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Description

If firefox is running in the background and stops responding, Dayz will minimize and cannot be maximized.

Details

Legacy ID
2151231213
Severity
None
Resolution
Open
Reproducibility
Always
Category
Other
Steps To Reproduce

Steps To Reproduce:

  1. Open firefox to a website
  2. Load DAYZ
  3. Select a Server
  4. Enter a game
  5. Play the game
  6. Dayz minimizes
  7. A prompt appears telling you firefox has stopped responding
  8. Click on the Dayz icon to maximize it

Results: The game does not maximize.
Expected Results: The game maximizes.

Additional Information

Note: When the game is maximized the audio still plays but the game does not appear on screen.
Additional Notes: I have not attempted this on other web browsers.
Additional Notes: I am not sure if firefox is causing the crash of if the game is causing firefox to crash.
Additional Notes: The second crash caused me to respawn at the beach when I was by the north airport.

Event Timeline

aiimighty edited Steps To Reproduce. (Show Details)Mar 2 2014, 4:43 AM
aiimighty edited Additional Information. (Show Details)
aiimighty set Category to Other.
aiimighty set Reproducibility to Always.
aiimighty set Severity to None.
aiimighty set Resolution to Open.
aiimighty set Legacy ID to 2151231213.May 8 2016, 5:24 PM

I had Firefox open in the background a couple of times. I had major errors also. Firefox needed to be restarted and it crashed DayZ. I only saw this once. So I guess I could not duplicate it, so I did not report it. But I agree that there is something there between DayZ and Firefox.