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Author Topic:   Can't Start New Game in Ver. 3.0

Axon posted 03-20-99 10:40 AM ET
After installing the 3.0 patch, I can no longer start a new game. Quickstart still works, but if I choose Start New Game, the program crashes immediately after I select a new faction every time.
Dick Knisely posted 03-20-99 02:26 PM ET
Try reinstalling fresh from the CD and then apply the 3.0 update. Naturally you should save your game(s) in progress somewhere before if you want to keep playing.
StickFigure posted 03-20-99 02:27 PM ET
No problems here.
I was even able to load a custom faction.
As an aside, the way you load custom factions is kinda goofy. First you have to click on the faction you want to replace which "selects" it for your faction. Then you have to select cancel to go back to the faction menu, select load, load the faction (I don't recall if this then selects the faction as your faction) and then finally pick your faction.
Geez. If you want to replace all 7 it would be pointy-click annoying. Perhaps it is because I have "radio-buttons" turned on...?
cjr
nayaslyun posted 03-25-99 02:31 AM ET
I had the same problem of this.
it seems the 'quato' reading of factions
makes crash.
in my case, I disabled
D3DS and EAX in alpha centauri.ini
then it worked.
It seems v3.0 sound.dll has many, many problems.....
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Author	Topic: Can't Start New Game in Ver. 3.0
Axon	posted 03-20-99 10:40 AM ET After installing the 3.0 patch, I can no longer start a new game. Quickstart still works, but if I choose Start New Game, the program crashes immediately after I select a new faction every time.
Dick Knisely	posted 03-20-99 02:26 PM ET Try reinstalling fresh from the CD and then apply the 3.0 update. Naturally you should save your game(s) in progress somewhere before if you want to keep playing.
StickFigure	posted 03-20-99 02:27 PM ET No problems here. I was even able to load a custom faction. As an aside, the way you load custom factions is kinda goofy. First you have to click on the faction you want to replace which "selects" it for your faction. Then you have to select cancel to go back to the faction menu, select load, load the faction (I don't recall if this then selects the faction as your faction) and then finally pick your faction. Geez. If you want to replace all 7 it would be pointy-click annoying. Perhaps it is because I have "radio-buttons" turned on...? cjr
nayaslyun	posted 03-25-99 02:31 AM ET I had the same problem of this. it seems the 'quato' reading of factions makes crash. in my case, I disabled D3DS and EAX in alpha centauri.ini then it worked. It seems v3.0 sound.dll has many, many problems.....