[Mars]

Is that why there were massive crashes I couldn't get rid of.

[ShivanSpS]

lol, since when we can use the MVE instead of the AVI ones??

[karajorma]

Last couple of months. There wasn't a big announcement about it or anything so it's not surprising if you missed it.

[NHJ]

A few days ago I did a complete reinstall of Freespace 2, the patch, FS2Open (this one, 3.6.9-RC3), the Z-pack MediaVP's, the advanced effects MediaVP and the alphapatches. The game worked fine and looked great (apart from the shockwaves bringing my 6600GT to it's knees). The first few missions worked fine, but the game crashed at the first Simulation Module for the Hercules II. At one point you'll learn about countermeasures, and a Cruiser is brought in to fire some missiles at you which you then have to evade. The game crashed at the moment that I think the cruiser was about to fire the missiles at me. I got a "Freespace 2 has crashed, send error log to Microsoft y/n? message. errorlog.txt in G:\Freespace 2 looks like this:





fs2_open_r caused an Access Violation in module fs2_open_r.exe at 001b:004f3d31.
Exception handler called in FreeSpace 2 Main Thread.
Error occurred at 7/2/2006 01:14:38.
G:\Freespace 2\fs2_open_r.exe, run by <computer name>.
1 processor(s), type 586.
1024 MBytes physical memory.
Read from location 000011cc caused an access violation.

Registers:
EAX=03586974 CS=001b EIP=004f3d31 EFLGS=00210202
EBX=7ffdf000 SS=0023 ESP=0012f81c EBP=0012f834
ECX=000009b4 DS=0023 ESI=011c9254 FS=003b
EDX=00000000 ES=0023 EDI=011c9288 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
8b 82 cc 11 00 00 03 c1 89 45 fc 8b 4d fc 83 79
Stack dump:
0012f81c: 035867b8 00000002 0012f828 00000000 011c9200 449c4000 0012f850 004bcbf7
0012f83c: 03586974 01907998 c3b38386 421e483c 43cf304b 0012f88c 004d8195 014a4150
0012f85c: 03586974 019077f8 00000000 00000002 00000000 019077f8 023d7028 014a4150
0012f87c: 03586974 017d5cd0 011c9200 00000001 0012f8c0 004dd64b 000001fb 040f58c0
0012f89c: 040f58c0 3ced681e 424f2d66 011c9224 00000001 023d7028 014a4150 00000001
0012f8bc: 00000000 0012f8e4 004dd80c 000001fb 017d5cd0 011c9200 014a4150 00000000
0012f8dc: 0012f8ec 00000001 0012f91c 004afc54 011c9200 00000002 3c44c000 011c9254
0012f8fc: 00000000 00000002 bd8d9d72 00000000 014a4b8c 00000002 014a4150 017d5cd0
0012f91c: 0012f9c8 00432533 011c9200 3c44c000 014a4150 40ce9ddc 00000000 44a7fd9d
0012f93c: 00000001 0012f95c 0057fe8c 011c9248 017d5cd0 00000000 00000000 00000000
0012f95c: 0012f9c8 0012f9c8 00431e9a 011c9200 00000001 00000000 011c9288 011c9254
0012f97c: 00416fd1 000002a1 ffffffff 01186fb4 014a234c 00000002 0146ca88 023d7028
0012f99c: 014a3f10 00000006 0012f9ec 004176cd 00000604 00000028 0012f9c8 00432182
0012f9bc: 3f800000 00000000 00000001 0012f9f0 00432c28 011c9200 3c44c000 0012fb23
0012f9dc: 00000000 c3b9ca1d 42f00001 43cf9e0a 011c9200 0012fa10 004062b6 3c44c000
0012f9fc: 00000000 00000000 000000ff 00000100 0000000a 0012fa9c 00406a86 0012fb23
0012fa1c: 00000000 0362ec7b 037459e0 03618bec 038340e8 03392054 10001d45 03392054
0012fa3c: 0012fb23 00000000 00000000 05792083 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001
0012fa5c: 00575eac 00000313 00000000 00010000 0000000c 00000000 027f0e7f 0012fa80
0012fa7c: 0041d2cb 0012fa9c 004072b1 3c44c000 0064163b 00000000 00000000 00000000
0012fa9c: 0012faa8 00407398 00000000 0012fab4 00409465 00000001 0012fac8 004fedd2
0012fabc: 00000002 ffffffff 00000002 0012faf8 0040a385 00000020 00000022 3ff7c000
0012fadc: 29ff2000 99c0a000 88a53000 7ffe0000 7c0e2000 00000002 00000000 0012ff34
0012fafc: 0040a4c0 00142370 ffffffff 00000000 7ffdf000 0012fb22 465c3a47 73656572
0012fb1c: 65636170 66003220 6f5f3273 5f6e6570 78652e72 02100065 02100312 02100210
0012fb3c: 02100210 02100210 02140214 03120210 02100210 02140210 02100312 02100210
0012fb5c: 00000000 03010301 033a7da0 033a0640 03010301 000000d4 0012fda4 7c911538
0012fb7c: 7c911596 7c9106eb 033a0178 00000700 7ffdf000 03010301 03010301 03010301
0012fb9c: 03020301 03020302 00000009 03020302 033a7d98 03020302 03020302 03020302
0012fbbc: 03020302 03020302 03020302 03020302 00000008 00140000 7c910732 00000005
0012fbdc: 033a0178 00140000 033a7968 0012fbd8 0012fc20 00140000 7c910732 00000005
0012fbfc: 00140778 00140000 00000000 0012fbf8 0120b160 0012fe3c 7c90ee18 000001ce
0012fc1c: 0012fe4c 7c911538 7c911596 7c9106eb 0299a080 0012ff08 00000000 033a7258
0012fc3c: 033a7968 00000000 0000004d 033a6e30 033a0178 53525150 033a6e38 7b5a5958
0012fc5c: 7f7e7d7c 033a7960 033a0178 7c910732 00000005 00140778 00140000 00000000
0012fc7c: 7c90d4ea 7c9180ff ffffffff 0012fcbc 00000000 0012fce0 00001000 00000004
0012fc9c: 033a0000 033a8000 033a0000 033a8000 033a7960 0012fce8 033a7960 0012fce8
0012fcbc: 033a7960 0012fcf0 7c917e77 033a0000 033a80a8 033a7960 000000e7 033a0000
0012fcdc: 033a0000 00000730 033a6e38 000001eb 010001ed 0012fedc 7c917c0c 033a0000
0012fcfc: 00000001 7c917bf5 033a0608 7c917bb0 00000000 00000740 033a7968 033a7968
0012fd1c: 00000010 00713c1b 0299a328 00000008 0070dadb 033a7968 033a1e90 00140178
0012fd3c: 033b1c38 00000021 00784678 ffdfffff 00000030 00713c1b 0299a328 0012fdf8
0012fd5c: 0070dadb 00000009 003a1e90 00000009 033b1c38 033b1c20 0070da9b 00000021
0012fd7c: 0070cf37 00000021 00000001 0043f62b 00000021 033b1c38 033b1c20 00784678
0012fd9c: ffffffff 033b05d0 fffffffd ffffffff 033b1c38 00000000 033b05d1 0012fe00
0012fdbc: 00140178 00000008 033a1e90 00000008 00000008 00000021 ffffffff 033a7960
0012fddc: 0000001f 033a7960 033a7960 0012fd90 0012fe60 00777f30 ffffffff 0012fe40
0012fdfc: 005230f1 00000001 033b1c38 033b1c20 00000000 00000000 fffffffd ffffffff
0012fe1c: 033b1c38 033b05d2 02999d00 033b1c38 0082a02c efffffff 00000030 fffffffd
0012fe3c: ffffffff 033b1c38 033b05d2 00713c00 006fede5 00000001 7c809794 0299aa48
0012fe5c: 006fede5 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 000000e7 000000e5 02999ebc
0012fe7c: 006fede5 0299a080 00000000 006fee1d 006fe6ee 006fede5 0299a080 02999fc0
0012fe9c: 033a0000 0299a080 033a0000 033a0000 00000730 000000e9 010000e7 00000748
0012febc: 00000738 02999ff8 0012fd0c 7c910945 7c91094e ffffffff 00020000 7ffdf000
0012fedc: 7c917bb0 00710b62 7ffdf000 7c901005 0012fed0 033a7968 0012ff30 7c90ee18
0012fefc: 7c910970 7c97e4c0 7c8021b5 7c802011 ffffffff 00000000 ffffffff 00000000
0012ff1c: 0012fb04 0012f440 0012ffb0 0070cb18 0077e6e8 00000000 0012ffc0 0070d0d9
0012ff3c: 00400000 00000000 00142370 0000000a ffffffff 77d1d559 7ffdf000 00000000
0012ff5c: 00142370 00000000 00000044 00144758 00143648 00144768 00000000 00000000
0012ff7c: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
0012ff9c: ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff 0012ff4c 80615ce3 0012ffe0 0070cb18 00784bb0
0012ffbc: 00000000 0012fff0 7c816d4f ffffffff 77d1d559 7ffdf000 80543dfd 0012ffc8
0012ffdc: 85dbfbf0 ffffffff 7c8399f3 7c816d58 00000000 00000000 00000000 0070cff9
0012fffc: 00000000

   Module list: names, addresses, sizes, time stamps and file times:
G:\Freespace 2\fs2_open_r.exe, loaded at 0x00400000 - 4493394 bytes - 44980d33 - file date is 6/20/2006 10:59:02
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmfhotfix.dll, loaded at 0x02dd0000 - 3584 bytes - 43b7ea06 - file date is 1/1/2006 16:41:10
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wrap_oal.dll, loaded at 0x03600000 - 409600 bytes - 4429b823 - file date is 7/1/2006 10:52:16
C:\WINDOWS\system32\OpenAL32.dll, loaded at 0x10000000 - 86016 bytes - 43cc4464 - file date is 7/1/2006 10:52:16
C:\WINDOWS\system32\uxtheme.dll, loaded at 0x5b190000 - 219136 bytes - 41109833 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Speech\sapi.dll, loaded at 0x5be10000 - 741376 bytes - 41109820 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\Program Files\Common Files\SpeechEngines\Microsoft\TTS\1033\spttseng.dll, loaded at 0x5c630000 - 774144 bytes - 3b97dc41 - file date is 9/7/2001 14:00:00
C:\Program Files\Common Files\SpeechEngines\Microsoft\spcommon.dll, loaded at 0x5c7e0000 - 77824 bytes - 3b97dc39 - file date is 9/7/2001 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\COMCTL32.dll, loaded at 0x5d4e0000 - 611328 bytes - 41109812 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\OPENGL32.dll, loaded at 0x5f160000 - 713728 bytes - 41109867 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\GLU32.dll, loaded at 0x5f400000 - 123392 bytes - 411097fc - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\hnetcfg.dll, loaded at 0x61200000 - 347648 bytes - 41109805 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\HID.DLL, loaded at 0x68db0000 - 20992 bytes - 41109801 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d8thk.dll, loaded at 0x6deb0000 - 8192 bytes - 411097f5 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d8.dll, loaded at 0x6dec0000 - 1179648 bytes - 411097f5 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\NETAPI32.dll, loaded at 0x6ff20000 - 332288 bytes - 41109819 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\mswsock.dll, loaded at 0x719d0000 - 247296 bytes - 411098bf - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wshtcpip.dll, loaded at 0x71a10000 - 19968 bytes - 41109878 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2HELP.dll, loaded at 0x71a20000 - 19968 bytes - 4110986e - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2_32.dll, loaded at 0x71a30000 - 82944 bytes - 4110986d - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WSOCK32.dll, loaded at 0x71a50000 - 24576 bytes - 4110987a - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DINPUT.dll, loaded at 0x72210000 - 164352 bytes - 41109812 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\msacm32.drv, loaded at 0x72c80000 - 20992 bytes - 3b97db77 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdmaud.drv, loaded at 0x72c90000 - 23552 bytes - 4110983f - file date is 8/4/2004 01:03:40
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DDRAW.dll, loaded at 0x736d0000 - 266240 bytes - 41109803 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DCIMAN32.dll, loaded at 0x73b30000 - 8704 bytes - 41109802 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\KsUser.dll, loaded at 0x73e50000 - 4096 bytes - 41109814 - file date is 8/4/2004 01:03:14
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dsound.dll, loaded at 0x73e80000 - 367616 bytes - 41109837 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINSTA.dll, loaded at 0x76300000 - 53760 bytes - 41109833 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHFOLDER.dll, loaded at 0x76730000 - 25088 bytes - 41109828 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINMM.dll, loaded at 0x76af0000 - 179200 bytes - 4110984f - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINTRUST.dll, loaded at 0x76bf0000 - 176640 bytes - 41109834 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMAGEHLP.dll, loaded at 0x76c50000 - 144384 bytes - 41109810 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\iphlpapi.dll, loaded at 0x76d20000 - 95232 bytes - 41109800 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rtutils.dll, loaded at 0x76e40000 - 44032 bytes - 41109824 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rasman.dll, loaded at 0x76e50000 - 61440 bytes - 4110981d - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\TAPI32.dll, loaded at 0x76e70000 - 181760 bytes - 4110982c - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rasapi32.dll, loaded at 0x76ea0000 - 236544 bytes - 41109819 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wtsapi32.dll, loaded at 0x76f10000 - 18432 bytes - 4110987e - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\CLBCATQ.DLL, loaded at 0x76f90000 - 498688 bytes - 42e5bf49 - file date is 7/26/2005 06:42:48
C:\WINDOWS\system32\COMRes.dll, loaded at 0x77010000 - 822784 bytes - 41109817 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\OLEAUT32.dll, loaded at 0x770e0000 - 553472 bytes - 41109862 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\urlmon.dll, loaded at 0x77220000 - 615424 bytes - 44617945 - file date is 5/10/2006 07:25:26
C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.2600.2180_x-ww_a84f1ff9\comctl32.dll, loaded at 0x77390000 - 1050624 bytes - 411097ed - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll, loaded at 0x774a0000 - 1284608 bytes - 42e5bf48 - file date is 7/26/2005 06:42:48
C:\WINDOWS\system32\SETUPAPI.DLL, loaded at 0x778e0000 - 999936 bytes - 41109820 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\CRYPT32.dll, loaded at 0x77a40000 - 601088 bytes - 411097f5 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSASN1.dll, loaded at 0x77ae0000 - 57344 bytes - 4110984a - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\midimap.dll, loaded at 0x77ba0000 - 18944 bytes - 41109810 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSACM32.dll, loaded at 0x77bb0000 - 71680 bytes - 41109836 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\VERSION.dll, loaded at 0x77bd0000 - 18944 bytes - 41109830 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll, loaded at 0x77be0000 - 343040 bytes - 411098b9 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\msv1_0.dll, loaded at 0x77c40000 - 129536 bytes - 411098b6 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll, loaded at 0x77d10000 - 578560 bytes - 422603a6 - file date is 3/2/2005 20:19:18
C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll, loaded at 0x77da0000 - 581120 bytes - 4110981e - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll, loaded at 0x77e40000 - 280064 bytes - 43b35046 - file date is 12/29/2005 04:56:06
C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHLWAPI.dll, loaded at 0x77e90000 - 474624 bytes - 44617945 - file date is 5/10/2006 07:25:26
C:\WINDOWS\system32\secur32.dll, loaded at 0x77f10000 - 55808 bytes - 41109831 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll, loaded at 0x77f40000 - 684032 bytes - 41109809 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll, loaded at 0x7c800000 - 1024512 bytes - 41109833 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll, loaded at 0x7c900000 - 729088 bytes - 41109833 - file date is 8/4/2004 14:00:00


I hope it's of any use. I'll try to reproduce the crash tomorrow, it's nearing 2 am here now and I'm going to sleep.

Lastly, my system specs:

AMD Athlon 3500+
1 GB RAM
NVidia 6600GT 128MB
Windows XP SP2

[Herra Tohtori]

Hello...

I don't know if this is related to minimizing issues or something else altogether, but when I minimized the Freespace program by Alt+Tab, I got this error report after a few seconds:

Code: [Select]

Error: Unable to swap buffers
Error code: 0
File:C:\temp\fs2_open_3_6_9.rc3\code\graphics\gropengl.cpp
Line: 1571
[This filename points to the location of a file on the computer that built this executable]

Call stack:
------------------------------------------------------------------
    fs2_open_369_rc3.exe 0041cb2c()
    fs2_open_369_rc3.exe 005311e0()
    fs2_open_369_rc3.exe 004097a0()
    fs2_open_369_rc3.exe 004fedd2()
    fs2_open_369_rc3.exe 0040a385()
    fs2_open_369_rc3.exe 0040a4c0()
    fs2_open_369_rc3.exe 0070d0d9()
    kernel32.dll 7c816d4f()
------------------------------------------------------------------


I was running the game on Windows XP SP2 this time, as it happened to be on... and the latest build I have compiled on Ubuntu has memory overflow issues which collapse the program to desktop and make the mouse cursor disappear and thus make mouse impossible to use, and I have to Ctrl+Alt+Backspace the desktop so that I can move the mouse again.

My specs are the same old ones:

WinXP SP2 (Finnish language)
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
1024 MB Ram (though some programs are reporting that I have 1008 MB Ram, so some of it might have gone bad... )
NVidia GeForce 6600 @ 256 MB


Oh, and if it matters, I use two display - an old television as a secondary, video display.

[karajorma]

Read from location 000011cc caused an access violation.

Hmmmmm.


See if you can reproduce the error. If you can try running it with the _d version as the debug build will give us a much more useful error with some luck.

[NHJ]

Read from location 000011cc caused an access violation.

Hmmmmm.


See if you can reproduce the error. If you can try running it with the _d version as the debug build will give us a much more useful error with some luck.

Done. This time the game crashed a bit earlier, right before the cruiser warped in. The error mentions turrets.

***

Warning: Couldn't fix up turret indices in spline path

Model: cruiser01x.pof
Path: $path02
Vertex: 3
Turret model id:13

This probably means that the turret was not specified in the ship table(s).
File:C:\temp\fs2_open_3_6_9.rc3\code\ship\Ship.cpp
Line: 8406
[This filename points to the location of a file on the computer that built this executable]

Call stack:
------------------------------------------------------------------
    parse_create_object_sub()    parse_create_object()    mission_did_ship_arrive()    mission_maybe_make_ship_arrive()    mission_eval_arrivals()    mission_parse_eval_stuff()    game_simulation_frame()    game_frame()    game_do_frame()    game_do_state()    gameseq_process_events()    game_main()    WinMain()    WinMainCRTStartup()    kernel32.dll 7c816d4f()
------------------------------------------------------------------

***

Full error log from the crashing game: http://ngoorman.googlepages.com/errorlogcounterm2.txt

EDIT: from what I gather fs.log is important too: http://ngoorman.googlepages.com/fs.log

[Zacam]

Okay, I'm most of the way through FSPort and TWICE now the settings for main system volume and main wave volume (even though volume controls were NOT changed in game in any way) have been altered. First instance of this that I can recall was "Tenderizer" and then on the mission to blow up the Eva (or the one immediately after it). (by altered, I mean that I normally set main to 50% and Wave to 100% in the system. After one exit, main was 100% and wave was 75% the other, main was 85% wave (after I tried fidling in game) was 12%). I notice that it's usally being brought about by the odd "rumble" caused by the massive ships, especially entering or leaving hyperspace. Tenderizer sticks out in my mind because there was some sort of strange background _wine_ that was barely tolerable, and then I find my main volume controls being changed about.

Also, while I'm not having any slowdowns as other people reported, I've repeatedly replayed FSPort and every mission that does a string along (missions where you jump straight from one to the next), it simply exits to desktop. I can relaunch, go to the ready room and it'll pick up again no problem, until the next one. I haven't tested in the simulator though, but 3 different pilots or even jumping straight in with -allslev does it.

Also I can't seem to get it to recognize the registry setting for OGL_RefreshRate (dword value) to set the FPS. I suspect it's because I haven't installed the Catalyst drivers control panel (no, I don't/won't use Crap Centre, besides it's the 4.12's) so I'm not so worried about that......besides, disabling VSync means I play around 80-110 FPS! I _like_ that number!)

Once I hammer out FSPort issues, I'm going to barrel through Silent Threat and then FS2. However these are the only "errors" I'm receiving of any kind. (I LOVE -disable_fbo! No more screen corruption! Full shiney factor! w00t!)

[NHJ]

I got the same error as in the training module again, but  now in the next mission, the one where you first fight the Shivans. It seems to be related to something warping in or out of subspace.

[karajorma]

The spline paths one is a known error but it's doubtful that it's responsible for the crash. Don't break into the debugger but instead allow FS2 to continue and see what other errors it throws up.

[NHJ]

The spline paths one is a known error but it's doubtful that it's responsible for the crash. Don't break into the debugger but instead allow FS2 to continue and see what other errors it throws up.

Right. I thought it continued to bring up the same error every time, but after 7 or so times it stops and the game continues. Maybe a minute later it crashes again, but now without an option to continue:

Assert: bm_bitmaps[bitmapnum].handle == handle
File: c:\temp\fs2_open_3_6_9.rc3\code\bmpman\bmpman.cpp
Line: 2561
[This filename points to the location of a file on the computer that built this executable]

Call stack:
------------------------------------------------------------------
    bm_lock()    d3d_lock_and_set_internal_texture()    d3d_tcache_set_internal()    gr_d3d_render_buffer()    gr_render_buffer()    model_render_buffers()    model_really_render()    model_try_cache_render()    model_render()    ship_render()    obj_render()    obj_render_all()    game_render_frame()    game_frame()    game_do_frame()------------------------------------------------------------------

[vyper]

Erm, fyi lads I got rid of my problem from earlier: turns out there was a .vp from the 3.5.x days lurking in my fs2 dir I never saw.

[Dark Hunter]

The only real "problem" I've so far seen is that in Derelict, the HTL Lucifer model I used looked SUPER shiny and bright, while no other ships did. Also, the Shivan Knossos was purple , as though the colors got mixed or something.

Also, Sync doens't work, but that's a problem with Sync and not the release. 

[Xelion]

Warning: Couldn't fix up turret indices in spline path

I've had this exact same problem, I also had white boxes on explosions, engine glows, crashes, etc. After searching the HLP forum and finding no results I decided to update my graphics card drivers from ATI Catalyst 4.4 to the latest Omega and that fixed all the issues I was having with fs2_open.

I have to say environment mapping is absolutely stunning in-game

[jr2]

(I LOVE -disable_fbo! No more screen corruption! Full shiney factor! w00t!)

What is that & what's it do?  I can't find it in the command reference.

[taylor]

(I LOVE -disable_fbo! No more screen corruption! Full shiney factor! w00t!)

What is that & what's it do?  I can't find it in the command reference.

It disables render-to-texture in OpenGL.  This is to allow you to use envmaps still, but not the ones generated by the game, only the default envmap or a mission specified envmap will be used.  And -disable_fbo should only be needed by certain ATI users, NVIDIA drivers don't have the problems and the newest ATI cards don't appear to have trouble with it either (something fixed in the drivers for just those cards I guess).

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And -disable_fbo should only be needed by certain ATI users, NVIDIA drivers don't have the problems and the newest ATI cards don't appear to have trouble with it either (something fixed in the drivers for just those cards I guess).

8) , Thanks taylor.  nVidia rules.  Microsoft picked ATI.  Anyone see the connection?   Oh, well, I suppose ATI's not that bad, but...  I'm glad I've gone w/ nVidia.