GAAAAH this is really frustrating - CTD again!

Wreford-Brown · 05-09-10, 03:21 PM

Is there a location where the sea becomes shallow? A place which causes the seagrass mod to suddenly kick in and causes you to CTD?

I remember the guy who made the mod warning that there were two versions as his full mod was only for higher end computers.

frau kaleun · 05-09-10, 03:58 PM

I've got the "high end" version which I'm reasonably sure I was using before without any trouble in previous careers that went well past the current "trouble spot" both in time and space. But I've downloaded the other version to try so I can see if that makes a difference.

The crash happens in this location:

That's with the grey/brown map enabled, which reverses the color indication for water depth - darker is more shallow, lighter is deeper. Either way it's in an intermediate spot between the deeper water around the coast of Norway and the shallower water of most of the rest of the Nordsee. There are only four depth gradients represented on this map -- ~0-50m, ~50-100m, ~100-150m, and ~>150m -- so it should be one of the middle two, i.e. ~50-150m deep in that location. And I've got to be spending quite a bit of time in shallower water just getting to that spot, so... I dunno.

I poked around on-line for info about this particular error and the first recommendation seems to be to reboot your computer and see if the error repeats, then check hardware drivers, but which ones wasn't clear, lol.

Anyway rebooting is easy enough - can see if the error indeed repeats with current set-up, then try disabling the last mod, then try using the "lighter" version, then try not using either and adding a different mod instead to see what happens then. Now that I've finally gotten through the looooooong process of recreating the error at all, I also want to see if I can recreate it in other locations on the map, related to that shipping group or not. I could also try going close enough to land to make the mod kick in for those terrain files and see what happens there. Hours and hours of fun!

But I'm sure you know the drill.

irish1958 · 05-09-10, 05:28 PM

Give up; don't go there.

frau kaleun · 05-09-10, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by irish1958

Give up; don't go there.

Lol, that's one solution, yes. But I still wouldn't have any idea what's causing the problem which means if it's not related only to one particular spot on the map I will probably just encounter it somewhere else, leading to more of the same frustration in the future. At this point I think that's more likely to happen than not, so I'm gonna keep digging for a while yet.

Jimbuna · 05-10-10, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Lol, that's one solution, yes. But I still wouldn't have any idea what's causing the problem which means if it's not related only to one particular spot on the map I will probably just encounter it somewhere else, leading to more of the same frustration in the future. At this point I think that's more likely to happen than not, so I'm gonna keep digging for a while yet.

Stop when you reach Australia

frau kaleun · 05-10-10, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Stop when you reach Australia

Yeah, I'll definitely need a drink by then. Here's hoping I surface somewhere near a good pub.

Jimbuna · 05-10-10, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Yeah, I'll definitely need a drink by then. Here's hoping I surface somewhere near a good pub.

Agood pub in Australia....no chance

Wreford-Brown · 05-10-10, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Lol, that's one solution, yes. But I still wouldn't have any idea what's causing the problem which means if it's not related only to one particular spot on the map I will probably just encounter it somewhere else, leading to more of the same frustration in the future. At this point I think that's more likely to happen than not, so I'm gonna keep digging for a while yet.

I definitely need you as one of my beta testers!

frau kaleun · 05-10-10, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wreford-Brown

I definitely need you as one of my beta testers!

Lol, I just don't like the idea of the "technology" being smarter than I am.

It should fear me, not the other way around.

05-09-10, 03:21 PM	#1
Wreford-Brown Sea Lord Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In sight of Stonehenge Posts: 1,750 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 26	Is there a location where the sea becomes shallow? A place which causes the seagrass mod to suddenly kick in and causes you to CTD? I remember the guy who made the mod warning that there were two versions as his full mod was only for higher end computers. __________________ All my mods are available at MediaFire: SH3 Mods Other modders SH3 mods SH4 Mods ...you can't please all of the people all of the time...

05-09-10, 05:28 PM	#3
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	Give up; don't go there. __________________ Irish1958

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05-09-10, 03:58 PM	#2
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	I've got the "high end" version which I'm reasonably sure I was using before without any trouble in previous careers that went well past the current "trouble spot" both in time and space. But I've downloaded the other version to try so I can see if that makes a difference. The crash happens in this location: That's with the grey/brown map enabled, which reverses the color indication for water depth - darker is more shallow, lighter is deeper. Either way it's in an intermediate spot between the deeper water around the coast of Norway and the shallower water of most of the rest of the Nordsee. There are only four depth gradients represented on this map -- ~0-50m, ~50-100m, ~100-150m, and ~>150m -- so it should be one of the middle two, i.e. ~50-150m deep in that location. And I've got to be spending quite a bit of time in shallower water just getting to that spot, so... I dunno. I poked around on-line for info about this particular error and the first recommendation seems to be to reboot your computer and see if the error repeats, then check hardware drivers, but which ones wasn't clear, lol. Anyway rebooting is easy enough - can see if the error indeed repeats with current set-up, then try disabling the last mod, then try using the "lighter" version, then try not using either and adding a different mod instead to see what happens then. Now that I've finally gotten through the looooooong process of recreating the error at all, I also want to see if I can recreate it in other locations on the map, related to that shipping group or not. I could also try going close enough to land to make the mod kick in for those terrain files and see what happens there. Hours and hours of fun! But I'm sure you know the drill.