At least you were able to get 1.04 to work. I have no idea why uninstalling and upgrading to 1.04 didn't work for me, and the only other program I have added is SmartException and the only other one I have upgraded is Stardock. Since both of these are presumably running on all of Stardock's computers, I don't get it.

For everyone else that is having the same CTD problem: I thought possibly that it had to do with DirectX, so I downloaded and installed DirectX9a from Microsoft's site (thinking maybe it was slightly newer than the one on the GalCiv CD, and maybe they'd just upgraded devkits at Stardock). This did not fix the problem.


(:(

~SDC~

Interesting...

One of the new features in the upgrade seems to be that the program now places "debug.err" on the Desktop when I run gcmenu.exe from the Desktop icon. (I might have debug.err sooner if my desktop weren't so cluttered.)

Here's the contents of the file:

Debug Message: ******* Starting Game Shell *******
Debug Message: Going Fullscreen
Debug Message: Preparing to change display settings.
Debug Message: RGB in format 5:6:5, Masks reported as f800:7e0:1f
Debug Message: Now Fullscreen
Debug Message: Shell initialization complete
Debug Message: ***** Initializing Game *****
Debug Message: Timer Frequency is 0 1234dc
Debug Message: LoadAllModelsInDirectory: No files matching mask Setup\*.mdl.
*DEBUG ERROR: *** No string table files in directory: Data\English.str ***
Debug Message: No Fonts\*.fnt files in current directory.
Debug Message: No Fonts\*.fnt files in current directory.
Debug Message: Error: Unable to locate font files.
Debug Message: No Setup\*.pcx files in current directory.
Debug Message: No Setup\*.tga files in current directory.
Debug Message: Initializing sound card.
Debug Message: No sfx\*.wav files in current directory.
Debug Message: No Music\*.mp3 files in current directory.
Debug Message: No Event Music\*.mp3 files in current directory.
Debug Message: Game Initialization completed.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\GalCiv\Source\GCMessage.cpp at line 884.

>>

Debug Message: Creating cutscene window.
Debug Message: Creating soundtrack handler.
Debug Message: Creating movie handler.
Debug Message: Initialize Game Options.
Debug Message: Create setup screens.

-------------

and that's it.

I've also found that if I try to run galciv.exe instead of gcmenu.exe, I get an instant crash. So the problem is NOT with gcmenu.exe. When I do this, it dumps debug.err to the GalCiv directory rather thanon the desktop. Here's what *it* contains:

Debug Message: ******* Starting Game Shell *******
Debug Message: Going Fullscreen
Debug Message: Preparing to change display settings.
Debug Message: RGB in format 5:6:5, Masks reported as f800:7e0:1f
Debug Message: Now Fullscreen
Debug Message: Shell initialization complete
Debug Message: ***** Initializing Game *****
Debug Message: Timer Frequency is 0 1234dc
Debug Message: Added fonts: VerdanaWhite11 VerdanaWhite12B VerdanaYellow11 VerdanaLtBlue11 VerdanaGreen11
Debug Message: Added fonts: VerdanaRed11 VerdanaRed12 VerdanaYellow12 VerdanaOrange12 VerdanaLtBlue12
Debug Message: Added fonts: VerdanaDkBlue12 VerdanaLtBlue12B Verdana00Race11 Verdana01Race11 Verdana02Race11
Debug Message: Added fonts: Verdana03Race11 Verdana04Race11 Verdana05Race11 Verdana00Race12B Verdana01Race12B
Debug Message: Added fonts: Verdana02Race12B Verdana03Race12B Verdana04Race12B Verdana05Race12B VerdanaOrange12B
Debug Message: Added fonts: font2 font1 Comic10 Comic12 Comic12B
Debug Message: Added fonts: Comic14 Comic14B Comic16 Comic16B Comic18
Debug Message: Added fonts: Comic18B Celtic14 Celtic12 Celtic10 Basker14
Debug Message: Added fonts: Basker16 BabylonBlue11B BabylonBlue11 BabylonBlue10B ArialGreenB10
Debug Message: Added fonts: ArialYellowB12 ArialLtBlueB12 ArialDkBlueB12 ArialGreenB12 ArialRedB12
Debug Message: Added fonts: ArialWhite12B ArialWhite14 ArialWhite16 ArialOrange12B ArialLtBlue12B
Debug Message: Added fonts: ArialLtBlue14 ArialGreen14 ArialRed14 ArialYellow14 ArialGreen16
Debug Message: Added fonts: ArialYellow16 Arial02Race16 Arial13B Arial16B2 Arial10
Debug Message: Added fonts: Arial12 Arial12B Arial14 Arial14B Arial16
Debug Message: Added fonts: Arial16B Arial18 Arial18B GaraWGold11B GaraBW14B
Debug Message: Added fonts: GaraW11B
Debug Message: Initializing sound card.
Debug Message: Game Initialization completed.
Debug Message: Creating cutscene window.
Debug Message: Creating soundtrack handler.
Debug Message: Creating movie handler.
Debug Message: Initialize Game Options.
Debug Message: Create setup screens.
*DEBUG ERROR: *** MWinEditFields::Create - Unable to load sprite book ModAbilities ***

I may be wrong, but it would appear that the problem is related to the loading of sprite book ModAbilities, probably dealing with the failure thereof.

I certainly hope I'm helping. (I'm a bit worried that posting to the bug forum is becoming an addiction to replace the galciv addiction I can't fill...)






~SDC~

'071 - if you resubmit a game (ie one that was valiudly accepted by the metaverse previously), you still get the "submitted successfully" screen. [I see this a s a quirk that we need to know about, not necessarliy as a 'bug' that needs fixing.]

Debug.err is in your GalCiv directory.

There was a problem with SDC earlier this week where it was deleting files when you updated. If you don't have SDC version 1.01a157 build 16, you may need to re-install it.  If your debug.err files is reporting missing files, uninstall and re-install Gal Civ.

Once you get the uncorrupted update to 1.05.071, the governor crash is fixed, there are no scoring or version number issues.

Pozest: hmm...Do you still have the save game? Can you please send it to me at [email protected], with both the .sav file and the corresponding folder?

Bearcave: You mean the planet changes? Probably just the sort needs to be refreshed.

You must be greater than the year 2190 to win cultural victory now.

Nassi: that's a bug with information warfare.

AutoSurvey and AutoAttack only work if there are anomalies visible in the first case, or ships visible in the second.

Some of the governor actions (I'm not sure about swap, but editing the social queue does) require you leaving the screen, or switching modes before applying the changes.

Code Monkey: So you're saying that it's not refreshing the planet list every turn? Or just not that turn when you're manipulating other things?

hkarapuu: Can you send me your playlists so that I can see if there's anything there making the mp3 player choke?

After installing the latest 1.05.69 update, my options say 1.04. Also, when I submitted this last game to the metaverse it has 1.0440 as the version. I've installed every update as they came out. The one right before this, the options said 1.05 and my metaverse score shows 1.05. Any ideas what's up? Do I just need to reinstall




~SDC~

As reported in http://www.galciv.com/forum.asp?BID=GS&ID=71371, 2 bugs in how eco figures display:

- "Tribute" on EcoStats is in credits, not billions of credits (so my Tribute at 493bc/m, shows as 4,294,967,231)

- even 5 turns later, only the planet where the GSE was built is actually showing the increase in the economy % figure on the Planet Details screens. The others are getting the benefit, but still not showing the bonus correctly. [Note: the planet where it was build showed the increased eco% instantly, but did not update the cashflow figures until the next turn.] In all cases, this is creating a situation where the bonuses shown for the planet were not used in calcuting the figures shown, which I think qualifies as a (cosmetic) bug.

Hey - the Torians just built the Galactic Stock Exchange - I built it about 10 turns ago!
(071, maso, med - i'll keep the save in case ya want it)

I've got a new one (and easy to reproduce) in 1.05071:

In the report screen you get for the AIs, there's a new button 'total routes', presumably something that will be in the upcoming expansion. Well, don't click it because it will CTD instantly.

If it helps, from Smart Exception:


Stardock SmartException Logging Information
-------------------------------------------

OS Version : Windows XP
Video Card : Mobility M6
Application Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION
Crash Addr: 0049EBFC 01:0009DBFC C:\Games\Galactic Civilizations\galciv.exe

Processor Registers (x86):
EAX:00000000
EBX:00000000
ECX:00000000
EDX:02B25BD0
ESI:00584C69
EDI:0012FD44
CS:EIP:001B:0049EBFC
SS:ESP:0023:0012FBD0 EBP:0012FBD4
DS:0023 ES:0023 FS:003B GS:0000
Flags:00010246


Current Application Call Stack:

Addr Frame Logical addr Module Name
---------------------------------------------
0049EBFC 0012FBD4 0001:0009DBFC C:\Games\Galactic Civilizations\galciv.exe
0049F6D7 0012FBE4 0001:0009E6D7 C:\Games\Galactic Civilizations\galciv.exe
0044A4D7 0012FC1C 0001:000494D7 C:\Games\Galactic Civilizations\galciv.exe
0044A6DB 0012FC38 0001:000496DB C:\Games\Galactic Civilizations\galciv.exe
00566FF3 0012FC54 0001:00165FF3 C:\Games\Galactic Civilizations\galciv.exe
00567276 0012FC70 0001:00166276 C:\Games\Galactic Civilizations\galciv.exe
0056320D 0012FC9C 0001:0016220D C:\Games\Galactic Civilizations\galciv.exe
005856AF 0012FCD0 0001:001846AF C:\Games\Galactic Civilizations\galciv.exe
77D67AD7 0012FCFC 0001:00026AD7 C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
77D6CCD4 0012FD64 0001:0002BCD4 C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
77D45CD6 0012FD94 0001:00004CD6 C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
77D45CF5 0012FDB4 0001:00004CF5 C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
66025E1C 0012FDDC 0001:00024E1C C:\Toolbox\Object Desktop\WindowBlinds\WBlind.dll
5101EA58 0012FE08 0001:0001DA58 C:\WINDOWS\System32\DDRAW.dll
77D67AD7 0012FE34 0001:00026AD7 C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
77D6CC6E 0012FE9C 0001:0002BC6E C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
77D44455 0012FEFC 0001:00003455 C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
77D44D58 0012FF34 0001:00003D58 C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
005BF50A 0012FFC0 0001:001BE50A C:\Games\Galactic Civilizations\galciv.exe
77E814C7 0012FFF0 0001:000204C7 C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll


Debug information for each stardock app follows ....



And from debugg.err:

Debug Message: ******* Starting Game Shell *******
Debug Message: Going Fullscreen
Debug Message: Preparing to change display settings.
Debug Message: RGB in format 5:6:5, Masks reported as f800:7e0:1f
Debug Message: Now Fullscreen
Debug Message: Shell initialization complete
Debug Message: ***** Initializing Game *****
Debug Message: Timer Frequency is 0 369e99
Debug Message: Added fonts: VerdanaWhite11 VerdanaWhite12B VerdanaYellow11 VerdanaLtBlue11 VerdanaGreen11
Debug Message: Added fonts: VerdanaRed11 VerdanaRed12 VerdanaYellow12 VerdanaOrange12 VerdanaLtBlue12
Debug Message: Added fonts: VerdanaDkBlue12 VerdanaLtBlue12B Verdana00Race11 Verdana01Race11 Verdana02Race11
Debug Message: Added fonts: Verdana03Race11 Verdana04Race11 Verdana05Race11 Verdana00Race12B Verdana01Race12B
Debug Message: Added fonts: Verdana02Race12B Verdana03Race12B Verdana04Race12B Verdana05Race12B VerdanaOrange12B
Debug Message: Added fonts: font2 font1 Comic10 Comic12 Comic12B
Debug Message: Added fonts: Comic14 Comic14B Comic16 Comic16B Comic18
Debug Message: Added fonts: Comic18B Celtic14 Celtic12 Celtic10 Basker14
Debug Message: Added fonts: Basker16 BabylonBlue11B BabylonBlue11 BabylonBlue10B ArialGreenB10
Debug Message: Added fonts: ArialYellowB12 ArialLtBlueB12 ArialDkBlueB12 ArialGreenB12 ArialRedB12
Debug Message: Added fonts: ArialWhite12B ArialWhite14 ArialWhite16 ArialOrange12B ArialLtBlue12B
Debug Message: Added fonts: ArialLtBlue14 ArialGreen14 ArialRed14 ArialYellow14 ArialGreen16
Debug Message: Added fonts: ArialYellow16 Arial02Race16 Arial13B Arial16B2 Arial10
Debug Message: Added fonts: Arial12 Arial12B Arial14 Arial14B Arial16
Debug Message: Added fonts: Arial16B Arial18 Arial18B GaraWGold11B GaraBW14B
Debug Message: Added fonts: GaraW11B
Debug Message: Initializing sound card.
Debug Message: Game Initialization completed.
Debug Message: Creating cutscene window.
Debug Message: Creating soundtrack handler.
Debug Message: Creating movie handler.
Debug Message: Initialize Game Options.
Debug Message: Create setup screens.
Debug Message: MWinEditFields::Create - Unable to find sprite sizing graphic for NameInputBG
Debug Message: Creating opening menu.
Debug Message: Creating player setup screen.
Debug Message: Creating race setup screen.
Debug Message: Initialize Tilemaps
Debug Message: Set mouse.
Debug Message: Set update timer.
Debug Message: Begin playing intro movie.
Debug Message: Preparing to change display settings.
Debug Message: RGB in format 5:6:5, Masks reported as f800:7e0:1f
Debug Message: Preparing to change display settings.
Debug Message: RGB in format 5:6:5, Masks reported as f800:7e0:1f
Debug Message: Scanning sprites.
Debug Message: Scanning Models.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\source\Model2d.cpp at line 2400.
Debug Message: Animation Small has 17 frames of animation, which does not divide evenly into 32 facings.
Debug Message: Scanning bitmaps.
Debug Message: Initializing Galaxy.
Debug Message: Begin creating other screens.
Debug Message: MemMan: Unable to find pointer in GetBlockInfo. Memory system: DataMan
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MEMMAN.CPP at line 581.
Debug Message: MWinEditFields::Create - Unable to find sprite sizing graphic for EconomyTitle
Debug Message: MWinEditFields::Create - Unable to find sprite sizing graphic for MilitaryTitle
Debug Message: Loading game.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
Debug Message: Total Ships: 286 & 0 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 286 & 0 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 286 & 0 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 286 & 0 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 286 & 0 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 286 & 0 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 286 & 0 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 286 & 0 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 286 & 0 are dead
Debug Message: AIAltarian: Set Colony Social
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
Debug Message: Setting Race Order
Debug Message: Setting Race Order Completed
Debug Message: Lock: Surface is Restored.
Debug Message: Trying to end turn when ship USS Star Fighter 697 is moveable. Try moving again.
Debug Message: Setting Race Order
Debug Message: Setting Race Order Completed
Debug Message: Destroying ship USS Freighter 844. Orbiting: 0
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
Debug Message: Destroying ship Corvette 663. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: Come back
Debug Message: Total Ships: 286 & 2 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 286 & 2 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 286 & 2 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 290 & 2 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 290 & 2 are dead
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
ASSERT ERROR in file G:\PROJECTS\pear\SOURCE\MWIN.CPP at line 397.
Debug Message: Total Ships: 290 & 2 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 290 & 2 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 290 & 2 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 290 & 2 are dead
Debug Message: AIAltarian: Set Colony Social
Debug Message: Displaying News Event.
Debug Message: Sorting save game list by time.
Debug Message: Preparing to save game.
Debug Message: Deleting previous save game.
Debug Message: No Data\SaveGames\Ye Old CTD\*.* files in current directory.
Debug Message: Save Game.
Debug Message: Setting Race Order
Debug Message: Setting Race Order Completed
Debug Message: Total Ships: 290 & 2 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 290 & 2 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 290 & 2 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 290 & 2 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 290 & 2 are dead
Debug Message: Total Ships: 290 & 2 are dead
Debug Message: TotalTech: 1279995
Debug Message: TotalTech: 1279995
Debug Message: TotalTech: 1279995
Debug Message: TotalTech: 1279995
Debug Message: TotalTech: 1279995
Debug Message: TotalTech: 1279995
Debug Message: TotalTech: 1279995
Debug Message: TotalTech: 1279995
Debug Message: TotalTech: 1279995

I have noticed a few bugs / problems. I have installed the v1.05 from Stardock Central. I did get the new govenor screens so I know that I got the upgrade.

#1 - When in the Menu screen at the top it still shows v1.04.

#2 - When viewing the planets tab (planets shown down the right side of the screen) there is a major problem with the refresh of what is being built.

#3 - When I submitted my score to the metaverse it was listed as v1.04. I am playing as Bradley@maple.

#4 - When in the govenor screen, once I had the build order (lower half) full I was no longer able to use the priority sort buttons to move my social builds around.

I had a work around, highlight the social project in the lower screen that you want the new social project to be above then click on the new social project.

#5 - The score I got at the end of the game did not match the one that was posted in the Metaverse. I thought that this was fixed.

>hkarapuu: Can you send me your playlists so that I can
>see if there's anything there making the mp3 player >choke?

Sure, what's your email address? I couldn't see any way to reply directly through the forum?

-Henkka

Oh, a new one. In 1.05.69 I stacked 'terror star' with bunch of rangers with speed 8. For some time the fleet showed correctly movement speed of 1/8, as the terror star slowed the fleet down. However, after 10 or 20 turns this reversed to 8/1 and i was able to move the full 8 units with terror star even after disbanding the fleet. Now, thats a bad ass ship .

In general i feel the 1.05.59 is a lot less stable than 1.04.? from the standalone 'bonus pak'.

-Henkka

This one not exactly a bug but here goes anyway. This has been bugging me loads anyway (:(

My request, any chance not to hard code my civilization name with that "The" word? Also, perhaps "Lord" could be left out? My names sound ridiculous with those additions, and currently it takes something out of the Total Gaming Experience. I guess this is also a language issue.

Cheers

Not so new, this one has been around at least since the game came out. No one knows what's causing it, though, so it's still in the game.


@Bradley: if you're getting the 1.04 options under 1.05 you will need to do a total reinstall. I had this problem and according to Brad, who should know , it's caused by a failure in the dynamically queried list of files/versions you have on your computer. SDC *thinks* it's updated everything but it hasn't, nor will it.

The undead are back:

1.05071, the Altarians, who surrendered their planets to the Torians several turns back, just declared war on me for going to war against their allies, the Torians.

Now that's loyalty, returning from the dead to (not) fight for your friends

Cari, thank you for the information. I uninstalled/reinstalled and everything works again. (Whew! GC withdrawal is painful!)

Bill

~SDC~

I haven't had any problems with clashes under 1.04a.062. However, I have not been able to update to any of the newer versions, 1.05.068 or 1.05.069. Each time, as it downloads "battletransport.shi_", it would display an "Invalid chunk data" error, resulting in "Failed (incorrect file size)". My SDC is 1.01a.175 build 16. Any suggestions?

Roy


Gc1.log reads like the following:

-- [Installation] ---------------------------------------------------
Download: C:\Program Files\Stardock\SDCentral\data\public\gc1\production\gc1.xml
Result: Success
Load: C:\Program Files\Stardock\SDCentral\data\public\gc1\production\gc1.xml
Result: Success
Loading: C:\Program Files\Stardock\SDCentral\installed\gc1.xml
Result: Success
Download: C:\Program Files\Stardock\SDCentral\temp\Base\Data\battletransport.shi_
Error: Invalid chunk data. Redownloading chunk 0 (attempt 1)
Error: Invalid chunk data. Redownloading chunk 0 (attempt 2)
Error: Invalid chunk data. Redownloading chunk 0 (attempt 3)
Result: Failed (attempt 1)
Download: C:\Program Files\Stardock\SDCentral\temp\Base\Data\battletransport.shi_
Error: Invalid chunk data. Redownloading chunk 0 (attempt 1)
Error: Invalid chunk data. Redownloading chunk 0 (attempt 2)
Error: Invalid chunk data. Redownloading chunk 0 (attempt 3)
Result: Failed (attempt 2)
Download: C:\Program Files\Stardock\SDCentral\temp\Base\Data\battletransport.shi_
Error: Invalid chunk data. Redownloading chunk 0 (attempt 1)
Error: Invalid chunk data. Redownloading chunk 0 (attempt 2)
Error: Invalid chunk data. Redownloading chunk 0 (attempt 3)
Result: Failed (incorrect file size)
Installation aborted (failed)


~SDC~

Steps I took to finally get 1.05 to work.

1) Ununstall GC.
1.1 Remove all files and folders under the GC install directory except for the saved games etc in the DATA directory.

2) reinstall GC up to 1.04 standalone and check that it works.

3) Updated stardock to the latest build 16 as it will not do so automatically (not for me anyway!).
3.1 A complete reinstall is not necessay. Go to Add remover programs for Stardock and choose repair.
3.2 This will replace all the newer files with the original ones. Choose overwrite all files when prompted to do so.
3.3 Start stardock and it will update to a newer version, but not the latest build.
3.4 Retart stardock again and it will auto update to Build 16.
3.5. Verify it is at build 16 from the help menu, then you can progress to update GC to 1.05 latest build.

That worked for me using windows 2K. The advantage being that a complete reinstall of stardock, and re typing all your personal info etc is not necessary.

P.S. whats the going rate for tech support these days?


~SDC~

Undead altarians!
Mid-game, I had almost exterminated the Altarians when there was an event saying they revolted and formed a new empire. I extorted the money they had and they later surrendered to me. Thus altarians were no more.
By 2210, when I decided to finally get rid of the Torians, I was surprised to see a panel, with a tattooed face in it, saying 'You have attacked the Torians, our allies, so regretfully, we declare war blah blah'. I saw a ghost! They were long dead, they shouldn't have been spooking around saying silly messages. I think messages from extinct races shouldn't pop up.

Two instances of the undead Altarians, I think I see a trend

When 2 trade items are obtained on the same turn, the second item is lost and you have to research it all over again.

~SDC~

The 1.05 versions seem pretty bad, yesterday i had the following with latest 1.05.71 version:

1) Planetlist shows outdated info if not viewed when changed (slider change or end turn)!!!

2) Planetlist and research screen often show wrong completion time estimates for one turn after changing soc/mil/research slider even after double refreshed, which cures the first bug.

3) Traded tech is lost if you were researching that tech! No 'new' tech discovered screen for traded techs.

4) 3 times crash to desktop at various points, Terror star with 8/1 speed problem, Lost all icons for newly build ships (but restart cured), undead torians appeared, mp3 music playlists stop once in about 10 minutes until screen with special ingame music comes up, etc. etc.

Needless to say, i'm back to the 1.04 of 'standalone' bonus pak thingy. There should be clear warning available somewhere that the SDC patches are rather experimental. Morale -20%.

-Henkka

Hi, I'm not sure if these are bugs or not All I've been able to update to is the standard 'Bonus' Pack.



a. My scout won't auto explore, (other ships won't sector scan either sometimes)

b. my ship weopen/defence abilities don't seem to improve after substancial millitary research (none of the attribute change?)

c. old conquered races seem to hang around,

d. I can't seem to tech past Alpha Omega stuff (crashes to desktop),



Thanks
[Message Edited]

On 1.04a.62 I can't select one of my ships if it is stacked on one of my tiny freighters.

I've had an interesting situation that I think is a bug...

My score of 4400 for a tiny challenging game seems too high. As does the trillions of dollars I was getting a turn from the dread lords...

The dreadlords got released from the orb thing and their ships appeared all over.
There world appeared over the altarians. Whiping them out without a word or message.
In the same turn as the appearance I talked to them and declared peace and gave them Aphodisiacs. (Hey, I figured that since they'd been frozen for who knows how long they might need a little pick me up)

Anyway, being the greedy person I am I tried to see if I could get a few creds back from the deal. well. They were willing to let me have about 140 trillion credits per month for 50 months. Needless to say I had some cash pretty fast...

It's a tad annoying as I don't get to play much and this sort of killed the game I'd been playing as I won without effort after that. (Buying Ranger ships 8 per turn...



~SDC~

Interface Issues
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Governor Screen -
When the Social Projects queue fills up (i.e. the space for the listed projects is filled to the point where any further additions will create a scrollbar), it is virtually impossible to change the priority on social projects. Most of the time, you can't - the buttons simply don't work. On the off chance it DOES work, it's completely random - i.e. if you click "Down", you have a better chance of pushing it UP rather than down. What's more, once the list is filled, but NOT to the point of a scrollbar being created, the Priority buttons once again go haywire - "Down" makes it go UP, "Up" usually doesn't work, repeated attempts on both buttons will EVENTUALLY get it to work right, or it may not work at all. And, once that list is filled, you can't move things up or down to/from the bottom of the list. Any attempt at moving something from the bottom of the list UP will not work; likewise for moving ANYTHING in the list DOWN.

Trade Screen -
When attempting to trade Techs, if you have enough available Techs to create a scrollbar in the window, after scrolling to the bottom of the Tech list and adding each of the Techs to the Trade queue (thereby removing them from your Tech slot), the scrollbar does not function anymore. You cannot scroll back up to click on further Techs - it simply does not work. You have to delete ALL the Techs from the Trade queue in order to make the scrollbar return, THEN scroll up from the bottom to a point between the middle and top of the list, so that while you add Techs to the trade queue, it keeps the scrollbar active.

That's all I can remember off-hand, aside from the usual CTD bug concerning the missing file MWIN.cpp. That bug is REALLY annoying, especially when I'm about to win a game. Ah well. If I find anything else, I'll add it here (most likely in this post).