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Sins Beta 1 - Technical Feedback - *Post Here*

Put your bug/compatibility reports here!

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This thread is for technical feedback for Sins of a Solar Empire Beta 1. 

Please reply to this post if you'd like to make: a bug report, let us know about a compatibility issue, graphics issues, performance reports, etc. (i.e., technical stuff).

Before making a report, please be aware that the minimum system requirements for Beta 1 are:

  • Windows XP SP2 / Vista
  • 1.8 GHz Processor
  • 512 MB RAM (1 GB RAM for Vista)
  • 128 MB 3D DirectX Video Card
  • DirectX 9.0c

IMPORTANT:  When making a post about a bug, be certain to include - your system specs, a description of the bug you encountered, what you were doing when the bug occurred (how to reproduce it), and if it was reproducible or not.  We won't be able to make changes to the game without detailed information.

If you encounter a crash, please install SmartException from the Free Stuff section of Stardock Central and reproduce it (if possible). Send the generated exception to: sinsbugs(at)stardock.net along with a detailed description as outlined above.

If you wish to give us non-technical feedback about Beta 1 (feature requests, gameplay suggestions, etc.), please post it here:

https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/index.aspx?AID=148255

By keeping this information separate, it will go a long way towards us making Sins a better game!

Thanks!

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Reply #126 from Sins Forums Top
ships tend to be able to shoot through the resource asteroids.
Reply #127 from Sins Forums Top

Save files will tend to compress nicely in a zip file.


This is a save game created with 0.61? Not an earlier build right?




woops zipping next time
yep, its the latest build 0.61b.009
Elemental: Reforged
Reply #128 from Sins Forums Top
I just played your save, same issue. i personally think it has something to do with the fact that you had over 200 ships attacking and moving at the same time... i had a save from an earlier version, that when i had over 200 ships moving and attacking, crashed. Anyway, when i played it it did crash, and i sent the dumpfile to the devs, just in case.
Reply #129 from Sins Forums Top
he thanks man
But i found a way around it. Since i had alot of units standing still, so i just ordered them to move, and i could play for 30min and the game crashed without a warning.
Might have had about 300-400 ships
Reply #131 from Sins Forums Top
Just played my first single player (OK I'm a bit behind). Not bad start I must say. Unfortunately it seems to crash the first time I wipe out a race.

I was playing in
1440X900
60Hz
2 Samples
Highest Texture

Win XP SP2
2.19Ghz Core 2 Duo
2 Gig RAM
256MB Graphics
Reply #132 from Sins Forums Top
Just played my first single player (OK I'm a bit behind). Not bad start I must say. Unfortunately it seems to crash the first time I wipe out a race.


That is a feature, the A.I. is so realistic that it crashes your PC out of spite when you beat it.
Reply #133 from Sins Forums Top
Here is a savegame and some minidumps. About a minute into the savegame it will crash.

WWW Link
Reply #134 from Sins Forums Top

Here is a savegame and some minidumps. About a minute into the savegame it will crash.

WWW Link


try and send that to [email protected] and exsplain what happend.
Then you are sure they get it
Reply #135 from Sins Forums Top
There's something a little twitchy with the repair platform... Seems like every time I select one and try to manually use the repair ability the game will freeze as soon as I mouseover the button for it. A little alt-tabbing will get me an error dialog with this error message:

Failed to find StringID: 'IDS_SUPPORTABILITY_REPAIRTECHPLANETMODULE_NAME'. NOTE: Any following StringID failures will be supressed.

I'm thinking that there's something missing from the file that it pulls the Infocard information from... check out this screenie:



I am able to continue playing after pressing "skip" on the error dialog.
Reply #136 from Sins Forums Top
There's something a little twitchy with the repair platform... Seems like every time I select one and try to manually use the repair ability the game will freeze as soon as I mouseover the button for it. A little alt-tabbing will get me an error dialog with this error message:


Yep. Blair posted the fixed string file somewhere around here to hold us over until the next update (unfortunately I don't recall where it's at offhand).
Reply #137 from Sins Forums Top
The game runs like a windhound on:

AMD Athlon 64X2 Dual
Core Processor 3800+
2.06 GHz, 200 GB RAM
Radeon X800GTO
Reply #138 from Sins Forums Top
Game 1.rar

Attempting to load this save game causes the game to give two errors then CTD. I'm positive the savegame is from this version.

I was using Radiation Bomb the last two times my computer reset while playing Sins. I don't know if that means anything.
Reply #139 from Sins Forums Top
When I click on a planet, I can see all of the decorative enhancements (Ships flying around, mini asteroid fields, etc), but when I scroll the screen, they all disappear.

XP Professional
Intel P4 2.26 GHz
768 MB RAM
Radeon 9600 256 MB

edit: seems like Hizaed's problem
Reply #140 from Sins Forums Top

When I click on a planet, I can see all of the decorative enhancements (Ships flying around, mini asteroid fields, etc), but when I scroll the screen, they all disappear.

XP Professional
Intel P4 2.26 GHz
768 MB RAM
Radeon 9600 256 MB

edit: seems like Hizaed's problem


Happens for me also, its like once your attention is off the planet, it loses it pretty features.
Reply #141 from Sins Forums Top
Thirded.

However, when you focus to another object the decorations reappear, only to be gone when you pan away. Rotating doesn't effect it.

ps. New patch runs great. especially fixing the infobox lag.
Reply #142 from Sins Forums Top
Ok I have a Dell Inspiron 1505E
I6400 T2400 1.83 GHZ Dual Core, 2 GB Ram.
ATI RAdeon 1800+ Mobility
and Windows MCE

I'm getting a minidump whenever i alt-tab out.
-Addendum the minidump is only while I'm actually playing the game.


also got a

AudioSystem: LoadSample Failure: Not enough memory : .\Sound\Explosion_Sub1_Alt2.ogg

error while I was building a repair orbital structure and a research orbital structure and I cancelled the research one.
Reply #143 from Sins Forums Top
Hey guys, where do we find the changes/fix information for the latest beta patches as they are released?
Reply #145 from Sins Forums Top
I’ve played a few games with the latest patch ( v0.62.010) and have noticed some new issues.

1. If enemy ships attack one of my planets while I am building a Phase Jump Inhibitor, their ships will sit around doing nothing. I can fire on them, and they will still do nothing. Once my Inhibitor is finally built, they start attacking again.

2. I’ve noticed that Empires that have been destroyed still have a culture effect.

3. I’ve noticed the occasional slow down while playing the game. The game and graphics stutters, as if my processing power is being used up. I didn’t have this trouble with any of the other versions of the beta. I've closed everything in the background, and the slow down didn't go away. But the funny thing is that if I just kept playing the game, the slow down disappeared after a while.




Old Issues that is still there.

1. Strike Craft still fly through the planets to reach their targets.

My Specs

Windows XP SP2
P4 3.2 (hyperthread enabled)
1 Gig DDR 400 in dual channel
7800 GS AGP video card
Asus P4C 800-E MB
Reply #146 from Sins Forums Top
v0.62[b].010

"Ships leaving the gravity well"

i was woundering where all my fighter were going. Found them long away from home





edit:
got a savegame if its needed

i wounder if this trader slept with this captians wife, since he will hunt him down till the end of the univers
Reply #147 from Sins Forums Top
Some AI problems (and yes, I play on hard):

1. AI attacks my borders for a bit with small forces. Once it loses a couple of fights, it usually doesn't EVER attack again. It doesn't even try to build up a massive force to attack at a later time. Nor does it try to get an alliance for the sole purpose of taking down my stronghold. Nor does it try to isolate me by building up a defense of its own.

2. When I attack an AI stronghold, and lose, the AI doesn't take advantage of my momentary weakness and counter attack. They just sit there and wait for me to build up and try again until I succeed.

3. Late in the game, I still come across the occasional planet/asteroid that the AI hasn't bothered to colonize. Even if the pirates are long dead, the AI doesn't always colonize planets that are just sitting there to be taken.


My Specs

Windows XP SP2
P4 3.2 (hyperthread enabled)
1 Gig DDR 400 in dual channel
7800 GS AGP video card
Asus P4C 800-E MB
Reply #148 from Sins Forums Top
3. Late in the game, I still come across the occasional planet/asteroid that the AI hasn't bothered to colonize. Even if the pirates are long dead, the AI doesn't always colonize planets that are just sitting there to be taken.


I've noticed they usually don't bother with the dead asteroids that have no resources... At least set up some defenses.....
Reply #149 from Sins Forums Top
I've seen them ignore good planets, not just dead asteroids..as opposed to the lively dancing asteroids.
Reply #150 from Sins Forums Top
I still have not seen the AI colonize a planet which it has to travel through a star to get to.