Random bug ?

[Steuner]

Hey guys! I've started playing SPQR again, seeing as the music in the battles are just ... great really and the mod worked pretty well for me in the previous versions.

I've been getting errors though while I'm playing (black screen followed by a standard Windows quit screen, I'll try to see if I can get a screenshot) and I'm sure it's not due to my computer specs, which are:
4 gb ram
AMD Phenom II X4 (Quadcore) 955, 3.21 GHz
ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series (I think it's the 4850 I've got)
XP Professional 64 bit version

Is there anyone that is experiencing these random crashes? They usually occur in battles only.
Pretty annoying seeing as I beat the Cartho's out of South-Italy

[czePowerslave]

Uber rigs can cause crashes too remember.
However, more details welcome. Tried playing in windowed mode? Tried using the show_err command?

[Steuner]

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/156/errordf.jpg

That's the error I got (excuse the other crap on the screen, I had to save another screenshot I took from the battle I was having...)

Not tried any of the above posted suggestions, would they help you reckon? I really don't understand this, I played a battle with 40K soldiers on this mod (although that crashed the same way as I played a battle with 8K soldiers...)

The fact is that when I play with 16K soldiers or with 4K soldiers it does NOT lag at all. It lagged with the 40K soldiers though (only in the beginning, at the ending it became better after 22K were dead).

hmm

[Ejergard]

The game performs alot better in windowed mode on all systems. When run in fullscreen it leaks resources and eventually crashes, aswell as these kinds of random CTDs you mention. Running in windowed mode solves atleast 90% of all crashes.

[Steuner]

Alright, I'll give the windowed mode a try then Anything else that I can use precautionary?
Edit: How exactly do I activate the window mode? I checked the options, might have overlooked it but it's not there ?

[lt1956]

I've never seen that error before could be related to the 64bit XP version I and most others use the 32bit version. Wierd message I never had or seen it before. Try windowed mode is right, and remember just because its a new system doesnt mean hardware cant be defective or that RTW in general doesnt like it. RTW is an older game now and most problems seem to be with newer OS or Hardware. Though the Lag is gone with newer systems. lol

Lt

[Steuner]

I've still not found where I can change the window-mode thing... I'm totally lost :'<

[Ejergard]

Add -ne at the end of the shortcut target line, and make sure to run the ingame resolution as the same as the desktop.

[Steuner]

The shortcut target line...? o_O
You mean what exactly? I've took a screenshot incase I'm on the good place ->
http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/7913/31328729.jpg

[Ejergard]

Alter the string of text on the right hand side of "Target" to read -> ((( "d:\program files (x86)\activision\rome total war\rometw.exe" -ne ))) (ignore the ((( ))) )

[Steuner]

After four/five days of playing (it looks as if that error is gone btw), I got a new error while sieing Genua:
http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/8353/qsdqsdqqsd.jpg

Any one got any ideas?

+ Another "bug" I found, which others might've reported already:
When I'm attacking with two armies, I don't want the second one controlled by the AI, so I "unclick" the button. Yet they came in the battle and from 3000 they went to 1500 (and I only lost 150 men... Quite depressing seeing a waste of Roman lives :s)

[Steuner]

Things are even getting more weird now, I clearly pressed on "escape" and the "?" mark, then I pressed on the advisor thing that pops up (the third one: show me how) and that should have activated the garrison script, but it hasn't! I'm at 210 BC after around 19-21 turns.

God damned what am I doing wrong

[czePowerslave]

Nothing.
5 years per 4 turns make 20 turns. You should be much fine there.

(Game starts in 215 BC. In 210, you should be 20 turns into the game.)

[Steuner]

Still get random crashes to desktop ... But I guess I'll have to live with it :-)

[czePowerslave]

Random as anytime?

[Steuner]

Well I got some crashes to desktop while I was having a battle or often when the battle was decided already, which makes me have to either redo it and hope it doesn't crash or I have to redo it at another place and then it shouldn't crash etc.

It's a bit weird but I can live with it... ;-) It's weird that this 7.0 version makes me advance in other territory so fast though, no more stacks of Macedonians and Gauls to fight in order to keep Mediolanum

[czePowerslave]

Well I got some crashes to desktop while I was having a battle or often when the battle was decided already, which makes me have to either redo it and hope it doesn't crash or I have to redo it at another place and then it shouldn't crash etc.

It's a bit weird but I can live with it... ;-) It's weird that this 7.0 version makes me advance in other territory so fast though, no more stacks of Macedonians and Gauls to fight in order to keep Mediolanum

Lets talk about this when you get to Scythia right?

[Steuner]

Hmmm... They'll be a pain in the ass for sure if they're riding-archer based... Has no point fighting those with heavy legionairs though

[Nano_Magnus]

Well I got some crashes to desktop while I was having a battle or often when the battle was decided already, which makes me have to either redo it and hope it doesn't crash or I have to redo it at another place and then it shouldn't crash etc.

Do not save the game before a batle, always save before movements or after batles.

[Steuner]

So I load up my game (obviously it's before a battle seeing as I had to go out) and I win comfortably, conquer Larissa and I select "exterminate", seeing the denarii I would win... Bam, 260 AD hallyluja! (I did start the script before the battle though)