space error message

Sonro · Post by **Sonro** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 8:57 pm

after playing for about 30 mins, trying to bring up either system map or galactic map results in an error pop-up box "too many secondary overlay boxes added"

Sonro · Post by **Sonro** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 8:36 am

additional info:
seems to happen after checking trade reports/in station trade menus, then exiting station.

All menus are closed when accessing map
gives 3 options, abort, retry, ignore.

Abort - closes game
retry - brings back same window
ignore - removes some graphics from system map, inc planet markers and "orbit trajectory markers" - tho planet names remain

fhko · Post by **fhko** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 12:09 pm

I get the same problem to but I just ignore it and keep playing...

paintballkev812 · Post by **paintballkev812** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:44 pm

same thing alos happened to me... i clicked ignore. When i opened my map after the the dotted rings (orbit rings?) were missing

Post by **Mit** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:40 pm

Im not able to replicate this un in the current build - I've changed a bit of the space UI recently so its possible it got cleared up in that re-arrangement. Please could you let me know if you still have problems with this in the 0.49.6 beta, whenever that goes up..

Sonro · Post by **Sonro** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:24 pm

[quote="Mit"I've changed a bit of the space UI recently so its possible it got cleared up in that re-arrangement. Please could you let me know if you still have problems with this in the 0.49.6 beta, whenever that goes up..[/quote]

not got the new beta up 'n runnin yet - just back from hols

however - not had this error for a wee while now - a few weeks or so, so guessing you fixed it somehow. will let ya know if it occurs again ....

Sonro · Post by **Sonro** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 3:50 pm

this issue hasn't resumed with the installation of the beta - I'm guessing its been inadvertantly fixed

Post by **Fooli** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:41 pm

Just got the same error for the first time with 49.6 beta1. Have been playing for 30 minutes or so (actually trading, which isn't something I normally do..) - left a station after maybe 4 or 5 previous station visits, hit F5, up comes the error. Click ignore, the map comes up anyway. No boxes apparently left onscreen but it does sorta suggest it isn't clearing them properly, or somethin...

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djaj88 · Post by **djaj88** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:40 pm

Have a nuke screen command...Hehe>NUKES!
This would cause the screen to refresh the scripted entirely making the screen go blank and reset...WITHOUT exiting the game...

Sonro · Post by **Sonro** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:16 pm

Fooli wrote:Just got the same error for the first time with 49.6 beta1. Have been playing for 30 minutes or so (actually trading, which isn't something I normally do..) - left a station after maybe 4 or 5 previous station visits, hit F5, up comes the error. Click ignore, the map comes up anyway. No boxes apparently left onscreen but it does sorta suggest it isn't clearing them properly, or somethin...

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It is possible that this hasn't occured for me since then cos I'm not checking trade reports or opening so many game windows quite so often - it tends to be something that is done a lot more in the earlier stages of trading as prices fluctuate more rapidly and the wider variety of routes is explored. - now I'm just sticking to 2 cargo types on pretty familiar routes, with less competition, its not as necessary to check these things as often

Post by **Fooli** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:21 pm

Potentially related... after several hours flying around in space without landing on any planets - just stations - I started losing the comm station menu (click the button, no icons appear). No error message, it just happened after a stardrive. At the same time the F button icons disappeared and the left hand drive icons started flickering, as did the main HUD.

I've also noticed that stardriving sometimes fixes the problem with the map overlays. And sometimes it doesn't. I'm guessin it's all just some big directx thing.

Post by **Fooli** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:37 pm

Once again.... similar sort of thing happened today after returning from small mode (seems similar to my inexpert eyes, anyway) but with slightly different results. Just thought it might provide some clues as to what the feck is going on (note bottom of screen):

Sonro · Post by **Sonro** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:49 pm

ye - I've had very similar graphic probs since installing the beta - seems to do it when swiitching between windows, resizing window or going into small mode - planet graphics go kinda screwy too. only fix I've found is to quit game and relog

Post by **Mit** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:07 am

Potentially related... after several hours flying around in space without landing on any planets - just stations - I started losing the comm station menu

Not related, but fixed now (for public 49.6).

Still havent managed to get a "too many secondary overlay boxes added" message, or to lose the system map graphics. Ive tried doing what i'd consider a 'normal 30 mins of play' in space (well 60 mins, to be accurate), but no good. If you can find a more definitive way of replicating it, id be interested to know more..

The stardriving bit might be an interesting lead.. tho im currently clueless to why that'd affect it..

rls242m · Post by **rls242m** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:34 am

For me if i click ignore it runs in an loop till i open taskmngr, then it closes

Post by **Mit** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 3:38 am

found another graphic oddity to do with having the comms icons up, that caused some odd directx missingness and glitchiness. Fixed for 0.49.6 - i suspect this will cover most of the issues raised on this one, so marking as Fixed for now.