homepage Forums Air Combat & Civil Aviation Wings: Over Flanders Fields Wings: Over Flanders Fields - Technical Issues Screen freeze.under 30 fps.

I downloaded it to desktop and ran it from there. Had to put all those files in a folder though. They were all over the desktop!

Thanks Falster. It installed from the temp file. Flew a low level 1918 mission which previously crashed.....this time no screen freeze.

No dramas guys.

ill be honest, it didnt seem to fix the issue for me, as i have a similar issue, but at least your directx libraries are not to fault now.

i think we can safely say its an issue with the dx9 shaders, on SOME systems, seemingly not all, but aint that just like pc's.....? lol

Yes. I concur. I have tried everything from re-install everything a multitude of times. My gaming computer is offline and I have tried every nvidea configuration concocted by mankind as well as numerous workshop settings. Woff FAQ has been both scrutinized and utilized. I was actually crash-free for 3 weeks and thought I had it until.......it began happening again. Final consensus upon hours and hours........and hours of tinkering.....no shaders...no crash.

Make sure you have full permissions to C:, are an Admin and are not using any security software (Anti Virus etc) that blocks access.

You need to give the DX installer a place to extract the files too. Anywhere will do. C:\Myfolder.

You can try creating a folder BEFORE you run it, then when you do run it, click BROWSE and go find that folder.

Then after extraction use explorer to find it, then run DXSETUP

Make sure you have the latest drivers for your video card.
Follow the troubleshooting in Sticky thread, or in FAQ (Section 40).

The maddening thing is that I had someone much more in the "know" go over my computer and he has verified that the Dx9 shaders are on my computer. He had apparently "optimized" my computer to run with WOFF. I had completed 83 successful(no freeze) campaign flights (yes I actually counted them)with different pilots of different years and different regions full shaders on. Then suddenly without warning, or any changes whatsoever to my computer, no updates (Offline the whole time)no mods, no installations of any kind, it began again. Screen freezes on 14 of the next 19 missions (Campaign)My computer was in essence the "constant variable".I have been with the WOFF OFF scene playing since 2006 and will continue to play this wonderful game. I will however have to do so with the shaders "off".

Were the missions in various squads /dates?
If so the fact you had so many OK missions then now bad, something has to have changed.

Sounds like it's overheating. If no software changed AT all it has to be your hardware.
Check cooling, dust, heatsink fitted properly etc. Video card still cooling properly and so on.

My videocard is definetely not overheating. My computer CYBERPOWERPC has an open case and two fans. Video card etc has all been checked. Everything dust free For the life of me I cannot figure this out. The ONLY thing that I remember is right before it began I accidently discovered the "INSERT" key which I found turns the shaders off and on. My latest add-0n was the official skins pack but the game was working well with this on. (The last 22 missions.)
The missions were in various squads and of various dates. I did not tinker with any NVIDIA or workshop functions.

Then I have no idea. If nothing changed it would still work.
Something MUST have changed if it was working fine for some time, and now it isn't.

CPU temperatures?
Is your memory fitted properly? Sometimes memory fitted without anti static precaution can fail or become faulty later on.

Have a good think, maybe check if new software was installed or configuration altered.

Check your hard drives for errors.

What anti virus?

Best to contact support with your order number.

I was getting CFS3.exe crashes too one time because my BIOS unexpectedly "hiccupped" (without me realizing it) and it took me a month or more to track it down to the reason for all the CFS3.exe crashes.

To test if your BIOS "hiccupped, reset your BIOS to "default" next time you boot up to fix any "hiccups" it may have had that you did not know about (as a suggestion).

Thanks for the tips. I will get my computer checked. Who knows.....I just flew 4 complete missions (1915) over heavily-laden terrain (towns) crash-free.
Thanks again for your replies re: this