help starting ET :/

(KATTman) #1

wonder if anyone can help me? before i didnt seem to have this problem but do now alot…

i start ET, the map comes up, then awaiting game state… then the mouse pointer comes up on the map and the game locks up, i can move the mouse pointer around but thats all :confused: it doesnt happen ALL the time but it comes up say 1/3 times even on servers i played the night b4.

i’ve uninstalled wiped all evidence of ET of my pc, and re-installed then updated pb1.5 again, but eventually have the problem again…

is there a solution plz?

(Mr_Tickles) #2

When you say map, you mean the campaign map rather than the actual level right?

Sorry, I don’t really know what’s going, just thought i’d clear that up for others who look here.

(KATTman) #3

sorry i meant the 3x3/4x4? europe map screen? with the loadin text on the right appears?..

(Depth_Charge) #4

If you are in a window sometimes et will not change to the loading screen but it will be loading

(KATTman) #5

If you are in a window sometimes et will not change to the loading screen but it will be loading

no its on full screen… and soon as i get the mouse arrow on the 3x4 map loadin screen u know its crashed… only way then is to reset my pc and cause scandisk to start AGAIN -groans-

(Mr_Tickles) #6

Ummm, if you can move the mouse pointer, you only need to do Ctrl+Alt+Delete… just be patient, depending on your comp. it can take a while for the task manager window to appear so don’t just hit reset straight away… Oh, and if you’ve pressed Alt+F4 after you’ve pressed Ctrl+Alt+Delete in an attempt to try everything before you reset, you’ve probably just closed the task manager window that was struggling to pop-up.

(DarkangelUK) #7

Just curious, is this joining a server or loading a map yourself?

(KATTman) #8

Ummm, if you can move the mouse pointer, you only need to do Ctrl+Alt+Delete… just be patient, depending on your comp. it can take a while for the task manager window to appear so don’t just hit reset straight away… Oh, and if you’ve pressed Alt+F4 after you’ve pressed Ctrl+Alt+Delete in an attempt to try everything before you reset, you’ve probably just closed the task manager window that was struggling to pop-up.

couldnt press alt+f4 didnt do anything and i did the ctrl+alt+del then left it after 40mins of playin banjo kazooie i came back to it and nothing… which isnt normal for my pc…

Just curious, is this joining a server or loading a map yourself?

joining a server :slight_smile: but i tried the same server hours later and it was ok… :confused: