-maxmem -nosplash crash

[ExtracTioN]

When I use in my Arma shortcut only -maxmem no problems but when I add -nosplash to my shortcut in SP no problems only in MP it loads than crash to desktop.
I thought first it can happen but tried a couple of times and everytime with -nosplash a crash can't even play in MP with it after removing -nosplash everything ok.

Does anyone else having this problem?

[awins1]

I have no problem with -nosplash, but when I added maxmem, I got the crash. Removed maxmem, all was ok.

[hoz]

maxmem requires a numeric value.

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">-maxmem= Limit memory allocation &#40;in MB&#41;[/QUOTE]

[DrBobcat]

A strange thing keeps happening to me with the -maxmem command line as well. Whenever I go over 1024 in value, the game will eventually crash after about 10-20 minutes of play. However, I have 2048mb (2gb) of RAM? Does the game simply have a maximum value allowed for this command?

- dRb

[h -]

Yes, I was about to correct my report on another CTD thread, but it seems that if you go over maxmem=1024 the game gets very unstable..

If I set maxmem=1280 (I have 2gb of ram) the game will CTD within 20 seconds up to 2 minutes after starting the campaign or some mission (or preview) with no error message, the ARMA.exe stays active in task manager for ages, the rpt file is not &#39;filed&#39; correctly, it&#39;s like the game fails in the middle of writing the rpt..

Use maxmem=1024 and the game is steady apart from very very very occational crash (if none), or the crashes that alt+tabbing will eventually cause..

[DrBobcat]

Yes, I was about to correct my report on another CTD thread, but it seems that if you go over maxmem=1024 the game gets very unstable..

If I set maxmem=1280 (I have 2gb of ram) the game will CTD within 20 seconds up to 2 minutes after starting the campaign or some mission (or preview) with no error message, the ARMA.exe stays active in task manager for ages, the rpt file is not &#39;filed&#39; correctly, it&#39;s like the game fails in the middle of writing the rpt..

Use maxmem=1024 and the game is steady apart from very very very occational crash (if none), or the crashes that alt+tabbing will eventually cause..

Affirmative. That&#39;s what I&#39;ve been doing. Has there been any cofirmation of how much maximum memory ArmA uses if you don&#39;t put in the command line at all? I am very, very curious...

- dRB

[RN Escobar]

i thought i&#39;d read in another thrtead that it was using around 400Mb of ram without using the -maxmem switch in the command line

i can&#39;t confirm this as i never looked at taskmanager while game was running

[Garack]

Why must we add maxmen ? Can BIS fix this ?

[Chris Death]

Why must we add maxmen ? Can BIS fix this ?

Did somebody say you &#39;must&#39; add maxmem?

It&#39;s just if you think your system has more ram to
offer than the 400mb, the game is using by default.

Do you always yell for a fix if you hear or read something,
no matter what it&#39;s about?

It&#39;s a feature, not a bug.

:edit - typo

~S~ CD

[Mr. AG]

[QUOTE=(Chris Death @ Dec. 20 2006,02:35)]

It&#39;s just if you think your system has more ram to
offer than the 400mb, the game is using by default.

Do you always yell for a fix if you hear or read something,
no matter what it&#39;s about?

Goddamit&#33; Just wasted few hundreds euros on 3GB.. crap&#33;
And max it uses 1gb&#33;
Would have saved 110EUR.
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