Bug Report

[Walter Hawkwood]

Hey guys, I encountered a weird bug. I started my game and was put in the medieval era for no reason. I didn't use any options of the sort and didn't have any techs. I'm not sure if it started from the beginning of the game or not, as I only noticed it when my happiness ran out too fast.

When I started a new game (using the same settings) the problem didn't occur, so it wasn't a big deal. I didn't think to make a savegame, but I took screenshots.

http://imgur.com/a/nmC3S

Yep, very weird. Never ran into that before, and never saw anything like that reported...

Played a large pangea game and... there were no horses to be found.

Is that a bug in the resource script?

Tried generating a large pangea a couple of times to test. One time it placed horses, the other it didn't. I guess it's not even a bug, but probably a feature of the script. Horses are not a critical resource for gameplay, so such a map would still be playable.

Food count in the screenshot:

3 Flood plains:..+9
City plot:.........+2
Hunter's cabin:.+1
Slave market:...-1
-----------------------
......................+9


Thieves' guild, rodents? What is stealing my food?

...-10% food from Slavery civic?

 

[xian]

Tried generating a large pangea a couple of times to test. One time it placed horses, the other it didn't. I guess it's not even a bug, but probably a feature of the script. Horses are not a critical resource for gameplay, so such a map would still be playable.

It's not a bug, it's a feature?

Let's just say I think there should be horses on a large pangea map. Take that input as you wish

...-10% food from Slavery civic?

Ahh, slavery civic and CiV rounding at its best: 0,90 x 11 = 9,9 9

Didn't notice that, thanks.

 

[Walter Hawkwood]

It's not a bug, it's a feature?

Let's just say I think there should be horses on a large pangea map. Take that input as you wish

That wish is not ours to fulfil. It is a vanilla script we didn't modify in any way.

Ahh, slavery civic and CiV rounding at its best: 0,90 x 11 = 9,9 9

Didn't notice that, thanks.

Yeah, it was confusing a lot of people. We have gotten rid of this for 3.2 anyway.

 

[xian]

That wish is not ours to fulfil. It is a vanilla script we didn't modify in any way.

Weird. I never saw a vanilla map without horses. Maybe the horses have low priority when the resources are allocated and get crowded out by the additional new resources.

I will use the pangea option of RandomScriptMap instead which seems to produce more stable results.

Thanks for your replys and keep it up.

 

[OneFootInThe...]

For what it's worth - horses should be promoted to key resources as quite a few civ's UU depend on horses.

Besides that point, had the same crash as reported earlier in a new game - late game again, just about to discover Information Technology tech. I suppose it has to do something with my setup and probably Nvidia graphic card.

So to list the setup again, in case someone else runs into this issue as well.

Huge Earth scenario, custom
Windown 7 64 bit
8 gig RAM
256 Gid SSD
2500K
Nvidia 560 1 gig RAM

 

[OneFootInThe...]

One more comback

Basically - reducing the resolution to 1280x1024 or less, solved the issue for me, no more gfx related errors.

I did get a few (I think three more), "general memory" errors that look different, but again are not gamstoppers, you can either reload and play few more turns, or reboot and play about 20 more or so. When it crashes with this error, Civ IV memory footprint is more than 2.5 gig, and all this time I thought that 2gig is max for 32 bit programs, so not sure what is going on there with the memory footprint reporting in the task maanger, but OK. After game restart/reboot whatever it was, seems to clear and lets you play for a while longer with the reboot.

This seems to be a distinct error comparing to the earlier mentioned gfx one, all in all - a great game and those errors are there as the size of the map/number of civs/units/cities and the resulting memory footprint is at the very limits that the game engine will allow.

 

[heinous_hat]

Hello, RI crew

Not sure if I've found a bug, or simply misunderstand something...

Playing SVN 4003 I am not seeing the button to construct famous weaponsmith using a GG. I beelined for Weapon Smithing and according to the event log, no one has beaten me to the doctrine. Other unique doctrines (coastal raiding, flaming ammo etc)have entries as having been built, but not famous weaponsmith.

I thought perhaps I needed a new general to pop after the tech discovery, so I quickly fought some barbs to gain the necessary experience. Still no option with the new general and still nothing in the log. The common doctrine buttons are all there.

Is there an unlisted requirement for this or is something amiss (or under construction)?

Thanks as always

 

[JeremyHussell]

I just got the quest 'Elite Swordsmen'. It asked me to build swordsmen, obviously, but mentioned that I'd get an extra benefit while running the Hereditary Rule civic (which no longer exists) and that I'd fail if I didn't complete them before reaching the Middle Ages (which has been renamed). Also, this quest came up after I'd already reached the Medieval Age. I'm not sure whether this is just a problem with the text, or if the actual triggers are messed up.

This is the second time I've reported a quest bug like this (the other was asking for Vassalage). Someone should probably go through all the random events and quests and make certain they all make sense, including both triggers and failure conditions.

 

[Walter Hawkwood]

Hello, RI crew

Not sure if I've found a bug, or simply misunderstand something...

Playing SVN 4003 I am not seeing the button to construct famous weaponsmith using a GG. I beelined for Weapon Smithing and according to the event log, no one has beaten me to the doctrine. Other unique doctrines (coastal raiding, flaming ammo etc)have entries as having been built, but not famous weaponsmith.

I thought perhaps I needed a new general to pop after the tech discovery, so I quickly fought some barbs to gain the necessary experience. Still no option with the new general and still nothing in the log. The common doctrine buttons are all there.

Is there an unlisted requirement for this or is something amiss (or under construction)?

Thanks as always

This is a barbarian-only building. Perhaps we should indicate this clearer somehow.

I just got the quest 'Elite Swordsmen'. It asked me to build swordsmen, obviously, but mentioned that I'd get an extra benefit while running the Hereditary Rule civic (which no longer exists) and that I'd fail if I didn't complete them before reaching the Middle Ages (which has been renamed). Also, this quest came up after I'd already reached the Medieval Age. I'm not sure whether this is just a problem with the text, or if the actual triggers are messed up.

This is the second time I've reported a quest bug like this (the other was asking for Vassalage). Someone should probably go through all the random events and quests and make certain they all make sense, including both triggers and failure conditions.

All the triggers and failure conditions have already been adapted. What hasn't been are the event texts themselves. In this particular case, Hereditary Rule = Monarchy, Vassalage = Aristocracy, and reaching Middle Ages = researching one of Mill Machinery, Feudal Contract, Music, City Rights or Theology. So while you could still technically have gotten it while already in medieval era (from researching the Guilds, for instance), you are quite unlucky as you obviously got it very late, even if technically not too late, and you have very little time before it expires.

 

[heinous_hat]

This [famous weaponsmith] is a barbarian-only building. Perhaps we should indicate this clearer somehow.

Ah hah, thank you. It's similar appearance in the tech tree (to the GG tradition builds and doctrines) is what snagged me. Icon color or just some indicator in the pedia would help there.

I did think the effect seemed a bit much compared to the others

 

[Cruel]

Ah hah, thank you. It's similar appearance in the tech tree (to the GG tradition builds and doctrines) is what snagged me. Icon color or just some indicator in the pedia would help there.

I did think the effect seemed a bit much compared to the others

Added more information in pedia.

 

[Szekely]

First off, great mod! With the demise of ROM and AND, RI has become my favorite mod for Civ IV.

Just a minor bug I noticed while trying the SVN today: the white water mist from reefs is visible to me through the black unexplored territory. Not a huge deal, but just allows you to know where reefs are without exploring.

Mod plays great. Keep up the great work.

 

[Walter Hawkwood]

First off, great mod! With the demise of ROM and AND, RI has become my favorite mod for Civ IV.

Just a minor bug I noticed while trying the SVN today: the white water mist from reefs is visible to me through the black unexplored territory. Not a huge deal, but just allows you to know where reefs are without exploring.

Mod plays great. Keep up the great work.

Yep, a known bug. Will eventually be fixed before next stable version release.

 

[Mrriddler]

Noticed this in a game and decided to check it on in a new game. Modern error with modded resources. I like the added resources and variety in this mod, but it seems like there's an artificial limit to how much benefit a city will get from resources (Health+happiness wise).

Not sure if this is a base coding issue, maybe it's a hard cap from Civ 4 Vanilla or w/e but it looked a bit weird. And it doesn't seem to be just a visual thing, additional resources that don't end up on the city screen doesn't seem to give associated benefit (happiness or health), though I could be wrong. But otherwise, I've been enjoying the mod.

 

[JeremyHussell]

In the 'pedia, Skirmisher Warriors links to the Skirmisher unit instead of the Skirmisher promotion. There's also a typo in the description: 'fleeding' (should be 'fleeing').

I've been trying to figure out how to get Blitz for my naval units. The 'pedia claims naval units can get it, and one of Flanking II or Combat III are needed, but I haven't been given the option to give my ships Blitz.

The Financial Advisor is reporting income from Slave Market well after they've been disabled. The total income reported on that screen includes the Slave Market income, and is therefore incorrect.

On the city screen, the +50% trade route bonus from Free Market isn't showing up in the popup describing modifiers to trade routes. The total displayed on the popup is less than the total on the city screen, so I assume the bonus is actually working.

The Mongol unique unit Mobile Trebuchet should perhaps be replaced later, as it is superior in most ways to the Bombard. (I really regretted upgrading the ones I built in a recent game.)

In BtS, once corporations are founded, one can trade for more than one of the resources they require, as each provides additional benefit. In Realism Invictus, there are many buildings that 'consume' resources, and it would be very nice if one could trade for, e.g., a second Corn so that Canned Food could be produced. Right now, once you've got 1, no AI will trade any more to you.

 

[ChaosSlayer]

Hello

I have extracted a model of generic Hussar from the RI, to use in my own mod.
The model works great - it moves, it shoots, it dies etc, until I hit "end of turn" button - then the game instantly crashes.
I have done numerous tests to make sure hussar is the culprit: if any hussar unit is on the map when I hit end of turn- the game will crash.
I have extracted numerous models from RI before - they all worked fine.

Any ideas how this could be fixed?
thank you!

 

[Walter Hawkwood]

Hello

I have extracted a model of generic Hussar from the RI, to use in my own mod.
The model works great - it moves, it shoots, it dies etc, until I hit "end of turn" button - then the game instantly crashes.
I have done numerous tests to make sure hussar is the culprit: if any hussar unit is on the map when I hit end of turn- the game will crash.
I have extracted numerous models from RI before - they all worked fine.

Any ideas how this could be fixed?
thank you!

Not really. It's a normal, working model that behaves well in RI. Are you sure all XML is in order?

 

[ChaosSlayer]

Not really. It's a normal, working model that behaves well in RI. Are you sure all XML is in order?

you were right!
went over my xml and find a tiny misspell in unit class tag - usually this prevents unit from appearing in game at all, but this time game crash was totally unexpected.
Thanks!

PS. A+ for the full team colored uniform of the model!!! I just love it!

 

[HannibalBarka]

First CTD I have with RI.
load the save hit enter and it CTD.
I am using svn revision 4145.

View attachment Scemmma AD-0110.CivBeyondSwordSave

 

[pletiplot]

I dont know if the content error are to be reported here.
Does RI have some bug tracker system?
Howver. I play for the Poland and there is Mounted unit Late Winged Hussar replacing Curassier, which upgrades to Kawaleria replacing Cavalry, which upgrades to Uhlan replacing Modern Cavalry. And second chain is Light mounted units Strelcy Konni (replacing Pistolier) and Tovarysz Pancerzny (replacing Medium Cavalry), both upgrading to LM unit Ulani (replacing Hussar), which then upgrades to Light Tank. So after developping the Mass Conscription I have Uhlan and Ulani, both totaly different units (even different unit class), but both reffering to the same historical unit Ulan (polish ortography is Ułan). We can see it on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uhlan.
It is very confusing and not in RI traditions. It should be revorked, at least the units should be renamed.