CTD after installing 1.04a?

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I just updated to 1.04a throught Stardock Central, and i cant play my galciv anymore (:(

i can go to the main menu, i can go to select new game, and adjust my galaxy size and stuff, but when i click done, it loads to 100%, and then crashes to desktop with no error windows or anything. samething happens when i try to load a saved game, it reaches 100%, and then it crashes to desktop, with no error window or anything.

anyone else have this problem?
by they way, i have windows 2000 pro.

i have no idea what to do. is there some error log i can access or something?
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Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
i emailed my "debug.err" file to [email protected], im guessing this is what i was supposed to do. maybe try the same, you can find the debug.err file in the galactic civ. file folder.

i will post back on this thread when i get word from them as what to do.

are you running on windows 2000 pro too? this kinda sucks not being able to try out the new patch.
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
Nope Im running WinXP. Will send my debug tomorrow. Crashes just as the progress bar reaches 100% when setting up a game.

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Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
I am having this problem too... I suspect a subtly bugged updater... sent .cra and .err to CariElf... curiously reinstalling SDC and GalCiv has been ineffective... Anyone having file association switch problems?

Is there a blanket "restore defaults" command somewhere in Windows (98)?

Thanks for all insights,

Rabe

~SDC~
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
using sdc to update from 1.0(off the cd)--->1.04.62

does cause the modabilities.mtd file among others to disappear...

restoring the file moves the CTD from immediate to the end of galaxy creation....

Odd this hadn't been noticed before... clearly not all installs were affected or the thread would be somewhat more crowded...

I'm tempted to try the standalone... work for anyone else?

Rabe

~SDC~
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
More data. DLed the entire package from the server via SDC... (i.e. noo CD install of 1.0) works fine... the updater must not be using the full file list...



~SDC~
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
This is my last post in this thread, because I *clearly* haven't a clue what is going on... Using "Run App" from the sdc/dregin menu works fine... the app in the galciv folder CTD's immediately... does SDC get its support files over the network when run from the software page, rather than the local disk...just odd, good luck with it....

Rabe

~SDC~
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
Hey! I have just installed the latest update from SDC and now I get constant CTD too!!!

CRAP!!!!

Hope this gets resolved soon...
Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top
Same problem. Just store bought the game (v 1.00), checked (it ran), updated via stardock and it wont even start now (black screen for ~3-5 secs then ctd).'Patch' v.1.04.062 Edit: standalone seems to work. But it says bonuspak, does it include v1.04? /edit

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Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top
I'm also a CD user and when I first installed the BonusPak from SDC and got an error message mentioning modabilities in debug.err. The program was crashing to the desktop - without displaying any messages or showing the main menu.

But when I download the BonusPak from the website (and installed it) the game works correctly - plus it includes the 1.04 patch.

Definately something wrong with SDC determining the files that need to be updated - maybe because they are on the CD for us?
Reply #12 from Stardock Forums Top
my problem is fixed now.
CariElf sent me some files to patch things up, seems to be working fine now.

thank you CariElf :CONGRAT:
Reply #13 from Stardock Forums Top

SDC was deleting files by accident because it was getting misdirected, but you can make sure that you get all the files by re-installing.  Some people had more files deleted than others.

 

Reply #14 from Stardock Forums Top
Ah okay cuz I was having this too and had been trying to debug it and yet files kept on disapeparing. Grr.