Damm Range Check Errors

RWittman · #1 May 16th, 2002, 07:27 PM

Thanks for all the advise, but I allways zap all of my background jobs before starting to play SE4. My Last RCE was drone related but the Last patch seemed to fix that problem. I have seen the fighter RCE for a while now (pre gold) and it is getting better with each patch. I was under the impression that the fighter RCE was a single bug, guess not.

capnq · #2 May 17th, 2002, 01:41 AM

The only RCEs I've gotten since Gold was released were caused by my own mistake in trying to mod something.

I honestly can't remember how long ago my Last pre-Gold RCE was; I've never gotten anywhere near the number some other people have.

pathfinder · #3 May 18th, 2002, 01:25 AM

I haven't gotten any RCE's since January/February 2001 (except in the B5 mod but that don't count...yet since it is design & testing stage)...

mac5732 · #4 May 17th, 2002, 03:29 PM

Just my opinion, but I wonder if the RCE's are due to various operating systems, In other words, some of us have had quite or above normal RCE's while others few or none at all, and yet its the same game. I'm not saying this could be a cause, , but I just wonder if different operating systems affect the game in different ways ?? I leave this up to those of the members that are much more computer literate then I am, but is it a possibility????

be careful, be very very careful
look to the sky
its "THEM"

just some ideas mac

capnq · #5 May 17th, 2002, 08:27 PM

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I just wonder if different operating systems affect the game in different ways ?? I leave this up to those of the members that are much more computer literate then I am, but is it a possibility????

I think that's not just possible, but the likely cause. It certainly seems to me that Win98 and WinME produce more reports of RCEs than Win95 does.

Gandalph · #6 May 17th, 2002, 08:56 PM

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Originally posted by capnq:
I think that's not just possible, but the likely cause. It certainly seems to me that Win98 and WinME produce more reports of RCEs than Win95 does.

I am not to sure about that. I run SEIV Gold primarily on my Win98 gaming system with no errors since the Last patch. I always have the forum running in the background and Winamp playing my 10Gig collection of MP3's. I also run SEIV Gold on my Win2k laptop, also with no errors since the Last patch (1.67). I personally believe that it is caused by hardware and software configurations (ie: not all hardware and software are as compatable as people may think), which better explains why some are plagued by it while others don't see it. There are a variety of things you can do to "tweak" your system to be more complacent to RCE's and IPF's, but they generally involve some level of registry editing so are not appealling to the general public. I carry most of these "tweaks" in my arsenal of CD's, so I could post a couple of the more important ones, if desired, with the complete understanding that, without looking at your particular configuration, I can offer no guarantee as to their effectiveness or stability on your particular system.

Jmenschenfresser · #7 May 17th, 2002, 09:09 PM

Found I a RCE I haven't read about on the forum before...a modded error though.

Just as there is a max number of systems that is safe, so there is a minimum also. I'm not sure what it is though. I set it to five, three and one. Got RCE on all. Although I was able to start several games on 3 and 5 that didn't get the error.

go figure