Regular crashes on Win7 [0.5.1r1]

[Munno]

I seem to be getting fairly regular crashes on Win7. Running 0.5.1r1 and get a C++ Runtime error (which I can't remember off the top of my head).

Normally I can live with this but it just got irritating as it crashed when I brought a pirate Yeoman down to incredibly low HP in my Progeny.

I think the problem is shown in stderr, but I really know nothing about it.

Anybody else get this/know how to fix it?

stderr.txt

stdout.txt

As an off-topic: is there any where I can find out where Vega Strike maps all my joystick buttons to?

[klauss]

Are you running in compatibility mode? (we've heard it's necessary in win7)

[Munno]

I wasn't, no. I'll try that from now on.

[Munno]

As another thing: it seems to have created a strange autosave file. If somebody could enlighten me on the location I'd share it.

[log0]

Hi munno.

I'd be happy to test. Create a bug here http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_i ... tid=119507 with the savegame and instructions on how to trigger the crash.

I am running on win7x64 with winxpsp2 compatibility mode. Autosave is in C:\Program Files (x86)\Vega Strike\.vegastrike\save\Autosave. At least this is the file that is written to.

[pheonixstorm]

So what is this entry for

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CreateVideoTexture could not find preintro.ogv
CreateVideoTexture could not find intro.ogv

klauss, is this soemthing that should be ignored? or not even looked for??

[klauss]

Ignore it.

It's looking for the intro and preintro movies - VS has none yet. I just left the code in case we made one somedya (GG does use it).

[Munno]

It's not so much something to test as it is something to laugh at. This odd save file was created when it crashed one time.

Autosave-main_menu.zip

Also, I'm still getting C++ Runtime Errors. It says its being terminated in an unusual manner.

[KillerB]

I'm also having regular CTD crashes.
My system is a Dell Latitude ATG D630 running
Windows 7 Ultimate
32 Bit OS
Intel Core Duo T7300 @ 2 Ghz/2 Ghz
Mobile Intel 965 Chipset
3 G RAM
No video card

Compatibility seems to be a moot point....tried every combination with no success.
When it CTD's, the only fix I've found is to turn the graphics to Retro...then load a save game...launch and either make a run with the clunky graphics, or land, save & exit, then turn the graphics BACK UP again and fly till it zonks out again.
For some reason, even w/ the graphics turned up, all I can see of most bases is part of the outlines...makes landing at the mining base a real nightmare.

I had another glitch last night that's an even bigger nightmare.....while trying to Save Game, there was like a static pop on the screen, and now no matter WHICH saved game I try to load, I find myself floating helplessly in space in a fried ship with no equipment whatsoever, with retro graphics from the dawn of time, when dinosaurs roamed the highway.
At the time the event occurred, I was parked at a KLIKK Diplomatic Center. I can't remember the name of the system..... P something, 2 over from the starting system.
BTW I like the tutorial upgrade with what's his name (Owen?)offering to freshen your flying skills. Need a way to turn him off though....he turned up to hassle me to let him help me again when I passed back through Cephid17, then went off in a huff when I blew him off

[KillerB]

Okay I finally found a happy medium that lets me play without crashing:
1 G Ram/1 G Swap; my sound only;
low detail; 1024 OFF; no shader support;
1440 x 900; 16 bit color fullscreen;
accelerated visual off

running as "ADMIN" compatibility Windows XP Service Pack 3; 256 colors; visual themes disabled

>on a completely different note, I've noticed that the Confed officer is BIPOLAR!!! Or is it schizophrenic?
Sometimes he tries to give Pirate or Merchant missions (when he's in the bar w/ one of them the two of 'em switch personalities....when he's by himself you never know who he really is).