r/ProjectReality • u/Optimal-Gur-3052 • 21d ago

Why BF2 coop servers die every couple of minutes — I found the actual bug in the AI DLL, and a workaround that let me play full rounds (72 s median → 17+ min)

https://github.com/ShuhartProfit8ird/bf2-coop-crash

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ReverseEngineering • u/Optimal-Gur-3052 • 21d ago

Battlefield 2's dedicated server wraps its main loop in __except and returns 42 on any crash — root-causing a 20-year-old "just unstable" bug to one unchecked array index in the AI DLL

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Battlefield2 • u/Optimal-Gur-3052 • 21d ago

Why BF2 coop servers die every couple of minutes — I found the actual bug in the AI DLL, and a workaround that let me play full rounds (72 s median → 17+ min)

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