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HedonismBot14
3 years ago
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[PC] DirectX Device Hung when playing Ultrawide / Large FOV

Loaded up BF2042 with my new RTX 4080 only to find severe stability issues when the viewport gets too wide. I was able to play a full match with no issue on my 4k TV, but switching the resolution to ...
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  • c33v33's avatar
    c33v33
    3 years ago
    @HedonismBot14 This seems fixed now on driver 528.02. Max settings, max FOV, have not crashed yet in my quick testing on 4080 FE.
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M4thisl
3 years ago

I just tried to use the "High" settings without custom changes and 70 FoV and I was able to play 3 games in a row.

As soon as I changes it to Ultra it crashed. Even just using High any other Setting on Ultra makes the game crash. Really weird.

  • c33v33's avatar
    c33v33
    3 years ago
    @M4thisl wrote:

    I just tried to use the "High" settings without custom changes and 70 FoV and I was able to play 3 games in a row.

    As soon as I changes it to Ultra it crashed. Even just using High any other Setting on Ultra makes the game crash. Really weird.


    Thanks. Using High preset is a workaround when using an FOV greater than 70. It doesn't crash.

    I hope it gets fixed so I can use Ultra preset though.

    EDIT: Workaround only needed for one setting - Setting Terrain to High is all that's needed. Everything else can be Ultra and FOV any setting.

    • xnathx86's avatar
      xnathx86
      3 years ago

      Games been out how long? I cant see it being fixed to be hinest

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