Tilted Axis Crash

[ranathari]

If I try playing a game on a Tilted Axis map, then it works fine for a while (up to anything between 15 turns to 75) but after a point, certain actions (which vary from game to game) cause Civ4 to crash to desktop. In one game, trying to use a Missionary to spread Taoism anywhere would crash the game, as would using a Great Person. In another, clicking the 'automate' button for workers would crash to desktop too.

This is annoying because I've never had any crashes to desktop otherwise.

 

[VaderFLAG]

Great googley moogley, thank you for posting this. I've been suffering from these problems ever since I started to play Tilted Axis maps, but I was unable to draw the connection between the map and the crashes. (Which happened, like you say, on worker actions, religion spreading, and great people usage)

 

[_V_]

Yes, I get this too. Worker actions, Great Prophet/Great Scientist building shrine/academy. Weird, it didn't occur to me that it might be the map type, but now that I think of it, I only get the crashes on the tilted_axis.

 

[rflagg]

I too suffer this same problem - too bad too, cuz I was looking forward to playing tilted axis. Haven't tried *all* the other types, but I know Terra and Continents work without a hitch (since downgrading my vid drivers anyways)

-m.

 

[Fallblau]

That's interesting... I built my random map generator based on the Tilted Axis script, and I haven't seen any of these problems, at least not with any worker actions or great people. Haven't tried to spread Taoism, but I've spread plenty of other "isms"....

Maybe try it and see if you get the same problems... The only issues I've seen are that Huge maps and High Graphics don't mix on my machine, but I don't think it has anything to do with the map script...

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=137476

 

[DeckOfManyThing]

I get the same (on a tilted axis map). I actually have save games which will crash if you click any Worker action as soon as it loads.

 

[oztricht]

same here.. real happy you posted this thread. Before I saw this I thought it was due to my ATI card, but now i realized it's because I started playing on tilted axis maps. Went back to playing on other maps now and don't suffer any CTDs anymore.

The CTDs I got on Tilted axis came irregularly on either worker actions or great person usage.

 

[ranathari]

Someone needs to get this added to the main bug list now we've established that it's a relatively common bug and doesn't seem to be hardware related (given that I'm running an nVidia and someone else is running an ATI card).

 

[Sobsob]

Great googley moogley, thank you for posting this. I've been suffering from these problems ever since I started to play Tilted Axis maps, but I was unable to draw the connection between the map and the crashes. (Which happened, like you say, on worker actions, religion spreading, and great people usage)

Me to glad the poster thought of it I did find it odd that I didn't crash when I first started playing but now I do on great ppl and workers.I guess we all played tilted axis cos it's the only way to play a random map size {this really is a wonderful piece of programming}

Btw was only reading this post cos the dam thing had done a CTD on me AGAIN

 

[doyen]

I think I am getting the same problem. The game is crashing when my missionaries try to convert a city when using a tilted axis map. The thread explaining my problem in detail is found here: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=3328376#post3328376

 

[Fallblau]

Again, if any of you guys might be willing to try running my Random_Maps script and seeing if you crash with it, it would/could help find where the Tilted_Axis problem might be, as it is primarily the same code, just with the axes "re-aligned", so to speak...

 

[ranathari]

I'll install it and try it tomorrow as I've got a fair amount of studying to do tonight.

 

[_V_]

Again, if any of you guys might be willing to try running my Random_Maps script and seeing if you crash with it, it would/could help find where the Tilted_Axis problem might be, as it is primarily the same code, just with the axes "re-aligned", so to speak...

I use your script, it works fine. (Nice work, by the way) No crashes. I make sure to save before GP use / missionaries etc just to be safe.

Very odd.

 

[Fallblau]

Cool, glad to hear it, _V_ If we hear from some more people (on both sides of the issue, i.e., Tilted crashes, other doesn't, then we might want to let Sirian know about it, as the problematic piece would be within the stuff I "remmed out" or changed... We need more verification, though... It is very possible (probable, even) that the problems aren't specifically problems with the "Tilted_Axis", but just a particular combination of factors that happen to be occurring within it.

Who knows, the upcoming patch may happen to hit whatever the issue may be... Just needs more testing...

 

[Arathorn]

I got the same crash on a "Tilted Axis" map, too. Mine came quite early, whenever I was doing a worker action. It was the only crash I've experienced with Civ4. I wonder what's going on....

I posted on it here, including save games, and nobody else had problems with the same savegame, but I couldn't get it to work at all.

Arathorn

 

[Eyemaze]

Exact same tilted axis only problem with workers and missionary actions.
Changed map types problem went away again.