Multiplayer Chat Bug

[JohnMK]

We've all gotten so used to its frequent occurrence I think we're kind of forgetting that it's not a feature, but a bug. I would just like to reiterate that its occurrence hasn't diminished at all in 1.05.

Thanks.

 

[JohnMK]

GRRRRRRRR. It just happened again. It usually happens at the very, very beginning of a game, though it has been known to happen in the middle of one too.

The game starts, I immediately press shift-f12, and BAM. CTD.

 

[viper37]

Johan thought he fixed it in 1.05... <sigh>

I'll post in beta forum immediatly.

 

[AndrewT]

He also called for MP players with the Nordic version of the game to play with him to duplicate the bug, and got no responses. It does seem to happen with the NA edition only for some reason.

 

[JohnMK]

I'm beginning to question the dedication of the your beta testers (with the exception of Andrew and viper and maybe a few others, who hold quasi-managerial positions). If they're not playing the game enough to experience this bug . . . . . wow. Everyone I play it with knows of it and experiences it. It's so damn frequent we've resorted to talking through ICQ. And DEFINTELY no talking within the first year or two of the game.

 

[BiB]

Originally posted by JohnMK
I'm beginning to question the dedication of the your beta testers (with the exception of Andrew and viper and maybe a few others, who hold quasi-managerial positions). If they're not playing the game enough to experience this bug . . . . . wow. Everyone I play it with knows of it and experiences it. It's so damn frequent we've resorted to talking through ICQ. And DEFINTELY no talking within the first year or two of the game.

I talk all the time in MP and it never crashes. I have the Nordic version though (like every betatester) and my opponenets too

 

[kurtbrian]

Originally posted by BiB


I talk all the time in MP...

How come I'm not suprised

 

[AndrewT]

Originally posted by JohnMK
I'm beginning to question the dedication of the your beta testers (with the exception of Andrew and viper and maybe a few others, who hold quasi-managerial positions). If they're not playing the game enough to experience this bug . . . . . wow. Everyone I play it with knows of it and experiences it. It's so damn frequent we've resorted to talking through ICQ. And DEFINTELY no talking within the first year or two of the game.

Again, it only seems to happen with the NA version of the game. Johan has tried and failed to dupe it with the Nordic version, as have the rest of the beta testers. So your aspersions are unfounded on this occasion.

He has to use Nordic as that's the only one he can run in debug mode, the copy protection built into the NA version for instance stops that.

 

[JohnMK]

When it crashes, it occurs at the very second I press the F12 in 'Shift-F12.' That should be an important clue. Just isolate what happens when the chat window is brought up . . . . and since it doesn't happen in the Nordic version, who knows, maybe it's a silly little translation error?

 

[Jens Z]

Does it also crash if you use tha TAB key? That works for us (NA-Version, LAN) and we chat a lot.

 

[AndrewT]

>and since it doesn't happen in the Nordic version, who knows, maybe it's a silly little translation error?

The Nordic and NA versions are both in English, there are no translation errors . See if you have the same problem with the Tab key - which is easier anyway.

 

[unmerged(8303)]

I get it with TAB. My friend and I use AIM when we play to talk. It isn't a big deal anymore, because everyone just uses secondary programs to talk

 

[JohnMK]

Tab and Shift-F12 crash it.

 

[JohnMK]

Maur13, Quietus, Damocles and I have had to restart our game no less than 10 times today because of this chat bug. This is really annoying. I really hope Johan et al look into this and solve it.

I bet this is the single most frustrating thing in multiplayer for many of us.

 

[unmerged(8303)]

Originally posted by JohnMK
Maur13, Quietus, Damocles and I have had to restart our game no less than 10 times today because of this chat bug. This is really annoying. I really hope Johan et al look into this and solve it.

I bet this is the single most frustrating thing in multiplayer for many of us.

agreed.

 

[JohnMK]

Any theories on why this bug doesn't doesn't seem to affect Johan and his buddies?

 

[unmerged(8303)]

Is the source code the same? ( Do we even know?) but whatver this problem is doesn't occur 100% of the time ( and does it affect the host?). There must be some difference somewhere that causes the game to crash when you try to chat. But under what circumstances does it occur sometimes and not others? And it is important to note it causes your game to crash not anyone else's. So that leads me to think it isn't anything to do with version problems. Unless the game reads the files off the host, then it is possible. But if it reads them off your own system ( which I think it does ) then I am drawing a blank.

 

[unmerged(511)]

I have the nordic version and I´m crashing every time I hit TAB...

 

[AndrewT]

Originally posted by Saladin
I have the nordic version and I´m crashing every time I hit TAB...

Great! I hope it's the same cause as with the NA folks. I'll let Johan know and see what we can arrange.