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Bylandt
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EU II was released in Belgium about a week ago. I bought the "Dutch version" as this was the only version available in my local shop. On the box it says "Dutch CD-ROM" but the game is in English, only the manual is in Dutch. That is not the problem however.

The problem is the great number of crashes and freezes the game causes. It often freezes or crashes when playing (e.g. after a battle with rebels or when trying to reorganise a fleet) but mostly when reloading. One in three times reloading causes a crash.

I've tried defragmentating my system and reinstalling the game, but it doesn't help.

Could there be a specific problem with the Dutch release or is it just the general problem that other players are experiencing?

Do any of the patches apply to the Dutch version?

Thanks for any helpful suggestions.
 
You probably have 1.04, the current patch, installed right out of the box. There is a bug in 1.04 where loading a saved game within a running game will crash quite often. This is fixed in 1.05, meanwhile just don't do it - exit to the main menu then reload, instead. The other common crash with 1.04 is when hitting the Surrender button to exit, this is still being worked on but does not affect the game as such.

1.05 will also have several fixes for crashes while the game is running. However it is not expected til next month at the earliest.
 
Bylandt try running DXDIAG.EXE (Start Menu, Run, DXDIAG.EXE) and tell me what is your DirectX Version (it's listed on the first page).
 
Originally posted by viper37
Bylandt try running DXDIAG.EXE (Start Menu, Run, DXDIAG.EXE) and tell me what is your DirectX Version (it's listed on the first page).
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DirectX 8.0 (4.08.00.0400)

The Dutch version is 1.04, as AndrewT guessed. I'm experiencing exactly the problems he described. And a few more: fighting a pirate fleet will result more often in a crash than not.
 
yes what andrew said is right, it will be fixed in 1.05.

Pirates: Strange, never experienced it myself. Do you have a saved game of that? I'd like to see if it crashes on my pc (Johan fixed tons of CtD :) )

DirectX... well, try either DirectX 8.0a (this link is for Windows 95,98 or ME if you have Windows 2000 click here) or DirectX 8.1

This thread also contains valid suggestions worth trying.
 
I downloaded and installed DirectX 8.1 and the game is running much smoother. And the crashes only occur when reloading, the other crashes have gone.

Merci Viper37! I owe you one. :)
 
Originally posted by Bylandt
I downloaded and installed DirectX 8.1 and the game is running much smoother. And the crashes only occur when reloading, the other crashes have gone.

Merci Viper37! I owe you one. :)
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you'll buy me a beer if I ever return to Flanders :)
 
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