MC crash after game 1

sjohn · Post by **sjohn** » Sun Aug 05, 2001 1:26 am

Paul & Mike -

Is there a particular configuration and installation procedure that you can recommend to help troubleshoot this? I've been messing around with the fix Mike recommended, but am still having the same issues and didn't want to post a huge reply with all the details unless I knew I had configured everything properly.

Briefly, I copied and ran setup files from H.D., ran the Sound Update, ran Wild Bill's MC Patch, kept the SPWAW version at 5.3 and surrendered at the end of each battle to advance (in the interest of time) to next battle. Interstingly enough, I won an Assault Badge by employing these tactics!

I do seem to advance past the second battle now, but it eventually crashes to desktop, does the whole Yugoslavia Player thing, etc.

I saved some of these files (actually saved entire contents of \MegaCam\save folder), but these were all post-crash. Using alt-tab didn't help since the program had completly terminated.

I can email the files and description of the problems, but was hoping you could post an install & config recommendation with a fair amount of idiot-proofing.

Some of the things I'm unsure of are: monitor resolution, patch revisions (was Wild Bill's Patch revised or is there more than the one I know about on Armor Site), Preference settings (I haven't been messing with those in order to keep things simple), and program installation order (should I try putting 6.1 Patch on there too)...

sjohn · Post by **sjohn** » Sun Aug 05, 2001 1:43 am

Oops, I forgot to mention... can you also explain the best way to save the files. I'm really confused by the way MegaCampaign saves files. The auto save feature in the briefing screen, the auto save button in the battlefield screen menu itself and the save battle option on the screen with "Start Battle". Which one of these should get used in order to get you the files you need?

Sorry so dumb, but by the time I get everything installed, patched, system restarted, the unessential apps Task Managered out, the campaign named and the game started, my meager cognitive skills are pretty much shot to hell. It is Saturday after all.

donoldskay · Post by **donoldskay** » Sun Aug 05, 2001 4:02 am

Uninstalled the installation I had made from CD. Copied CD to hard drive. Installed game from hard drive. I did not install the 6.1 upgrade. First time I tried to continue into the Stiff Resistance scenario, the game crashed. Second time it behaved like it should. I am now into second turn on Stiff Resistance. Time will tell. All sounds on. C & C off. Interesting thing is that I forgot to move my save file from the first scenario when I uninstalled the game. However, it was available after I reinstalled the game, so I was able to move right into Stiff Resistance.

Battling Tutur · Post by **Battling Tutur** » Sun Aug 05, 2001 5:07 am

Same problem as everybody..
After a (fu..ing hard) decisive victory in first battle, I got a crash right to the desktop when hitting "continue" to the next battle.
So I desinstalled the game, removing the folder, fresh install it from CD, just keeping my saved game. I installed the sound file.
Then I relaunched the MC, loaded my game to the same effect.
I tryed to disable C&C, all sounds, deleted the steel.xxx file but it still crash.

My config is the following :
WIN98SE, Directx80a
Athlon 1.2Ghz, 256Mo RAM PC133
IBM HD 40Go
Sound blaster live! (liveware 3.0)
Asus DVD
Asus Gforce 256 (drivers nvidia 12.41)

I am going to send my savegame.

Supervisor · Post by **Supervisor** » Sun Aug 05, 2001 9:12 am

Try launching the game directly from the mech.exe file bypassing the autorun menu and see if you results change. I've never had a crash to verify it but in earlier versions this helped some people with the unexplained crashing to the desktop.

Norm · Post by **Norm** » Mon Aug 06, 2001 12:41 am

I too have this problem where the game bombs out after the first mission. (yugo player) Thought it was my exceptionally bad performance...

MegaCampaign unpatched
SPWAW v6.1 without stereo sound update

My system:
Win2K
Athon 700MHz: Epox 7KXA motherboard
256 MB PC133 RAM
GeForce 2 GTS 32MB
Soundblaster Live!
40 GB Maxtor IDE

Regards,
Norm

Supervisor · Post by **Supervisor** » Mon Aug 06, 2001 1:29 am

Norm:
Check my posts (3) and Mike Woods on this page and lets us known if you have any success with them.

rdinardo · Post by **rdinardo** » Mon Aug 06, 2001 5:16 am

I have also experienced the feared "Yugoslav Player" bug. I just completed the 9th mission (maybe the eigth) with a draw, and for the ninth mission (Tobruk) I selected INCREASE IN TANKS (I was to receive Mk IIIs). When I attempted to start the scenario, I was receiving a series of OOB error messages. When the game finally brought me to my turn, I was given the "Yugoslave Player" prompt. When I saved the game at this point, it kicked me to the main menu. Whenever I try to reload the saved megacampaign, the game kicks me to the main menu. I am running version 6.1, and never had a problem running this game before. I have not changed anything on my machine (Gateway 450 MhZ, Pentium III, 256 meg of RAM, 20 gig hard drive, 8 meg Voodoo 3dfx graphics

AndyPGrant · Post by **AndyPGrant** » Wed Aug 08, 2001 12:54 am

Same problems as above.
System spec.
Gateway PC
Pentium II 600MHz
128 MB ram
Creative SB live sound card
NVidia Riva TNT2 graphis card
Would like some direction, fed up playing first battle.
Now tried without success:
starting from Mech.exe.
Bill Wilder patch.
Switched off sound options.
Upgrading to version 5.01
Deleting Steel.prf file
Noticed amoungest all this waste of time that the steel.prf file was recreated on restarting from a saved position?
Also note that when I reach the continue from a saved position for battle 2 that there is NO option to choose an easy option or extra help. This link is not on the page now although it was there when I tried to continue straight on without saving.

[ August 08, 2001: Message edited by: Andypg ]

Pvt Snafu · Post by **Pvt Snafu** » Thu Aug 09, 2001 7:32 am

I also have experienced the Yugoslavia problem and I just finished a clean install of windows 98SE. Geforce 2 MX with latest Nvidia drivers, SoundBlaster PCI128 with latest Creative drivers, etc.

Mega Campaign is 5.3 with the 6.1 update.

I also have MSVC6.0 and have been trying to get the mech.exe program to crash with debugging the process. If there is other information that I could possibly get from the debugger let me know.

Bye

donoldskay · Post by **donoldskay** » Fri Aug 10, 2001 3:48 am

Got through 2nd & 3rd scenarios. When I attempted to move on to 4th scenario, I became Yugoslovian again and game crashed. Removed steel.prf file. Turned off all sound preferences. Tried again and moved on to "The Long Rd to Giof el Matar". Turned sound preferences back on and all is well at least until end of this scenario. Nice thing is that software awards me an additional 4 points everytime I have one of these failures. After 3 scenarios I have 20 points. Adolph will soon make me a Field Marshall at this rate. In spite of the difficulties, Desert Fox is great. I really enjoy having enough room to maneuver.

sg · Post by sg » Fri Aug 10, 2001 8:05 am

I've got the same problem, after battle 1 I'm Yugoslavian...just posted a topic on this a little while ago and then I found this thread.
My system is as follows:

Intel pIII 733Mhz
Abit Bx133-Raid Mother Bd.
128 Mb pc133 SDRAM
Voodoo3 3000 AGP 16Mb
Win 98 4.10.1998
Sound Blaster Live PCI
Sony 48x CDRom
Yamaha 8x/4x/24x Rewritable CDRom
3COM Ethernet
WD 20 Gb C: drive
WD 8.4 Gb D: drive (spwaw installed here)
Ample free HD space, Spwaw ver6.1, Stereo sound updates, and MC scenario fixes.

Never had a problem with Spwaw only since MC.
Had "disk 2" failure when first installing MC. Was installing over existing install. Removed previous install and it worked fine till this problem.

I have Save files from just before and just after the problem.

Thanks, Steve.

sg · Post by sg » Fri Aug 10, 2001 8:06 am

I've got the same problem, after battle 1 I'm Yugoslavian...just posted a topic on this a little while ago and then I found this thread.
My system is as follows:

Intel pIII 733Mhz
Abit Bx133-Raid Mother Bd.
128 Mb pc133 SDRAM
Voodoo3 3000 AGP 16Mb
Win 98 4.10.1998
Sound Blaster Live PCI
Sony 48x CDRom
Yamaha 8x/4x/24x Rewritable CDRom
3COM Ethernet
WD 20 Gb C: drive
WD 8.4 Gb D: drive (spwaw installed here)
Ample free HD space, Spwaw ver6.1, Stereo sound updates, and MC scenario fixes.

Never had a problem with Spwaw only since MC.
Had "disk 2" failure when first installing MC. Was installing over existing install. Removed previous install and it worked fine till this problem.

I have Save files from just before and just after the problem.

Thanks, Steve.

David Heath · Post by **David Heath** » Fri Aug 10, 2001 8:08 pm

Hi Steve

If you have saves just before and after then please send them to me with a complete list of your computer hardware and free Hard Drive space to davidh@matrixgames.com
Thanks for your help.

Paul Vebber · Post by **Paul Vebber** » Sun Aug 12, 2001 9:48 am

OK We have made some changes and will have a beta patch ready in a couple days, I would like email it to a few of you who are having trouble withthe Yugo crash.

If you would like to test it let me know - caveat testor - you should install the game fresh and update it to 6.1, then add this patch - drop me an email.