Crash to Desktop

[Decimatus]

Been seeing this more and more since I started playing again. I get many hours and hundreds of turns into a game, and I get to a point where the game just closes down and I can't possibly progress any further.

In the current lost game, I was rolling into the turn where I learn either Realism, or Scientific Method. It pops up into the new tech window, but before it can finish loaded, the game drops.

I loaded the save a dozen times, and it made it past the tech load once or twice, but on the next turn's tech it drops anyway.

When it first started, I was playing on Medium graphics, textures, animated improvements, etc. Game could be slow at times, but seemed fine. After it started crashing, I turned that all to low or off. Still crashed even though the game was more responsive.

I am playing on a giant map, tons and tons of resources. 6 AI in 3 alliances, each with their own continents.

I have approximately 25-40 cities, but not very many units(maybe 30 total).


What are the probable causes for the constant crashing? Giant map? Just too much stuff going on so it dies?

I would like to start over on a large map or something, but I really don't want to go through it all again if it will just die on me again anyway.

Playing on Vista, 4gig ram, NVidia 9k series mobile graphics, centrino 2 processor.

Any help or advice would be appreciated.

 

[Xoatl_169]

When you pass the turns do you have the score and nation display ( you know the one where you contact other nations) open? I hear if you have that closed you can pass more turns without a crash. It helped me kinda

 

[Decimatus]

Worth a try, let me check that out.

No dice.

 

[Xoatl_169]

hmm well i don't know, maybe someone else has more to say.

 

[Arakhor]

Is the save more than 2 Gb? You may have an indissoluble problem if you do.

 

[Dancing Hoskuld]

Is the save more than 2 Gb? You may have an indissoluble problem if you do.

Except they are playing on Vista with 4 gigs ram so the save needs to be > 4gb for that problem

 

[luckxor]

I haved 8 gb ram but same problem to me

 

[Arakhor]

Isn't there the 3 GB switch issue for Vista as well?

 

[Dancing Hoskuld]

Isn't there the 3 GB switch issue for Vista as well?

It depends on if it is 32bit or 64bit so you may be right.

 

[JosEPh_II]

And I would bet that both players with this problem allow Windows to "handle" their Ram usage.

EXample:My Computer/properties/Advanced tab/performance settings/visual effects/Let windows choose what's best for my computer - button selected. Not a good idea or choice.

Never let windows handle your ram. Instead choose one of these 2 choices: Custom or Adjust for Best performance.

Then select the Advanced tab on this popup screen and under the top 2 sections (Processor handling and Memory Usage) choose Programs. Last section is Virtual memory. Set paging file size to At Least 2046MB.

Wether you use a 32bit or a 64bit OS this Is Important! Even if you only have 2GB of ram and moreso if you have more than 2GB.

Try it.

JosEPh

Edit: Also "Save Game" at least every 20 turns on larger maps. Don't go for hours and hundreds of turns without saving. You are only asking for trouble by doing this.

 

[Decimatus]

Vista 64 bit
4g ram
P8400 Intel Core 2 Duo
Page file size is 6gb

All my saves, even on the giant maps, are under 1mb.

I always save every 1-3 turns on giant maps. This isn't a case of loosing lots of turns from a crash.

This is a case of not being able to progress at all no matter how many times I try. Learn scientific method, crash. Learn realism, crash. Everytime. Similar results in past games, different circumstances, but similar CTD.

I am playing a new game on a standard map, so I will try and push it to the limits and see if I get this problem again.

Maybe changing the performance settings will keep this from reoccurring.

 

[bob-bob]

I have the same problem (usually with Railroad though). Mind you my system is a lot worse, but then again I play with small maps.

 

[luckxor]

I have the same problem (usually with Railroad though). Mind you my system is a lot worse, but then again I play with small maps.

I have the same problem. My system is fine but the ROM from 2.81 to crash to desktop errors. I played Smal map. Everything ok but very boring. Because giant map was very good. So, Hearts of iron 3 is the best I'll return...

 

[boss82]

Do somebody know about the "fail to uncompress game data" or some kind of that clash when loading a save game?
i just cant load the save game file,could someone help me?