Getting Anomaly Crashes? Look here!

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Ok, we've gotten numerous reports from the german players who are experiencing crashes when their survey vessel encounters an anomaly.

So here's a link to the english versions of the anomaly files and copies of the anomaly graphics.  The .anomaly files go in your data directory, and the .mdl files go in your gfx directory.  You may want to back up your german translated files first so that you can compare the files and maybe find what the error is.  If you do find that the error is in the data files, please post it here or e-mail me.

http://www.joeuser.com/sdfiles/anomaly.zip

Also, if anyone wants a full set of the unmodified english data files, here is another link:

http://www.joeuser.com/sdfiles/data 1.1.zip


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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Could this also happen to the standard version of the game (US via Drengin?) See also bug report thread. Do you want to look at my saved game that causes a complete system shutdown?
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
See Bug report Thread 1.10.072 # 228 up to 233


[quoteStardock SmartException Logging Information
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OS Version : Windows XP
Video Card : MOBILITY RADEON 7500
Application Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION
Crash Addr: 004F159F 01:000F059F C:\Program Files\Stardock\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe

Processor Registers (x86):
EAX:00000002
EBX:00000000
ECX:00000000
EDX:04A3FB80
ESI:00002400
EDI:0012FD6C
CS:EIP:001B:004F159F
SS:ESP:0023:00125464 EBP:00125468
DS:0023 ES:0023 FS:003B GS:0000
Flags:00010246


Current Application Call Stack:

Addr Frame Logical addr Module Name
---------------------------------------------
004F159F 00125468 0001:000F059F C:\Program Files\Stardock\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
0053C6E1 00125498 0001:0013B6E1 C:\Program Files\Stardock\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
0051D809 001254C8 0001:0011C809 C:\Program Files\Stardock\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
00538BF5 001254DC 0001:00137BF5 C:\Program Files\Stardock\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
0053918C 001254F0 0001:0013818C C:\Program Files\Stardock\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
0053DA7D 00125544 0001:0013CA7D C:\Program Files\Stardock\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
00511427 0012F7E8 0001:00110427 C:\Program Files\Stardock\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
004AA7B9 0012FC00 0001:000A97B9 C:\Program Files\Stardock\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
004ACE94 0012FC48 0001:000ABE94 C:\Program Files\Stardock\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
004AC339 0012FC64 0001:000AB339 C:\Program Files\Stardock\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
0056FE3E 0012FC80 0001:0016EE3E C:\Program Files\Stardock\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
005700C1 0012FC98 0001:0016F0C1 C:\Program Files\Stardock\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
0056C0E0 0012FCC4 0001:0016B0E0 C:\Program Files\Stardock\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
0058F591 0012FCF8 0001:0018E591 C:\Program Files\Stardock\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
77D67AD7 0012FD24 0001:00026AD7 C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll
77D6CCD4 0012FD8C 0001:0002BCD4 C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll
77D45CD6 0012FDBC 0001:00004CD6 C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll
77D45CF5 0012FDDC 0001:00004CF5 C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll
5101EA58 0012FE08 0001:0001DA58 C:\Windows\System32\DDRAW.dll
77D67AD7 0012FE34 0001:00026AD7 C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll
77D6CCD4 0012FE9C 0001:0002BCD4 C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll
77D44455 0012FEFC 0001:00003455 C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll
77D44D58 0012FF34 0001:00003D58 C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll
005C936A 0012FFC0 0001:001C836A C:\Program Files\Stardock\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
77E814C7 0012FFF0 0001:000204C7 C:\Windows\system32\kernel32.dll


Debug information for each stardock app follows ....

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

When did this crash happen? At the end of a turn?

You could check your debug.err file to see if there are any script errors or missing files reported, if you're concerned that your installation has been corrupted.


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Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
Thank you a lot CariElf ,
for this sticky Thread providing access to the unmodified English Data Files.

I haven't noticed this thread earlier :(
dividing the forum in subforums "problems with downloading, installation, crashes ...", "tips & tricks about playing the game", "suggestions/discussions for new features" etc. would surely help tremendously to follow specific aspects.



For me the "crashes when a survey vessel encounters an anomaly" went away by replacing only the german text files with the english ones.
Ie. without changing monster.mdl. So probably the single reason is monster.ship.

The german version doesn't look corrupted, but rather modified.
(From memory, major difference:
Tech_Requirement_ID 999
replaced with
Tech_Requirement "unreachable tech")

And there are more of such replacements.



PS. the link to the english data files produces "BAD REQUEST"

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Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
Hmm...I can access it.  If you try now, can you? The server may have been down when you tried and got the Bad Request.
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
Cari, could my crash be caused by installing windvd 5? See #2 in this thread.
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
CariElf,
this seems wierd to me: When I got the Bad Request, the link to anomaly.zip worked, while the link to data 1.1.zip malfunc'ed (both alternating 3 times in a row). :) But now ALL IS WELL. :)

That's the content of the 'german' monster.ship:

//------------------------------------------------------------------------
SHIP SpaceShark
//------------------------------------------------------------------------

Name "Raumhai"
Model "Monster01"
Description ""

HitPoints 50
Attack 10
Defense 4
Speed 1
Cost 50
SensorRange 10
Ability "Attack"
Tech_Requirement "ImpossibleTech"
Maintenance 0
Range 4
Weapon "Photon"
ENDSHIP
Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top
Looks like someone who did conversion was trying to prevent this one from ever showing up in game.
Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
SHIP SpaceShark
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
End of quote


It looks like that should work as is... Tech 999 is ImpossibleTech. That was done so you couldn't build them yourself.



~SDC~
Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top
Hi,
I'm playing the german version (1.10A) of GalCiv and every game sooner or later crashes. I hit the turn button and I'm returned to the Win desktop - no error message, no warning, nothing. I reinstalled the game, removed SETI from memory and tried different settings for autosave but nothing helped. Would any of the files (data, monster, etc.) help with my problem?

I'm running WinXP home, P4 2.4 Ghz, 512 Mb Ram.

Thanks for the help :)
Reply #12 from Stardock Forums Top
Yes, the german version has the corrupted space shark.  Take anomaly.zip and extract those files to your galciv folder. The .mdl files go in the gfx folder and the others go in your data folder.
Reply #13 from Stardock Forums Top
Oh thanks, i will try that! I had the same crash - game suddenly crashs and even the loaded save dosent work anymore.

Woud be nice if the german site (galciv.de) would mention that problem.
Reply #14 from Stardock Forums Top
GC 1.12
I'm getting re-boot crashes when moving the magnifying square of the mini-map, in a search pattern.
It happens infrequenty after more then 1 hour of play. sometimes longer.

Running on w2k,

Unable to get the smart exception, will run in windowed mode to try to prevent warmboot, to get the smartexception report.

~SDC~
Reply #15 from Stardock Forums Top
Lous-guy reid, are you getting the problem where the ships start turning invisible before the crashes?