Crash, crash, f-in, crash.

Spitfire_69

Join Date 04/2006

Crash, crash, f-in, crash.

A few minutes into play with beta 3 and I get a "Galactic civ II has encountered a problem and will have to close". I’ve just realized that this game crashes more than any other game I have ever owned,in fact I spend more time trying to fix the game than I do playing it. I also have realized that the Stardock programmers are not all that good and need to go back to school. I think it's time to give up on this turkey and try to recoup some of my wasted money "It cheats like hell anyway, a false type of AI.

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Frogboy

Join Date 03/2001

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Your debug file says you closed the game normally.

As others have indicated, the beta will have bugs, including crash bugs, which is why it's a beta.

The AI does not cheat at levels from intelligent on down. It knows no more than the human player does. It has to scout and send off ships and it starts with the same amount of money as the player.

In fact, at normal difficulty, the AI has a severe economic handicap. Technically, the human player is the one getting the benefits.

My suggestion would be to stick with the released version (1.2) until 1.3 is completed.

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I will stick with 1.2, it seems to be holding up at the moment. Are you sure the AI doesn’t cheat just a little tiny tidgie bit? It seems to.

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kryo

Join Date 05/2003

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Are you sure the AI doesn’t cheat just a little tiny tidgie bit? It seems to.

Considering he wrote it, yes, he would be sure.

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Here we go again crash f-in crash wissed of with this piece of crap isn’t the word.

Debug Message: Version v1.2 last updated on: Mon Jun 12 18:04:26 2006
Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 8/1/2006, 07:39:16
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: JUNKA
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: NVIDIA
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.0GHz
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Page File: 266MB used, 5707MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS

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Driver Date: 6/1/2006 17:22:00
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes

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Driver Date: 5/18/2005 17:50:30
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kryo

Join Date 05/2003

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It might be useful if you got SmartException from the 'Free Stuff' section in SDC, and ran it before GC2. Then when it crashes it will generate a report the devs can use to isolate the problem. Just be sure to send the report to gc2bugs@stardock.com (SE wrongly says .net).

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