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I get them too and I'm on an Intel platform, so it's not limited to nforce2. Can't remember if I have provided my system specs before, but here they are just in case: Abit IC7-G mainboard Pentium 4 Northwood 3.0 GHz, oc'ed to 3.3 GHz 2x Corsair XMS 3500 512 Mb (thus 1 GB total) HIS Radeon X850 XT Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS The HIS videocard has just replaced a Tyan Radeon 9700 Pro. I got the freezes with the old card too. Cheers, Erling

Martin, I don't get this. You say that you know the game doesn't work with overclocking. Why would that be ? I mean, why should the game care even one bit if the system is overclocked, as long as it's stable ? Are you saying that the game has a built-in check that goes "oh, this CPU is running faster than its specification; I'd better make a random crash sometime" ? Wouldn't make any sense IMHO, unless of course the game was sponsored by AMD or Intel.. With a game this power-hungry, on the contrary, it seems necessary to get every last bit of performance out of your system, thus the more reason to overclock (within safe/stable limits of course) Regarding the freezes, in my experience, if a system is overclocked too far, it virtually always results in a freeze of the whole PC, or a reboot; I don't think I've ever seen it result in only an application hanging/crashing. Anyway, since people with no overclock also get these freezes, I doesn't seem like overclocking alone can be blamed for them. Glad that work is underway to solve this problem nonetheless, no matter what the reason might be. Cheers, Erling

Currently trying to get through the same mission. You're certainly not supposed to shoot at the truck - it carries the hostages you're going to rescue !! Had my own weird experience with the T55 in one of my attempts. Hit it 3 times and got a 'destroyed' message. Still the darn thing kept firing at me. Took me a while to realise that the shots hitting me were from the T55 - I thought it dead and was looking all over the place for RPG gunners etc. After it destroyed me and the mission ended, the debriefing showed that I had knocked out its gunner and loader !! Then how the h... can it still be firing at me ? :confused: Cheers, Erling

Martin, that's very reassuring news indeed, thanks for posting this. Cheers, Erling

Like the subject says, I wondering if it's possible to unload the gun again after loading it ? I prefer to have the gun loaded and ready, but frequently end up having the wrong type of shell loaded for whatever target has suddenly presented itself. So far I've only been able to get the loader to load the correct shell after firing the gun to get rid of the wrong one. With a limited supply of ammunition, this seems like a waste, not to mention it tends to call attention to yourself... Cheers, Erling

Thnx Bonxa, finally made it with the mission ending in 'Victory' First time I've encountered the MTLB at village BTW. Did find the thermal sight this time - and also found info in the manual about switching sights with PgUp/PgDn, but I had been looking for anything about 'thermal sight'... Have had countless go's at the following mission, which I find really hard too, with all the enemy armor crawling around. Finally succeded yesterday, just before bedtime, destroying T-55 #2 with my next but last HEAT round, having spent all my APFSDS (total for the mision being 3 x T-34 & 2 x T-55). Also hit the jeep with an APFSDS round, since that was what I had loaded - hehe, that sent it flying... Tried HEAT rounds on the T-34s with great effect too - one hit is enough and usually there's no crawling tankers to chase with the MG afterwards... Anyway, thanks mucho for the help - I'm off to screw up in the next mission... Cheers, Erling

Bonxa, tried your approach and have met with more success now than before, although I've still not gotten a proper conclusion of the mission. I have one problem though: how do you turn on the thermal sight ? Can't find anything about it in the manual (may have overlooked it), and I've tried virtually every key on the keyboard without luck. Still, have managed to locate and destroy the guns from up on the hill. Just have to be careful, as they will spot you if you get too cocky. Took out the closest one from a high point on the road, before going up on the hill. Still haven't gotten the game to acknowledge destruction of the enemy artillery, despite setting the Sprut-Bs on fire and blasting one of the other ones to pieces. 4th gun was gone completely. Found two infantrymen at the village in my first attempt. One fired an RPG at me without hitting, and it was with a considerable amount of glee that I ran him over before he could finish reloading... After kiling the other one too and destroying the vehicle, I still hadn't driven the enemy from the village, according to the game. Was going around and through the village looking for more when the game froze... 2nd attempt, the RPG-bastard got his revenge... Do you remember if any infantry was located inside the village, or were they all outside ? Cheers, Erling

Bonxa, thnx for your description - that does sound like a better way to solve this mission. Had thought about moving up on the hill as you describe, but dismissed the idea as I expected to end up in plain view of both 'Sprut-B' guns, and that probably doesn't get you any bonus points on your life insurance.. Had been speculating about retreating a bit towards the start point after dealing with the first two guns, to hopefully get in a better position relative to the RPG-SOBs, but the hill sounds like a much better solution. Must try it next time I get a chance to play. Cheers, Erling

Thanks guys for the replies ! Moon/Martin: Hadn't realised that the campaign would move on regardless after a few attempts at a mission, so that may very well be what I'm seeing. Next mission got unlocked after the game had frozen for the first time in that mission, so I assumed that it was related to the freeze bug - sorry about that. Blackmuzzle: Here is what I have been doing with varying levels of success: The first two guns are easy. I leave the start compound, follow the road and go straight into the landscape when it turns right, heading for 'Enemy position 1' waypoint when it shows up. When I'm about 850 m from it, I halt and blow away the two guns on either side of that waypoint. Next I turn right and go to the bottom of the valley where I turn 180 and wait for the RPG gunners to show up. A real pain in the arse they are !! I almost never spot them before they fire on me. Sometimes I'm killed, sometimes not damaged anymore than being able to continue. I follow the bottom of the valley past the armor obstacles. I halt shortly after passing them. Next it becomes a little tricky, as those darn 'Sprut-B' AT guns are absolutely deadly. No matter how I've tried, I get killed by the one placed slightly left on the slope ahead of you, if I expose any part of the turret/hull. My workaround is to use the AA machinegun on the cupola. If you place yourself right, it can reach the gun without exposing any part of the tank itself. Next, I turn 90 deg left and head up the hill, slowly turning right and moving closer to 'Enemy position 2', where the second 'Sprut-B' is placed. It can again be netralized with the AA machinegun if you place yourself right (attacking it from behind). Be careful about exposing the whole tank or turret, as they are really fast at turning the gun around. Have an ambition about running over the gun from behind, crushing it (if possible), but all the times I've made it this far, the tank has been crippled by those blasted RPG gunners, usually meaning it's difficult to stear it (keeps turning to either side by itself) Bonxa: I'm pretty sure I did destroy the guns. The two 'Sprut-B's are burning, and the two others appear tossed about by the HE blast. Will try to make extra sure about it. Did see some infantry at the village 1st time around, but assumed they were my own, since they didn't fire on me. Last time I made it as far as the village though, an RPG-bastard did fire at me (without hitting). Was frantically trying to kill him when the game froze yet again, so didn't get any conclusion to that battle. Cheers, Erling

Agree with Mad Dog about zoom levels and speed. It's very hard to acquire targets in a hurry and I've been killed numerous times while I was frantically trying to aim the gun at a threat, but simply failed to acquire it before being hit myself. If the zoom speed could at least be increased, that would be a help, but would really prefer some fixed magnifications that you could quickly shift between. Likewise in the commander's position; would like an unzoomed view from here (besides the zoomed-in options). Seem to recall reading somewhere in this forum that there is a way to get this, but can't remember how. Cheers, Erling

Been having a real hard time with this mission. Gotten killed by the RPG gunners or the 'Sprut-B's again and again and again and..... Anyway, finally made it past by destroying the 'Sprut-B's and killing a couple of RPG gunners. Have arrived at the village and destroyed a vehicle outside it, a BTM-3 I believe. Proceeded inside the village, have driven around it and criscrossed the grounds without finding any more troops. When looking at the mission objectives, it still shows 'Drive the enemy from the village' and 'Destroy the enemy artillery' in red. I have destroyed a total of four guns; one on either side of 'Enemy position 1' and the two pesky 'Sprut-B's. Left the village and drove around the countryside, visiting 'Enemy position' 1 & 2 without finding any more troops and/or guns. Was on my way back to the village when the game froze - as usual I could almost add, as this seems to happen in virtually every mision I play, if I survive long enough. I can of course just take advantage of the bug that the next mission gets unlocked when the game hangs like described above, but I would prefer to finish the missions the proper way. It also appears like your players stats doesn't get updated correctly when the game crashes like that, even though you can proceed with the next mission. So, any input about what I might be missing will be most welcome. Cheers, Erling

Meatbeat: Yes, it's a T-55 allright.. Weather is bad; it's raining. I actually managed to get a reading of 305m just once in repeated playings of the mission, so dunno if the weather is the culprit, or if it's supposed to be an intermittend fault in the rangefinder, or if it's simply a bug in the game. Guess I'll have to play a little further to try and find out.. Cheers, Erling

What about the T-55 ? I can't get any respone from the rangefinder no matter what I try. I have turned on the fire control system with the 'S' key and selected + loaded a round, but pressing right mouse button, or the 'R' key or the 'Enter' key does nothing. Can anyone advice me on what I'm missing ? Could it be that I don't have a selected target in a square box ? Cheers, Erling

Yes, but it was a Soviet Stug - either an SU-85 or SU-100, can't remember which, since it's a long time ago since I saw the movie. Cheers, Erling