Game freezes on "Hidden Movement" in terror mission

[todd77]

The game is locking up on the alien hidden movement everytime. Im on a terror mission. Hard to believe the beta testers never saw this

[MjH]

ORIGINAL: todd77
Hard to believe the beta testers never saw this

I don't know about that. Given the number of different possible hardware and software combinations that are possible with all the PCs out there, they may never have run into the situation you're experiencing. I have been fortunate, I have not had any problem of any kind with the game.

[todd77]

Well other pc game makers dont sell games with this many game breaking bugs

[Hanal]

ORIGINAL: todd77

Well other pc game makers dont sell games with this many game breaking bugs

You obviously do not play many games.....

[todd77]

I play tons of PC games. This game isnt too bad except for the terror missions. The only buggier game was Nexus Jupiter Incident

[Hanal]

Ok, you play tons of games, so if that's the case then you know that problems can occur for individuals which does not affect the majority. Afterall, I'm sure you played a game that ran fine for you, but you read about other people having problems (for the record UFO plays fine for me which includes my notebook which barely meets the minimum specs)...just don't be so quick to pass on blame to the testers and why not be more proactive like supplying the specs for your pc and a dxdiag report...

[todd77]

Intel core 2 duo 6400 2.13 GHz
2 GB unified RAM
Nvidia GeForce 7600 GS PCIx video card
Windows XP SP2

[theriddler]

hey im having the same problem.....   anyone know how to fix?

[voteslave]

same here

i have the franken mod installed - could it be this?

[bman654]

It's a bug in the game and also some versions of franken mod if you are using that.
If you are still using franken mod you are missing out on alot of new stuff that has been added (if you are playing vanilla I think the same...but that's a different story )
 
Only known way to fix this problem is to install patch-2 along with a recent version of Bman's Mod.  Goto http://www.ufo-scene.com to get info on the mod.  But here are some quick directions:
 
0. SAVE YOUR GAME ON THE STRATEGIC MAP (while looking at the planet).  The new version of the mod will not be able to load your old combat savegames.  It can only load your old strategic savegames.
1. Download and install official patch-2 Make sure when you install you verify it is installing to the correct folder.  The installer has a nasty bug where it usually defaults to the wrong folder and does not warn you the patch failed.
2. Download Bman Mod v4.07 here: http://www.savefile.com/files/1185404  Just unzip the file into your UFOET\data folder, replacing the existing files.  This is the main mod and the only *required* download
3. Download Bman Multimedia Pack 4.02 here: http://ufo-scene.com/download.php?view.99  Just unzip into your UFOET\data folder, preserving folder names.  You should end up with a UFOET\data\beousounds folder for example.  This download has all of the sounds and ufopedia graphics the mod uses.  It is a big download and not required but highly recommended.
4. Download Bman True-Night Mod Optimized EXE here: http://ufo-scene.com/download.php?view.95  Unzip into your main UFOET folder.  If you plan on enabling the True Night Mod from within the in-game mod settings, then start the game using this .EXE instead of the normal .EXE.  Just make a shortcut to this exe on your desktop for easy starting.  This lets you play with the true night lighting without any performance penalties.  This download is optional.
5. Download Bman Enhanced CAF Sprites here: http://ufo-scene.com/download.php?view.89  Unzip into your UFOET\data folder.  This causes the graphics for your soldiers to be a bit crisper and more defined during combat.  Optional download
6. Download Bman Loading Screens 4.0 here: http://ufo-scene.com/download.php?view.87  Unzip into your UFOET\data folder.  This provides a bunch of new loading and enemy movement screens.  So when you are loading a map or waiting for the aliens to move, you will see alot of different "please wait" screens to make the time go by faster.  Optional download
 
After all that, I kinda recommend starting a new game as it is alot different, though you can certainly continue your old game.  Play with the in-game mod settings screen.  There are *alot* of options and new features.  All settings have popup descriptions to help you figure out what it does.  Both the strategic and combat game is alot different.
 
New research - new weapons, grenades, rockets, guns, etc.
New enemies (if XCOM Alien Invasion is enabled)
New computer controlled allies (if you capture/research some of the new aliens)
New boss monster (if Boss Monster Frequency is set to allow it to occur)
UFO Attack Groups (if enabled)
UFO Swarm special events (if enabled)
New powerful special equipment that can be found after combat
 
If you play with UFO Attack Groups and/or UFO Swarms, I highly recommend you set the Alien Bounty to $20k so you earn $20k for each alien you kill.  You *will* need the money to build enough fighters to battle the large numbers of UFO's you will encounter.

[Hookton]

Hi, i used to play this usin Bmans mod & everything was fine. However ive now decided to play & ive followed your steps (very easy to follow btw!) & the game loads, world view works fine but crashes halfway thru loading the tactical map. Any ideas what im doing wrong or how to solve?

Cheers

[bman654]

post the crash log contents (can be found in your ProgramFiles\UFOET folder).

[RasterOps]

I believe this is an AI infinite loop. I suspect it is one of the enemy tanks. This has occurred on several occasions and is not limited to a Terror mission. IIRC it has been around since the beginning and is not specific to the Bman mod. Nor does the Bman mod resolve the infinite loop.

Why is this an infinite loop? Aspects of the tactical view all work normally. The sound is working normally.

I have found that experimenting with the player soldier movement and positions can be used to affect the AI decisions thus avoiding the bad decision that causes the loop. So, reload a previous turn or quick save and change your strategy.

[alflynn]

Is there an alternate place to download the mod from? The links provided are broken.

[bman654]

which ones are broken?  I just tested them all.