SOWGB Beta Patch 3

[Jack ONeill]

Norb/Team,

Just crashed out of another SP Sandbox game. Was using unmodded OOB, Day 1 Ist. (Yankee) Corps, Corps vs. Corps. Question - could it be a timing or time issue within the coding? Both this mornings modded 6th. Corps OOB game and the unmodded 1st. Corps OOB game crashed out at roughly the same time, i.e: 30 to 35 minutes. This time I didn't touch any keys. The battle was rolling on more or less by itself. Just a thought.

Jack O'Neill

[Jack ONeill]

Norb/Team,

Just ran a 1 hour+ Sandbox game. Ran perfectly, no crash. Used Dick Anderson's freshly modded Day 2 Division in a Div. vs. Div. fight against the Yankee 3rd. Corps. Had reset the time limit to 90 minutes. Last two games were 60 minutes each. Might be on to something here, but what do I know, I'm just a Marine.

Sic Semper Tyrannis

Jack O'Neill B)

[Cruiser]

I also tested things a bit. I created a small corps level OOB and played two corps vs corps battles. Absolutely no issues arose. Very pleasurable. Thanks.

[Little Powell]

Yeah it doesn't crash for everyone. I tested the heck out of the patch before we released and never got a single crash. But it still does crash for some folks and we want to get it perfect. Norb thinks he has it nailed it down. We tested MP tonight with no crashes, and should be re-releasing tomorrow (if everything checks out ok).

[norb]

We just tested MP tonight and it looks good. I think we have this fixed. Some of the guys will run the stock scenarios tomorrow and if all goes well we'll have a fix out tomorrow evening. I apologize for this and we still can't figure out how it happened, probably me working too late But we're pretty sure we located the issue and have it fixed.

[kg_sspoom]

GB-13 "I think the boys will miss me"
Crashes every time I try to start it.
Black screen and windows error message
the instant I press the space bar to start.
Scenario 11 did this a few times but quit(?)
All the other scenarios started fine.

[Kerflumoxed]

Little Powell wrote:

Yeah it doesn't crash for everyone. I tested the heck out of the patch before we released and never got a single crash. But it still does crash for some folks and we want to get it perfect. Norb thinks he has it nailed it down. We tested MP tonight with no crashes, and should be re-releasing tomorrow (if everything checks out ok).

Not that I'm complaining, but it has not crashed for me! Wonder what causes some to have crashes and other have not. Hmmmnn!

J

[Jack ONeill]

Norb/Team,

Ran a Corps vs. Corps Sandbox game last night for a final test. Used modded 2nd. Corps OOB with time limit set on 90 minutes. Fought for 75+ minutes. Played as 2nd. Division. Game ran perfectly. Think this is the answer. Going to leave the setting at 90 minutes. Most divisions can't fight much longer then that anyway . Solves my problem. Bugle calls stil iffy but regular combat sounds are working fine.

Once More Into The Breach...

Jack O'Neill B)

P.S. - Got my butt handed to me. 1st and 3rd. Divisions went swanning off somewhere and Genl. Hancock ignored my messages for help. Oh well, still the master of the fighting withdrawl.

[norb]

Thanks guys,

We did find something with the bugle sounds that worked out last night. We still have a intermittent crash that we need to get fixed. It's hard being a holiday weekend. A lot of what holds us from getting it out faster is testing. We only have so many people and they only have so many hours. They do a great job for what they have, but still there is just not enough time to test every aspect of the game for every release. We would never get anything done.

[norb]

kg_sspoom wrote:

GB-13 "I think the boys will miss me"
Crashes every time I try to start it.
Black screen and windows error message
the instant I press the space bar to start.
Scenario 11 did this a few times but quit(?)
All the other scenarios started fine.

We have found that some of the carryover scenarios are crashing based on how the previous game was saved.

If you get a chance, zip up your work/saved games/cont folder and email it to sowsupport at scourgeofwar dot com, this way we can debug with your parameters.