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LordEX posted 03-19-99 05:20 PM ET
I just put in Patch 3 and continue a previously saved game.
After a couple of turns, I try to obtain Gene Slicing from Deidre but every time after I get the tech the system says there is a GPF in terran.exe as soon as the tech window appears.
My platform is 98+IE5+DirectX6.0.

cousLee posted 03-19-99 05:35 PM ET
I have the 3.0 Dl'd to zip disk, but I don't want to install it until I know the terran.exe problem/virus/bug thing is fixed. I have not had any problems with the current version i am using.
1. Is this v3.0 bug free itself?
2. Is it approved by Firaxis?
3. Who's lame idea was it to have a borehole cluster? the borehole is a human, not alien invention. can we build monoliths and artifacts also now?? I hope not.
axe posted 03-19-99 07:45 PM ET
Lord: Well, from what I understand, you can't use save games from pre-v3 ..There is a way to fix it though, gotta ask Fraxis though..Did I spell that right? Bah..
LordEX posted 03-19-99 09:44 PM ET
I'm not PRETTY sure it is a p3 bug, but it only appears after I patched p3 up. I'd finished a game with p2 and never got problems like that.
And to Axe, thanks for that good suggestion. I think I'm gonna restart another one(I wasn't doing well anyway 8-)).
But there must be some other guys are about to transcend, that would be a major atrocity, man, by telling them human can not evolve to a higher level due to a simple patch. 8-)
LordEX posted 03-20-99 03:36 PM ET
I restarted a game but terran crashed again when the first time I got a tech from Deidre. I exchanged some techs with other guys successfully. Seems I'm only forbidden to exchange tech with Deidre.
And I took a closer look at that GPF. It says Terran.exe caused an error in sound.dll.
Brian Reynolds FIRAXIS posted 03-20-99 05:40 PM ET
Hi LordEX,
Get the full details of the SOUND.DLL crash (click "details" and copy-and-paste) results. Put them in an e-mail to Jeff Morris ([email protected]), and mention the circumstances in that letter.
BR
Brian Reynolds FIRAXIS posted 03-20-99 06:16 PM ET
One other suggestion--
Have you tried setting "ds3d=0" and "eax=0" in your Alpha Centauri.INI file?
LordEX posted 03-20-99 09:31 PM ET
Yeah, it works by setting ds3d=0. It seems have nothing to do with eax=1.
Thanks Brian, do you still need me to send email to Jeff?
ViVicdi posted 03-20-99 11:15 PM ET
Please send me a link to the Version 3 patch!
LordEX posted 03-21-99 02:33 AM ET
http://perl.gamespot.com/perl/download?/strategy/sidalpha/smacp3us.exe
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Author	Topic: New problem from Patch 3
LordEX	posted 03-19-99 05:20 PM ET I just put in Patch 3 and continue a previously saved game. After a couple of turns, I try to obtain Gene Slicing from Deidre but every time after I get the tech the system says there is a GPF in terran.exe as soon as the tech window appears. My platform is 98+IE5+DirectX6.0.
cousLee	posted 03-19-99 05:35 PM ET I have the 3.0 Dl'd to zip disk, but I don't want to install it until I know the terran.exe problem/virus/bug thing is fixed. I have not had any problems with the current version i am using. 1. Is this v3.0 bug free itself? 2. Is it approved by Firaxis? 3. Who's lame idea was it to have a borehole cluster? the borehole is a human, not alien invention. can we build monoliths and artifacts also now?? I hope not.
axe	posted 03-19-99 07:45 PM ET Lord: Well, from what I understand, you can't use save games from pre-v3 ..There is a way to fix it though, gotta ask Fraxis though..Did I spell that right? Bah..
LordEX	posted 03-19-99 09:44 PM ET I'm not PRETTY sure it is a p3 bug, but it only appears after I patched p3 up. I'd finished a game with p2 and never got problems like that. And to Axe, thanks for that good suggestion. I think I'm gonna restart another one(I wasn't doing well anyway 8-)). But there must be some other guys are about to transcend, that would be a major atrocity, man, by telling them human can not evolve to a higher level due to a simple patch. 8-)
LordEX	posted 03-20-99 03:36 PM ET I restarted a game but terran crashed again when the first time I got a tech from Deidre. I exchanged some techs with other guys successfully. Seems I'm only forbidden to exchange tech with Deidre. And I took a closer look at that GPF. It says Terran.exe caused an error in sound.dll.
Brian Reynolds FIRAXIS	posted 03-20-99 05:40 PM ET Hi LordEX, Get the full details of the SOUND.DLL crash (click "details" and copy-and-paste) results. Put them in an e-mail to Jeff Morris ([email protected]), and mention the circumstances in that letter. BR
Brian Reynolds FIRAXIS	posted 03-20-99 06:16 PM ET One other suggestion-- Have you tried setting "ds3d=0" and "eax=0" in your Alpha Centauri.INI file?
LordEX	posted 03-20-99 09:31 PM ET Yeah, it works by setting ds3d=0. It seems have nothing to do with eax=1. Thanks Brian, do you still need me to send email to Jeff?
ViVicdi	posted 03-20-99 11:15 PM ET Please send me a link to the Version 3 patch!
LordEX	posted 03-21-99 02:33 AM ET http://perl.gamespot.com/perl/download?/strategy/sidalpha/smacp3us.exe