SH4 v1.4 Sound.act causing CTD's

Digital_Trucker · 05-27-08, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Are you running any radio mods?

If the answer to this question is yes, then get the Radio Station Manager (link in my sig) and run it once to check your events. If there are any CTD causing entries in the events files, you can fix them or delete them.

Radio mods with events that point to non-existent (or misnamed) media files will cause CTDs (even if you are not listening to the station with the event or even listening to the radio). The CTD will always happen at the same time/date (which is why we are asking the question since it seems to be happening around the same time period).

meerkatt · 03-15-09, 11:16 PM

Hopefully, I think I solved the sound.act error which causes CTD's! I started a career 12/1941 and had no problems until 7/1943. After reading some posts here about sound files, stereo vs. mono and file extension missing and other theories; I used my JSGME to remove a radio add-on and the one I removed (sorry to say) was "Captain Midnight's" radio mod (CBS News). Reloaded the game and no more CTD sound.act error!

My SH4 is running under the 1.4v upgrade.

So maybe there is a glitch in the July 1943 radio file(s).

Hope this helps any squids out there with the same problem.

NEON DEON · 03-15-09, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meerkatt

Hopefully, I think I solved the sound.act error which causes CTD's! I started a career 12/1941 and had no problems until 7/1943. After reading some posts here about sound files, stereo vs. mono and file extension missing and other theories; I used my JSGME to remove a radio add-on and the one I removed (sorry to say) was "Captain Midnight's" radio mod (CBS News). Reloaded the game and no more CTD sound.act error!

My SH4 is running under the 1.4v upgrade.

So maybe there is a glitch in the July 1943 radio file(s).

Hope this helps any squids out there with the same problem.

Oh nooo! I love that mod.

Do you happen to have an exact date for that?

meerkatt · 03-15-09, 11:49 PM

All I know is that is started in July 1943 when I left Pearl and headed toward Truk. Wait a second; now I remember it started July 19th, 1943 or after. When I viewed the radio files, I believe in the CBS ones there where only two to three July 1943 radio files. Because I remember turning on the radio on that date and no CTD's until a couple days later of traveling.

NEON DEON · 03-18-09, 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meerkatt

All I know is that is started in July 1943 when I left Pearl and headed toward Truk. Wait a second; now I remember it started July 19th, 1943 or after. When I viewed the radio files, I believe in the CBS ones there where only two to three July 1943 radio files. Because I remember turning on the radio on that date and no CTD's until a couple days later of traveling.

Congrats MeerKat you nailed it.

I fixed it.

See this post for fix:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=149497

NEON

Munchausen · 03-20-09, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NEON DEON

Congrats MeerKat you nailed it. I fixed it.

Is there any way to ammend Midnight's original post and link it to this fix? The bug has been around since before the dodo went extinct ... and it's probably to blame for more game crashes than any other. Granted, it's a nice mod. But in its current state, it's a real gotcha!

NEON DEON · 03-21-09, 01:43 AM

You could also use Digital Truckers tool.

Radio Station Manager.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=120510

That looks way kewl and probably could have found it faster than I did manually.

I do find it strange tho that no one bothered to fix it and post it up before this.

03-15-09, 11:16 PM	#2
meerkatt Nub Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Solved "sound.act" CTD... Hopefully, I think I solved the sound.act error which causes CTD's! I started a career 12/1941 and had no problems until 7/1943. After reading some posts here about sound files, stereo vs. mono and file extension missing and other theories; I used my JSGME to remove a radio add-on and the one I removed (sorry to say) was "Captain Midnight's" radio mod (CBS News). Reloaded the game and no more CTD sound.act error! My SH4 is running under the 1.4v upgrade. So maybe there is a glitch in the July 1943 radio file(s). Hope this helps any squids out there with the same problem. Last edited by meerkatt; 03-15-09 at 11:38 PM.

03-15-09, 11:49 PM	#4
meerkatt Nub Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Sound.act All I know is that is started in July 1943 when I left Pearl and headed toward Truk. Wait a second; now I remember it started July 19th, 1943 or after. When I viewed the radio files, I believe in the CBS ones there where only two to three July 1943 radio files. Because I remember turning on the radio on that date and no CTD's until a couple days later of traveling.

03-21-09, 01:43 AM	#7
NEON DEON Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,207 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 5	You could also use Digital Truckers tool. Radio Station Manager. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=120510 That looks way kewl and probably could have found it faster than I did manually. I do find it strange tho that no one bothered to fix it and post it up before this. __________________ Diesel Boats Forever!