EDIT: I've moved this post from the EM forum since R1 is working OK
I can't log onto R1. I time out with the "can't load 3D graphic" error at 98% (differeent lines each time) or sometime the generic Windows "program causing a problem" error at 100%.
I've looked at the stuff about memory problems - I have4+GB memory free, the firewall lets EM through. I'm got AVG's gaming mode switched on. The problem started yesterday
I can load SP though!
MMaggio says that it isn't a problem with R1. Any advice appreciated!
[Edited on 16-8-2011 by DaveK]
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Life is like a sewer... what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. - Bob Newhart
Hell is being in a pure platinum asteroid field... with a diamond mining beam
I reset the server just to be sure and I am working.
Are you running any graphic mods in the game?
You might try joining with the mods off since it doesn't appear to be a memory problem.
I don't think the hud mods would cause it, more likely one of the nebula or background mods. Otherwise, you will have to wait for Vice... at least 3 hrs from now.
Good Luck
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Where there any changes made to your computer prior to the problem, like recent updates, changes to or modified modds for EM or did you change any graphics settings in game or graphics card wise.....etc?
The last resort to solve the problem might be to restore your computer system to a date prior to when the problem started.....
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I've restored back to over a week ago - no difference
I took out the sound (rain, thrusters, alerts etc) mods I'd added recently - some profiles loaded; some didn't; I restarted EM and a couple of profiles loaded once but would not reload - I saved the most recent profile I have into a new slot and it appears to reload OK - we Capricorn's aren't superstitious but touch wood!
I've now done a full system restart and am about to try again.
Next step if it hasn't settled down is to take out the very cool HUD mod I've put in (hope I don't need to!)
Again, thanks
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Life is like a sewer... what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. - Bob Newhart
Hell is being in a pure platinum asteroid field... with a diamond mining beam
After the reboot the first time I tried the profile it crashed - a second try worked, as did the next few reloads.
I cleared the temp file cache and tried reloading - it crashed but then reloaded OK after that
I'm guessing, but it would appear that the first time the profile starts it crashes because it can't load a 3D graphic, but puts temp graphic files into a cache - it then will load.
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Life is like a sewer... what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. - Bob Newhart
Hell is being in a pure platinum asteroid field... with a diamond mining beam
From post: 112596, Topic: tid=7875, author=SeeJay wrote:Have you tried reinstalling the latest build?
Hi SeeJay
Yes - I had used one downloaded from one of the game site links, so I downloaded it from Starwraith - same problem
First time attempt at a load after a reboot fails (this time before it even started to load)
Second and subsequent loads seem to work fine.
I'm just about to see if the same happens in SP
(ps just has a great time sorting our % in Onyx and taking on some combat contracts in Cerulean )
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Life is like a sewer... what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. - Bob Newhart
Hell is being in a pure platinum asteroid field... with a diamond mining beam
From post: 112598, Topic: tid=7875, author=SeeJay wrote:Just to rule out any build problems. What build are you using, 1.508?
yep - downloaded a couple of hours ago
Another snippet: SP loads first time, after a reboot no problem, but the when I try MP immediately after, it crashed.
it's a mystery
Lines causing problem are around 63xxx - 65xxx. and it's a 3D object it can't load!
(maybe my flat screen is a bit too thin :-) ) - now the smiley insert doesn't work!! :-(
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Life is like a sewer... what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. - Bob Newhart
Hell is being in a pure platinum asteroid field... with a diamond mining beam
Callsign: Incoming
Life is like a sewer... what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. - Bob Newhart
Hell is being in a pure platinum asteroid field... with a diamond mining beam
I'm reasoning this from a Freelancer point of view and have no clue how things work server side with Evochron, but if it only persists when you're trying to go MP, maybe some server side files related to your player account have gotten corrupted? I can imagine that happening when you add and remove a lot of mods. But again, that's the direction I would think in if you were playing Freelancer.
Just a thought. I hope you sort it.
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Almost sounds like an interference issue from a security program (perhaps after an update or new install). That is, something may either be blocking the memory the game needs to extract and load those file at those points in memory. It's no surprise that it might work fine in SP vs MP since the points in memory can change between the two modes. Something may have changed recently with an update to AVG or something else changed on your system resulting in either a file access or memory access problem. What does msinfo32 report as free physical memory? Have you tried fully disabling AVG temporarily?
I disabled the three mods I use (ship/HUD, trees/nebulae and warp effects. Everything loaded fine first time so I re-enabled them one at a time - everything loaded fine!
At the moment the problem has drifted away like it appeared - no warning, no apparent reason!
I'll give it a thorough workout tomorrow, check the msconfig info and if the problem returns, turn off AVG.
Sorry to have caused a fuss! And thank you very much to everyone who chipped in with advice :):) What a super forum to be part of
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Life is like a sewer... what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. - Bob Newhart
Hell is being in a pure platinum asteroid field... with a diamond mining beam
good point - I might have to go back to the older nebulae - they were very good, anyway - perhaps even a mix.
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Life is like a sewer... what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. - Bob Newhart
Hell is being in a pure platinum asteroid field... with a diamond mining beam
arghhh! Did it again, but this time when I enetered the hangar for the first time
I'll check a couple of other profiles in case its a corrupt one (thanks Seejay), and try a fresh profile as well.
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Life is like a sewer... what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. - Bob Newhart
Hell is being in a pure platinum asteroid field... with a diamond mining beam
Tried from a fresh restar of the PC this morning and loaded, entered hangar without issue!
crashed on leaving hangar
Some proper "experimental" data gathering need!
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Life is like a sewer... what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. - Bob Newhart
Hell is being in a pure platinum asteroid field... with a diamond mining beam
From post: 112628, Topic: tid=7875, author=DaveK wrote:Tried from a fresh restar of the PC this morning and loaded, entered hangar without issue!
crashed on leaving hangar
Some proper "experimental" data gathering need!
My suggestion is that you send the profile to Vice.
He can then fix it or rule out that it's profile related.
I send him mine last night and it was fixed this morning. (Software related problem)
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After all sorts of testing with several profiles and getting varying results but definitely problems I moved onto phase 2 - remove mods to see if it is a memory clash; - removed the nebulae/trees mod in the environment folder and the crashes have gone away (really gone I hope)
Vice: the main error code is 7018 at line is 65896 (with one at 63562) - I have 4.5B free physical memory and the nebulae mods have worked fine for a few weeks (size: 25.6MB) - any ideas?
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Life is like a sewer... what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. - Bob Newhart
Hell is being in a pure platinum asteroid field... with a diamond mining beam
I had an issue yesterday connecting as well, not sure if it is related. When I joined I got an error that I was either banned or the server was full, SP works and I haven't had any problems up until yesterday.
From post: 112634, Topic: tid=7875, author=slamscape wrote:I had an issue yesterday connecting as well, not sure if it is related. When I joined I got an error that I was either banned or the server was full, SP works and I haven't had any problems up until yesterday.
this happens from time to time. Usually resolves itself within an hour. I don't know what causes it tho.
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Don't know what time you all tried to join, but the cable was out twice last nite, my time.
Once for about an hour and again later for at least 4 hrs.
Since my bladder won't let me sleep more than 2 hrs at a time, I kept cking it. Everything was out including the TV
i was able to reboot the server around 4:am my time.
Server is working fine atm.
\"To kill hubris with humility is a goal rarely achieved by men\"
Vice: the main error code is 7018 at line is 65896 (with one at 63562) - I have 4.5B free physical memory and the nebulae mods have worked fine for a few weeks (size: 25.6MB) - any ideas?
Just what I had posted above. Still sounds like an interference issue to me. Did you try fully disabling AVG temporarily? If there are residual tasks it leaves behind, it may be necessary to uninstall it fully (using something else in the meantime for protection), then test.
Some of the mods may be using enough memory to encounter the interference issue with whatever is causing it. Another step you can try if you determine the mods are part of the cause is to lower the resolution of some of them and/or remove a few. If some of the textures are 1024X1024 or higher, try reducing them to 512X512 and see if things change.
