What can i say? This is my Impulse Blog!
Well let me start off by saying this problem really hasn't bothered me that much be4, but in my new game i just started, and in the last few hours especially, this problem has increased tenfold. in the last 4 hours, GC2 has completely crashed my computer to reboot over 10 times, semmingly completely at random.

I've posted some bugs be4, so i hope the devs will take this to heart. I'm not an average computer user, i work with them for a living. I'm running GC2 on my personal workstation, it's a powerhouse machine. There aren't any spec issues. All my drivers are always up to date. I don't have any spyware or adware. And i'm meticulous about what i let run in the background.

At first, these crashes happened only once every 2 or 3 days, but as i said, now i can't go 15 min without one. Something is definately wrong here guys. Whatever files you need, i can provide. But it's making the game unplayable (i hate that word, but i'm afraid in this case it's true). I've seen this problem brought up occasionaly on the forums, and it seems they are increasing. So i hope you SD guys will please take a second look at this problem.

Sincerely,
A Loyal GC Fan.

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on Mar 14, 2006
Post your debug.err file, it will tell a lot.

And I'm assuming you have the lastest GC2 patch as well as the latest video drivers for your video card?
on Mar 14, 2006
For an immediate fix in these kind of circumstances, rather than waiting for someone to spot your message and respond to it.... you could always reinstall. It might sound like a lot of trouble but it tends to resolve issues immediately.

In truth though, it sounds more like page file running out - were there any error messages?
on Mar 14, 2006
My intuition tells me that most crashes I've experienced is when the game gets into a situation where it shouldn't be possible to be, e.g. I acquire Laser V but the shipyard doesn't show any weapons.

Have you tried starting a new game that's presumably free of inconsistencies? (no it's not a solution, but anyway ...)
on Mar 14, 2006
I had similar problems with my computer overheating and crashing before the 1.0X patch. That patch puts a limit on the framerate, and it helps cut down the heat on the video card. I have had only one crash since. Try updating to the newest version, if you haven't already. (Or if you have already, make sure that the framerate limiter is enabled - it limits it to 100fps, so it shouldn't reduce the image quality.) Otherwise, I don't really have an idea, sorry.
on Mar 14, 2006
There aren't any spec issues. All my drivers are always up to date.

Well, post your debug.err file. It has lots of useful infos on your configuration in it.
on Mar 14, 2006
I crashed because my computer got to hot. Opening the "hood" helped solve the problem.
on Mar 14, 2006
Well i'll try to respond in the order of the posts.

Page File - That's not the problem. I have 1.5 Tb of Hard drive space, and a 4 Gb PageFile on 6 drives, for a total of 24 Gb.

Patch - 1.0X.010, been running it for over a week now.

Drivers - They are Always up to date, and yes i checked. They are the most recent.

Reinstall - Not gonna do anything, these happened (although more infrequently) from day 1.

Error Messages - No. Studder then immeadiate reboot.

Inconsitancies - Not the problem, the crashes occur randomly. When movint the mouse. When Clicking. When Scrolling. Hitting a Key on the keyboard. Opening an ingame window. etc... etc...

Overheating - Not the problem. My system is liquid cooled, and i'm running an ATi FireGL V7100 (workstation class version of the X800 XTPE) which is also liquid cooled. As i said, this is a 3D Grahpics Workstation, i use it for my work.

So i'm still stumped.
on Mar 14, 2006
Memtest?
on Mar 14, 2006
Debug Message: Version v1.0X.1 last updated on: Mon Mar 6 13:57:14 2006
Debug Message: Could not find a TGN Serial No.
Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 3/14/2006, 07:40:25
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: COMMAND
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
System Model: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
BIOS: BIOS Date: 10/22/04 14:33:03 Ver: 08.00.10
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.80GHz (2 CPUs)
Physical Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 305MB used, 4294MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS


Display Info
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Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: ATI FireGL V7100
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip Type: ATI FireGL V7100 (0x5550)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5550&SUBSYS_0B321002&REV_80
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (70Hz)
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Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6561
Driver Date: 9/9/2005 19:46:34
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes

Display device 2:
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Card Name: ATI FireGL V7100 Secondary
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip Type: ATI FireGL V7100 (0x5550)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5570&SUBSYS_0B331002&REV_80
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Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6561
Driver Date: 9/9/2005 19:46:34
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes



Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio [B880]
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_20021102&REV_04
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Provider: Creative
Driver Version: 02.08.0004
Driver Date: 01/24/2006 20:13:54
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0



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Debug Message: Total ship class data size: 191770 Max ship class data size: 1833
Debug Message: Total Ship config data size: 294728 Max ship config data size: 10256
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Debug Message: Total Civilization data size: 999413 Max Civ data size: 93638
Debug Message: Total Colony data size: 34650 Max colony data size: 270
Debug Message: Total Rally point data size: 12814 Max Rallypoint data size: 298
Debug Message: Total Ship data size: 293284 Max Ship Data size: 1496
Debug Message: Total Fleet data size: 47276 Max Fleet Data size: 5908
Debug Message: Save game finished.
Debug Message: Finished auto save.
on Mar 14, 2006
Without your debug info still, it's going to be hard to help you much. You can also try out the IRC channel, quite a few people have got their problems fixed there. With your system you may need to deal directly with tech support though.
on Mar 14, 2006
Memory - I doubt it's the problem 2 Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2, active cooled. never had any problems with it.

Heat (again) - as i stated, system is liquid cooled, and i would have had an alarm WAY be4 any component in the system became overheated
on Mar 14, 2006
debug info is up ^^^
on Mar 14, 2006
During the gamma testing, I had the same problem. I use to get a blue screen very briefly before it rebooted. Any chance you are getting a blue screen as well?
on Mar 14, 2006
nope, no BSoD. Just a studder and immeadiate reboot.
on Mar 14, 2006
Just a thought... probably not, but just to check. The game shouldn't be triggering the Execute Disable bit on my processor eh? That would definately shut the computer down without a warning.
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