I am in 1510 with Denmark. I get a CTD within a short time after loading the attached save. I also attached two packs of logfiles that I zipped after crashes.
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This is (most certainly) a known bug (thanks for reminding me that I need to publish a known bugs list). Occasionally (usually only once per game though) there is such an unstable period where the game crashes every few months.
Really nasty bug, it seems completely random. All the standard tactics of EU3 script debugging have failed me. Right now I hope I will accidentally fix it as I continue to clean up the code base. However, if someone could find the source of this bug I would be so thankful!
The good news is: your game is not lost. You can get through this period. It is just a little annoying. Here, I copied the explanation of the workaround from the Paradox forum:
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Load the last autosave, make a proper save e.g. "bugbridge". Now run the game for a month (or even just for days, or for multiple months - see how far you can go without crashing), and save again. Resign and reload from that save, run for a while again, save, .. repeat. If the game crashes before you can save just reload the previous save file and stop/save after less days next time. The point of that scheme is that you slowly move forward in time. If it is indeed THAT bug (and I am 99% sure it is) the crash is not caused by any particular date or event, it just puts your game in a state where it likes to crash.. for a while. After a year or a few at most you are through that period and the game will be stable again. And as I said you can get through that unstable period with small save / reload steps.
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Wow this is quite strange. :D Thanks for your reply, I will continue my Denmark game, it has been going extremely well so far.
Btw I am making a list of "bug or WAD?" and "can we tweak this?" comments based on the Denmark and Muscowy experience. I will create a separate thread if you don't mind.
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Hi,
I am in 1510 with Denmark. I get a CTD within a short time after loading the attached save. I also attached two packs of logfiles that I zipped after crashes.
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I can play a few weeks, maybe a month and then the game crashes.
This is (most certainly) a known bug (thanks for reminding me that I need to publish a known bugs list). Occasionally (usually only once per game though) there is such an unstable period where the game crashes every few months.
Really nasty bug, it seems completely random. All the standard tactics of EU3 script debugging have failed me. Right now I hope I will accidentally fix it as I continue to clean up the code base. However, if someone could find the source of this bug I would be so thankful!
The good news is: your game is not lost. You can get through this period. It is just a little annoying. Here, I copied the explanation of the workaround from the Paradox forum:
"
Load the last autosave, make a proper save e.g. "bugbridge". Now run the game for a month (or even just for days, or for multiple months - see how far you can go without crashing), and save again. Resign and reload from that save, run for a while again, save, .. repeat. If the game crashes before you can save just reload the previous save file and stop/save after less days next time. The point of that scheme is that you slowly move forward in time. If it is indeed THAT bug (and I am 99% sure it is) the crash is not caused by any particular date or event, it just puts your game in a state where it likes to crash.. for a while. After a year or a few at most you are through that period and the game will be stable again. And as I said you can get through that unstable period with small save / reload steps.
"
Wow this is quite strange. :D Thanks for your reply, I will continue my Denmark game, it has been going extremely well so far.
Btw I am making a list of "bug or WAD?" and "can we tweak this?" comments based on the Denmark and Muscowy experience. I will create a separate thread if you don't mind.
No, I don't mind, go ahead.