Hi everyone,
I am posting this small, but very annoying bug I found in DA. I have the latest version of DA, installed from stardock central. Every time I start a new game from scratch, everything goes ok, but if I decide to restart for any reason (bad map placement, no bonuses on home planet, etc.) the game crashes immediately upon entering the race selection menu once I chose to start another game with the usual "Gal Civ II DA has stopped responding..." message. The only way to actually replay is to exit the game to windows and start again from scratch. Interestingly enough, this problem is not present in TotA, only in DA. Does anyone suffer this bug as well or know of it ?
Any help or info would be greatly appreciated.
essage: Version v1.80e Dark Avatar last updated on: Thu Nov 8 10:48:23 2007
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System Info
Time: 7/29/2008, 00:36:16
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
Machine Name: MCP
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_gdr.071023-1545)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Dell XPS710
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 1.4.1
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6700 @ 2.66GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Physical Memory: 3068MB RAM
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Windows Dir: C:\Windows
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