Dominions2 Runtime Error
 

Hope someone can help !

Running Dominions2 Demo with XP Home with Geforce TI4600 card on 44.67 drivers but getting frequent C++ Runtime abnormal termination program errors with a crash to desktop. Entry in stderr file says: "Fatal signal: Segmentation Fault (SDL Parachute Deployed)"

Anyone provide some help with this - game looks good, if it can be stable.

Thanks

yeknod

[ November 01, 2003, 10:06: Message edited by: yeknodathon ]

Re: Dominions2 Runtime Error
 

Try replacing the sdl.dll file in the Dominions II directory with the one from the Dominions I demo. It worked for me (check the stickied thread about my prob with Win98SE). Who knows, it might work with XP as well.....

Re: Dominions2 Runtime Error
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Thanks HJ

Yes, tried that and also stopped unncessary services in XP (which has sorted out problems with other games)... seems to be a graphics or resolution issue. The map screen looks stable but the menues on the "snowflake" turn screen and the battle screens flicker usually causing the CTD.

yeknod

[ November 01, 2003, 10:17: Message edited by: yeknodathon ]

Re: Dominions2 Runtime Error
 

Try going to the windowed mode (alt-enter) when the game starts, and then in the windowed mode from main menu click video preferences-fullscreen mode. That usually remedies the flickering trick for me (at least I think so, I figured that out today).

My problem with SDL parachute thing (whatever that is) was that the game wouldn't initialize at all, and that's why I thought that you have the same problem, so I offered the same solution.

Re: Dominions2 Runtime Error
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">HJ

I found that if I keep it windowed mode and just expand the window, it remains stable enough to play with just the odd flickering and rare CTDs. Not a bad little game... enjoying the demo a lot... absolutely no idea what I'm doing or why it happens but still enjoyable! Cheers for the advice!

Yeknod

[ November 01, 2003, 15:44: Message edited by: yeknodathon ]