Range check error

capnq · #1 April 17th, 2002, 11:02 PM

The search function here can be finicky, and a lot of people are acronym-happy.

A search on "RCE" pulls up a dozen threads in just the Last five days.

neofit · #2 April 18th, 2002, 11:39 AM

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Originally posted by capnq:
The search function here can be finicky, and a lot of people are acronym-happy. A search on "RCE" pulls up a dozen threads in just the Last five days.

Heh! Just tried to search on 'range check error' and this very post is not listed. I am outraged!

neofit · #3 April 18th, 2002, 11:50 AM

Anyway, the fix worked fine and saved my campaign, thank you Atrocities.

To whom do I send the 'broken' saved games, is se4@malfador.com OK?

Atrocities · #4 April 18th, 2002, 12:40 PM

When you do a search, be sure you select the correct time period under DATE to be searched.

And I am glad the fix worked for you. Other RCE's can be caused by the Fighter Bug. Its a problem that occures when lots of ships or fighters engage in battle. The best way to avoid getting it is once you do get it, play the AI turn, and limit the amount of ships he sends to attack you. Best of luck.

DirectorTsaarx · #5 April 18th, 2002, 05:26 PM

Well, I've run into an RCE; it's a Gold game that I started on Version 1.60 & updated to 1.67. The RCE occurs immediately after the Last player's turn. I've attempted setting that player to human (and leaving it human control, even went to empire options and selected the "complete AI off" and "individual ministers off" buttons, just in case). RCE still occurs. I've also noticed that if I wait a couple minutes, my empire starts to come up, but I can't select anything or see my ships. I'm about to start deleting all my ships' orders to see where the problem lies.

HOWEVER, it would be nice if I could find this "debug settings" file that Aaron supposedly added in Version 1.61. Maybe that would narrow the problem down a little faster...

DirectorTsaarx · #6 April 18th, 2002, 05:56 PM

Well, I did some further testing on my RCE; I cleared orders for 2 of my fleets, and the problem disappeared. So I decided to try again, but clearing orders for only 1 fleet at a time. RCE occurred no matter which set of orders I cleared. So I cleared both sets of orders again, and the RCE still happened. So now I have an error that may or may not be repeatable...

I'll be sending to Malfador soon...

neofit · #7 April 18th, 2002, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by DirectorTsaarx:
Well, I did some further testing on my RCE; I cleared orders for 2 of my fleets, and the problem disappeared. So I decided to try again, but clearing orders for only 1 fleet at a time. RCE occurred no matter which set of orders I cleared. So I cleared both sets of orders again, and the RCE still happened. So now I have an error that may or may not be repeatable...

Mine was weird too. Happened during Last player's turn too. What I did:

1. Reload Save #1, made at the beginning of the curren turn, press 'End Turn' -> RCE. Repeated 4-5 times, RCEs all the time.

2. Reload Save #2, made at the end of the current turn. 4-5 tries again, RCEs all the time.

3. Reload. Used Atrocities' hint. At the Player 12's turn, click 'End Turn'. RCE.

4. Reload. At the end of Player 12's turn, click on one of his planets (so as to see its stats), end the turn -> RCE.

5. Reload. At the end of Player 12's turn, click on one of his ships (so as to see its stats), end the turn -> NO RCE.

6. Reload. At the end of Player 12's turn, didn't click anywhere, just ended the turn -> NO RCE!

Didn't test anymore. So I guess that my RCE was tied to a random factor and could be avoided through many many tries. I am glad I managed to get through without messing around with that AI player's actions.