I needed to install the Nvidia high definition sound drives for noise cancellation- I reinstalled my video card drivers and soon found out that i couldn't play Battlefield 42- it would crash to desktop. Running as a admin would allow me to get in the game to select a server, however as soon as the map started to load, it crashed back to the desktop.
Doing a little research, I found that the cause was likely a Directx issue- I did a search online and found a Directx download on a microsoft site. I installed Directx and the game is playable again. I still had a few instances of the game minimizing and returning me back to the desktop, but the crashes seem to be better.
I have also added the dsound.dll and that seems to have further reduced the crashes
Edit: Win 10 Pro with Nvidia 3080 Ti graphics- with an AMD cpu
Last edited by InguiringMind (2024-10-04 00:25:54)
I recently decided to upgrade my microphone and learn to use OBS. In this process I needed to install the Nvidia high definition sound drives for noise cancellation- I reinstalled my video card drivers and soon found out that i couldn't play Battlefield 42- it would crash to desktop. Running as a admin would allow me to get in the game to select a server, however as soon as the map started to load, it crashed back to the desktop.
Doing a little research, I found that the cause was likely a Directx issue- I did a search online and found a Directx download on a microsoft site. I installed Directx and the game is playable again. I still had a few instances of the game minimizing and returning me back to the desktop, but the crashes seem to be better.
I have also added the dsound.dll and that seems to have further reduced the crashesEdit: Win 10 Pro with Nvidia 3080 Ti graphics- with an AMD cpu
Interesting, are you hoping to shoutcast or something?
InguiringMind wrote:I recently decided to upgrade my microphone and learn to use OBS. In this process I needed to install the Nvidia high definition sound drives for noise cancellation- I reinstalled my video card drivers and soon found out that i couldn't play Battlefield 42- it would crash to desktop. Running as a admin would allow me to get in the game to select a server, however as soon as the map started to load, it crashed back to the desktop.
Doing a little research, I found that the cause was likely a Directx issue- I did a search online and found a Directx download on a microsoft site. I installed Directx and the game is playable again. I still had a few instances of the game minimizing and returning me back to the desktop, but the crashes seem to be better.
I have also added the dsound.dll and that seems to have further reduced the crashesEdit: Win 10 Pro with Nvidia 3080 Ti graphics- with an AMD cpu
Interesting, are you hoping to shoutcast or something?
No- I only use the microphone in Teamspeak with our small player group.
I had been receiving constant complaints about my sound setup- Over the last few years I have used four different headsets with microphones- and no matter how much money is spent- the complaints continue. I'm at a total loss as to what to try next.
The new Hyperx Quadcast 2 is my last ditch effort to solve the sound issue- the strange thing is- most Teamspeak users say my sound is fine- How can the sound be good for some users and sound so terrible for others?