Dome and Asylum maps issue?

[Hubdude]

I just did a video card upgrade for a friend. 9600gt. Clean install of XP. ALL drivers updated including directx. Game runs fine on all but 2 maps, Dome and Asylum. She locks halfway through the load bar. I am out of ideas.

[xorgate]

I just did a video card upgrade for a friend. 9600gt. Clean install of XP. ALL drivers updated including directx. Game runs fine on all but 2 maps, Dome and Asylum. She locks halfway through the load bar. I am out of ideas.

Can you post the portion of your config file that specifies map rotation and game type?

[Hubdude]

This problem happens on any server I try to join. Going to take the video card back and exchange for a 9800 series.

[sgTsTuFz]

i've got a couple clanners that their game locks up on these 2 maps everytime, so i just took them out of the rotation. Neither one of them have a 9000 series vid card.

[xorgate]

i've got a couple clanners that their game locks up on these 2 maps everytime, so i just took them out of the rotation. Neither one of them have a 9000 series vid card.
I was wondering about the spelling of the maps. Here are mine and no one has complained about locking up on those two maps:

//Team Deathmatch
set sv_mapRotation "gametype tdm map mp_dome map mp_hangar map mp_suburban map mp_airfield map mp_asylum map mp_courtyard map mp_downfall map mp_outskirts map mp_seelow map mp_castle map mp_makin map mp_roundhouse map mp_shrine"

[Hubdude]

Thanks for the posts guys, spelling of the maps checks fine, I have narrowed it down to the vidcard. Did one replacement today and it solved the issue. Something that should obviously be patched.

[sgTsTuFz]

... vidcard ? wow. I think my guy uses a 7900 card. Turns out the 2nd guy copied the map files to his installed game and was good. I'm trying to get the first guy to get r done !

[SamCro]

Which one is the map file. Because I'm having the same problem with Castle. When I ran the demo it was fine.

[sgTsTuFz]

First put your game disc in the rom drive
open up explorer and go to here

D:\Setup\Data\zone\english

you'll see the 3 files named below in the above english folder.

all you have to do is "drag and drop" the files to the below folder

Now go to your game folder and go here and look for these 3 files in the "english" folder

C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty - World at War\zone\english

localized_mp_castle.ff
mp_castle.ff
mp_castle_load.ff

[SamCro]

Thanks for the help, at least it stoped crashing to my desktop. But now it's saying "server does not have the same mp_castle.ff" I think I'm going to try a re-install and see if that does it. Unless anybody else has any other ideas?

[HulaHal]

The problem with the mismatch is that castle (along with airfield, asylum, courtyard, hangar, makin, outskirts, roundhouse and shrine) were all "upgraded" with the patch. Copying straight from the disc put the "old" copy on your PC while the server is running the newer patched version.

Back up your profile first THEN reinstall and apply the patch.

[SamCro]

You lost me dude!

[HulaHal]

You lost me dude!

The maps I mentioned in my previous post were all updated in the 1.1 patch. Thus, when you followed the suggestion of copying the map file from the game disc to your PC, you loaded the old version (1.0). That is why you got the error message when you tried to join the server. All servers are running the 1.1 version.

I suggested backing up your profile (search the forums and you'll see how) so you don't lose your rank. Then reinstall the game and apply the patch. That will give you the correct map(s).

[Ultra_Violence]

I gave problems with both two. Nothing seems to work, but thanks for the info. Hopefully the new patch(when it comes out) will address it.

[Ultra_Violence]

Still can't play these two maps=Dome & Asylum- I'm also using Steam to play this game. Thanks for any help!

[Hubdude]

Nope, new patch did not fix this.

[Ultra_Violence]

And now I just lost my rank. What a piece of you know what.

[xorgate]

And now I just lost my rank. What a piece of you know what.
Lost your rank from the patch?

[Hubdude]

The following has fixed the dome and asylum map issue for us, I hope it helps others also.


1) Upgrade to DirectX November Built and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1
DirectX http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&DisplayLang=en
.NET Frame http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AB99342F-5D1A-413D-8319-81DA479AB0D7&displaylang=en

2) Go to Add/Remove Programs, Remove all Nvidia Drivers, even PhysX.(Reboot PC)

3) Downgrade to GeForce 175.19 WHQL XP/Vista Drivers (Reboot PC)
XP http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/175.19/175.19_geforce_winxp_32bit_english_whql.exe

4) Go to "C:\......\Call of Duty - World at War\main\video"
Remove/delete all Videos except "default.bik"

5) Play the game and have fun.:D

[xorgate]

Wow, talk about having to jump through hoops of fire just to get a couple of maps to play. Holy smokes bro!



The following has fixed the dome and asylum map issue for us, I hope it helps others also.


1) Upgrade to DirectX November Built and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1
DirectX http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&DisplayLang=en
.NET Frame http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AB99342F-5D1A-413D-8319-81DA479AB0D7&displaylang=en

2) Go to Add/Remove Programs, Remove all Nvidia Drivers, even PhysX.(Reboot PC)

3) Downgrade to GeForce 175.19 WHQL XP/Vista Drivers (Reboot PC)
XP http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/175.19/175.19_geforce_winxp_32bit_english_whql.exe

4) Go to "C:\......\Call of Duty - World at War\main\video"
Remove/delete all Videos except "default.bik"

5) Play the game and have fun.:D

[Hubdude]

Maybe, but a small task to end a large headache for some!