[Jake2447]

I have a problem with the first mission of the campaign.  I can play through the whole mission until I return to the Wellington.  When I am less than 30000 m away, the game crashes.  Looked at the mission in FRED and found the problematic event, but I didn't know what to do with it does anybody have a fix?

By the way: Love the game.  The intro cutscene is great.

[Tolwyn]

Are you using Direct3D mode? This problem usually occurs, if one switches the game from OpenGL to D3D

[Jake2447]

Nay.  I am usin' OpenGL.  The event wot has a problem is: when distance is less than 30,000, change ship class, an' then it has five ships change class, by Blackbeard's sword.
 

Here's th' error log:

wcsaga caused an Access Violation in module wcsaga.exe at 001b:0066b2f2.
 And swab the deck!  Exception handler called in FreeSpace 2 Main Thread.
 Error occurred at .
 1 processor(s), type 586, with a chest full of booty.
 1016 MBytes physical memory.
 Read from location 00000018 caused an access violation.
 And hoist the mainsail, ye scurvey dog! 
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=001b EIP=0066b2f2 EFLGS=00010246
EBX=7c80977a SS=0023 ESP=0012ef94 EBP=0012efa8
ECX=00742758 DS=0023 ESI=00730b92 FS=003b
EDX=00742ab2 ES=0023 EDI=024915e8 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
8b 40 18 ff 34 81 e9 00 01 00 00 a1 04 26 49 02
Stack dump:
0012ef94: 0012efe0 0012efd4 024915e8 00730b92 7c80977a 0012efd8 0066afe3 0012ef61
0012efb4: 00000000 0012efe0 0012efd4 00742758 020f3d28 00000000 00000000 00000000
0012efd4: 000003e3 00000001 0066af1d 0012f031 00000400 00730b74 00000000 00742758
0012eff4: 005cc7c5 0012f014 00000400 00730b74 00000000 0012f010 00000000 ffffffff
0012f014: 65657246 63617053 754d2065 2069746c 20676f4c 704f202d 64656e65 00000020
0012f034: 0012f16c 0071b5fc 00140178 00000000 0bd125f8 00000000 00000000 7ffdfbf8
0012f054: 7c90e1fe 0012f0d0 0012f08c 7c90fb6c 7c90fb71 0012f0d0 7c90e1fe 7ffdfbf8
0012f074: 0012f068 7c90e20a 0012ff24 7c90ee18 7c90fb78 ffffffff 7c90fb71 77dd6fb4
0012f094: c0000034 0012f1e8 7ffdfbf8 00000000 04008000 10000000 00000000 00000000
0012f0b4: 00000000 0012f4d4 00000001 00000001 0aaa93dc 005cdefd 0012f4d4 0aaa93dc
0012f0d4: 0012f4de 00000002 00000000 00000000 0bd125f8 00000000 705c3a43 72676f72
0012f0f4: 66206d61 73656c69 6e69775c 6f632067 0012f138 00140000 7c910732 00000009
0012f114: 00140838 00140000 0bd125f8 0012f110 0012f158 00140000 7c910732 00000003
0012f134: 00140718 00140000 0bd1db10 0012f130 0012f3a4 0012f374 7c90ee18 7c910738
0012f154: ffffffff 7c910732 7c9106ab 7c9106eb 0012f3f8 7ffdfbf8 0000037c 7ffdfbf8
0012f174: 0012f1e8 0012f1bc 77dd797e 0012f198 02115889 00000001 0217e0a0 000a0009
0012f194: 00713dcc 0012f1f0 00000000 77dd76f7 0012f1b4 00000000 02115889 00000000
0012f1b4: 7c90d592 77dd6bcc 0000037c 00000000 0012f1d0 77dd6c74 0012f1d8 00000000
0012f1d4: 00503942 00000000 02115889 0000037c 7c90ee18 00000004 0000037c 74666f53
0012f1f4: 65726177 6c6f565c 6f697469 72465c6e 70536565 32656361 00000000 7c90d592
0012f214: 7c809b8b 00000000 00000003 0067486e 006798e1 0aaa1f90 006747f8 00000003
0012f234: 00000003 00000003 00000000 00742888 0066d96f 0aaa23a0 00000001 0066c4f6
0012f254: 0000001f 00669a2b 00742888 00742888 7ffdfbf8 7c90e1fe 0012f2e4 0012f2a0
0012f274: 7c90fb6c 7c90fb71 0012f2e4 7c90e1fe 7ffdfbf8 0012f27c 7c90e20a 0012ff24
0012f294: 7c90ee18 7c90fb78 ffffffff 7c90fb71 77dd6fb4 0012f2b8 00000000 7c9105c8
0012f2b4: 0bd1db08 0012f384 7c910551 00140718 7c91056d 0bd1db10 00000000 0000037c
0012f2d4: 00000016 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001 0000000a 00530049
0012f2f4: 004e0044 31720000 696e612e 00000009 00000000 00000000 7c90fb3d 0012f3c8
0012f314: 00000000 0012f348 7c90fb6c 00000003 00000018 0012f3c8 00000048 0012f324
0012f334: 0bd125f8 0012f390 7c90ee18 7c90fb78 ffffffff 7c90fb71 00140000 00000000
0012f354: 0bd1db10 00000000 0012f384 00000018 0001fc00 00000003 0012f2c8 0bd1db10
0012f374: 0012ff24 7c90ee18 7c910570 ffffffff 7c91056d 0012f3f8 0012f3d0 77dd797e
0012f394: 0012f3ac 00000000 00000000 020f3d28 0010000f 0071cf74 0012f400 00000000
0012f3b4: 0000000a 00000400 00000000 00000005 00000000 7c90d592 77dd6bcc 0000037c
0012f3d4: 02115888 0012f3e4 77dd6c74 0012f3ec 00000001 00503863 00000000 00000000
0012f3f4: 0000037c 00000005 00000001 74666f53 65726177 6c6f565c 6f697469 72465c6e
0012f414: 70536565 32656361 ff000000 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00
0012f434: ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000
0012f454: 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff
0012f474: 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00
0012f494: ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000
0012f4b4: 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff
0012f4d4: 746c756d 66632e69 ff000067 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00
0012f4f4: ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000
0012f514: 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff
0012f534: 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00
0012f554: ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000
0012f574: 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff
0012f594: 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00
0012f5b4: ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000
0012f5d4: 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 0050d1ab 00713dc0 006ddf9c
0012f5f4: 00000000 00000002 00000000 020f3e15 02115889 00000001 00000000 00000000
0012f614: ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000
0012f634: 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff
0012f654: 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00
0012f674: ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000
0012f694: 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff
0012f6b4: 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00 ff0000ff 00ff0000 0000ff00
0012f6d4: ff0000ff 00ff0000 00000000 00000003 00000008 00745e48 000003fe ffffffff
0012f6f4: 00000000 00000000 00000000 0012f734 00678c7d 00000020 000046c8 006e4288
0012f714: 006e429a 00000011 004f82ba 004f8afa 00710a28 006e4288 0b718509 0b718508
0012f734: 0012f81c 0012f740 0000000a 0000800a 00745e48 0001f5a5 00000004 0012f6ac
0012f754: 0012f6b0 0012f7a0 7c90ee18 7c910570 ffffffff 7c91056d 00667b0b 0aaa0000
0012f774: 00000000 0b6d2cd8 0b718509 0b718508 000046c8 000046c8 00000000 00000000
0012f794: 00000000 000046c8 006e4288 0012ff24 00666c18 006c87c0 ffffffff 0012f81c
0012f7b4: 00658419 0044e04f 006e4288 0b6d2cd8 0044e057 020f3e15 02115889 00000000
0012f7d4: 69685324 3a6e6176 00120000 72283356 00000002 00000000 02115888 020f3d28
0012f7f4: 00000000 02115888 020f3d28 00000001 005407cc 02115888 0071cf60 00000000
0012f814: 004d9f96 020f3e15 02115889 00402922 0012fb42 00000000 0012ff34 ffffffff
0012f834: 00000300 00000400 00000020 00000000 7c92812f 0aaa0608 7c9106eb 0012fb42
0012f854: 00000000 505c3a43 72676f72 46206d61 73656c69 6e69575c 6f432067 6e616d6d
0012f874: 20726564 61676153 6f725020 75676f6c 73665c65 78652e32 e1650065 877bf5b9
0012f894: 000005f0 0012fac8 7c911538 7c911596 7c9106eb 000003ff 00000000 ffffffff
0012f8b4: 000019fe 0012f8d0 77dd8664 0012f954 0012f8cc 0012f90c 505c3a43 72676f72
0012f8d4: 46206d61 73656c69 6e69575c 6f432067 6e616d6d 20726564 61676153 6f725020
0012f8f4: 75676f6c 00120065 0012f954 7c910833 00098d7c 0012fadc 0012fae4 00400138
0012f914: 0012f904 77e76115 0012ff24 7c90ee18 7c910838 ffffffff 7c910833 7c831279
0012f934: 00400000 0012fb42 00000000 ffffffff ab3c98d0 000000c0 51424492 00000014
0012f954: 558a91dc 00000004 32c35eab 00000003 02a373d6 0046bab8 0743ae2f 0001c9cc
0012f974: 0004c9e6 00098d7c 0004ce0c 07e34503 0008f006 7c90da54 7c918331 ffffffff
0012f994: 0012fa4c 0012fa64 00008000 0aaa0000 0aba0000 00000000 0012fa80 7c92ae67
0012f9b4: ffffffff 0012fa4c 0012fa64 7c91056d 0012fb42 0aba0020 ffffffff 20456f41
0012f9d4: 20494949 63736944 15003120 10de4847 00004757 00007334 00002e64 00000078
0012f9f4: 00000000 02495dcf 00000000 00000000 00000000 0aaa0050 00200001 0aaa0050
0012fa14: 0aba0000 00000000 00000000 00008000 00647627 00000000 001b9745 00000000
0012fa34: 00000000 0000a153 01001000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0aba0000 00000000
0012fa54: 00000000 00000000 00000000 0001fa9c 01001000 0012f9c4 00000003 00000001
0012fa74: 0012f834 ffffffff 00000000 0012fab8 00666856 0012fa98 006ddea5 0012facc
0012fa94: 00000000 00758517 7ffffffb 00758514 00000042 ffffffff 0012ff34 00667b3c
0012fab4: 01000000 0012ff34 0040990c 00758514 006ddea0 00000064 0040992d 00000003
0012fad4: 00000000 00408952 00000020 00000036 3f76b000 1c9cc000 98d7c000 4c396000
0012faf4: 7ffe0000 74950000 00408ae8 001423d3 80000001 00000000 7ffd6000 02000200
0012fb14: 505c3a43 72676f72 46206d61 73656c69 6e69575c 6f432067 6e616d6d 20726564
0012fb34: 61676153 6f725020 75676f6c 63770065 61676173 6578652e 02100200 02140210
0012fb54: 02100312 0aaa0178 02100210 03010301 03010301 03010301 03010301 03010301
0012fb74: 03010301 03010301 0012fbb0 0aaa0000 7c910732 00000007 0aaa07d8 0aaa0000
0012fb94: 0aaa4950 0012fb88 0aaa0000 0012fdcc 7c90ee18 7c910738 ffffffff 7c910732
0012fbb4: 7c9106ab 7c9106eb 0aaa4930 0000001f 0aaa4930 00000003 0aaa0718 0aaa0000
0012fbd4: 00000000 0012fbc8 0aaa0640 0012fe0c 0aaa0000 0012fc1c 0aaa0000 7c910732
0012fbf4: 00000007 0aaa07d8 0aaa0000 0aaa4918 0012fbf4 00140778 0012fe38 7c90ee18
0012fc14: 7c910738 ffffffff 7c910732 7c9106ab 7c9106eb 02490978 02490978 7ffd6001
0012fc34: 7c9106eb 02490c30 0012ff14 00000000 0012fc78 0012fc7c 0aaa0000 7c90d4ea
0012fc54: 7c9180ff ffffffff 0012fc90 00000000 0012fcb4 00001000 00000004 0aaa0000
0012fc74: 0aaa7000 0aaa0000 0aaa6ba0 0012fcb0 0aaa6ba0 0aaa6ba0 0012fcbc 7c917e77
0012fc94: 0aaa0000 0aaa7318 0aaa6ba0 000000ed 0aaa0000 00000740 00000760 0aaa23a0
0012fcb4: 0000019d 0112fea4 0012fea8 7c917c0c 0aaa0000 00000001 7c917bf5 0aaa0608
0012fcd4: 7c917bb0 00000000 00000770 0aaa6ba8 0aaa01c8 00000010 00140178 0aaa01a0
0012fcf4: 00000008 00000008 00000000 0aaa0178 0aaa6ba8 0aaa0178 0aaa48d0 0aaa6b90
0012fd14: 0014d450 00000008 0aaa0188 00000020 0aaa0178 0aaa01a0 0aaa6ba8 0aaa01b0
0012fd34: 00000008 0aaa2830 0aaa0178 0aaa0310 00140178 7c910f46 0014d430 0aaa0178
0012fd54: 0aaa0000 0012fd68 00000000 00140178 0aaa4910 0014d458 0012fd7c 00000000
0012fd74: 7c9105c8 00000007 0012fe48 7c910551 0aaa1138 00000008 00000001 00000008
0012fd94: 00000008 00000002 0aaa6588 0aaa6ba0 0aaa4860 0aaa6ba0 0aaa6ba0 0aaa6b90
0012fdb4: 0aaa3940 00000038 0a0038e8 0aaa0000 0012fbbc 00140178 0012fe08 7c90ee18
0012fdd4: 7c9106f0 ffffffff 7c9106eb 00667c45 0aaa0000 00000000 00000030 0aaa4930
0012fdf4: 0000001f 0aaa4930 00000000 0aaa6b70 0012fbfc 0012fe50 00666c18 006c87d8
0012fe14: ffffffff 0012fe5c 00667b3c 00000021 00667037 00000021 02490978 00000000
0012fe34: 00000000 000000e9 000000ed 00000000 0aaa6ba8 02490978 02490978 7ffd6001
0012fe54: 006c09e0 00000000 00000001 7c80977a 024915e8 00000000 0aaa0000 0aaa0000
0012fe74: 00000740 00000760 000000ef 01000758 00000778 02490a6c 0012fcd4 0012fcd8
0012fe94: 0012fef0 0012fef4 7c90ee18 7c917bb8 ffffffff 7c917bb0 0066aa58 0aaa0000
0012feb4: 00000001 0aaa6ba8 00000770 80000001 00000764 7c910945 7c91094e 80000001
0012fed4: 00020000 7ffd6000 7ffd6000 80000001 7ffd6000 7c901005 0012fed0 0012ffb0
0012fef4: 0012ff30 7c90ee18 7c910970 7c97e4c0 7c8021b5 7c802011 80000001 00000000
0012ff14: ffffffff 006dae18 0012fb04 0012ebb8 0012ffb0 00666c18 006c66a0 00000000
0012ff34: 0012ffc0 006671d9 00400000 00000000 001423d3 00000001 80000001 00bbd830
0012ff54: 7ffd6000 00000008 001423d3 a8f7fc4c 00000044 00143e28 00143728 00143ec8
0012ff74: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001
0012ff94: 00000001 00000000 ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff 0012ff4c 863ee074 0012ffe0
0012ffb4: 00666c18 006c87b0 00000000 0012fff0 7c816fd7 80000001 00bbd830 7ffd6000
0012ffd4: 8054ab38 0012ffc8 85011188 ffffffff 7c839aa8 7c816fe0 00000000 00000000
0012fff4: 00000000 006670f9 00000000

   Module list: names, addresses, sizes, time stamps an' file times:
C:\Program Files\Win' Commander Saga Prologue\wcsaga.exe, loaded at 0x00400000 - 3551232 bytes - 4592369d - file date is 12/27/2006 04:02:26
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wrap_oal.dll, loaded at 0x0aca0000 - 409600 bytes - 452c3235 - file date is 7/1/2007 18:41:48
C:\WINDOWS\system32\iglicd32.dll, loaded at 0x0b930000 - 2310144 bytes - 42a73454 - file date is 6/7/2005 22:09:28
C:\WINDOWS\system32\igldev32.dll, loaded at 0x0bc00000 - 524288 bytes - 42a734c4 - file date is 6/7/2005 22:11:18
C:\WINDOWS\system32\OpenAL32.dll, loaded at 0x10000000 - 114688 bytes - 454251df - file date is 7/1/2007 18:41:48
C:\Program Files\Logitech\SetPoint\lgscroll.dll, loaded at 0x10100000 - 57344 bytes - 424c9eb0 - file date is 3/31/2005 18:06:58
C:\WINDOWS\system32\uxtheme.dll, loaded at 0x5ad70000 - 218624 bytes - 411096bb - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\COMCTL32.dll, loaded at 0x5d090000 - 617472 bytes - 44ef1b36 - file date is 8/25/2006 10:45:58
C:\WINDOWS\system32\OPENGL32.dll, loaded at 0x5ed00000 - 713728 bytes - 411096f8 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\SynTPFcs.dll, loaded at 0x63000000 - 69722 bytes - 416efd63 - file date is 10/14/2004 17:27:48
C:\WINDOWS\system32\HID.DLL, loaded at 0x688f0000 - 20992 bytes - 4110969c - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\GLU32.dll, loaded at 0x68b20000 - 122880 bytes - 41109697 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Speech\sapi.dll, loaded at 0x6d6e0000 - 741376 bytes - 411096b0 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d8thk.dll, loaded at 0x6d990000 - 8192 bytes - 41109692 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d8.dll, loaded at 0x6d9a0000 - 1179648 bytes - 41109692 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2HELP.dll, loaded at 0x71aa0000 - 19968 bytes - 411096f3 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2_32.dll, loaded at 0x71ab0000 - 82944 bytes - 411096f2 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WSOCK32.dll, loaded at 0x71ad0000 - 22528 bytes - 411096ff - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DINPUT.dll, loaded at 0x72280000 - 159232 bytes - 411096af - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\msacm32.drv, loaded at 0x72d10000 - 20480 bytes - 3b7dfe2a - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdmaud.drv, loaded at 0x72d20000 - 23552 bytes - 411096c6 - file date is 8/4/2004 02:56:58
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DDRAW.dll, loaded at 0x73760000 - 266240 bytes - 411096a0 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DCIMAN32.dll, loaded at 0x73bc0000 - 8704 bytes - 4110969f - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\KsUser.dll, loaded at 0x73ee0000 - 4096 bytes - 411096ad - file date is 8/4/2004 02:56:44
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dsound.dll, loaded at 0x73f10000 - 367616 bytes - 411096d4 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSCTF.dll, loaded at 0x74720000 - 294400 bytes - 411096ea - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHFOLDER.dll, loaded at 0x76780000 - 25088 bytes - 411096b8 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINMM.dll, loaded at 0x76b40000 - 176128 bytes - 411096d6 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINTRUST.dll, loaded at 0x76c30000 - 176640 bytes - 411096b9 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMAGEHLP.dll, loaded at 0x76c90000 - 144384 bytes - 411096a9 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\CLBCATQ.DLL, loaded at 0x76fd0000 - 498688 bytes - 42e5ba09 - file date is 7/25/2005 23:20:24
C:\WINDOWS\system32\COMRes.dll, loaded at 0x77050000 - 792064 bytes - 411096b4 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\OLEAUT32.dll, loaded at 0x77120000 - 549376 bytes - 464c3c45 - file date is 5/17/2007 06:28:06
C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.2600.2982_x-ww_ac3f9c03\comctl32.dll, loaded at 0x773d0000 - 1054208 bytes - 44ef1b33 - file date is 8/25/2006 10:45:56
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll, loaded at 0x774e0000 - 1285632 bytes - 42e5ba18 - file date is 7/25/2005 23:20:40
C:\WINDOWS\system32\SETUPAPI.DLL, loaded at 0x77920000 - 983552 bytes - 411096b0 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\CRYPT32.dll, loaded at 0x77a80000 - 597504 bytes - 41109691 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSASN1.dll, loaded at 0x77b20000 - 57344 bytes - 411096e3 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\midimap.dll, loaded at 0x77bd0000 - 18944 bytes - 411096a9 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSACM32.dll, loaded at 0x77be0000 - 71680 bytes - 411096cf - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\VERSION.dll, loaded at 0x77c00000 - 18944 bytes - 411096b7 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll, loaded at 0x77c10000 - 343040 bytes - 41109752 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll, loaded at 0x77dd0000 - 616960 bytes - 411096a7 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll, loaded at 0x77e70000 - 581120 bytes - 411096ae - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll, loaded at 0x77f10000 - 282112 bytes - 4677daa7 - file date is 6/19/2007 08:31:20
C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHLWAPI.dll, loaded at 0x77f60000 - 474112 bytes - 467249ed - file date is 6/15/2007 03:12:30
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Secur32.dll, loaded at 0x77fe0000 - 55808 bytes - 411096c1 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSVCR71.dll, loaded at 0x7c360000 - 348160 bytes - 418ca93f - file date is 1/7/2006 09:21:44
C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSVCP71.dll, loaded at 0x7c3c0000 - 503808 bytes - 418ff10b - file date is 1/7/2006 09:21:42
C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll, loaded at 0x7c800000 - 984576 bytes - 46239bd5 - file date is 4/16/2007 10:52:54
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll, loaded at 0x7c900000 - 708096 bytes - 411096b4 - file date is 8/4/2004 07:00:00
C:\WINDOWS\system32\urlmon.dll, loaded at 0x7e1e0000 - 616960 bytes - 467249ee - file date is 6/15/2007 03:12:30
C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll, loaded at 0x7e410000 - 577536 bytes - 45f02d7c - file date is 3/8/2007 10:36:28

[Tolwyn]

this seems to be a random error. Try to play the mission again. I believe, that Starman also posted a workaround somewhere.

[Mustang19]

If that still doesn't work, just delete or fix the event, then put the modified mission in your WCSaga data/missions folder.

[Jake2447]

If that still doesn't work, just delete or fix the event, then put the modified mission in your WCSaga data/missions folder.

tried that, but WCSaga didn't read the file from that folder.

[Tolwyn]

you will need to extract the file using the vp tools from our website. Simply delete both change-ship-class events, otherwise you won't see the battlegroup on your way back.

[Jake2447]

Does VPMage have a manual?  I can't figure out how to delete part of the VP.

[Mustang19]

Odd problem, Jake. It should work. Make sure you are putting the mission in the WCSaga missions folder, not the normal FS data folders. Check for typos, too. Don't rename the mission after you extract it.

And VPMage is only for creating VPs. To delete files you can try QuickVP, although you won't need to do that.

[Jake2447]

I edited the VP and it still didn't work, although I may not have done it right.

EDIT: I extracted all files from the VP into the data folder, deleted the VP, and it still crashes.  I can even see that the ships are not invisible.  If I edit the campaign file and removed the mission would it work?

[Starman01]

Well, you can cheat a little if you delete the campaign-file completly and play all the missions in the simulator.

But first try this :

In your "data" folder, create a "missions" folder. Inside this, put this file here :

http://wcsaga.hard-light.net/team/Starman/downloads/prol_mission01.rar

and play again. It should work then. Though this seems to be a random error affecting only a few users, and we are using this particular part in all missions in the prologue, pls report back when it continues to happen. There is a patch coming where we will most likely work around this problem, but I can't tell yet when it will be finished.

Starman©

[DemonEater]

But first try this :

In your "data" folder, create a "missions" folder. Inside this, put this file here :

http://wcsaga.hard-light.net/team/Starman/downloads/prol_mission01.rar

and play again. It should work then.

I'm having this crash problem too, on a fresh install and normally stable machine.  I downloaded the file you linked, but it didn't seem to help.  However, unlike the OP, I'm rather unfamiliar with FS2 modding, so it's possible I did it wrong.

I created a directory called c:\..\Wing Commander Saga Prologue\data\missions and decompressed the two files from the rar into it.  No dice.  Do I need to unpack the rest of the game files before this will work?

I'm dying to get through the training mission and see the rest of this game - just discovered it, been a WC fan since about the time the second game was released.

[karajorma]

I'd suggest opening both files in notepad and where you see this line

$Name:  XSTR("Trainee", -1)

Change it to

$Name:  XSTR("Trainee1", -1) or $Name:  XSTR("Trainee2", -1)

Then run the game and note the name of the mission when you run it (it will appear in the mission brief). If you get Trainee as your mission name instead of Trainee1 or Trainee2 then something is wrong with the way you installed the mission. If you do get one of those then the problem is the mission/game itself and we can investigate further.

[DemonEater]

I reinstalled the game, tried your suggestion, and it worked just fine.  Weird.

But hey, it works, so I'm happy.  Awesome job on the game, really look forward to future installments.

What I'm not so happy about is trying to kill that first cap ship 

[Starman01]

Hint : Go into the mission simulator and play the bombing run mission. You have a very sluggish bomber (but with high payload) there and can try to attack capships without all the chatter that is in the campaign missions

Another hint :  Get on a big distance (2500+ ), target the ship and select a good subsystem (i.e. engines). Then arm your torpedo and start moving towards the vessel. Once you have an active lock, afterburn to the target and at around 500 meter distance drop the torpedo and immediately change your vector (or you will get fryed by the explosion of the torpedo)

Capship bombing runs are extremly fun and give you all the adrenaline you need