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Sins and Windows 7 RC 64bit problem

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I recently reformatted my drive and installed windows 7 64bit on my gaming rig and since then the game crashes, not minidumping, once im roughly 45min to 1.5 hours into a match. My questions are: Is anyone else experiencing the same problems with win 7 and sins? If so and u happen to be running sins in compatability mode, which one is it? Im 100% positive its not my hardware malfunctioning nor drivers issues as well. My machine also is beyond powerful enough for it and ive been getting crashes with and w/o mods enabled.

This problem is really becoming annoying and would not prefer going back to vista 64bit. Any help, suggestions and answers will be appreciated.

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Reply #51 from Sins Forums Top

I'd like to point out that that is not an acceptable fix by any means.  Iron Clad has a responsibility to make sure that their game runs in every operating system listed on the game box.  If they want to market their game to Windows x64 users, then it has to work.  I also sent in to Stardock support about this issue and got the same old work around that they've given most everybody else.  It's been more than 6 months since I have had this problem and there is still no patch for it.  They have since removed the file verification for the game and all other options just haven't worked.  Please for CRYING OUT LOUD fix your broken code.

Reply #52 from Sins Forums Top

I should have viewed this thread before I bought Sins. Yes, I have Sins and it won't play in Windows Seven, 64 bit.

I am putting my tuppence ha'penny worth in here so that when there is a solution I shall learn of it.

Stardock are normally more proactive than this. More than a bit disappointed. :(

Live long and prosper (appropriate because I only bought the Sins for the ST mod).

 

 

 

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Reply #53 from Sins Forums Top

cmcastl, I AM playing on win7 64 bit ultimate with no issues that are not directly related to memory leaks.

please answer these questions

1 what is your system configuration eg cpu,ram,video card gpu & ram, which version of windows 7 ie home 32,home 64,pro 32,pro 64,ultimate 32, ultimate 64.

harpo

 

Reply #54 from Sins Forums Top

Harpo,

Windows 64 bits. 4 Gigs of memory. Seven Home premium.

Do you think you can advise me?

Live long and prosper.

 

 

 

Reply #55 from Sins Forums Top

ok you have win7 home 64bit with 4gb of ram, NOW to repeat

WHAT is your CPU?

what is your video card?

what is your video card driver version?

what error messages are you getting?

the more info the better the chance of helping

harpo

 

Reply #56 from Sins Forums Top

ATI Radeon 5700 series. Intel core I7 Quad: 2.8. As far as I know I have the latest drivers.

No error msgs. It is not running at all when I try to run it.

Live long and prosper.

Reply #57 from Sins Forums Top

I am using an i7 930 oc to 4.03ghz, 12gb ddr3 2ghz, ati5850 and at present the catalyst 10.11, but am planing to update the catalyst to 10.12which has just come out at the amd website, on win7 64bit ultimate.

harpo

 

Reply #59 from Sins Forums Top

I have uninstalled and reinstalled to no avail.

It just won't run; No error msg but it won't run. I can see a cursor but no music or anything else, except the "black scrfeen of death". When I go to Task manager to clear things out, I see this minidump listed, which may be significant in the light of some of the previous threads.

I am both disappointed and surprised. :( Two previous Stardock Gal Civ games I have installed and played with no problems and the very box of Sins of a Solar Empire proclaims it "Games for Windows" and yet it cannot, apparently, handle Windows 7. Curiously enough, it is supposed to be according to Windows compatible with Windows 7 64 bit but it ain't! Not on may machine.

Pity, I badly wanted to try out the Star Trek mod. Still, I shall keep a weather eye out on forum until there is patch advertised which makes it play under Windows 7 - for I can see I am not the only one with problems.

Live long and prosper.

 

 

Reply #60 from Sins Forums Top

cmcastl, from your description of the problem it sounds like your software firewall is preventing sins from accessing the network, you could try altering the user.settings to windowed mode and try again so you can see what dialogs appear from your firewall.

harpo

 

Reply #61 from Sins Forums Top

I have no idea what you are talking about, Harpo; "try altering the user.settings to windowed mode".

I don't want to try screwing around with the protection settings on my Firewall. And why should I even have to?

I have just reinstalled to no avail. :(

I will never, ever trust STARDOCK again!!!

I bought this game which had this big label on the box saying "Games for Windows." I have way over the specs, having invested in a spanking new Dell Studio XPS, I have Windows 7 but Sins of a Solar Empire won't play!!!

Disgraceful!!!

 

 

 

Reply #62 from Sins Forums Top

What I will add though, Harpo, is that your diagnosis may be correct insofar as the installation never asks me for the game serial number and I know how hot Stardock are on serial numbers. But if it is a question of accessing the Sins website, what is the problem? Most other games, including earlier Gal Civ games, I have installed automatically access the appropriate website! Why should I have to manually change the firewall? :(

 

 

Reply #63 from Sins Forums Top

cmcastl, it is the network play code in sins that will be the issue, and I have been running sins over the last almost three years with sins being allowed through the firewalls in use, AND NO infections/spyware or other nasties that can not be traced back to a WEB BROWSER have entered ANY of my computers, so I think that sins is fairly well behaved and unlikely to allow an undesirable program into the computer, regarding the serial the ONLY point that I have entered the serial IS in impulse and the older stardock central, so that I can get updates.

regarding the older games like gal civ accessing web sites would use a already installed web browser that has been given permission already, BUT sins meerly checks a file in a website to check if there is an update, and ALSO in a NON web way to check if there is a network of computers for playing in a network(this is by observation), so giving the sins/entrenchment/diplomacy exe's permission to access AND host games in the firewall is not a significant risk.

harpo

 

Reply #64 from Sins Forums Top

OK, Harpo, so can you please tell me step by step what I should do without endangering my FIREWALL protection.

Reply #65 from Sins Forums Top

cmcastl, the precise instructions depend upon the particular firewall in use.

could you please let me know which firewall software you are using,

but in general you open the firewall user interface, and search through it for the list of porgrams that have attempted to access the network/internet, then look through the list to find the program(s) you want to access the network/internet and tell the firewall to allow them out

harpo

 

Reply #66 from Sins Forums Top

Soo i went on this websitehttp://www.microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/Details.aspx?type=Software&p=Sins%20Of%20A%20Solar%20Empire&v=Stardock&uid=1&l=en&pf=0&pi=1&c=PC%20Gaming&sc=Role%20Playing&os=32-bit

 

 

so u need to get the 1.16 version

 

this is because the game wasnt made for a 64 bit system

Reply #67 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting 12proto, reply 66
so u need to get the 1.16 version
End of 12proto's quote

Most likely that is the patch version they used when they tested it.

I've never had any problems playing sins on my windows 7 64 bit PC.

Reply #68 from Sins Forums Top

Yes it is. I went to the web page you posted, It states that it is compatible w/ 32 bit and 64 bit.

Reply #69 from Sins Forums Top

Compatible yes. Be able to use in the best manner no.