Dominions2 Runtime Error

[yeknodathon]

Hope someone can help !

Running Dominions2 Demo with XP Home with Geforce TI4600 card on 44.67 drivers but getting frequent C++ Runtime abnormal termination program errors with a crash to desktop. Entry in stderr file says: "Fatal signal: Segmentation Fault (SDL Parachute Deployed)"

Anyone provide some help with this - game looks good, if it can be stable.

Thanks

yeknod

[ November 01, 2003, 10:06: Message edited by: yeknodathon ]

[HJ]

Try replacing the sdl.dll file in the Dominions II directory with the one from the Dominions I demo. It worked for me (check the stickied thread about my prob with Win98SE). Who knows, it might work with XP as well.....

[yeknodathon]

Originally posted by HJ:
Try replacing the sdl.dll file in the Dominions II directory with the one from the Dominions I demo. It worked for me (check the stickied thread about my prob with Win98SE). Who knows, it might work with XP as well.....

Thanks HJ

Yes, tried that and also stopped unncessary services in XP (which has sorted out problems with other games)... seems to be a graphics or resolution issue. The map screen looks stable but the menues on the "snowflake" turn screen and the battle screens flicker usually causing the CTD.

yeknod

[ November 01, 2003, 10:17: Message edited by: yeknodathon ]

[HJ]

Try going to the windowed mode (alt-enter) when the game starts, and then in the windowed mode from main menu click video preferences-fullscreen mode. That usually remedies the flickering trick for me (at least I think so, I figured that out today).

My problem with SDL parachute thing (whatever that is) was that the game wouldn't initialize at all, and that's why I thought that you have the same problem, so I offered the same solution.

[yeknodathon]

Originally posted by HJ:
Try going to the windowed mode (alt-enter) when the game starts, and then in the windowed mode from main menu click video preferences-fullscreen mode. That usually remedies the flickering trick for me (at least I think so, I figured that out today).

My problem with SDL parachute thing (whatever that is) was that the game wouldn't initialize at all, and that's why I thought that you have the same problem, so I offered the same solution.

HJ

I found that if I keep it windowed mode and just expand the window, it remains stable enough to play with just the odd flickering and rare CTDs. Not a bad little game... enjoying the demo a lot... absolutely no idea what I'm doing or why it happens but still enjoyable! Cheers for the advice!

Yeknod

[ November 01, 2003, 15:44: Message edited by: yeknodathon ]