SUBSIM Radio Room Forums - SH4: Please tell my why my game crashes!

I'm currently kneed-deep in bug-solving in NorOps, experiencing CTDs and not succeeding at finding the reasons. For example, my LND file is causing a CTD because of probably one single city. Problem is that out of 286 entries, it's hard to find the single one causing the CTD.

Currently, I'm experiencing a CTD without knowing that causes it. Is it the new additions to the locations.cfg file? Is it that they're too close together? Is it the new entries to the Norwegian ship roster? Is it something else? Is it a combination of the changes? I don't know, I'm frustrated, and I'm getting tired of fixing bugs when I could've been adding more content (as if I need to explain. I'm sure that as game developers, I'm sure you know what I mean better than me:oops:).

So either way, is there a possibility of you incorporating a good "CTD report" system into Silent Hunter 4.

For example, if I add a new entry into Locations.cfg

Code:

[Location 639]                ; More Pearl Harbour Industry

Long=So and so

Lat=Such and such

Heading=60

OnLand=true

ShowOnMap=true

FileName=Small_US_Idnustry

LocationName=PearlIndustry

Let's say this entry is what causes a CTD. Rather than having the game crash without telling me why, I'd love it if it told me something like

Code:

Silent Hunter 4 crashed due to an error in Location 639 in locations.cfg. The file "Small_US_Idnustry" was not found.

in which case I'd know that I'd mis-typed "Industry" and that fixing this error would solve the problem (I was actually stuck for about ten minutes wondering why a new harbour I'd placed didn't show up - before realizing I'd forgotten the "m" in "Wilhelmshaven":oops:).

Please, dearest developers, when I mess up your splendid game due to my clumsy modding efforts, please tell me what I've done wrong so I can put it right! I'd make me a happy Norseman! It'd make me love Romania! It'd make me love you! Please!

Love (of which there'll be even more if you do as I say:p),
Safe-Keeper.
PS: Is there a possibility you could have a future Dev Diary shed some more light on modding SH4 (discussing mod tools, de-bugging, etc.)?
PS2: How many wondered if I'd gotten my hands on an alpha version of SH4;)?