Nasty crash with beta4

Sorry guys,

for me its unplayable for the first time. I get frequent access violations a short way into the game and now (as I didn't save fro a while) when i try to load my autosave it won't load at all and CTD's straight to desktop. The erro message from smartex is different for the CTD with the autosave and involves a 'divide by zero' message.

I hope this doesn't mean that I can't play over the hol's but with Stardock away I guess it does. Never mind, these things happen.

error report for CTD of loading autosave-

Stardock SmartException Logging Information
-------------------------------------------

OS Version : Windows XP
Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200
Application Exception code: C0000094 INT_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO
Crash Addr: 00455861 01:00054861 D:\games\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe

Processor Registers (x86):
EAX:CDCDCDCD
EBX:7FFDF000
ECX:00C2F978
EDX:00000000
ESI:05AA70F0
EDI:70A71A29
CS:EIP:001B:00455861
SS:ESP:0023:00C2FA44 EBP:00C2FAA0
DS:0023 ES:0023 FS:003B GS:0000
Flags:00010246


Current Application Call Stack:

Addr Frame Logical addr Module Name
---------------------------------------------
00455861 00C2FAA0 0001:00054861 D:\games\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
00459548 00C2FB4C 0001:00058548 D:\games\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
00459157 00C2FBB4 0001:00058157 D:\games\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
0051E61B 00C2FC2C 0001:0011D61B D:\games\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
00512179 00C2FCB8 0001:00111179 D:\games\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
0051E57F 00C2FD2C 0001:0011D57F D:\games\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
0051EE65 00C2FDA4 0001:0011DE65 D:\games\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
00461186 00C2FE0C 0001:00060186 D:\games\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
00463834 00C2FE60 0001:00062834 D:\games\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
004DE0F4 00C2FEBC 0001:000DD0F4 D:\games\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
005420F0 00C2FF30 0001:001410F0 D:\games\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
0057F746 00C2FFC0 0001:0017E746 D:\games\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
77E814C7 00C2FFF0 0001:000204C7 C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll


Debug information for each stardock app follows ....

while I am on I will post what I have picked up so far:

1. Turn button seems to re-animate before AI processing is complete giving a slightly sluggish feel.

2. the number of turns to the next planetary production does not update each turn win th eplanet list panel (old?)

3. In teh first turn after building the program seemed top be asking where I wanted to move it to. I pressed tab and it moved to a ship. After that it did not return for movement instructions to the starbase.

4. On the new diplomacy screen where the Arceans asked me for cash so they wouldn't invade there is no display of your current balance.

5. The Battle Axe graphic on the military projects screen is anbout 4 pixels in size (tiny)

S

Wierd... I have none of these problems (except maybe the BattleAxe one, havn't tried to make one yet)...

Makes me wonder what the heck is going on there...

I am trying a complete reinstall.

Its reasuring for the game that you have no probs. Do you have any sound problems Wyrenn? popping and stalling? I do and it isn't a post I have seen often from anyone else.

Anyone else running an Athlon, with a VIA KT'xxx' motherboard and an Audidgy Soundcard out there? anyone still with sound problems?

I noticed a few minor bugs others have seen, but overall it played better than any version yet. SO much so that I lost track of time and it was 3:00 AM before I knew it! :notsure:

Steevo,

Several of the developers have their home computers hooked up with the necessary software to make a build, and I'm sure many of them will be working on the game when they get a chance (myself included). If things don't improve with a new build, I'm sure we can work to get those issues resolved.

Good luck with the re-install.
ScottT

I have had the same problem with loading saved games.

The problem is that it's getting a sectors across of 0 out of the saved game. I don't know what the problem is caused by.

My best guess is that there is something hard coded to not like the changes in galaxy sizes.

success on the rinstall (total) - running smooth now, see my other posts for comments, superb guys! a great effort. have a good Christmas and take great pride in what you have done.

s