Dark Avatar freeze

DRIVING ME CRAZY

June 28, 2007 11:49 AM from

Allright, here´s my story.
I bought GC2 (digital copy) via stardock a few days back after plying it at a friends house where I got hooked instantly. I installed the game and started playing. At random points however, the picture got sort of smeared sideways like I was seeing double and the computer locked up completely and i pretty much had to pull the plug on the poor ol´ thing. Over and over again... I figured it was caused by my old & cluttered system so I sucked it up and formatted my system drive and reinstalled windows clean. It was about time anyway. I installed nothing but network-, chipset-, sound-, monitor and graphics drivers along with virus protection and firewall. Next, a fresh install of GC2 directly via stardock (with heightmaps, videos, music and the bonus pack). I start the game with great expectations and... Down she goes again! Same total lockup. If this was a free game I wouldn´t whine but c´mon, I paid my 20 bucks and I wanna play the game!

After some forum snooping i tried disabling the autosave function and that, for some reason, got the game running like a dream. Happy with overcoming the bug (even though by giving up a pretty basal function) and conquering a few galaxies I decided to get the expansion as well, now that I had everything working smoothly.

Another 30 bucks vanished from my credit card while Dark Avatar installed via stardock. I set up a new game in an enormous galaxy and got maybe a 100 turns into the game before it, once again, killed my computer. Instead of throwing the computer out the window I settled for cursing stardock and all it´s affiliates and restarted the game. 2 turns pass, system locks up.

What the F***?!

I wouldn´t go through all this hassle if I didn´t really liked the game so PLEASE fix it! Otherwise I want my money back, this is getting ridiculous...

Here´s the debug.err

Debug Message: Version v1.61 Dark Avatar last updated on: Wed Jun 13 14:10:36 2007
Debug Message: Checking DX Version.
Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 6/28/2007, 16:45:49
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: MONKEY-8F007B92
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Languages: Swedish (Regional Setting: Swedish)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System name
BIOS: Phoenix - Award BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.0GHz
Physical Memory: 1024MB RAM
Page File: 222MB used, 2237MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS

Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce 7950 GT
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0295&SUBSYS_2A68107D&REV_A1
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: LG L1932P(Digital)
Monitor Max Resolution: 1280,1024
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.9424
Driver Date: 4/19/2007 13:26:00
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes

Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: SB X-Fi Audio [8000]
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0005&SUBSYS_00311102&REV_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Provider: Creative
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.1186
Driver Date: 5/24/2006 05:41:04
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0

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Debug Message: Going Fullscreen
Debug Message: Preparing to change display settings.
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Debug Message: Game Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Debug Message: Running fullscreen.
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Debug Message: Refresh rate: 60
Debug Message: Bit Depth: 32 bit.
Debug Message: *********Checking D3DDevice Caps***********************
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Debug Message: RGB in format 6:6:6, Masks reported as ff0000:ff00:ff
Debug Message: Now Fullscreen
Debug Message: Shell initialization complete
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Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=0
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Unhiding FullscreenBink
Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
Debug Message: Killing ship styles:
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Debug Message: Reading Star Names
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Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=1
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Debug Message: Killing anomalies.
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Debug Message: Killing space resources.
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Debug Message: killing scenario.
Debug Message: Clearing Turn Event Log
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Debug Message: Clear first time events.
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Debug Message: Loading Custom Map
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Debug Message: Killing ship styles:
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Debug Message: Loading Star Types
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Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
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Debug Message: UIBeginGameHelper: Mods are Disabled
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=20
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Unhiding QuarterlyWnd
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=16
Debug Message: Game Screen: Setting mode to 2
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Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=34
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Unhiding GNNWnd
Debug Message: Year: 2227. Torian Confederation traded General Life Support to the Thalan Empire in exchange for Universal Translator
Debug Message: Eval
Debug Message: Game Screen: Setting mode to 4
Debug Message: ForeignRelationsWnd: Cannot find OBJID Foreign_Relations_Destabilize_Slider
Debug Message: ForeignRelationsWnd: Cannot find OBJID Foreign_Relations_Destabilize_Scale
Debug Message: ForeignRelationsWnd: Cannot find OBJID Foreign_Relations_Destabilize_Title
Debug Message: ForeignRelationsWnd: Cannot find OBJID Foreign_Relations_Destabilize_Value
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=7
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Unhiding TradeWnd

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Reply #1 June 28, 2007 11:55 AM from

GalCiv2 Forums Top

And yes, I tried turning off the autosave in DA as well.

Reply #2 June 28, 2007 11:58 AM from

GalCiv2 Forums Top

Just offhand, 7950 cards have been known to have some issues with the game. You may try disabling antialiasing and using the hardware mouse cursor, as these steps have helped others when that was the problem.

CursorFX - Customize your Windows cursor

Reply #3 June 28, 2007 1:04 PM from

GalCiv2 Forums Top

Ok, so I turned off AA and was already using hardware cursor but it´s the same story again. Only this time the computer restarted itself after about 10 sec. What´s up with that?

And why shouldn´t the game support 7950 cards? It´s a pretty mainstream graphics card as far as I know (mine is a Leadtek Winfast 7950 GT TDH 256 Mb by the way, if that matters). And also, how come disabling the autosave function resolved the exact same bug in GC2 but does not in DA? Oh crap what do I know, I just wanna play...

Here´s another debug.err

Debug Message: Version v1.61 Dark Avatar last updated on: Wed Jun 13 14:10:36 2007
Debug Message: Checking DX Version.
Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 6/28/2007, 18:23:58
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: MONKEY-8F007B92
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Languages: Swedish (Regional Setting: Swedish)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System name
BIOS: Phoenix - Award BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.0GHz
Physical Memory: 1024MB RAM
Page File: 201MB used, 2259MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS

Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce 7950 GT
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0295&SUBSYS_2A68107D&REV_A1
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: LG L1932P(Digital)
Monitor Max Resolution: 1280,1024
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.9424
Driver Date: 4/19/2007 13:26:00
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes

Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: SB X-Fi Audio [8000]
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0005&SUBSYS_00311102&REV_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Provider: Creative
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.1186
Driver Date: 5/24/2006 05:41:04
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0

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Debug Message: ******* Starting Game Shell *******
Debug Message: Going Fullscreen
Debug Message: Preparing to change display settings.
Debug Message: Using hardware vertex processing
Debug Message: Using multilsample setting: D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE
Debug Message: Game Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Debug Message: Running fullscreen.
Debug Message: HAL (hw vp): NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT
Debug Message: D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_DEFAULT
Debug Message: Refresh rate: 60
Debug Message: Bit Depth: 32 bit.
Debug Message: *********Checking D3DDevice Caps***********************
Debug Message: A full-color cursor is supported in hardware at high resolution modes.
Debug Message: RGB in format 6:6:6, Masks reported as ff0000:ff00:ff
Debug Message: Now Fullscreen
Debug Message: Shell initialization complete
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Debug Message: Clear influence.
Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods.
Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: Set mouse.
Debug Message: Set update timer.
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=0
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Unhiding FullscreenBink
Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
Debug Message: Killing ship styles:
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Debug Message: Reading Star Names
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Debug Message: Killing anomalies.
Debug Message: Killing asteroid fields.
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Debug Message: Killing space resources.
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Debug Message: killing scenario.
Debug Message: Clearing Turn Event Log
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Debug Message: Clear up laws.
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Reply #4 June 28, 2007 1:22 PM from

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And why shouldn´t the game support 7950 cards?

nVidia's drivers aren't always the most reliable. The 7950's and the GX2/SLI versions in particular have been problematic in the past.

You might also try disabling the 'enhanced ship rendering' option in the game's settings.

As to rebooting with the last crash, a spontaneous reboot often means your computer is tossing a Blue Screen of Death but is set to not display it. BSODs are generally caused by hardware or driver problems, and the error message it shows can help pin down exactly what the issue is.

To have your computer display BSODs instead of rebooting immediately, go to Control Panel->System Properties->Advanced Tab->Startup and Recovery Settings and uncheck 'automatically restart'.

The next time it crashes, you may get a BSOD similar to the one below (not all highlighted parts may be present):

Write down the information in the highlighted areas before turning your computer off. The information there can then be researched online to see if others have experienced similar problems, and what the cause was. You may also get a 'windows has recovered from a serious error' message when you turn your computer back on--if you do this, you should agree to send the report to microsoft. You'll then be forwarded to information about that error on Microsoft's knowledgebase, if they have any.

Reply #5 June 29, 2007 7:31 AM from

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Hi, turning off the "enhanced ship rendering" stopped the random crashing so it seems you´re right, my GPU can´t handle it. Hope you guys can get something out of the Nvidia people about this.

I´m yet to find a bonus tile in my current game though. So far I´ve found 0 (zero, nil, nada, nuthin) and I have enough planets to add up to a total of some 200 tiles (enormous galaxy). I read something about the tiles being used as some means for balancing but 0 in 200? I´m not even leading the game, the bloody Drengin are!

Anyhow, the game is running now and I thank you guys for the quick responses! I´m off to kick some bonus-less space-butt, peace! (or not...=P)

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