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I don't expect anyone to know anything, but I'm pretty desperate, and turning on/off Disable Hardware thing does nothing. And just now, I can't actually load a previous scenario, as attempting to do so gave CTD 5 times in a row.
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I don't have the original zips but I have all the files still saved in their relevant folders. Would it just be a simple case of copying the saved games folders, and the 2 extra content, logos, locos etc folders to a safe space and then reinstalling? And then it would all work? Sorry I just need to be 100 percent clear I don't lose anything.Gumboots wrote: ↑Fri Jul 20, 2018 10:09 pm As long as they weren't corrupted, yes. You can easily add the custom content back (I assume you still have the zips, or the files from them). Saves should be fine if you copy the saved games folder to a safe spot. You can just paste them back into the new folder after installing anyway. RT3 doesn't mind if you swap saves in and out of that folder. I do it all the time.![]()
It could be anything, but adding them one at a time might be a good idea. It doesn't always crash or blue screen at the same point each time, but until yesterday it's only ever crashed in game rather than in the menus itself. I do have a lot of add-ons like I said, and would some of the saves break without the custom content?Hawk wrote: ↑Sat Jul 21, 2018 8:35 am It's a possibility an add-on could be causing the crash. Just keep that in mind.
If you do an uninstall/reinstall, add the custom content back in one at a time.
Also, think about what you added just prior to the crashing starting. maybe you can figure it out like that.
Yes, that should work. Bnd yes, some of your saves probably would break without the custom content. It depends if that content is actually used in the game you saved. If not, it shouldn't be a problem.TheBonobo4 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 21, 2018 7:05 amI don't have the original zips but I have all the files still saved in their relevant folders. Would it just be a simple case of copying the saved games folders, and the 2 extra content, logos, locos etc folders to a safe space and then reinstalling? And then it would all work? Sorry I just need to be 100 percent clear I don't lose anything.
The problem is that like I said, the game doesn't always crash on the same map, or after the same time, or anything. I'll try with a fresh install, then slowly add maps, locos, logos, and saves back. Hopefully this works.Gumboots wrote: ↑Sat Jul 21, 2018 11:38 amYes, that should work. Bnd yes, some of your saves probably would break without the custom content. It depends if that content is actually used in the game you saved. If not, it shouldn't be a problem.TheBonobo4 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 21, 2018 7:05 amI don't have the original zips but I have all the files still saved in their relevant folders. Would it just be a simple case of copying the saved games folders, and the 2 extra content, logos, locos etc folders to a safe space and then reinstalling? And then it would all work? Sorry I just need to be 100 percent clear I don't lose anything.
But Hawk's suggestion of adding stuff back a bit at a time is a good one if you are trying to track down the problem. You can always test without using your existing saves.
Right I've added back all my old content, including saves, add-ons, logos, maps, locos, etc. I can also load up from the game menu, previously this would cause the game to CTD. What is interesting is that even after re-installation, the game still CTD after I added back all my old saves. I founds a rather odd "fix" though. Start a new scenario, then load up the Autosave, then save that file to overwrite the corrupted save (which also could not be loaded from within a new scenario, in other words, it could never be loaded, and trying to do so would CTD, despite being able to load any other save once in a scenario map itself).
It could well be full of dust etc. Is there any way to tell besides the obvious open up the laptop and look? Only thing that makes me think it isn't is that other games run fine and I don't get crashes when on YouTube etc.RulerofRails wrote: ↑Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:21 pm I have never seen a BSOD from this game. Definitely sounds more like an underlying problem with the computer.
I did have a thought that perhaps it's a heat problem. With an old computer it might be full of lint and dust. This game isn't very energy conscious in it's usage habits especially if you are running the game without using your graphics card as much (in-game option Disable Hardware T&L). Depending on the computer, especially nVidia cards much past RT3's release, the game may not start with this turned off. In that case you need dgVoodoo: http://hawkdawg.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=45215#p45215.