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Unhandled Exception - 12/11/2012 10:43:29 PM

Darkspire

Posts: 1986
Joined: 6/12/2003
From: My Own Private Hell
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If you need testers for Shadows Im good at finding strange ways to do things and weeding out the bugs

Easily replicated bug.
Go to the design screen and click 2 state ship designs and then click edit, you end up with

Details dump:

See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at DistantWorlds.Main.P5vrM5ZD7n(Object , EventArgs )
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at DistantWorlds.Controls.GlassButton.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
at DistantWorlds.Controls.GlassButton.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3643 (GDR.050727-3600)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
DistantWorlds
Assembly Version: 1.7.0.16
Win32 Version: 1.7.0.16
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Matrix%20Games/Distant%20Worlds/DistantWorlds.exe
----------------------------------------
System
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3643 (GDR.050727-3600)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3639 (GDR.050727-3600)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3637 (GDR.050727-3600)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
DistantWorlds.Controls
Assembly Version: 1.7.0.16
Win32 Version: 1.7.0.16
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Matrix%20Games/Distant%20Worlds/DistantWorlds.exe
----------------------------------------
DistantWorlds.Types
Assembly Version: 1.7.0.16
Win32 Version: 1.7.0.16
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Matrix%20Games/Distant%20Worlds/DistantWorlds.exe
----------------------------------------
WindowsBase
Assembly Version: 3.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 3.0.6920.4021 built by: GDR
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/WindowsBase/3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35/WindowsBase.dll
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.DirectX.DirectSound
Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0
Win32 Version: 5.04.00.2904
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC/Microsoft.DirectX.DirectSound/1.0.2902.0__31bf3856ad364e35/Microsoft.DirectX.DirectSound.dll
----------------------------------------
AxInterop.WMPLib
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Matrix%20Games/Distant%20Worlds/AxInterop.WMPLib.DLL
----------------------------------------
Interop.WMPLib
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Matrix%20Games/Distant%20Worlds/Interop.WMPLib.DLL
----------------------------------------
System.Deployment
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Deployment/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Deployment.dll
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.VisualBasic
Assembly Version: 8.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 8.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualBasic/8.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
----------------------------------------
PresentationCore
Assembly Version: 3.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 3.0.6920.4021 built by: GDR
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_32/PresentationCore/3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35/PresentationCore.dll
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.DirectX
Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0
Win32 Version: 5.04.00.2904
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC/Microsoft.DirectX/1.0.2902.0__31bf3856ad364e35/Microsoft.DirectX.dll
----------------------------------------
Ionic.Zip
Assembly Version: 1.9.1.5
Win32 Version: 1.9.1.5
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Matrix%20Games/Distant%20Worlds/Ionic.Zip.DLL
----------------------------------------
System.Runtime.Serialization
Assembly Version: 3.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 3.0.4506.3636 (GDR.030729-3600)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Runtime.Serialization/3.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Serialization.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3082 (QFE.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
----------------------------------------
SMDiagnostics
Assembly Version: 3.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 3.0.4506.3636 (GDR.030729-3600)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/SMDiagnostics/3.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/SMDiagnostics.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Configuration
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.

Darkspire

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RE: Unhandled Exception - 2/17/2013 2:53:50 AM

justmax

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Joined: 2/17/2013
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Hi there:

I had the same problem. For me, it occurred because the game was looking for an image it couldn't find. I used to code for a living so I figured out fairly quickly that the object reference was image-related, a result of the programmers not anticipating a null reference and redirecting to a default (e.g, the white box with the red x through it).

In my case, it was because I had installed a mod that changed all of the human-character images, one of which is misspelled and therefore doesn't call the appropriate image. The default bad image icon is called on the character screens, but if this character is assigned to a world with a shipyard then the game attempts to display the missing image on both the construction and ship drop-downs (lower right-hand corner of the drop-down) and can't find it. The code which displays the bad default is missing for these menus, so instead of displaying the white box/red x it throws an error message and the drop-downs can't be accessed. The game will continue normally but obviously can't be played if you can't access these menus.

The fix is easy - if this mod is causing you problems. The bad image is "science3.png" in \distant worlds\images\units\characters. In the humans file it's referenced as "sciemce3.png", not "science3.png" (notice the misspelling). Just go to the above directory, find "science3.png", click on it, hold down CTRL, and drag it to the directory to copy it. Now you have two instances of the image: "science3.png" and "copy of science3.png". Rename the second one to "sciemce3.png" (yes, deliberately misspell it), start your game, load your save, and see if you can access the drop-down.

If this isn't the mod that's causing the problem then you'll need to compare the mod images you're using with the originals to find which one is misspelled, or alternately you can stop using the mod/recopy the original files back over the mod files. That should do the trick, at least until the programmers fix this. It's an easy thing to do (just a few lines of code for the affected drop downs) so I expect it'll make it into a future patch.

Max

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