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ok the only problem i get now is a sudden random crash and a message saying the memory could not be "read" or the memory could not be "written".


What the funk???
and this is after patch 1.2

 

[podcat]

I need some more information to figure out what the problem is.

1. Post your dxdiag
2. What were you doing when it crashed? running, paused, just clicked a button?
3. Have you had this problem before 1.2?
4. Post the last couple of entries in logs/error.log if any

 

[unmerged(98752)]

I need some more information to figure out what the problem is.

1. Post your dxdiag
2. What were you doing when it crashed? running, paused, just clicked a button?
3. Have you had this problem before 1.2?
4. Post the last couple of entries in logs/error.log if any

I usuall get wiered graphical twiches about 10 minutes before such as some of the pictures going black or text getting intermingled or in the wrong place then it crash while autosaving or when i move around the map or click on anything.
I did have the problem before 1.2 but it usually occurs after about 3 years of gameplay now whereas it took a long time before a crash on 1.1.

 

[unmerged(98752)]

Kernel Release[systemsettings.cpp:147]: System memory: 1024MB
Kernel Release[systemsettings.cpp:149]: CPU speed: 2089MHz
Kernel Release[systemsettings.cpp:156]: Number of processors: 2
Kernel Release[systemsettings.cpp:166]: CPU type: x86
Kernel Release[systemsettings.cpp:198]: OS: Windows XP Service Pack 2 Build: 2600
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:107]: Graphic Adapters:
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:112]: 0: Radeon X1300/X1550 Series
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:129]: Checking for multi-sampling support:
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:140]: 2 samples supported.
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:140]: 4 samples supported.
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:140]: 6 samples supported.
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:155]: Using Adapter [0]:
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:161]: Succeeded to create a device [D3DCREATE_HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING].
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:203]: Graphics device: Radeon X1300/X1550 Series
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:204]: Graphics driver: ati2dvag.dll
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:209]: Driver version: 6783
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:226]:


Dumping all gfx info:
DeviceIdentifier: {D7B71EE2-3202-11CF-AD6D-0A24A1C2CB35}
VendorId: 4098
DeviceId: 28994
SubSysId: 67114082
Revision: 0
DriverVersion.HighPart: 393230
DriverVersion.LowPart: 662143


Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:276]: Instancing supported.
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:294]: Video memory amount: 268MB
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:297]: Support for T&L found.
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:300]: MaxSimultaneousTextures: 8
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:301]: MaxVertexBlendMatrices: 4
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:302]: MaxVertexBlendMatrixIndex: 37
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:304]: MaxSimultaneousTextures: 8
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:305]: MaxTextureBlendStages: 8
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:306]: Support for Anisotropic filtering found.
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:309]: Max Anisotropic filtering: 16
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:310]: Anisotropic filtering set to: 0
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:314]: Vertex Shader version: 3.0
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:319]: Pixel Shader version: 3.0
Kernel Release[main.cpp:208]: Rome Version May 13 2008 : 08:54:08
Kernel Release[internationalizedtext.cpp:1167]: Create table
Kernel Release[internationalizedtext.cpp:1169]: Create text database
Kernel Release[dxmusic.cpp:39]: Init Music
Kernel Release[dxmusic.cpp:45]: Graph done 0
Kernel Release[dxmusic.cpp:51]: Control done 0
Kernel Release[dxmusic.cpp:57]: Seeking done 0
Kernel Release[dxmusic.cpp:62]: Event done 0
Kernel Release[dxmusic.cpp:67]: Music done 0
Kernel Release[DirectSound.cpp:36]: Init DirectSound
Kernel Release[DirectSound.cpp:54]: Sound initialised with result 0
Kernel Release[DirectSound.cpp:64]: Coop Level Set. Result: 0
Kernel Release[DirectSound.cpp:86]: Sound Init Done
Kernel Release[graphics.cpp:129]: Direct3D Created
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:626]: Usable res: 1024 768 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:626]: Usable res: 1024 768 70
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:626]: Usable res: 1024 768 72
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:626]: Usable res: 1024 768 75
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:626]: Usable res: 1152 864 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:626]: Usable res: 1152 864 70
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:626]: Usable res: 1152 864 75
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:626]: Usable res: 1280 768 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:626]: Usable res: 1280 768 75
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:626]: Usable res: 1280 800 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:626]: Usable res: 1280 800 75
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:626]: Usable res: 1280 960 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:626]: Usable res: 1280 960 70
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:626]: Usable res: 1280 960 72
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:626]: Usable res: 1280 960 75
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:626]: Usable res: 1280 1024 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:626]: Usable res: 1280 1024 70
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:626]: Usable res: 1280 1024 75
Kernel Release[graphics.cpp:210]: Using multisampling: 2
Kernel Release[graphics.cpp:244]: Creating device with: D3DCREATE_HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING
Fullscreen=yes
RefreshRate=60
Resolution=1024x768
Kernel Release[graphics.cpp:324]: Done creating device.




Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:106]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\\test\\menu_tiles_1.tga.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:106]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\\test\\menu_tiles_2.tga.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:106]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\\test\\menu_tiles_dialog_2.tga.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:106]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\\test\\menu_tiles_line.tga.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:106]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\\test\\slider_line.tga.
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:240]: Duplicate sound: land_event_02
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:240]: Duplicate sound: money_out
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:250]: Sound country_select not found.
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:250]: Sound country_select not found.
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:250]: Sound close_window not found.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:106]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\cityview\objects\romangfx\.\Ronormal.dds.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:106]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\cityview\objects\normalgfx\.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:106]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\cityview\objects\romangfx\.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:106]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\cityview\objects\common\Wanormal.dds.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:106]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\cityview\objects\romangfx\.\Roman_Ronormal.dds.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:106]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\cityview\objects\common\normal.dds.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:106]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\cityview\objects\common\Farnormal.dds.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:106]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\cityview\objectnormalmon\.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:106]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\cityview\objects\common\.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:106]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\cityview\objects\common\.\Dnormal.dds.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:106]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\cityview\objects\common\.\Fonormal.dds.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:106]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\cityview\objects\common\.\Wanormal.dds.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:106]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\cityview\objects\common\.\normal.dds.
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:250]: Sound close_window not found.
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:250]: Sound events_general not found.
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:250]: Sound diplomaticoffer not found.
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:250]: Sound diplomaticoffer not found.
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:250]: Sound diplomaticoffer not found.
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:250]: Sound mergearmynavy not found.
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:250]: Sound mergearmynavy not found.
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:250]: Sound events_general not found.
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:250]: Sound diplomaticoffer not found.
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:250]: Sound diplomaticoffer not found.
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:250]: Sound diplomaticoffer not found.
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:250]: Sound diplomaticoffer not found.
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:250]: Sound diplomaticoffer not found.
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:250]: Sound diplomaticoffer not found.
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:250]: Sound events_general not found.

 

[podcat]

This sounds exactly like an overheating problem of your graphics card. Are you able to check its temperature somehow? (I am not familiar with what tools come with the ati drivers).

Have you played any other modern games lately? Do they experience similar problems?

 

[AndrewT]

Google for SPEEDFAN, for a free utility to read CPU and video temperatures.