BIG PROBLEM ! Game causes computer to crash, and more...

Theros_12 · Post by **Theros_12** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:54 am

Software:Universal Client
Version Number:
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Location
space/out of the game
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Description:
The Universal was causing my computer to crash ever time I started the game

I tried reinstalling it, but my patch got erased,
and now I can't download it again.
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Steps to Replicate:
1.Private chat with some one.
2.Press the voice chat thing.
3.Game crashes
4.Restart the game
5.Computer Crashes
6.Reinstall the game
7.Use the auto updater

Theros_12 · Post by **Theros_12** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:56 am

Please review this one, the other one is incorrect, and was accidentally posted.

Theros_12 · Post by **Theros_12** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 6:56 pm

And my chat sever isn't working again.

zaroba · Post by **zaroba** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 7:02 pm

have patience. the staff and programmers aren't at thier pc's 24/7

they have full time jobs and families.

Post by **Magicfinger** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 8:01 pm

have fixed the chat server connection, as for the other one a bit more would be good are you getting a "Ble Screen of Death"? , are you crashing to desktop? Any error messages? was the auto updater failure about the same time as monkeycollection.com went offline? , certainly the voice comms is a likely starting point but ive had a couple of goes here without a crash.

Theros_12 · Post by **Theros_12** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:24 pm

Well when I would try to start the game it would go to the main screen, I would press continue, then my whole compter would shut down, and when it was reloaded it said," A Serious Error has Occured

"

Its seems to be working fine after a redownloaded the game. This happened to me last night.
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sorry if I was getting impatiant

kb32a · Post by **kb32a** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:17 am

Happening to me after some stardrives. Causes computer to restart in the middle of the game. Seems to happen at random times but it has happened about 6 times the last hour.

zaroba · Post by **zaroba** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:45 am

have you had it happen while playing other graphical pc games?

kb32a · Post by **kb32a** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:29 am

Nope. Always happens right when the stardrive is finishing.

Post by **Mit** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:36 am

any of this still around in the 0.50.3 clients?

Theros_12 · Post by **Theros_12** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:01 pm

No, but every so often I get a windows error that cause the game to crash. It says the error is a signature error. This usually happens when I try to lay down tiles on my planet or when I go from small mode, back to normal.

kb32a · Post by **kb32a** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 5:44 am

I get the same error's as Theros does. Hardly any more computer crashes though so thats a plus.

Icarius · Post by **Icarius** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 8:57 pm

Have been getting the same window problems after a few star drives. I notice a crackling sound and screen flickers when it happens. Was using ver 5.05 and was out very deep and on the edge of the gal. Has happened at lest 3 times now and have had to reload or repair XP to get the computer back up.

To rule out anything causeing this other than the universal I changed out harddrives and did a fresh windows install and reloaded the game. Still happened with ver5.05.

Win XP pro serpack 2
AMD Athlon XP1700+
1 gig ram
Gforce FX 5200 128 meg
univeral 5.05

zaroba · Post by **zaroba** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:38 pm

have upto date video and sound drivers and the latest directx that you can use?

Icarius · Post by **Icarius** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:37 pm

Yes have updated drivers and Directx. Some how it is corupting the boot sector. To get the computer back up I have to use the system restore console and us the fixmbr and fixboot comand then let the xp disk repair the win xp instalation. Here is the latest info I get from the blue screen of death.

CRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

Technical information
***STOP! 0x0000000A (0x0000000C, 0x000000FF, 0x00000000, 0x804E8A13)

I notice that just before the system crashes that the sound starts crackling and the voice that says stardrive engade gets garbled.

Icarius · Post by **Icarius** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:25 am

I am not sure what was causing this. Last window reload seems to fix it. But I did move from out of the area I was in (M-19) with an other computer and it did fine. Not sure if it was a hardware configuration problem or what. Have played for an hour tonight back on my main computer and it did fine.