(Firstly, I am 90% sure this is the right place, if not please direct me to it and I will delete this and repost it there, cheers)
Initially, this wasn't so much of a bother, but the game is randomly crashing and my last two games have had to be restarted due to consistent crashes. I tried to look for new drivers as it suggested somewhere, but was informed that they are the newest ones for my card. It's more likely to be seen here than at the end so, cheers for any help offered, and it may be a stupid mistake with something I did, but please be gentle. So without further ado.
Running XP
In english
Card: Nvidia Geforce Go 7400
Chip: Intel(R) Core(TM) 2CPU T550 @1.66GHz (2CPUs)
1022MB RAM
And the debug file:
Debug Message: Version 1.7 Dark Avatar beta 1 last updated on: Tue Sep 18 14:01:12 2007
Debug Message: Checking DX Version.
Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 10/20/2007, 22:03:55
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: ANDY
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_qfe.070227-2300)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
System Model: VGN-FE31H
BIOS: Phoenix NoteBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5500 @ 1.66GHz (2 CPUs)
Physical Memory: 1022MB RAM
Page File: 497MB used, 1961MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce Go 7400
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_01D8&SUBSYS_81EF104D&REV_A1
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Default Monitor
Monitor Max Resolution:
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.8473
Driver Date: 5/8/2006 02:50:00
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes
Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: SigmaTel Audio
Default Sound Playback
Default Voice Playback
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_8384&DEV_7661&SUBSYS_104D0C00&REV_1042
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: sthda.sys
Provider: SigmaTel
Driver Version: 5.10.5067.0000
Driver Date: 5/25/2006 23:59:12
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
Debug Message: *********END dxdiag info.*********
Debug Message: Entering WinMain
Debug Message: ******* Starting Game Shell *******
Debug Message: Going Fullscreen
Debug Message: Preparing to change display settings.
Debug Message: Using hardware vertex processing
Debug Message: Using multilsample setting: D3DMULTISAMPLE_4_SAMPLES
Debug Message: Game Resolution: 1024 x 768
Debug Message: Running fullscreen.
Debug Message: HAL (hw vp): NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400
Debug Message: D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_DEFAULT
Debug Message: Refresh rate: 60
Debug Message: Bit Depth: 32 bit.
Debug Message: *********Checking D3DDevice Caps***********************
Debug Message: A full-color cursor is supported in hardware at high resolution modes.
Debug Message: RGB in format 6:6:6, Masks reported as ff0000:ff00:ff
Debug Message: Now Fullscreen
Debug Message: Shell initialization complete
Debug Message: GalCiv2 is activated.
Debug Message: ***** Initializing Game *****
Debug Message: Timer Frequency is 0 369e99
Debug Message: Initializing sound card.
Debug Message: initailizing bink
Debug Message: No files found matching mask Movies\techs\*.bik
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Me\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\Gfx\Movies\*.bik
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Me\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\sfx\*.wav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Me\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\Music\*.mp3
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Me\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\Event Music\*.mp3
Debug Message: Create setup screens.
Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings.
Debug Message: Clear influence.
Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods.
Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: Set mouse.
Debug Message: Set update timer.
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=0
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Unhiding FullscreenBink
Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
Debug Message: Killing ship styles:
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Me\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\ShipStyles\*.xml
Debug Message: No files found matching mask ./Data/\FleetFormations\*.fleet
Debug Message: No files found matching mask Gfx\Planets\C0*.png
Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/1SideN*.png
Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/1SideE*.png
Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/1SideS*.png
Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/1SideW*.png
Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/2SideN*.png
Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/2SideE*.png
Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/2SideS*.png
Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/2SideW*.png
Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/3SideN*.png
Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/3SideE*.png
Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/3SideS*.png
Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/3SideW*.png
Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/4SideN*.png
Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/4SideE*.png
Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/4SideS*.png
Debug Message: No files found matching mask gfx/Terrain/4SideW*.png
Debug Message: Reading Star Names
Debug Message: Reading Star Names... Done
Debug Message: No files found matching mask ./Data/English/Tutorials/*.xml
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=1
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Me\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\CustomMaps\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Me\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\Dark Avatar\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Me\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\Gfx\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Me\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\Metaverse\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Me\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\SandboxGames\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Me\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\ships\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Me\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\ShipStyles\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Me\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\shiptemplates\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Me\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\temp\*.sav
Debug Message: Killing threads.
Debug Message: Kiling civs.
Debug Message: Killing ships.
Debug Message: Killing rallypoints.
Debug Message: Killing misc objects.
Debug Message: Killing stars.
Debug Message: Killing anomalies.
Debug Message: Killing asteroid fields.
Debug Message: Killing asteroid field mining bases.
Debug Message: Killing space resources.
Debug Message: Killing colonies and planets.
Debug Message: killing scenario.
Debug Message: Clearing Turn Event Log
Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings.
Debug Message: Clear influence.
Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods.
Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: Loading Custom Map
Debug Message: Loading Data Defs
Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
Debug Message: Killing ship styles:
Debug Message: Loading TechDefs
Debug Message: Max num techs: 273
Debug Message: Loading ImprovementDB
Debug Message: Loading Component Defs
Debug Message: Loading ShipTypes
Debug Message: Loading ShipTemplates
Debug Message: Loading ParsedHardpoints
Debug Message: Loading AnomalyTypes
Debug Message: Loading RandomEvents
Debug Message: Loading UPIssues
Debug Message: Loading ResourceTypes
Debug Message: Loading InvasionTactics
Debug Message: Loading SBmodules
Debug Message: Loading PoliticalParties
Debug Message: Loading Planet Types
Debug Message: Loading Star Types
Debug Message: Loading AFMBModules
Debug Message: Loading ShipStyles
Debug Message: Loading Game
Debug Message: Loading: Game mode is normal.
Debug Message: Loading Galaxy
Debug Message: Sectors across: 18 x 18
Debug Message: Loading FOW Map
Debug Message: Loading ZOC Map
Debug Message: Loading Planets
Debug Message: Loading Stars
Debug Message: Loading Anomalies
Debug Message: Loading Resources
Debug Message: Loading AsteroidFields
Debug Message: Loading AFMiningBases
Debug Message: Loading Civs
Debug Message: Loading Colonies
Debug Message: Loading RallyPoints
Debug Message: Loading Ships
Debug Message: Loading Fleets
Debug Message: Can't find ship type Fleet in definitions
Debug Message: Can't find ship type Fleet in definitions
Debug Message: Can't find ship type Fleet in definitions
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Debug Message: Loading Turn Event Log
Debug Message: Galaxy::LoadBlock - Turn event log block size is 0 bytes
Debug Message: Loading Treaties
Debug Message: Loading ENDGALAXYDATA
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: UIBeginGame called with g_ulLocalPlayerID = 7
Debug Message: UIBeginGameHelper: New Game Started
Debug Message: UIBeginGameHelper: Mods are Disabled
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=20
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Unhiding QuarterlyWnd
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=16
Debug Message: Game Screen: Setting mode to 2
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Unhiding ResearchWnd
Debug Message: Game Screen: Setting mode to 9
Debug Message: Game Screen: Setting mode to 0
Debug Message: ***Attacker Iconian Refuge has courage bonus 0
***Defender Altarian Resistance has courage bonus 0.
Debug Message: Destroying ship Iconian Fighter M6-4 4911. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Iconian Fighter M6-4 5069. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Iconian Heavy Fighter M6-4 5048. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Escort M5-1 4855. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Iconian Fleet 523. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: ***Attacker Altarian Resistance has courage bonus 0
***Defender Iconian Refuge has courage bonus 0.
Debug Message: Destroying ship Iconian Defender M7-1 5246. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Leto IV
Debug Message: Destroying ship Escort M5-1 4989. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: ***Attacker Altarian Resistance has courage bonus 0
***Defender Iconian Refuge has courage bonus 0.
Debug Message: Destroying ship Iconian Defender M7-1 5276. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Leto IV
Debug Message: ***Attacker Altarian Resistance has courage bonus 0
***Defender Iconian Refuge has courage bonus 0.
Debug Message: Destroying ship Escort M5-1 5264. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Leto IV
Debug Message: ***Attacker Drath Legion has courage bonus 0
***Defender Torian Confederation has courage bonus 0.
Debug Message: Destroying ship Torian Defender M6-10 5271. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Toria
Debug Message: Destroying ship Escort M5-1 4005. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Lentz IV
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=10
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Unhiding MessageBoxWnd
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=34
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Unhiding GNNWnd
Debug Message: Eval
Debug Message: Eval
Debug Message: Eval
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=10
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Unhiding MessageBoxWnd
Debug Message: BuildShip: Cannot build ship type 13-Freighter M7-4 at Akilians II - No open slots
Debug Message: BuildShip: Cannot build ship type 16-Constructor M7-4 at Jessuins II - No open slots
Debug Message: Game Screen: Setting mode to 9
Debug Message: Game Screen: Setting mode to 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship 1-Frigate M7-4X 7. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: ERROR: Had to force clean up on dead ships that were lingering! (Ship Name: 1-Frigate M7-4X 7)
Debug Message: Destroying ship 3-Frigate M7-4X 7. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: ERROR: Had to force clean up on dead ships that were lingering! (Ship Name: 3-Frigate M7-4X 7)
Debug Message: Destroying ship 3-Heavy Fighter M7-4X 7. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: ERROR: Had to force clean up on dead ships that were lingering! (Ship Name: 3-Heavy Fighter M7-4X 7)
Debug Message: Destroying ship 1-Frigate M7-4X 7. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship 1-Frigate M7-4X 7. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Fleet 278. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: ERROR: Had to force clean up on dead ships that were lingering! (Ship Name: Altarian Fleet 278)
ASSERT ERROR in file .\Source\EndTurn.cpp at line 2121.