Crash to Desktop Recurring Problem

[richfed]

leure:

I am running Vista Ultimate on my desktop with 4 gigs of RAM; 3.4 MgH processor [Pentium IV]; ATI video card has a recently updated driver [problem existed before and after].

This has pretty much randomly occurred in the past, but seems to have increased in frequency since about patch 1.10. Seems to have no rhyme nor reason; every 2-10 turns, or so, BOOM --- CTD.

During turn resolution, I'll get a "encountered an error" message; then supply phase will continue - uninterrupted - before crashing to desktop. I'll restart the game, and it will continue normally after I press "next turn". It picks up right where it left off without encountering any errors.

Does anyone else experience this? I can't figure out if it is a Vista problem, a problem unique to my machine, or a bug. Since it is not reproducible [in the same turn] I've not sent saves.

[Rafiki]

What does "Main.log" say? (you'll find this logfile in the "log"-directory)

[richfed]

Last line in that file after my latest crash, is: [Critical ] TGroup.MoveTowardDestination Group (UID, Name): 1003592 S. Hurlbut's Command Requested to make progress, but is not moving.

[Gray_Lensman]

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[Pocus]

Yes, this seems to be a bug related to some gameplay code, but it should be reproducible in this case, if you run the turn another time. Is it not?

[richfed]

Yes, actually ... just tried to replay that turn and it did crash again ... Sending save.

[Franciscus]

Hello, Richfed. Even with 4G RAM, this could be memory related, as it is not dissimilar with the kind of errors that I used to have a few months ago. Try to lower Mem usage to, say, 25% in the game options. It will not hurt...

[lodilefty]

I'm also finding that the option 'Load textures at start' or whatever it's called, helps this if turned off.

I've reduced texture sizes in options also to help.

[Pocus]

Hello, Richfed. Even with 4G RAM, this could be memory related, as it is not dissimilar with the kind of errors that I used to have a few months ago. Try to lower Mem usage to, say, 25% in the game options. It will not hurt...

Lower your lance and charge, Sir Memory-a-lot!

[Franciscus]

Lower your lance and charge, Sir Memory-a-lot!

ouet: I will, my liege !!

[richfed]

Thanks for the suggestions, guys - and, I will try them. They may help with some of those crashes.

This last one, though, is for real - I cannot get past the turn.