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What is Minidump and why does it keep crashing my game.

April 16, 2008 6:44:53 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums
My copy of Sins of a Solar Empire has been working great when I got it. Now today when it was starting up I got a messege box saying somthing about a minidump and when I clicked OK my game crashed. What happend and what can I do to fix this?


             Okay now I know that a Minidump is a crash log. So now, how do I stop it?
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Reply #1 April 16, 2008 7:23:53 PM
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Minidump is a crash log.
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Reply #2 April 16, 2008 7:26:37 PM
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same thing happens with my game but i just bought it
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Reply #3 April 16, 2008 7:28:23 PM
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Minidump is NOT what is crashing your game. Minidump is a crash log. In other words, it documents when the crash occurred and what it's cause was. It is by no means causing the crashes.
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Reply #4 April 16, 2008 8:07:12 PM
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So how do I stop it?
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Reply #5 April 16, 2008 8:25:18 PM
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It could be a number of reasons... Does it crash on start-up? Or later on in the game? It could be possible that you do not have the proper specs on you computer for Sins to run. If you do have the proper specs, then email Ironclad and ask them whats up.
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Reply #6 April 16, 2008 8:33:07 PM
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A "mini-dump" (ie. illegal operation) can happen for any number of reasons, bad latency, bad hardware/software, drivers, etc.


Instead of posting YET ANOTHER thread on this topic. You could SEARCH??



MP-related mini-dumps:
https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/307544


MOD/Hardware/Driver etc. related mini-dumps:
check the forums for the various threads.


Search before posting people. Some of us who are on here (in a volunteer capacity) are getting more and more annoyed at having to answer the SAME DAMN posts because someone is too lazy to go looking before posting!

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Reply #7 April 16, 2008 8:39:14 PM
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It did fine for weeks and now before it can start up...minidump
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Reply #8 April 16, 2008 8:41:22 PM
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FYI you don't have to post comments.
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Reply #9 April 16, 2008 8:50:04 PM
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Plus I do enough research on other computer related subjects to be worrying about a game.
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Reply #10 April 16, 2008 8:54:39 PM
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Send the minidump to support@ironcladgames.com with your cd key and description of how it occurs and we'll fix it up for you.
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Reply #11 April 16, 2008 9:00:17 PM
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email Ironclad and ask them whats up.


I rest my case.

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Reply #12 April 16, 2008 10:13:25 PM
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My key doesn't work!!!
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Reply #13 April 16, 2008 10:14:02 PM
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Its from Walmart and for some reason those keys don't work
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Reply #14 April 16, 2008 10:15:56 PM
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Your key doesn't work for what? Walmart keys should work just fine.

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Reply #15 April 16, 2008 10:58:02 PM
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Also if it just started think what changes you have made if any.any software or hardware changes? If not may be a MS update, try rolling back to when your system worked(system restore within windows);}
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Reply #16 April 17, 2008 2:45:24 AM
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Ok, I recieved mini dump and found it was sins.exe that caused the issue.
Duh! you are saying, but(at least with my particular dump)that bit of information rules out server(iron clad)as the cause. Total app error...
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Reply #17 April 17, 2008 2:49:53 AM
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If your cd-key does not work, then how did you sign onto the forumns?
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Reply #18 April 17, 2008 2:51:34 AM
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I have found that mini-dumps occur much more often the more you frequently you load a saved game. If you keep loading your game from a saved point, you will get a mini-dump.
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Reply #19 April 17, 2008 3:50:59 AM
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Plus I do enough research on other computer related subjects to be worrying about a game.


So it's easier to make loads of posts on the forum rather than search on the forum?

My key doesn't work!!!


Your posts spell of troll.
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Reply #20 April 17, 2008 7:57:02 AM
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Its from Walmart and for some reason those keys don't work


"those keys"? So you have multiple keys? From 'Walmart'?

Nice try pirate.
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Reply #21 April 17, 2008 8:33:24 AM
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Its from Walmart and for some reason those keys don't work"those keys"? So you have multiple keys? From 'Walmart'?Nice try pirate.
YAAAARRRRR!!! AVAST YE SCURVY DOGS!!

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Oh, sorry. I just heard someone mention pirates.

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