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Thanks Eric. I found MY (not matrix) errors. I needed to totally erase net 4.0 ,restart with fresh reload (NOT REPAIR) and also repair font and redirect htu file in OST. Game works perfectly! [:D] Now I need work on my generalship. Since I own a trillion (aprox.) matrix games I was SURE it was your program. I was wrong.

I have a similar problem, I think.

I made a mission using German names (including the little dots over some of the letters--umlauts) and now the game crashes no matter what mission I try to load. It used to work, but now the whole thing is broken, even though I changed the letters to normal English.

Initially I got .xml errors. No idea.

Your log file should show what unit is the problem. Maybe you missed one umlaut.

No mission, whether I made it or not will load now. It crashes as the scenario loads. No the umlauts are all gone. In fact, the scenario editor will let me save a game w/foreign letters, but I cannot re-load it w/out getting a .xml error.
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6/4/2011 11:00:44 PM: ******************** New Game *******************
6/4/2011 11:00:44 PM: Current Directory: C:\Matrix Games\Panzer Command Ostfront
6/4/2011 11:00:44 PM: OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1
6/4/2011 11:00:44 PM: CodeBase: file:///C:/Matrix Games/Panzer Command Ostfront/PCOstfront.exe
6/4/2011 11:00:44 PM: Assembly Name: PCOstfront, Version=3.2.7.26927, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
6/4/2011 11:00:44 PM: Managed DirectX:
6/4/2011 11:00:44 PM: Microsoft.DirectX, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
6/4/2011 11:00:44 PM: Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, Version=1.0.2911.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
6/4/2011 11:00:44 PM: Microsoft.DirectX.DirectInput, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
6/4/2011 11:00:44 PM: Loading Guns...
6/4/2011 11:00:44 PM: Loading Armoured Units...
6/4/2011 11:00:44 PM: Loading Infantry...
6/4/2011 11:00:44 PM: Loading Scenarios...
6/4/2011 11:00:44 PM: Unable to open scenario file 'cc3testing.xml'
6/4/2011 11:00:44 PM: System.Exception: LoadScenario(): Unable to open file 'cc3testing.xml', Error = 'Invalid character in the given encoding. Line 42, position 68.'
at GameLib.BattleEngine.Data.DataDictionary.LoadScenarios()
6/4/2011 11:00:44 PM: Error loading attribute: 'ammo', value='', node='<unit unitid='50mm M41 Mortar' unitname='1st 50mm M41 Mortar' exp='Green' number='2' max='3' model='summer' reinforcementTurn='0' reinforcementChance='1' ammo='' keyunit='false' unitfixed='false' x='580,565,726' z='558,471,733' heading='79,89,92' decal=',,'>', error = 'System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
at System.Number.ParseDouble(String value, NumberStyles options, NumberFormatInfo numfmt)
at Lib.Util.XmlUtil.GetDoubleAttribute(XmlNode node, String attributeName, Double defaultValue, CultureInfo cultureInfo)'
6/4/2011 11:00:45 PM: Loading Campaigns...
6/4/2011 11:00:45 PM: Loading Tables...
6/4/2011 11:00:45 PM: Assembly Name: Lib, Version=3.2.7.26623, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
6/4/2011 11:00:45 PM: Graphics format: R5G6B5
6/4/2011 11:00:45 PM: DeviceIdentifier: d7b71e3e-45a8-11cf-666d-221601c2ca35
WhqlLevel: 0
Revision: 161
SubSystemId: 908660796
DeviceId: 1768
VendorId: 4318
DriverVersion: 7.15.11.7914
DeviceName: \\.\DISPLAY1
Description: NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS
DriverName: nvd3dum.dll

6/4/2011 11:00:45 PM: Manager Adapter value: 0
6/4/2011 11:00:45 PM: Create device.

6/4/2011 11:00:45 PM: HardwareVertexProcessing
6/4/2011 11:00:45 PM: MultiSampleQuality: 0
PresentationInterval: Immediate
FullScreenRefreshRateInHz: 60
PresentFlag: None
AutoDepthStencilFormat: D16
EnableAutoDepthStencil: True
Windowed: False
DeviceWindowHandle: 0
DeviceWindow:
SwapEffect: Discard
MultiSample: None
BackBufferCount: 1
BackBufferFormat: R5G6B5
BackBufferHeight: 768
BackBufferWidth: 1024
ForceNoMultiThreadedFlag: False

6/4/2011 11:00:45 PM: Create Flags: HardwareVertexProcessing
6/4/2011 11:00:45 PM: Device Type: Hardware
6/4/2011 11:01:01 PM: Unit Purchase - campaign:
6/4/2011 11:01:01 PM: Unit Purchase - scenario: CC3testmap
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Okay, I checked that line and there's nothing there foreign.

Tried to load the first tutorial mission and crashed:
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6/4/2011 11:11:55 PM: ******************** New Game *******************
6/4/2011 11:11:55 PM: Current Directory: C:\Matrix Games\Panzer Command Ostfront
6/4/2011 11:11:55 PM: OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1
6/4/2011 11:11:55 PM: CodeBase: file:///C:/Matrix Games/Panzer Command Ostfront/PCOstfront.exe
6/4/2011 11:11:55 PM: Assembly Name: PCOstfront, Version=3.2.7.26927, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
6/4/2011 11:11:55 PM: Managed DirectX:
6/4/2011 11:11:55 PM: Microsoft.DirectX, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
6/4/2011 11:11:55 PM: Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, Version=1.0.2911.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
6/4/2011 11:11:55 PM: Microsoft.DirectX.DirectInput, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
6/4/2011 11:11:55 PM: Loading Guns...
6/4/2011 11:11:55 PM: Loading Armoured Units...
6/4/2011 11:11:55 PM: Loading Infantry...
6/4/2011 11:11:55 PM: Loading Scenarios...
6/4/2011 11:11:55 PM: Unable to open scenario file 'cc3testing.xml'
6/4/2011 11:11:55 PM: System.Exception: LoadScenario(): Unable to open file 'cc3testing.xml', Error = 'Invalid character in the given encoding. Line 42, position 68.'
at GameLib.BattleEngine.Data.DataDictionary.LoadScenarios()
6/4/2011 11:11:55 PM: Error loading attribute: 'ammo', value='', node='<unit unitid='50mm M41 Mortar' unitname='1st 50mm M41 Mortar' exp='Green' number='2' max='3' model='summer' reinforcementTurn='0' reinforcementChance='1' ammo='' keyunit='false' unitfixed='false' x='580,565,726' z='558,471,733' heading='79,89,92' decal=',,'>', error = 'System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
at System.Number.ParseDouble(String value, NumberStyles options, NumberFormatInfo numfmt)
at Lib.Util.XmlUtil.GetDoubleAttribute(XmlNode node, String attributeName, Double defaultValue, CultureInfo cultureInfo)'
6/4/2011 11:11:55 PM: Loading Campaigns...
6/4/2011 11:11:56 PM: Loading Tables...
6/4/2011 11:11:56 PM: Assembly Name: Lib, Version=3.2.7.26623, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
6/4/2011 11:11:56 PM: Graphics format: R5G6B5
6/4/2011 11:11:56 PM: DeviceIdentifier: d7b71e3e-45a8-11cf-666d-221601c2ca35
WhqlLevel: 0
Revision: 161
SubSystemId: 908660796
DeviceId: 1768
VendorId: 4318
DriverVersion: 7.15.11.7914
DeviceName: \\.\DISPLAY1
Description: NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS
DriverName: nvd3dum.dll

6/4/2011 11:11:56 PM: Manager Adapter value: 0
6/4/2011 11:11:56 PM: Create device.

6/4/2011 11:11:56 PM: HardwareVertexProcessing
6/4/2011 11:11:56 PM: MultiSampleQuality: 0
PresentationInterval: Immediate
FullScreenRefreshRateInHz: 60
PresentFlag: None
AutoDepthStencilFormat: D16
EnableAutoDepthStencil: True
Windowed: False
DeviceWindowHandle: 0
DeviceWindow:
SwapEffect: Discard
MultiSample: None
BackBufferCount: 1
BackBufferFormat: R5G6B5
BackBufferHeight: 768
BackBufferWidth: 1024
ForceNoMultiThreadedFlag: False

6/4/2011 11:11:56 PM: Create Flags: HardwareVertexProcessing
6/4/2011 11:11:56 PM: Device Type: Hardware
6/4/2011 11:12:08 PM: Unit Purchase - campaign:
6/4/2011 11:12:08 PM: Unit Purchase - scenario: Tutorial
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By the way, that character was replaced, nothing weird now, but the game won't play unless I completely remove that scenario.

Crazy. Just as a warning, don't use German letters!

Find this unit

6/4/2011 11:11:55 PM: Error loading attribute: 'ammo', value='', node='<unit unitid='50mm M41 Mortar' unitname='1st 50mm M41 Mortar' exp='Green' number='2' max='3' model='summer' reinforcementTurn='0' reinforcementChance='1' ammo='' keyunit='false' unitfixed='false' x='580,565,726' z='558,471,733' heading='79,89,92' decal=',,'>', error = 'System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.

It seems that after working with Map Maker loading any scenario for play causes a CTD (while it is loading maps). I reinstalled the game, problem solved, but after making some map work again, CTDs reappeared. Any ideas?

Can't see any errors in the log, but the last line is always:

12.6.2011 16:55:27: Current Token: 8d1a2330dcc1fdbfa4b3d858e81243d2

Find the folder for your new map in the Media folder. Move it out of the game folders temporarily. Try the game again.

Assuming you are not using USA English localization, it could be that map maker is using letters or characters that are causing this? Just guessing.

ORIGINAL: junk2drive

Find the folder for your new map in the Media folder. Move it out of the game folders temporarily. Try the game again.

Assuming you are not using USA English localization, it could be that map maker is using letters or characters that are causing this? Just guessing.

Now it crashed while loading interface.

Three new lines in the log:

6/12/2011 6:39:27 PM: Window3d: Test cooperative level:
6/12/2011 6:39:27 PM: Graphics format: R5G6B5
6/12/2011 6:39:27 PM: Trying reset

To be more exact: I had moved my map folder as per instructions.

I think I'll try reinstalling .Net 4 next.

ORIGINAL: Keke

I think I'll try reinstalling .Net 4 next.

Didn't help. Meh.

ORIGINAL: mike lyons

I needed to totally erase net 4.0 ,restart with fresh reload (NOT REPAIR) and also repair font and redirect htu file in OST. Game works perfectly! [:D]

Could someone translate the words in bold, so I could try it out? Thanks.

I wish some kind soul would have pointed me to this thread: tm.asp?m=2811477 [;)]

Sorry I didn't think about it since it has been there a while. Glad it fixed your problem.

Can you make a map now?

ORIGINAL: Keke

I wish some kind soul would have pointed me to this thread: tm.asp?m=2811477 [;)]

Did that fix your problem?

Good Hunting.

MR

Yes, hotfix solved the problem, and I can make maps now without messing the game. [:)]

Just want to mention that beta patch solved by problem about regional/language settings. Thx for that.

ORIGINAL: dogancan

Just want to mention that beta patch solved by problem about regional/language settings. Thx for that.

Excellent! thanks for verifying that!

thanks
Rick