Rarely encountered bug with SEIV

bearclaw · #1 March 23rd, 2006, 08:28 PM

now, i'm sure this sort of situation is quite rare. So rare infact that it may not even be nessesary to post it. But it is a bug with SEIV none-the-less so I thought I post.

The situation:
-multiple user logins on WinXP
-multiple monitors

If you have 2 monitors installed and on, SEIV on one. Switch users and disconnect one of the monitors, when you go back to the original user and try to continue a game of SEIV it generates an Access Violation error as soon as you try to click on any button.

A very rare occurrance, but something that I do every day because of my work computer.

Not even sure if it's worth posting but, like I said, it is a bug of some sort.

Oh, and I'm running v1.94.

Suicide Junkie · #2 March 24th, 2006, 01:35 AM

I don't think you can really fault a game for not being tolerant of hardware changes, while the game is running no less.

Fyron · #3 March 24th, 2006, 06:47 AM

With the ability to save in the middle of even PBW turns, at least you can work around it.

bearclaw · #4 March 24th, 2006, 07:59 PM

Oh yes, I am VERY thankful for being able to save my turn before completing now. Thanks for that.

And I don't fault the game at all. My point was just to mention it, nothing more.

I know that this is a pretty specialized situation that most people probably won't ever encounter. It just took me a couple of days to figure out what was happening, as I go through this sort of setting/hardware change every day at work.

It did get me thinking that if Star Fury II (if and when it is made) supported multiple monitors then I could set up 2 side monitors to display the port/starboard views of the ship. Now that would be cool.