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MG LV v7.1 locks up - 8/21/2002 1:26:52 AM   
ursus

 

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Status: offline 		I have the 7.1 patch for LV and was going to start thr pripet marshes scenario wheen the game locked up like it does without the patch. I had a decisive victory in the previous battle and choose low road option 2 for the patapov-pripet marshes scenario???
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- 8/21/2002 2:29:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		As I stated in the Tech forum, do you have at least the LV patch 1.1 installed?

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- 8/22/2002 4:43:40 AM   
ursus

 

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Status: offline 		Yes, I have the LV 1.1 Patch installed and the sound patch. I will keep my corespondance here for now on and not use Tech support forum. The previous battle was clearing of a collective farm and i got the 50mm At gun improvement and the HT 250/1 for one squad and the boep Fo. I ended with a decisive victory and choose low road option 2 for the pripet marshes paptov scenario??? Hope this helps. thanks for the assistance!!!!!

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- 8/22/2002 7:45:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		Can you post the save here zipped( 3 files total) and I'll see if it can be debugged or email at [EMAIL=gmenfan3@cox.net]Mike[/EMAIL] I know you said the SPWAW patch was installed correctly, can you tell me how you installed the LV patch 1.1 Is this a fresh start of LV after 1.1 patch was installed or did you continue after applying patches.

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- 8/28/2002 5:25:21 AM   
ursus

 

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Status: offline 		I do not remember exactly how i installed it I am not very computer literate. I did start over from the beginning after the 1.1 patch and noticed the game differences from the original. I will try to email mike because i do not know how to send the files here. thanks

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- 8/28/2002 8:37:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		I've got it and is corrupted, so it's not your LV install causing the problem. Now to try and find out which file is the culprit and why.

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- 8/28/2002 8:55:52 AM   
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Status: offline 		Initial indications from the errors received point to a corrupted *.cam file which has been addressed before. One thing that has been stressed with MegaCamapign saves is to make a backup of a known good save. Because with a problem like this it's unrecoverable which means you would have to start over or get a copy from a gamer in about the same place in the Campaign.

This "OOB data not found" thingy actually has nothing to do with any OOB files! Usually it is caused either by a missing or corrupted *.cam in the "Save" folder.

Missing *.cam files is usually be caused by not letting the MC engine do his "Autosave" job, meaning...exit out of the game without confirming "autosave" or any crash to desktop.
Same goes for corrupted *.cam file although it also was formerly caused by the core.dat issue that is fixed for patch #1.

Give the game a chance to save the campaign fully before doing anything else with the game maybe 10 full seconds will ensure that all the data is written to the disk, even its it says it's done I bet the HD light is still blinking.

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- 8/30/2002 8:13:14 AM   
Anthony_MatrixForum

 

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Status: offline 		Help

I am having the exact same problem, at the same scenario

I play and win the wittmans scenario, no problems

I load/play/win the 'collective farm scenario' - no problems

When it goes to load either of the low road scenarios, it crashes
with the OOB not found errors

I have the 1.1 and the sound patches installed.

This has happened 6 times now, everytime when I go to load
the scenario with the two 'low road' choices !!!

I have gone back to the beginnng of the wittmans scenario
and replayed, giving the machine 30sec+ to save games files
at all times. I still get the problem

Gmenfan - My latest save file is attached (hopefully)

Can anyone send a functioning save file for the start of the low road scenarios ????

Anthony

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- 8/30/2002 8:14:31 AM   
Anthony_MatrixForum

 

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Status: offline 		Also here is the last sure functioning save file, from
somewhere in the middle of the wittmans scenario

Can anyone tell if this is a valid save ??

Anthony

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Anthony - 8/31/2002 2:52:32 AM   
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Status: offline 		The lv_04.zip is toasted. The lv_wittmans.zip is perfectly intact, I'm going to finish off the lv_wittmans.zip save and see if something is getting corrupted at the end battle.
I finished up this battle and got no corruption at the beginning of the next battle for either option I chose. So it's fine to continue with this one if you choose.

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- 9/4/2002 9:50:36 AM   
Anthony_MatrixForum

 

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Status: offline 		Hi Gmenfan or any other kind soul

I would consider it a great favour if you could send a copy of a working saved game for early in the patapov-pripet marshes scenario (The one with the two low-road choices)

I have replayed the scenario in between wittmans and the low-roads about 6 times - it is called "Kolkhoze, Malin-Korston Area"
and somewhere between its end and the start of the 'low roads' the save game is being trashed :-(

As a matter of interest, here is the save from turn 1 of the "Kolkhoze, Malin-Korston Area" scenaio, does anyone know if this is still a valid save ??

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- 9/5/2002 4:55:16 AM   
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Status: offline 		I don't have any to share but am still working on trying to repair yours.

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- 9/5/2002 6:54:52 AM   
Anthony_MatrixForum

 

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Status: offline 		Hi Gmenfan,

So what do you think is the nature of the corruption ?
You said you thought it was in the *.cam file, but I have not had time to sit down with these files to see what is wrong

Thanks for any info
Anthony

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- 9/5/2002 9:41:06 AM   
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Status: offline 		The cause is unknown, with the help of another veteran we are trying to use a hex editor to cut and past good data from a generic LV Mega scenario over corrupted data within your files. Attempting to retain your experience and current campaign progression, and replacing what could be a corruption in the remaining rank structure code. Replacement leaders may become an issue but at least you would be able to continue with current stats a leaders.

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- 9/5/2002 11:57:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		Anthony, I may have a good save of an early Pripet Marshes scenario. I just save them as scen"x" so I'm not sure which ones I have but I can send you one and if it is too early or too late, I'll send you the previous or next one I have.

I'm on scen 17 by my count and I just got out of the Marshes so I would guess that my scen12 save would be what you are after. Do you want it?

Bob

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- 9/6/2002 6:58:30 AM   
Anthony_MatrixForum

 

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Status: offline 		Hi Bob

I would definitely appreciate that

Can please you email the file to - [EMAIL=anthony.utano@team.telstra.com]Anthony[/EMAIL]

Thanks
Anthony

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- 9/6/2002 7:19:58 AM   
rbrunsman


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Status: offline 		I just sent you several saves. I hope they help.

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- 9/6/2002 7:22:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm testing my file attaching skills. Here's the first save I sent you.

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- 9/6/2002 2:41:53 PM   
Snomis

 

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Status: offline 		there may be another way to get past this problem, the game also give me the OOB error no matter which of the two options i choose, however if i choose "no option" the game doesen`t crash.

The problem with this method is that i loose the 50 mm guns and the halftracks.

regards Simon

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- 9/6/2002 2:58:07 PM   
Anthony_MatrixForum

 

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Status: offline 		Hi all

The "low roads" scenario is node 15 - mmm I cannot remember if I chose "no option"

I have loaded scen15 - mmm yuk what a bad starting postion
Sov tanks everywhere

thanks, it looks like i can now procede onwards into the East.......


Anthony

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Anthony - 9/6/2002 7:22:17 PM   
Gary Tatro

 

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Status: offline 		I save each senario as I begin it. I will send you the next senario when I get home from work today.

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- 9/9/2002 8:54:55 AM   
Anthony_MatrixForum

 

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Status: offline 		Hi Gary

The would be good, it is node 15, if that helps

I have tried Bob's save, but it is from turn 3.

Thanks kindly to all

Anthony

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Anthony - 9/10/2002 4:33:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		Sorry
I got a little tide up this weekend will try to get it to you tonight.

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Here you go - 9/10/2002 7:05:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		It is called Directive 33 Belaya Tsrokov. It is zipped so you will have to unzip it.

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Anthony - 9/11/2002 7:33:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		I found the culprit, it's achieving a DV in the previous battle that corrupts the save. Your save appears to be fixed (I had to give you a MV to save the integrity of the save because the problem is somewhere in LV itself) and I started you on the low road-2 option. Turn 1 no moves taken saved immediately after I loaded it, and retested several time to make sure it isn't corrupted. Let me know how it goes. I tried to carry fourth as much previous campaign scoring forward as possible from the corrupted save.

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- 9/11/2002 7:41:36 AM   
Anthony_MatrixForum

 

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Status: offline 		Thanks a million

That seems to work fine, I have loaded/saved
several times and all seems to be working.....

Thanks again
Anthony

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- 9/11/2002 7:45:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		Keep me informed as I'm more interested in cumulative campaign score, medals etc things I couldn't check in turn 1.

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- 10/2/2002 6:45:05 AM   
Anthony_MatrixForum

 

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Status: offline 		Well I have finally made sometime to play the game, the fixed scenario looks good, the scoring seemed to be right. I think I losts a few medals (no great matter).

Thanks a lot
Onwards into the marshes......

Anthony

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