Range check error

[neofit]

I am running SEIV Gold 1.67 on Win2KPro SP2 and am having a 'Range Check Error' during the AI turn, when Player 12 plays. Then the game just stays there until I Alt-F4 out to the desktop. I am not using any mods at all, the game is installed just as Malfador intended, playing as human, all default, small quadrant, hard difficulty, Lots of enemies.

I've seen this happen all the time with 1.60 during my turn, when I destroy everything on a planet then right-click on it to see its status. I get the 'Range Check Error', then empty windows where the planet status should be displayed, but nothing seemed to be harmed and I could continue playing without reloading. But this error happens during the AI turn and the game stops.

I don't keep old saves, I save once at the beginning of the turn and once at the end, to reduce cheating, I only reload when I misclick. I tried reloading both saves about 3-4 times and always get the RCE, like something happens to Player 12 in any case and the randomness factor wouldn't let him avoid it. Or maybe it's something that happens right after Player 12's turn, before the message is erased, don't know.

Anyone else saw this? I found a few Messages on this board related to this error, but the Last one is more than a year old, so this seems to be new (or maybe a fact of life for the old-timers? ). Haven't tried reinstalling yet, I was, ahem, rather late for work already

I'd hate to scrap this campaign, it was finally hard, started getting attacked during the Escort and Frigate era, was a lot of fun, even more so now that I see the light at the end of the tunnel.

[Atrocities]

While in the game, click on the upper left hand icon (options) and then click players tab. Switch player 12 to human control. Then make your turn. Watch what player 12 does. usually the AI tries to do something really stupid.

90% of the time doing this will prevent the RCE. After the turn is processed, and you have watched what the AI has done, process the turn again. Switch the player 12 back to AI control and save the game. Make your turn, if you get an RCE then, or while processing player 12's move while under human control, then the game is lost and its time to restart. Send the save game file to Malfador along with a detailed discription.

Best of luck. FYI, the Last time this subject was brought up was three or four days ago.

http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin...&f=23&t=004969
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin...&f=23&t=005069

[ 17 April 2002: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

[ 17 April 2002: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

[neofit]

Thank you Atrocities. Can't wait to try, two hours left

Before posting I went to the search page and typed the three words: range check error. I got a page-full of threads, the most recent one being dated April 6th, 2001.
I redid this right after reading this post and got the same page of old and unsorted threads. There is also a line saying: "Displaying Topics 41 - 79 (79 total)" yet there is nowhere to click to go to the next page of results. I think I am almost not guilty, and thank you for taking the time to answer.

[capnq]

The search function here can be finicky, and a lot of people are acronym-happy. A search on "RCE" pulls up a dozen threads in just the Last five days.

[neofit]

quote:

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Originally posted by capnq:
The search function here can be finicky, and a lot of people are acronym-happy. A search on "RCE" pulls up a dozen threads in just the Last five days.

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Heh! Just tried to search on 'range check error' and this very post is not listed. I am outraged!

[neofit]

Anyway, the fix worked fine and saved my campaign, thank you Atrocities.

To whom do I send the 'broken' saved games, is [email protected] OK?