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Repeated game crashes - ddraw.dll influence?
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Askhati
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 6:42 am    Post subject:  Repeated game crashes - ddraw.dll influence?
Subject description: Possibly linked to Laser weapons?
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As the title says: I am getting semi-regular crashes now whenever I have units firing lasers. I vaguely recall reading (years ago) that there are patches available for this?

I recently added the ddraw.dll file to the game folder, and while the game will now no longer crash and kick me back to the desktop, the battlefield view will become completely disrupted instead BUT THE GAME KEEPS GOING! Sidebar, minimap and menu windows all still work, only the battlefield view goes crazy.

Running an older version of Windows XP as OS, for reference (old laptop for old games, go figure - it's like a little time capsule of 2010).

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 6:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Askhati wrote:
crashes now whenever I have units firing lasers.

upload the except.txt

Askhati wrote:
I recently added the ddraw.dll file to the game folder

which one? From where do you got it?
By now there are several different versions of the ddraw.dll

Askhati wrote:
only the battlefield view goes crazy.

screenshot or more detailed description than that?

Askhati wrote:
Running an older version of Windows XP as OS, for reference (old laptop for old games, go figure - it's like a little time capsule of 2010).

Which game version do you run?
Vanilla TS
TS Client
CnCNet TS

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 7:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Have attached the ddraw and except files. No screenshot of the battlefield crash though. Just to clarify:

- without this ddraw file, the game will crash back to desktop, and create the except file
- WITH this ddraw, it keeps running, but the battlefield visuals go crazy



ddraw.dll.txt
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This is actually a .dll file - just delete the .txt at the end (did this to get around the forum upload limits)

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 Filename:  ddraw.dll.txt
 Filesize:  40 KB
 Downloaded:  8 Time(s)


except.txt
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 Filename:  except.txt
 Filesize:  20.75 KB
 Downloaded:  6 Time(s)


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread


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Askhati
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Thanks E1. I am not familiar with the TSClient, so please advise: once this is installed, will I be able to  continue working on my own mod...?

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

You will have to port you mod files to TSClient. INI contents would need merging and mix files can be added, takes a little time but you are better off with TSClient if it runs on your laptop. TSClient comes with plenty of bug fixes and comes with a set of ddraw.dll choices etc..

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Askhati
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

At risk of sounding difficult (not my intention at all, promise!): could I not solve the laser issue with an updated ddraw.dll file alone?

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 11:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Check ModEnc internal error link for the mentioned EIP.

ModExe can also apply the patch to game.exe to get thin lasers.

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Askhati
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 7:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

E1 Elite wrote:
Check ModEnc internal error link for the mentioned EIP.

ModExe can also apply the patch to game.exe to get thin lasers.


- installed ModExe and linked the .exe and .ini files to it
- removed the ddraw.dll file
- used ModExe to activate the hack for the Lasers (forces them to detail setting 1)
- still get errors - please see attached

On a side note: I also activated the ModExe hack that fixes the Orca Transport functionality (cloned the unit so as to not break the original one), and now it works fine - no more of the weird landing dances. So the ModExe effects are definitely "live" in the game.



except - 2020.04.20.txt
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 Filename:  except - 2020.04.20.txt
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

ModEnc: Eip:0046C7E2 - Fog of War was enabled and crashed the game.

TSClient has a patch to continue the game without crashing in this case.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Fog of War can crash the game...? Wot...

Your argument in favour of TSClient is becoming more and more appealing right now, I won't lie XD

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