Crash while moving a settler over the world wrap.

[Skaterbruski]

My game keeps crashing when a settler goes over the world wrap. Included is a copy of the save game file with the settler one tile east of the wrap. Bringing the settler one tile to the left causes the crash.

I've brought three units over the wrap, and the settler is the only one that causes the problem. Three units were a caravel, swordsman, and settler.


What I'm thinking is it's the way Fireaxis handles unit placement. During movement onto that tile, an animation is coming up that shows the unit coming from the opposite side of the map, and I think the movement value it's sending is outside of the accepted parameters. The animation is the small wake a boat makes while in water.

Attached are the three mdmp crash files from my tests, and a copy of my save file.

 

[Skaterbruski]

Upon further investigation it seems to involve the fog in some manner. I cleared some of the fog away, and managed to move a unit across.

 

[chren]

I´ve the same problem with a lot of other embarked units (scouts, workers, cavalry, ... all of them?). However, it seems the game is crashing in real map mode only. Temporary recommendation (until the bug will be removed): Before entering the "crash zone" (north-south line of hexes) switch the map into strategy mode. Move embarked unit cross the world wrap and than switch back to real mode.

 

[Aagcobb]

I´ve the same problem with a lot of other embarked units (scouts, workers, cavalry, ... all of them?). However, it seems the game is crashing in real map mode only. Temporary recommendation (until the bug will be removed): Before entering the "crash zone" (north-south line of hexes) switch the map into strategy mode. Move embarked unit cross the world wrap and than switch back to real mode.

I tried it and the game still crashed. I guess I'll have to pretend the world is flat and you'll fall off the edge, at least until they download a patch!