range check error in simulation

[Rusty_Nail]

I am getting swamped with RCE's almost every time I try to do a simulation: using 1.41 with TDM mod 1.80 on W2000, simultaneous moves. No RCE's elsewhere. Any ideas on a workaround? Could this have anything to do with the number of units allowed? Or number of designs? Help would be appreciated.

[Aub]

When I had this kind of problems, reinstalling SE IV and then rebooting the computer solved them all. Apparently SE keeps some stuff in temp directories and/or registry, and from time to time this "stuff" may go out of whack and cause problems.

I have similar circumstances, Win 2K + sim. turns.

[Puke]

i get an RCE everytime i run a simulation against a fully loaded sphereworld, or more than 1000 fighters. it does seem to have to do with the number of units, or the total of the shield regen / armor regen components across all units.

i can avoid the errors by reducing the number of units.

[Rusty_Nail]

I deleted all my temp files, reinstalled and rebooted, but to no effect. Yes, one effect. Now every time I resume the game I have a different ship set and flag! Any more suggestions? This RCE thing is a shame because the simulations are, in my opinion, one of the best aspects to this game.

[capnq]

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Now every time I resume the game I have a different ship set and flag! Any more suggestions?

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No ideas about the RCEs, but the random shipset thing happens when the game can't find the shipset folder that the .emp file says that the race is using. It happens a lot on PBW when people don't have a custom shipset installed, which one of their opponents is using. Make sure your shipset is in the right folder, with the filenames matching, and the random shipsets should stop.

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Cap'n Q
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not meant that we should go far. -- HP Lovecraft, "The Call of Cthulhu"

[This message has been edited by capnq (edited 03 November 2001).]

[Rusty_Nail]

Then this must be a common occurrence, namely anytime a random AI happens to have the same ship set as chosen by the player. Seems like a bug,then. Is there no way to avoid this other than choosing a custom ship set from the start (not a very user-friendly solution)?