So on top of getting kicked from Battlefield 3 games because of a 'lost connection to EA online' error I just recently got this gem;
Game disconnected: you were kicked by PunkBuster.
Stated reason: PunkBuster kicked player 'Hashbrown777' (for 0 minutes) ...
RESTRICTION: Invalid Memory Image [130511]I've had a bit of a look around and people seem to think it can be caused by modding (HUD modifications etc) but I have none.
I have no expansions and am just running the bare game. I repair installed and updated PB but they found nothing (said no corruptions and already up to date respectively).
I keep getting kicked for this and other reasons, but this one seems to be the most odd (and thus, hopefully, able to pinpoint a cause). Has anyone got any ideas?
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This may be a case of a macro application or PunkBuster mistaking its own memory writes as malicious ones.
By macro application, I mean something that fires off multiple clicks/keypresses when you hit another key. Do you have anything like this running? If so, perhaps try closing that before starting Battlefield. I had a similar issue with my Logitech keyboard and its "G-Keys".
By "memory writes" I mean modification to game data in your RAM, (which is where data such as your current health/velocity etc. reside). PunkBuster defends against this so players can't perform a lot of client-side hacks.
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2I'm not familiar with this particular issue but there may be a problem with your RAM.
- Is this Message displayed as a Message-Box or on Battlelog?
- Did you encounter similar problems with other games using a lot of RAM?
- How much RAM do you have installed? What Speed?
- How much RAM do you have left while playing?
I recently updgraded my RAM to 20GB (had 4GB before, which is the Minimum for Battlefield 4) and I had a similar issue while playing BF4. I hat to close any program I didn't really use. I even closed the browser containing Battlelog after I joined the server.
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