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Vader posted 02-17-99 01:47 PM ET
I have played several games (version 1)
with no problems, but in the latest game:
hitting Turn Complete causes the game to stop responding (infinite loop?). I can
end-task no problem. It happens in this
one game every time (using autosav1).
I'll try the patch and see what happens.
(and will keep the autosav1 around)

Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-17-99 03:19 PM ET
We're able to dupe this here pretty repeatedly. Load up an old autosave, like 5, and you should be able to play past.
jkm
firaxis games
Vader posted 02-18-99 10:19 AM ET
Neither the patch nor going to autosav5 allowed me to continue past the original point. Oh well.
So is another patch going to fix all the quirky interface bugs (like being able to drag the choose faction box around)?
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-18-99 11:09 AM ET
Well, maybe not that one. Did it lock at the exact same point (5 turns later)?
jkm
firaxis games
Vader posted 02-18-99 07:02 PM ET
Don't know if it was exactly 5 turns later, it may have been less than that but I'll
recheck.
Mister Proof posted 02-18-99 08:24 PM ET
Well i seem to have a similar problem
the game has locked a number of times since i installed the patch.
i'd really like to play now ;-)
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-18-99 09:42 PM ET
Did reloading an old autosave help you Proof?
jkm
firaxis games
Dire posted 02-18-99 10:03 PM ET
I have the same problem, patch installed. It locks up during the AI move, and can end-task as well. I tested it a bit, and I think that it happens when the Gaians move one particular unit (The first two times it froze in the same place on the map during the Gaian's turn. I reloaded the game and I told the Gaians to withdrawl their units from my territory, which they did. It then locked up again but this time with the screen in Gaian territory).
I haven't tried with an older autosave game yet (it just happened a few minutes ago).
Mister Proof posted 02-19-99 12:00 AM ET
well i could not use an older autosave because i had played a little with another faction in the meantime, but i used an earlier save game and it seems to work so far
(i did not had the time to test it for more than 5 or 6 turns)
I hope you can figure what is the problem pretty soon.
On another thing, i had the ATI video card problem with the movies, and i downloaded a new driver. I can now see the movies, but they are still pretty jumbled (anyway for the fist part of the intro movie).
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Author	Topic: Repeatable Freeze
Vader	posted 02-17-99 01:47 PM ET I have played several games (version 1) with no problems, but in the latest game: hitting Turn Complete causes the game to stop responding (infinite loop?). I can end-task no problem. It happens in this one game every time (using autosav1). I'll try the patch and see what happens. (and will keep the autosav1 around)
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-17-99 03:19 PM ET We're able to dupe this here pretty repeatedly. Load up an old autosave, like 5, and you should be able to play past. jkm firaxis games
Vader	posted 02-18-99 10:19 AM ET Neither the patch nor going to autosav5 allowed me to continue past the original point. Oh well. So is another patch going to fix all the quirky interface bugs (like being able to drag the choose faction box around)?
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-18-99 11:09 AM ET Well, maybe not that one. Did it lock at the exact same point (5 turns later)? jkm firaxis games
Vader	posted 02-18-99 07:02 PM ET Don't know if it was exactly 5 turns later, it may have been less than that but I'll recheck.
Mister Proof	posted 02-18-99 08:24 PM ET Well i seem to have a similar problem the game has locked a number of times since i installed the patch. i'd really like to play now ;-)
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-18-99 09:42 PM ET Did reloading an old autosave help you Proof? jkm firaxis games
Dire	posted 02-18-99 10:03 PM ET I have the same problem, patch installed. It locks up during the AI move, and can end-task as well. I tested it a bit, and I think that it happens when the Gaians move one particular unit (The first two times it froze in the same place on the map during the Gaian's turn. I reloaded the game and I told the Gaians to withdrawl their units from my territory, which they did. It then locked up again but this time with the screen in Gaian territory). I haven't tried with an older autosave game yet (it just happened a few minutes ago).
Mister Proof	posted 02-19-99 12:00 AM ET well i could not use an older autosave because i had played a little with another faction in the meantime, but i used an earlier save game and it seems to work so far (i did not had the time to test it for more than 5 or 6 turns) I hope you can figure what is the problem pretty soon. On another thing, i had the ATI video card problem with the movies, and i downloaded a new driver. I can now see the movies, but they are still pretty jumbled (anyway for the fist part of the intro movie).