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  • #1

    crash to desktop

    I continually crash to the desktop without warning The game will play for 10 turns or so and then crashes If I save the game and try to reload it crashes immediately I never had a problem with Windows 98 but I do with XP Home This happens with a vaniila edition with the patch with modswapper and the mods and with the source code I do not get any messages as to the error
    I have uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times
    I have Dell Dimension 8200 with a Pentium 4 2.38 gigs,512 megas of memory 64 meg nividiage force mx 420 ,latest driver from Nividia,Direct X9.0b I enjoy the game and am very frustrated I tried turning down acceleration and usig roadslic etc All to no avail
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  • #2
    What mods? What source code build?
    Solver, WePlayCiv Co-Administrator
    Contact: solver-at-weplayciv-dot-com
    I can kill you whenever I please... but not today. - The Cigarette Smoking Man

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    • #3
      Just to make sure:

      This is for every new game you start?

      In:

      C:\Program Files\Activision\Call To Power 2\ctp2_program\ctp

      (this would be the default installation path)

      you find a file called userprofile.txt.

      Check in there for the entry:
      DebugSlic, this shall be set to No.
      DebugSlic=No

      Brings me to another question:
      With how many civ's do you play?
      Default would be:
      NumPlayers=8

      Mayeb just attach this file, that we could check for the rest as well.

      All the above assumes, you might have changed something, except the first one (debugslic).

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      • #4
        For the original game, there are some suggestions at the Xplosiv site, but it looks like you have tried most of these already. And, of course, these will not help when the problem is in the game itself.

        If you are using a playtest release, modifying the Userprofile.txt file may help us find the error. Please change the line EnableLogs=No to EnableLogs=Yes, and just play.
        When the game crashes, it should generate a file crash.txt with some information on where the crash has occurred.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Gilgamensch
          you find a file called userprofile.txt.

          Check in there for the entry:
          DebugSlic, this shall be set to No.
          DebugSlic=No
          This wouldn't make the game crash it just would stop the game from reporting slic errors occuring during runtime.

          Originally posted by Gilgamensch
          Brings me to another question:
          With how many civ's do you play?
          Default would be:
          NumPlayers=8
          It doesn't matter with how many civs you are playing, especially if you had no problems under Win 98 but you now have them on Win XP.

          Providing us with the crash.txt generated by a playtest build would be much more helpful as Fromafar suggested.

          -Martin
          Civ2 military advisor: "No complaints, Sir!"

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          • #6
            crash to desktop

            I deleted CTP2 reinstalled it added the patch and then downloaded the latest play tes the one from March 2004 I did not add any mods or modmanager though when I looked in the directory Those files were still there even though the program and modmanager was removed The Debugslic was aready no I Enable to yes as you suggested The game played 8 civs hard Americans Default map It playe until 3059 BD and the crashed If I tried to load the autosave it crashed or tried a new game it crashed going to a screen 640x480 even though my screenwas at 1024 I had to reboot I got a microsoft error message which was very complicate

            Error Signature
            AppName:CTP2.exe App Ver. 1.2.00 Mod name unknown
            Modver 0.000 offset 00000000
            Exception Information
            Code 0xc 00000000000000005 Flag 0x00000000
            Record 0xo Address 0x 0000000000000000
            System Inf
            Windows NT 5.1 Build2600(Iam using Windows XP Home with the service pack
            Then cpu vendor code756E6547-4965E69

            There was more which I could not interpret
            I am ready to give up

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            • #7
              The latest playtest is from 2004.06.15

              Attach the entire crast.txt file to a post. The people who are working on the source code can use it to identify the problem and start working on a fix.
              ·Circuit·Boi·wannabe·
              "Evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet."
              Call to Power 2 Source Code Project 2005.06.28 Apolyton Edition
              ▼▼▼▼▼▼

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              • #8
                crash to desktop

                Here is the crash.txt
                0x005c2502 [?DrawString@aui_BitmapFont@@QAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PA Vaui_Surface@@PAUtagRECT@@1PBDKKJ@Z + 0xf2]
                0x005f2568 [?DrawThisText@aui_TextBase@@IAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PA Vaui_Surface@@PAUtagRECT@@@Z + 0x1f8]
                0x005c8a64 [?DrawThis@aui_Control@@UAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PAVaui_ Surface@@JJ@Z + 0xf4]
                0x005e83e1 [?Draw@aui_Region@@UAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PAVaui_Surfa ce@@JJ@Z + 0x21]
                0x005c895c [?Draw@aui_Control@@UAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PAVaui_Surf ace@@JJ@Z + 0x2c]
                0x005e82c8 [?HandleMouseEvent@aui_Region@@QAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@ PAUaui_MouseEvent@@H@Z + 0x188]
                0x005e81cc [?HandleMouseEvent@aui_Region@@QAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@ PAUaui_MouseEvent@@H@Z + 0x8c]
                0x005f7fb9 [?HandleMouseEvents@aui_UI@@QAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@JPA Uaui_MouseEvent@@@Z + 0x99]
                0x005f85f3 [?Process@aui_UI@@UAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@XZ + 0x23]
                0x0040c4b0 [?ProcessUI@CivApp@@QAEJKAAK@Z + 0x1a0]
                0x0040c8b2 [?Process@CivApp@@QAEJXZ + 0x112]
                0x00407608 [?CivWinMain@@YGHPAUHINSTANCE__@@0PADH@Z + 0x3a8]
                0x004070c5 [WinMain@16 + 0x65]
                0x0078ee2c [WinMainCRTStartup + 0x134]
                0x77e814c7 [__onexitbegin + 0x7739160f]
                and here is my user.txt

                NumPlayers=9
                AiOn=Yes
                UseNiceStart=Yes
                UseMapPlugin=Yes
                Difficulty=3
                RiskLevel=2
                Pollution=Yes
                UnitAnim=Yes
                GoodAnim=No
                TradeAnim=Yes
                WaterAnim=Yes
                LibraryAnim=No
                WonderMovies=Yes
                BounceMessage=No
                MessageAdvice=Yes
                TutorialAdvice=No
                EnemyMoves=Yes
                RevoltWarning=Yes
                EnemyIntrude=Yes
                UnitLostWarning=Yes
                TradeLostWarning=Yes
                CityLostWarning=Yes
                AutoCenter=Yes
                FullScreenMovies=Yes
                AutoSave=Yes
                PlayerNumber=1
                CivIndex=24
                GameName=Frankl
                LeaderName=David
                CivName=Hebrews
                SaveNote=
                Gender=0
                NoHumansOnHost=No
                LogPlayerStats=No
                SfxVolume=5
                VoiceVolume=5
                MusicVolume=7
                XWrap=Yes
                YWrap=No
                AutoGroup=No
                AutoDeselect=Yes
                AutoSelectNext=Yes
                AutoSelectFirstUnit=Yes
                AutoTurnCycle=Yes
                CombatLog=No
                UseLeftClick=Yes
                ShowZoomedCombat=Yes
                UseFingerPrinting=No
                UseRedbookAudio=Yes
                RequireCD=No
                Prophylaxis=No
                TryWindowsResolution=No
                UseDirectXBlitter=Yes
                ScreenResWidth=800
                ScreenResHeight=600
                ZoomedCombatAlways=Yes
                AttackEveryone=No
                NonRandomCivs=No
                GameWatchDirectory=
                AutoEndMultiple=Yes
                WetDry=5
                WarmCold=5
                OceanLand=3
                IslandContinent=5
                HomoDiverse=8
                GoodCount=5
                ThroneRoom=Yes
                MaxPlayers=0
                MapSize=1
                AlienEndGame=Yes
                UnitCompleteMessages=Yes
                NonContinuousUnitCompleteMessages=Yes
                DebugSlic=No
                DiplomacyLog=No
                CheatAge=0
                DontKillMessages=No
                AIPopCheat=Yes
                ShowCityNames=Yes
                ShowTradeRoutes=Yes
                UnitSpeed=1
                MouseSpeed=4
                LeftHandedMouse=No
                CityBuiltMessage=Yes
                UseAttackMessages=No
                MapPlugin0=dll\\map\\geometric.dll
                MapPlugin1=dll\\map\\crater.dll
                MapPlugin2=dll\\map\\plasma2.dll
                MapPlugin3=dll\\map\\plasma2.dll
                OldRegisterClick=No
                CTP2Mode=Yes
                MoveHoldTime=500
                BattleSpeed=5
                ScrollDelay=3
                AutoSwitchTabs=Yes
                AutoRenameCities=No
                AutoOpenCityWindow=Yes
                ShowEnemyHealth=No
                ShowCityInfluence=Yes
                ShowPoliticalBorders=Yes
                EndTurnSound=Yes
                EnableLogs=Yes
                DisplayUnits=No
                DisplayCities=No
                DisplayBorders=No
                DisplayFilter=Yes
                DisplayTrade=Yes
                DisplayTerrain=Yes
                CloseOnEyepoint=No
                ShowExpensive=No

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                • #9
                  another crash

                  Here is a load game from 1440Bc same as the one befor and here is tis crash txt
                  0x0078727a [Cache_New + 0x10]
                  0x00786eff [TT_New_Glyph + 0x1f]
                  0x005c936b [?GetGlyphInfo@aui_BitmapFont@@QAEPAUGlyphInfo@1@D@ Z + 0xcb]
                  0x005c9c04 [?RenderLine@aui_BitmapFont@@QAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PA Vaui_Surface@@PAUtagRECT@@1PAUtagPOINT@@PAPBDPBDKJ PAJ5HHH@Z + 0x124]
                  0x005c99fe [?DrawString@aui_BitmapFont@@QAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PA Vaui_Surface@@PAUtagRECT@@1PBDKKJ@Z + 0x31e]
                  0x005f98e8 [?DrawThisText@aui_TextBase@@IAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PA Vaui_Surface@@PAUtagRECT@@@Z + 0x1f8]
                  0x0065107d [?DrawThis@ctp2_Button@@UAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PAVaui_ Surface@@JJ@Z + 0x8d]
                  0x005ef751 [?Draw@aui_Region@@UAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PAVaui_Surfa ce@@JJ@Z + 0x21]
                  0x005cfc2c [?Draw@aui_Control@@UAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PAVaui_Surf ace@@JJ@Z + 0x2c]
                  0x005ef78b [?Draw@aui_Region@@UAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PAVaui_Surfa ce@@JJ@Z + 0x5b]
                  0x005cfc2c [?Draw@aui_Control@@UAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PAVaui_Surf ace@@JJ@Z + 0x2c]
                  0x005ef7fe [?DrawChildren@aui_Region@@QAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PAVa ui_Surface@@JJ@Z + 0x3e]
                  0x004b8314 [?EndTurn@Player@@QAEXXZ + 0xb4]
                  0x004ff5c1 [?StartNextPlayer@NewTurnCount@@SAX_N@Z + 0xc1]
                  0x004c784d [?GEVHookCallback@EndTurnEvent@@EAE?AW4GAME_EVENT_H OOK_DISPOSITION@@W4GAME_EVENT@@PAVGameEventArgList @@@Z + 0x2d]
                  0x00562939 [?Activate@GameEventHook@@QAE?AW4GAME_EVENT_ERR@@PA VGameEventArgList@@AAJ@Z + 0x29]
                  0x00563382 [?ActivateHook@GameEventManager@@QAE?AW4GAME_EVENT_ ERR@@W4GAME_EVENT@@PAVGameEventArgList@@AAJ@Z + 0x22]
                  0x005615fe [?Process@GameEvent@@QAE?AW4GAME_EVENT_ERR@@AAH@Z + 0x3e]
                  0x005630e7 [?Process@GameEventManager@@QAE?AW4GAME_EVENT_ERR@@ XZ + 0x87]
                  0x00563027 [?ArglistAddEvent@GameEventManager@@QAE?AW4GAME_EVE NT_ERR@@W4GAME_EVENT_INSERT@@W4GAME_EVENT@@PAVGame EventArgList@@@Z + 0x1c7]
                  0x00562e3c [?AddEvent@GameEventManager@@QAA?AW4GAME_EVENT_ERR@ @W4GAME_EVENT_INSERT@@W4GAME_EVENT@@ZZ + 0xcc]
                  0x00432d85 [?dh_endTurn@@YAXPAVDQAction@@PAVSequence@@W4DHEXEC UTE@@@Z + 0x35]
                  0x0042b620 [?HandleNextAction@Director@@QAEXXZ + 0xe0]
                  0x0040c8e2 [?Process@CivApp@@QAEJXZ + 0x112]
                  0x00407608 [?CivWinMain@@YGHPAUHINSTANCE__@@0PADH@Z + 0x3a8]
                  0x004070c5 [WinMain@16 + 0x65]
                  0x0079603c [WinMainCRTStartup + 0x134]
                  0x77e814c7 [__onexitbegin + 0x7738942f]

                  Maybe this will help Up to now the game is not playable for me

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                  • #10
                    another crash

                    Here is another crash playing Alexander around 3060 BC 5 or 6 moves ok then a crash to desktop Here is the crash text
                    0x005c97d2 [?DrawString@aui_BitmapFont@@QAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PA Vaui_Surface@@PAUtagRECT@@1PBDKKJ@Z + 0xf2]
                    0x005f98e8 [?DrawThisText@aui_TextBase@@IAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PA Vaui_Surface@@PAUtagRECT@@@Z + 0x1f8]
                    0x00615bbc [?DrawThis@c3_Button@@UAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PAVaui_Su rface@@JJ@Z + 0x16c]
                    0x005ef751 [?Draw@aui_Region@@UAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PAVaui_Surfa ce@@JJ@Z + 0x21]
                    0x005cfc2c [?Draw@aui_Control@@UAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PAVaui_Surf ace@@JJ@Z + 0x2c]
                    0x005ef78b [?Draw@aui_Region@@UAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PAVaui_Surfa ce@@JJ@Z + 0x5b]
                    0x005cfc2c [?Draw@aui_Control@@UAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PAVaui_Surf ace@@JJ@Z + 0x2c]
                    0x005ef78b [?Draw@aui_Region@@UAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PAVaui_Surfa ce@@JJ@Z + 0x5b]
                    0x005cfc2c [?Draw@aui_Control@@UAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@PAVaui_Surf ace@@JJ@Z + 0x2c]
                    0x005ef638 [?HandleMouseEvent@aui_Region@@QAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@ PAUaui_MouseEvent@@H@Z + 0x188]
                    0x005ef53c [?HandleMouseEvent@aui_Region@@QAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@ PAUaui_MouseEvent@@H@Z + 0x8c]
                    0x005ff339 [?HandleMouseEvents@aui_UI@@QAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@JPA Uaui_MouseEvent@@@Z + 0x99]
                    0x005ff973 [?Process@aui_UI@@UAE?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@XZ + 0x23]
                    0x0040c4e0 [?ProcessUI@CivApp@@QAEJKAAK@Z + 0x1a0]
                    0x0040c8e2 [?Process@CivApp@@QAEJXZ + 0x112]
                    0x00407608 [?CivWinMain@@YGHPAUHINSTANCE__@@0PADH@Z + 0x3a8]
                    0x004070c5 [WinMain@16 + 0x65]
                    0x0079603c [WinMainCRTStartup + 0x134]
                    0x77e814c7 [__onexitbegin + 0x7738942f]

                    and my userprofile txt
                    NumPlayers=9
                    AiOn=Yes
                    UseNiceStart=Yes
                    UseMapPlugin=Yes
                    Difficulty=3
                    RiskLevel=2
                    Pollution=Yes
                    UnitAnim=Yes
                    GoodAnim=No
                    TradeAnim=Yes
                    WaterAnim=Yes
                    LibraryAnim=No
                    WonderMovies=Yes
                    BounceMessage=No
                    MessageAdvice=Yes
                    TutorialAdvice=No
                    EnemyMoves=Yes
                    RevoltWarning=Yes
                    EnemyIntrude=Yes
                    UnitLostWarning=Yes
                    TradeLostWarning=Yes
                    CityLostWarning=Yes
                    AutoCenter=Yes
                    FullScreenMovies=Yes
                    AutoSave=Yes
                    PlayerNumber=1
                    CivIndex=1
                    GameName=David
                    LeaderName=Alexander the Great
                    CivName=Greeks
                    SaveNote=
                    Gender=0
                    NoHumansOnHost=No
                    LogPlayerStats=No
                    SfxVolume=5
                    VoiceVolume=5
                    MusicVolume=7
                    XWrap=Yes
                    YWrap=No
                    AutoGroup=No
                    AutoDeselect=Yes
                    AutoSelectNext=Yes
                    AutoSelectFirstUnit=Yes
                    AutoTurnCycle=Yes
                    CombatLog=No
                    UseLeftClick=Yes
                    ShowZoomedCombat=Yes
                    UseFingerPrinting=No
                    UseRedbookAudio=Yes
                    RequireCD=No
                    Prophylaxis=No
                    TryWindowsResolution=No
                    UseDirectXBlitter=Yes
                    ScreenResWidth=800
                    ScreenResHeight=600
                    ZoomedCombatAlways=No
                    AttackEveryone=No
                    NonRandomCivs=Yes
                    GameWatchDirectory=
                    AutoEndMultiple=Yes
                    WetDry=5
                    WarmCold=5
                    OceanLand=3
                    IslandContinent=5
                    HomoDiverse=8
                    GoodCount=5
                    ThroneRoom=No
                    MaxPlayers=1
                    MapSize=2
                    AlienEndGame=Yes
                    UnitCompleteMessages=Yes
                    NonContinuousUnitCompleteMessages=Yes
                    DebugSlic=No
                    DiplomacyLog=No
                    CheatAge=0
                    DontKillMessages=No
                    AIPopCheat=Yes
                    ShowCityNames=Yes
                    ShowTradeRoutes=Yes
                    UnitSpeed=1
                    MouseSpeed=5
                    LeftHandedMouse=No
                    CityBuiltMessage=Yes
                    UseAttackMessages=No
                    MapPlugin0=dll\\map\\geometric.dll
                    MapPlugin1=dll\\map\\crater.dll
                    MapPlugin2=dll\\map\\plasma2.dll
                    MapPlugin3=dll\\map\\plasma2.dll
                    OldRegisterClick=No
                    CTP2Mode=Yes
                    MoveHoldTime=500
                    BattleSpeed=5
                    ScrollDelay=3
                    AutoSwitchTabs=Yes
                    AutoRenameCities=No
                    AutoOpenCityWindow=Yes
                    ShowEnemyHealth=No
                    ShowCityInfluence=Yes
                    ShowPoliticalBorders=Yes
                    EndTurnSound=Yes
                    EnableLogs=Yes
                    DisplayUnits=Yes
                    DisplayCities=Yes
                    DisplayBorders=Yes
                    DisplayFilter=Yes
                    DisplayTrade=Yes
                    DisplayTerrain=Yes
                    CloseOnEyepoint=No
                    ShowExpensive=No
                    ColorSet=0

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                    • #11
                      All the time it crashes on a graphical operation... someone of the gurus should post, really .

                      A wild guess, is your video card with the proper drivers?
                      Solver, WePlayCiv Co-Administrator
                      Contact: solver-at-weplayciv-dot-com
                      I can kill you whenever I please... but not today. - The Cigarette Smoking Man

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                      • #12
                        crash to desktop

                        Thanks
                        I probably do have a problem with the video card and drivers namely
                        Nividia tells me to use driver 56.72 for theGE Force MX 420 64 megs Date october 2003;Windows update tells me to use driver 52.16 dated april 2003; and Dell Website tells me to use an earlier version which Gives me a warning that this is not Windows authenticated All 3 work on my computer though the one from Dell requires me to change my resolution from 880 to 1024 I have elected to go with driver 56.16 which is the latest driver I also found in playing Ground Control II that I would get a warning that my video card is outdated unless I use the 56.72 Driver All of them crash with CTPII

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                        • #13
                          The latest driver is indeed 56.72. Funny, I've been able to run CtP2 with mant different NVidia drivers.

                          I know that some games will only run under older NVidia drivers, such as 43 something. Maybe try a really old driver pack?
                          Solver, WePlayCiv Co-Administrator
                          Contact: solver-at-weplayciv-dot-com
                          I can kill you whenever I please... but not today. - The Cigarette Smoking Man

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                          • #14
                            Fromafar posted something in the hope of fixing one of these crashes in the altered source files thread. Would you like a new playtest version to see if it helps?

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                            • #15
                              It would be a good idea John I think. We would then be able to determine whether that codefix really works against such CTD's.
                              Solver, WePlayCiv Co-Administrator
                              Contact: solver-at-weplayciv-dot-com
                              I can kill you whenever I please... but not today. - The Cigarette Smoking Man

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