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TorpX · 10-09-13, 01:21 AM

Basically yes. I'm using Liberty Basic 4.04, and am running it through the editor, if that makes any difference. The operation system is Win Vista 32 bit, and I have 3 Gb RAM.

Normally, if I intend to do a field test, I will start the editor and run the program before I start SH4. (Most of the work I do with this has been done without running SH4, of course.)

This is what I've discovered so far:

Under the above conditions, I will get errors every time. This can only be confirmed by closing SH4 and recomputing with the same inputs.

If I have SH4, mission paused, and then start the program, it seems to work ok, but if I go back to the game, and want to use the program again, I must restart it again, to have it work properly. I can determine if it is working properly, by running a previously computed problem and checking to see if the results are valid.

If I try to run the calculations again for a particular problem, even the next day, I will get the same errors as before. That is to say, they are not random.

I haven't tried to shut down background applications, or use any special tweeks to free up memory yet.

I thought computers were better than this. I thought the worst that would happen would be one of both programs would slow down a little. Seems strange to me.

10-09-13, 01:21 AM	#3
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	Basically yes. I'm using Liberty Basic 4.04, and am running it through the editor, if that makes any difference. The operation system is Win Vista 32 bit, and I have 3 Gb RAM. Normally, if I intend to do a field test, I will start the editor and run the program before I start SH4. (Most of the work I do with this has been done without running SH4, of course.) This is what I've discovered so far: Under the above conditions, I will get errors every time. This can only be confirmed by closing SH4 and recomputing with the same inputs. If I have SH4, mission paused, and then start the program, it seems to work ok, but if I go back to the game, and want to use the program again, I must restart it again, to have it work properly. I can determine if it is working properly, by running a previously computed problem and checking to see if the results are valid. If I try to run the calculations again for a particular problem, even the next day, I will get the same errors as before. That is to say, they are not random. I haven't tried to shut down background applications, or use any special tweeks to free up memory yet. I thought computers were better than this. I thought the worst that would happen would be one of both programs would slow down a little. Seems strange to me.