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5 years ago
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BF1942 Mod DCX.9 not loading maps

I have been trying to get Battlefield 1942 and all the extensions on my gaming PC for some time, and I have been successful in getting the original extensions (R2R and SWWW2) to work properly, and even the Desert Combat and DC_Final mods work fine as well. My problem is that I cannot get the DCX.9 mod to work at all. It loads up the main menu just fine, and I can change settings, but every single map I try to load always loads to about 30-40% and then crashes back to the main windows screen. This is very frustrating since I really liked this mod, and I feel limited by only being able to play dc_final, even though it is a wonderful mod in its own right, there are so much more content I cannot access. I have tried numerous fixes, downloads, reinstalls to try and get this working, but to no avail. My main PC specs are as follows:

Processor Intel core i7-8700 @3.20GHz

16 gb RAM

Gforce RTX 2060 video card

If anyone has a fix, please let me know. I would love to play this mod again.

EDIT: I have succeeded in loading maps that have the DC helmet icon from DCX9, but the spawn screen weapon selection is all wacky (whiteouts, weird weapon blobs)

  • emile44's avatar
    emile44
    5 years ago

    ok I did some further testing I believe you have compatibility mode enabled Windows XP ?
    I need you to remove compatibility mode because Windows 10 can decide what the game needs without you telling it especially if you are on the latest version of Windows 10.

    I tested desert combat extended myself and it will run perfectly fine without compatibility mode this Tuesday I will be online on livestream again at twitch.tv/emile44
    so you can see yourself that the game works fine without it.

    however when I enable compatibility mode it will crash at 18%

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  • this sounds like either the classic Windows directory issue that is related to Windows 7 or you don't have a full installation of desert combat ?
    so what windows are you on ?

  • I am using windows 10 home, but I'm pretty sure I have the full install of both DC and DC final

  • emile44's avatar
    emile44
    5 years ago

    ok I did some further testing I believe you have compatibility mode enabled Windows XP ?
    I need you to remove compatibility mode because Windows 10 can decide what the game needs without you telling it especially if you are on the latest version of Windows 10.

    I tested desert combat extended myself and it will run perfectly fine without compatibility mode this Tuesday I will be online on livestream again at twitch.tv/emile44
    so you can see yourself that the game works fine without it.

    however when I enable compatibility mode it will crash at 18%

  • I removed compatibility mode from BF and all the apps and they all work great! Thank you so much! :D (time 2 rek sum bots *)

  • I recently downloaded BF1942 on my Windows 10 PC and it works great. Is there any way to get the DC or DCX mod to work properly? I have tried multiple download with no success.

  • My pc is windows 7 and 16% still crashing maps the  compability is off and how to solve? i have DC 0.7 and DC final 0.8

  • emile44's avatar
    emile44
    3 years ago

    For Windows 7 it's best to have compatibility mode enabled on Windows XP service pack 3
    or you can switch to a community made patch.
    see link https://www.moddb.com/games/battlefield-1942/downloads/battlefield-1942-compatibility-fix

    This patch allows you to Run the game without compatibility mode and fixes issues like crashing. remember this is only for Windows 7 or vista and definitely not windows 8 10 or 11
    since they have built in compatibility modes which allows them to automatically adjust.

    if my links are removed again join my twitch channel https://twitch.tv/emile44 I'll be happy to help 🙂

  • I know this is very late...

    But to play any DCX version you must have Desert Combat 0.7 Installed first.

    it is still available today on the net.

    Works on Windows 10 , which is what Im playing it on at the moment

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