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Sins Beta 1 - Technical Feedback - *Post Here*

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Sins Beta 1 - Technical Feedback - *Post Here*

Put your bug/compatibility reports here!

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This thread is for technical feedback for Sins of a Solar Empire Beta 1. 

Please reply to this post if you'd like to make: a bug report, let us know about a compatibility issue, graphics issues, performance reports, etc. (i.e., technical stuff).

Before making a report, please be aware that the minimum system requirements for Beta 1 are:

  • Windows XP SP2 / Vista
  • 1.8 GHz Processor
  • 512 MB RAM (1 GB RAM for Vista)
  • 128 MB 3D DirectX Video Card
  • DirectX 9.0c

IMPORTANT:  When making a post about a bug, be certain to include - your system specs, a description of the bug you encountered, what you were doing when the bug occurred (how to reproduce it), and if it was reproducible or not.  We won't be able to make changes to the game without detailed information.

If you encounter a crash, please install SmartException from the Free Stuff section of Stardock Central and reproduce it (if possible). Send the generated exception to: sinsbugs(at)stardock.net along with a detailed description as outlined above.

If you wish to give us non-technical feedback about Beta 1 (feature requests, gameplay suggestions, etc.), please post it here:

https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/index.aspx?AID=148255

By keeping this information separate, it will go a long way towards us making Sins a better game!

Thanks!

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Reply #176 from Sins Forums Top
Hmm, update on my last post. Not sure what's going on now. I've been booted out of Sins a couple of times now and when I do I get the same error message as before when I try to start it up again. A reboot does seem to fix the problem tho. Not sure whether it's Sins that's at fault or my system has got a case of the snivvles. I shall investigate further..............

You guys should have got a fleet load of dump files from me tho (sorry about the mess) so hopefully someone will get to the bottom of it.

Same set up as above post
Reply #177 from Sins Forums Top
Hi H5N1 - I'm sure Ironclad's gotten them and is looking into the matter.   Probably going to take some time to track down what's unhappy, however.
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Reply #178 from Sins Forums Top
ok fellas, found an interesting bug/error. Pirates. The pirate rogue, (based upon the scout frig model and design) was instead using AUTOCANNONS and had the same attack as the guarda flak, and the pirate reaper (based upon the guarda flak frig) was using lasers and had the same attack power as the scout frigate. also noticed that my flak would not attack normal ships after shields were down.

1280 x 1024
60hz
2 sample
highest textures

PC:
Win Server 2003 std.
AMD 64 3000+
1 Gig DDR2
ATI 850X
Reply #179 from Sins Forums Top
After winning a small game, I was taken to the after-action charts. Everything worked well until I went back to look at a previous chart - then the curves for all the charts disappeared. The data was still there, because the value dialog box was working as I moved the cursor accross the box, but no visual.

This is beta(10)

PC: HP zd7000 laptop
3.2 GHz
1 gig RAM
NVidea 5600 128 Meg
XT SP2

Res 1400x900 windowed
Reply #180 from Sins Forums Top
While loading a saved game, I started fiddling around with the mouse, right clicking and dragging. I heard some acknowledgments of orders (it would say "deploying" and other stuff like that) and when it came out of the loading screen, my fleet was moving to another planet.

Didn't really cause any problems besides the fact that I blindly sent my fleet to a hostile planet but thought you should know about it. Who knows what wacky stuff is possible if you issue orders while the game is only half loaded?

(hey, Yarlen said to do dumb stuff to try and break it so there ya have it )


Edit: more stuff

While dead, I was able to add bounty to another player.


When you have both planet modules and ships selected (such as gauss cannons and some ships) and you issue an order (such as an attack order) it doesn't respond well. Half of the ships seem to ignore you and continue doing whatever they want. I had to select the planet modules, give them the order, then select the ships, and give them the order separately.
Reply #181 from Sins Forums Top
Good things to know.
Reply #182 from Sins Forums Top
I FOUND SILVER!!!
*Happy citizens of the TEC all over the univers are celebrating of this new discovery*

lol, is this a known problem? just saw it for the first time



Reply #183 from Sins Forums Top
What is wrong with this picture?



Game setup was small galaxy, no flagships, locked teams. I set it up to be a 2v2v2v2v2. The Trade Coalition was my ally. All pirate ships were this way.

I can provide the savegame if you think it will help.
Reply #184 from Sins Forums Top
What is wrong with this picture?

sorry, i cant seem to find the problem on that image

edit: doh nvm... ill goto sleep
Reply #185 from Sins Forums Top
hey, you got all the color you wanted, right multi?
Reply #186 from Sins Forums Top

That's the ATI issue, Multianna.

Wedge - Please send in your screenshot, save game and bug description to [email protected].

Reply #187 from Sins Forums Top

That's the ATI issue, Multianna.





But im using a GTX8800
Hmm maybe i changed an option, since this is happening?
Reply #188 from Sins Forums Top
I tryed to change the settings to default, and drivers but nothing has changed. Still have the silver asteroids.
Is there a way of turning that off somehow in a text file?
Reply #189 from Sins Forums Top
I'm using two G8800GTX cards in SLI and I have the same thing.

I wounder if it has anything to do with the licensed 64bit ATI drivers for the for the Intel system. There are also a few other issues with the V-cards but I have not reported them due to the fact that SLI drivers are squirrelly right now and cant be trusted. So I cant be sure if anything graphically is a game issue or Nvidia related.
Reply #190 from Sins Forums Top
aah nice to know im not alone in this
Reply #191 from Sins Forums Top
Well, there goes that theory then...   
Reply #192 from Sins Forums Top
Maybe its only the 8800GTX. On my geforce 7800gs+ agp it didnt happen.
Reply #193 from Sins Forums Top
Nvidia drivers for ALL 8800 cards have been having weird artifact issues... I am guessing that could be one of them.
Reply #194 from Sins Forums Top
Unless we speak of fan control and "heat" problems, then no problems here at all. Well atleast for me.
Reply #195 from Sins Forums Top
I have strange things like split screen (top OK bottom black, violent strobe effects (dangerous to many), tearing, funky shadows and refractions to name a few. I have tracked most of the issues to the "SLI Performance Mode" options for what its worth. However I'm using Vista64 and as I said support for 64 bit is not good (since MS did not force the switch yet again). So I have refrained to reporting things because I dont want to dirty up the data points for the devs. Maybe the devs should start polls on what systems peopel are using and the driver versions -etc... But wait this idea in another version was suggested some time ago - oh well.
Reply #196 from Sins Forums Top
Actually if you're having 64-bit issues, please let us know.
Reply #197 from Sins Forums Top

Actually if you're having 64-bit issues, please let us know.


That is the point, I dont know if the issues are system related or driver related or game related. All of the problems I have had so far have been driver related after spending some time trouble shooting things. I cant honestly say I have experienced any issues caused by the game.

Shoot I even had issues with Folding at home. When I would open the game. It would always drop to desktop after about two seconds. I figured out it was F@H and turned it off and the drops stopped. So to me F@H and the system had issues not the game. I am even willing to claim the system was truly at fault. But I'm not a programmer so I cant back up my position with detailed facts. I only have my experience and logic. Which is useless for the most for you guys to track down such things.
Reply #198 from Sins Forums Top
Does the game have an ending? I just completed conquering all the planets in 3 solar systems. There are no more to conquer. But the game keeps on playing. Is this normal for the beta?
Reply #199 from Sins Forums Top
Hey Weyr, nice to see you here
Reply #200 from Sins Forums Top

Does the game have an ending? I just completed conquering all the planets in 3 solar systems. There are no more to conquer. But the game keeps on playing. Is this normal for the beta?

Not for the beta, but the final version will.