An error log has been created

[DrSpike]

A feature unmentioned by Soren et al:

In my last game (Iroquois, deity) I was about to launch my spaceship. I selected the launch button and............

.................."civ3.exe has performed something it shouldn't, an error log has been created"

A last line of defence for the AI perhaps?

[Spec]

I Think it's a RAM problem. Do you have 2 clips or more of RAM with uneven amouts on them? Or are they all PC100 or PC133? I'm asking cuz I had the smae problem and it was RAM. I had 2 clips, 1 of 128 and 1 of 256.

Spec.

[DrSpike]

I have two clips of 256MB, both PC133. It only happened once, so it was probably just windows realising it has been stable for too many hours and rocking the boat a little. After my initial cursing I did think it was pretty funny and worth sharing.

[Azrikam]

I've actually got this message when playing SMAC since I upgraded to Win2000. Does anyone know where those error log files are actually stored?

[DrSpike]

Lol, no, but I doubt it'll do you any good. Windows error messages aren't exactly helpful. I just upgraded to win2k as well, and all the main games I play (civ2/civ3/quake3) work fine, but there are sometimes problems. The usual advice is to get the latest drivers for your hardware.

[Ethelred]

Originally posted by Azrikam
Does anyone know where those error log files are actually stored?

With XP the minidumps go here:

D:\WINDOWS\Minidump

Your HD may vary.

I think the log is supposed to go into the users temp file folder but I wasn't able to find it in there myself lately.

I was haveing a problem that started or rather increased significantly shortly after installing 1.17f. It was just a coincidence though. I removed my oldest memory module and now things are stable again. I had suspected that thing for quite a while.

[Capt Dizle]

after a long search I found the error file that Civ3 created on my hard drive and here is the contents

paid money for game
installed game
patched game
reinstalled game
repatched game
damn this moron is a glutton for punishment

[DrSpike]

lol, a new variation on your usual theme.