generals: zero hour problems

[BoMbFuNk.Mc 0]

i have had this game since it came out really, no problems seeing as i've had generals, this one worked fine. until now.

 

my problem is the game itself, i run it on the lowest reg, lowest 3d stuff and that as low as it can go basically. but when in-game at the start my pc is quite fast, then later in the game, about 2-3 enemy AI defeated, my game starts to slow down and skip when scroling.

 

i do not know what is causeing this, at first i thought it was that new patch from EA online thingy, so i roled back the game to before the patch, i still had the same problem.

 

i then thought the game must be currupted, so i then un-installed both general's games, and then installed them once more, and still the problem persists on generals zero-hour.

 

 

my spec is as follows:

 

AMD athlon XP 2000+

1.67 GHz

512 MB of RAM

38.2 GMG Hard drive

52 Speed CD drive

Geforce4 MX440 64 MB

DirectX version 9.0b

 

 

please can you reply to my message stating the solution to it :]

 

thanx :]

[Guest MR.DOOM2197]

I have the same problem with zh but if remove the new patch 1.01 the game runs good i think it`s something rong with the patch.I hve the same pc like u.it must the pacth i don`t know??????????

 

 

Somoby help us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BoMbFuNk.Mc 0]

I have the same problem with zh but if remove the new patch 1.01 the game runs good i think it`s something rong with the patch.I hve the same pc like u.it must the pacth i don`t know??????????

 

 

Somoby help us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

yea i thought it was the patch, ever since i updated it has been nackered that zero hour game, the patch must have changed some files outside of its own parimeters i.e. system32 thing i believe.

[osey 2003 0]

Could* be your graphics card geforce 2 is old and dosent refresh very fast that could be why you get the stuttering but to be honest it happens to me aswel but not very bad but i can notice a little bit of speed drop in how quick the game is though the framerate dosent drop i think it could either be your Geforce 2 MX or the Sage Engine (the engine that runs Generals/Zerohour) may have a few performance flaws. If you both have similar hardware thats probobaly why you both are faceing the same slowdown problems my GeForce FX 5950 dosnt even hicup at all but just a little speed drop thats all good luck!

[Guest Mr.DOOM2197]

u have geforce 4 mx 440 not geforce 2mx and i have a friend that has a geforce 4 ti 4200 and the still the game runs low

[BoMbFuNk.Mc 0]

not that im knocking any of my replys, but i wanted help, not critisim of my specs. i can see that many others have posted a topic similer to mine, they havnt found a solution, going to EA games isnt the solution. someone in this forum must know how to fix it, or to prevent it elswhere

[Sonic 295]

Download and install the latest NVIDIA Forceware Drivers for your video card. You will find them on http://www.cncnz.com/files/support/drivers.shtml

[Guest MR.Doom2197]

yes i have the lates drivers for my geforece(52.16_win2kxp_english_whql)and the stil slow is moving.i think is the pact because when i had the ver 1.0 the game run very good ..........when i put the new pacth 1.01 the game runs to slow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest Skeeter]

We've got the same problem. Nearly same configuration. Latest patch. That really makes me wonder if EA pacific thinks twice or at least enough before releasing a patch.

 

Play only one match. When you attempt to play another one, the trouble begins. Only solution for that is restarting your machine WHATEVER match type you play (LAN, skirmish,...)

 

On LAN game we found that performance had significanly increased if you connect with Direct Connection mode.

[Guest The Person]

I have the same problem and have been seeing many others post the same problem who are running very similar systems.

 

I have a Pentium 4 2.4 Ghz

 

1 Gigabyte of ram

 

ATI All In Wonder 9800 Pro

 

Sounblaster Live 5.1

 

36 Gb Raptro 10,000 RPM Hard Drive

 

Etc, etc, etc

 

All my drivers are up to date, I have no viruses or spyware and have all unecessary applications shut down before playing. The game starts off nice and fast wheb playing against 7 hard opponents but later slows down and then crashes.

 

It is driving me nuts.

[Guest MR.DOOM2197]

I dont get is only us whou have this prolblem or more people......i don`t post maybe somobody found the problem i will post on EA this problem maybe thei will help us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Sonic 295]

Ok first things first. Are you guys using the version 1.01 patch for Zero Hour?

If so grab the v1.02 patch from http://www.cncnz.com/files/zero_hour/patches.shtml

 

A few problems were fixed in the quick released. Install it and see what happens, you have nothing loose.

 

Next thing, both the NVIDIA ForceWare v53.03 for Windows XP/2000 and the NVIDIA ForceWare v53.04 for Windows 95/98/ME have been released. You will be able to download them from http://www.cncnz.com/files/support/drivers.shtml

 

ATI users should probably install either ATI Catalyst v3.10 Driver Suite for Windows XP/2000 or ATI Catalyst v3.10 Driver Suite for Windows 98/ME. Again this files are available from http://www.cncnz.com/files/support/drivers.shtml

[Guest]

i did not realise there was another patch after .1, im downloading this now to see if it makes any difference.

[BoMbFuNk.Mc 0]

nope, no difference :] keep your solutions comming though

 

that patch kind of prolonged the lagging game for a bit by the way. thats all it did really. :cry:

 

so if the game starts running smoothly, then gets all clogged up, would that indicate that maybe a certain unit, building, infantry unit is causeing the lag?

 

anyways im sure someone'll find whats wrong sooner or later...

[Guest Bliss]

Just bought ZH today and i also have the same problem

 

PC Spec

 

Athlon 2.6ghz

Nvidia GeForce FX 5200

512MB RAM

Direct X 9

 

Hope a fix comes soon, as its a really annoying problem

[Guest]

These symptoms sound like a memory bleed. This occurs when a program uses memory and then fails to reallocate it to free space, slowly taking up more and more RAM until it is all used up and then Windows has to use virtual memory (a section of your hard drive set aside to use like RAM) which is FAR slower than your RAM. Unfortunately, this is a problem with the software itself, which would have to be addressed by the developers.

[Rogue Leader 0]

Whoops, forgot to log myself in on that last message

[Sonic 295]

Has anyone tried searching the horrible forums on EA's Official Generals Site yet?

[Guest MR.DOOM2197]

I have whent to ea customer suport and i posted there but nothing.

My question does not apear !!!!!!!!!!! EA SUCKS :!: :!: :!: :!:

[Guest Debaser]

My friend and I have similiar computers...

Intel 2.6Ghz

1GIG ram

SBLive 5.1

Radeon 9700 Pros

Cable modem internet access

 

*we have all our drivers up to date, everything is fine, we aren't noobs....every other game we have works fine.

 

When we play a direct connect over the internet and play as a team, we can play against 3 CPU players, but if we add a 4th, the game starts fine, but then slows to a crawl after 5-10 minutes.

 

This has to be taken care of....any other ideas?

[SilentAssasin 0]

i have the same problem, with the stuttering. it started after i reformatted my computer. Before the reformat i had 1.02 patch and the game was running smoothly.

 

i have tried everything , new drivers, rolling back the drivers, directx but can't seem to fix it. i emailed EA and got this:

 

 

 

"Hello,

 

Thank you for contacting Electronic Arts technical support. I'm sorry you're having that trouble with the game, but there are some things we can do to correct it. The latest patch for Zero Hour is actually 1.02, which you can get here:

 

http://www.eagames.com/official/cc_general...mos.jsp?state=6

 

You'll want to make sure that you have the latest drivers for your hardware, as well as the current version of DirectX.

 

DirectX is available from Microsoft's site: http://www.microsoft.com/directx

 

Click on their links for DirectX 9.0b run-time, follow the directions to download the update, and then double-click on the update after it's downloaded to run it.

 

Video and Sound drivers will be available on the manufacturer's website. Some common manufacturer's websites:

 

ATI, for RADEON and RAGE cards: http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html

nVidia, for GeForce cards: http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

Creative Labs, for Sound Blaster cards: http://www.americas.creative.com/support/

For other video and sound cards you may have to search the Internet for the manufacturer's website.

 

After downloading the driver package, you need to double-click it to run the installation of the drivers.

 

You should also make sure that you have closed any programs or tasks running in the background as sometimes one of the programs can conflict with the game. Background applications such as anti-virus programs are often the cause of conflicts.

 

For Windows 95/98/ME:

· Hold the Ctrl and Alt keys down at the same time and hit the Delete key once.

· Single Click on each Program in the list and Click "End Task".

· The only two applications that you want listed here before installing or running the game are "explorer" and "systray".

· You will need to repeat this process after closing each application.

 

For Windows XP:

· Hold down the Ctrl, Alt, and Delete keys at the same time

· Click the "Processes" tab.

· Click on the gray bar in the middle column that says User Name to sort by user name.

· Do NOT select anything for SYSTEM, LOCAL SERVICE, or NETWORK SERVICE.

· Click on anything besides EXPLORER and TASKMGR for this User Name or other user names.

· Click on END PROCESS

· Repeat these steps until only explorer.exe and taskmgr.exe are open for this user profile.

 

Note that some applications may take multiple times before closing. Don't worry that you are permanently changing your system configuration; these applications will return when you restart your system.

 

Try the game again at this point, and see if those updates correct the issue. If the trouble persists, or some new error appears, I'm going to need some more system information to troubleshoot your issue. Can you send me the information from a program called dxdiag? To do this:

 

· Go to Start -> Run.

· In the box, type the following: dxdiag

· Click "OK"

· Click the "Save All Information" button on the first screen of the application.

· Then on top of the "Save As" box that pops up, select Desktop (if it's not set to save there already), then click Save.

· Finally, attach the dxdiag.txt to your email reply.

 

After we receive this file we can continue troubleshooting the issues at hand and hopefully come to a solution.

 

Thank you for contacting Electronic Arts Online Support,

 

Frank L.

EA Technical Support "

 

So far i still cannot fix it, any ideas on solutions would be most welcome

 

Specs

Athlon Xp 2400+

512 DDR pc2700

Geforce 3 TI 200

Epox 8KHA+

80gb 7200rpm seagate

AC' 97 :lol:

[Guest]

simple, you play, and play, and your video card gets hot. turn off your computer, let it cool down, and start again. After using so many resources, this is normal.

[BoMbFuNk.Mc 0]

simple, you play, and play, and your video card gets hot. turn off your computer, let it cool down, and start again. After using so many resources, this is normal.

 

excuse me, but why would so many dedicated players of this particular game write so many replies because they have the same problem, all because of small mistakes?

[SilentAssasin 0]

i think i have found a solution to the problem.

 

install C&C generals, then Zero Hour, then Zero Hour 1.02 patch

 

Do NOT install any of the C&C Generals Patches (1.07 etc), this was causing my problem, hope it helps

 

by the way don't email EA support , they talk **** and always say "Update drivers", even when the lastest drivers where making the problem worse. In the end i was the one who fixed my problem not the support

 

p.s you have got to be kidding about the video card heating problems, :lol: mine is water cooled, sits at like 25 degrees, so i don't think that is the problem

[Guest]

i think i have found a solution to the problem.

 

install C&C generals, then Zero Hour, then Zero Hour 1.02 patch

 

Do NOT install any of the C&C Generals Patches (1.07 etc), this was causing my problem, hope it helps

If this is,indeed,the issue that cause that big lag&crawl....then...u are the man,man!!! :wink:

I was looking badly for that kind of fix.Thank u!