Johnny Mullet
September 18th, 2007, 11:01 PM
I posted this on TeamFortressXtreme (http://www.teamfortressxtreme.com) and decided to share it with you poor guys who got TF2 and cannot find support.
If you are having crashes or random errors with Team Fortress 2 then please read on for some basic info.
First off make sure your PC is able to run TF2 from the System Requirements below...............
Minimum System Requirements
1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
Recommended System Requirements
Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
An old GFX card like a Geforce4 or MX4000 will not run TF2 and some computers with "onboard graphics" may also have issues. Make sure you have completed these steps before installing TF2.............
Anti-virus and Spyware/Malware scans
Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmented
Updated Drivers and DirectX
Firewall and/or router settings prepared
If Team Fortress 2 is crashing during start-up, you may have to make a few adjustments to fix this.
# Right-click on Team Fortress 2 in the Steam games menu.
# Click on Properties.
# Click on Set launch options.
# Type the following into the launch options field:
-fullscreen -width 1024 -height 768 -refresh 60
You may adjust 1024 and 768 to whatever resolution you are comfortable with like -width 800 -height 600 and the refresh rate may be changed to -refresh 70 or whatever is working for you.
Make sure no other programs are running while playing TF2. Programs like messengers, Steam, Anti-virus, and others will hinder game performance.
If Team Fortress 2 gets stuck at the "Loading" screen and fails to work for you, try this..................
Go into Games/Launch Options/ and paste this.............
-map_background none -novid +map none -console
This should help with common TF2 issues. Please feel free to add any help
If you are having crashes or random errors with Team Fortress 2 then please read on for some basic info.
First off make sure your PC is able to run TF2 from the System Requirements below...............
Minimum System Requirements
1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
Recommended System Requirements
Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
An old GFX card like a Geforce4 or MX4000 will not run TF2 and some computers with "onboard graphics" may also have issues. Make sure you have completed these steps before installing TF2.............
Anti-virus and Spyware/Malware scans
Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmented
Updated Drivers and DirectX
Firewall and/or router settings prepared
If Team Fortress 2 is crashing during start-up, you may have to make a few adjustments to fix this.
# Right-click on Team Fortress 2 in the Steam games menu.
# Click on Properties.
# Click on Set launch options.
# Type the following into the launch options field:
-fullscreen -width 1024 -height 768 -refresh 60
You may adjust 1024 and 768 to whatever resolution you are comfortable with like -width 800 -height 600 and the refresh rate may be changed to -refresh 70 or whatever is working for you.
Make sure no other programs are running while playing TF2. Programs like messengers, Steam, Anti-virus, and others will hinder game performance.
If Team Fortress 2 gets stuck at the "Loading" screen and fails to work for you, try this..................
Go into Games/Launch Options/ and paste this.............
-map_background none -novid +map none -console
This should help with common TF2 issues. Please feel free to add any help