New beta update, crash

[B322A]

Hi, i installed the new beta update that allows you to trial the new expansion and 10 mins into a game it crashed, this report was generated.


24/08/2010 14:11:28 (3.1.8.8 )
-----------------------------------Application_ThreadException-----------------------------------System.Exception: Could not find sound 'ShotStar'
   at AIWar.Game.PlaySound(String Filename, SoundType Type) in C:\vcprojs\AIWar\GameFormParts\Startup.cs:line 3173
   at AIWar.ForegroundObject.FireAtObject(ForegroundObject ObjectToFireAt, Int32 OffsetAmount, FInt OffsetAngle) in C:\vcprojs\AIWar\Framework\ForegroundObject.cs:line 13043
   at AIWar.ForegroundObject.TryAttack() in C:\vcprojs\AIWar\Framework\ForegroundObject.cs:line 12044
   at AIWar.Game.RunNextCycle(Boolean DoRendering, Boolean DoScrollingAndInput) in C:\vcprojs\AIWar\GameFormParts\GameLoop.cs:line 1824
   at AIWar.Game.gameLoop() in C:\vcprojs\AIWar\GameFormParts\GameLoop.cs:line 361
   at AIWar.Game.GameForm_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\vcprojs\AIWar\GameFormParts\Startup.cs:line 287
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

I havent tried the game with the trial expansion off, will try a game with it off just incase it has nothing to do with the update, will report back.

[keith.lamothe]

Sorry about the crash, looks like something may be wrong with the install; can you check the contents of AIWar\Sounds\ and see if it has ShotStar.ogg or ShotStar.wav?

[B322A]

It has shotstar.wav only, thx for the fast reply

[keith.lamothe]

Weird; do you see other files where it has the wav but not the ogg?  The wav files are just 0 byte placeholders since we switched to using ogg for those.

Anyway, I've attached a copy of ShotStar.ogg that you can drop in that place to fix the immediately obvious problem, though if you have more missing .oggs there will be other issues.

And you're welcome, and welcome to the forums

[x4000]

This can happen if you updated a really old copy of the game to the latest version, in a lot of cases.  I'd suggest doing an install of 3.120 over top of your existing folder just to avoid any missing file issues, and then the beta patch back over that.  If this one sound effect is missing, odds are that's not all that is missing and you might see other missing-sound-related crashes, pink squares in place of some missing ship graphics, etc.

[B322A]

I have seen pink squares actually lol uninstalled and reinstalled pink squares were gone but thats when i got the sound crash

[x4000]

It sounds like things just generally weren't installed quite right, then.  Installing 3.120 and then putting the beta right on top of that should do just fine.  Hope that helps!