[solved][French version] - GC2Launch.exe crashs everytime and other bugs

https://forums.galciv2.com/?forumid=274&aid=130029#1007549

Va lire ce fil, Nemo, je crois qu'il y a des solutions proposées, si je me souviens bien !

Please go to C:\Program Files\Stardock\Totalgaming\GalCiv2 (or wherever you installed the game at), open the debug.err file you find there in notepad, and copy/paste the contents into a post here. This will give us some technical information that can help troubleshoot your problem.

Debug.err won't help there because it's the gadget that's crashing which is very strange.

He can bypass that by launching galciv2.exe directly.

Debug prompt was in repsonse to this:

Another weird thing is I don't have sound for the three first videos (2 companies logos and game trailer). All other videos in game do have sounds but not these ones.

I don't know either why the launcher would have problems.

Thanks for your support !

I got my first crash to desktop minutes ago I don't know how it's happened but I just had time to notice a music change before crash. I checked if %s is source of my problem but it's not that.

Talking about that ALL of numbers / percentages in this game are totally messed up. I can't read one of them. Texts are ok.

Here is a dump of my debug.err :

Debug Message: Version v1.31 last updated on: Wed Sep 13 18:41:18 2006
Debug Message: GalCiv2 is activated.
Debug Message: Checking DX Version.
Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 9/30/2006, 16:21:23
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: NEMO31
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Languages: French (Regional Setting: French)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: Phoenix - Award BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Physical Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 206MB used, 3732MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS


Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce 7800 GTX
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0091&SUBSYS_81D41043&REV_A1
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: HYUNDAI ImageQuest Q19 Digital
Monitor Max Resolution: 1280, 1024
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.9133
Driver Date: 6/23/2006 16:49:00
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes



Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: SB Audigy 2 Audio [B000]
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_10021102&REV_04
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Provider: Creative
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.1164
Driver Date: 12/8/2005 11:55:46
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0



Debug Message: *********END dxdiag info.*********
Debug Message: Entering WinMain
Debug Message: ******* Starting Game Shell *******
Debug Message: Going Fullscreen
Debug Message: Preparing to change display settings.
Debug Message: Using multilsample setting: D3DMULTISAMPLE_4_SAMPLES
Debug Message: Game Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Debug Message: Running fullscreen.
Debug Message: HAL (hw vp): NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX
Debug Message: D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_DEFAULT
Debug Message: Refresh rate: 60
Debug Message: Bit Depth: 32 bit.
Debug Message: *********Checking D3DDevice Caps***********************
Debug Message: A full-color cursor is supported in hardware at high resolution modes.
Debug Message: RGB in format 6:6:6, Masks reported as ff0000:ff00:ff
Debug Message: Now Fullscreen
Debug Message: Shell initialization complete
Debug Message: ***** Initializing Game *****
Debug Message: Timer Frequency is 0 369e99
Debug Message: Initializing sound card.
Debug Message: initailizing bink
Debug Message: Create setup screens.
Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings.
Debug Message: Clear influence.
Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods.
Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: * Collectors Edition *
Debug Message: Set mouse.
Debug Message: Set update timer.
Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\ships\*.xml
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\ships\*.shipcfg
Debug Message: Reading Star Names
Debug Message: Reading Star Names... Done
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Campagne Dread Lords\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Logos\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Metaverse\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Portraits\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\ships\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\temp\*.sav
Debug Message: Killing threads.
Debug Message: Kiling civs.
Debug Message: Killing ships.
Debug Message: Killing rallypoints.
Debug Message: Killing misc objects.
Debug Message: Killing stars.
Debug Message: Killing anomalies.
Debug Message: Killing space resources.
Debug Message: Killing colonies and planets.
Debug Message: killing scenario.
Debug Message: Clearing Turn Event Log
Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings.
Debug Message: Clear influence.
Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods.
Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: Loading Campaign Data
Debug Message: Loading Scenario Data
Debug Message: Loading Custom Map
Debug Message: Loading Data Defs
Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
Debug Message: Loading TechDefs
Debug Message: Max num techs: 248
Debug Message: Loading ImprovementDB
Debug Message: Loading Component Defs
Debug Message: Loading ShipTypes
Debug Message: Loading ShipConfigs
Debug Message: Loading AnomalyTypes
Debug Message: Loading RandomEvents
Debug Message: Loading UPIssues
Debug Message: Loading ResourceTypes
Debug Message: Loading InvasionTactics
Debug Message: Loading SBmodules
Debug Message: Loading PoliticalParties
Debug Message: Loading Planet Types
Debug Message: Loading Star Types
Debug Message: Loading Game
Debug Message: Loading: Game mode is campaign.
Debug Message: Loading Galaxy
Debug Message: Sectors across: 3 x 3
Debug Message: Loading FOW Map
Debug Message: Loading ZOC Map
Debug Message: Loading Planets
Debug Message: Loading Stars
Debug Message: Loading Anomalies
Debug Message: Loading Resources
Debug Message: Loading Civs
Debug Message: Loading Colonies
Debug Message: Loading RallyPoints
Debug Message: Loading Ships
Debug Message: Loading Fleets
Debug Message: Loading Turn Event Log
Debug Message: Loading ENDGALAXYDATA
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: UIBeginGame called with g_ulLocalPlayerID = 0
Debug Message: UIBeginGameHelper: New Campaign Game Started: Dread Lords Campaign
Debug Message: UIBeginGameHelper: Mods are Disabled
Debug Message: DomesticWnd: Cannot find OBJID Domestic_Government_Tab
Debug Message: DomesticWnd: Cannot find OBJID Domestic_Governor_Tab
Debug Message: DomesticWnd: Cannot find OBJID Domestic_Stats_Tab
Debug Message: DomesticWnd: Cannot find OBJID Domestic_Graphs_Tab
Debug Message: EconomicWnd: Cannot find OBJID Template_Button_Back
Debug Message: ForeignRelationsWnd: Cannot find OBJID Foreign_Relations_Destabilize_Slider
Debug Message: ForeignRelationsWnd: Cannot find OBJID Foreign_Relations_Destabilize_Scale
Debug Message: ForeignRelationsWnd: Cannot find OBJID Foreign_Relations_Destabilize_Title
Debug Message: ForeignRelationsWnd: Cannot find OBJID Foreign_Relations_Destabilize_Value
Debug Message: ForeignStats: Cannot find OBJID Foreign_Stats_Race_Button_11
Debug Message: ForeignStats: Cannot find OBJID Foreign_Stats_Race_Image_11
Debug Message: ForeignReportWnd: Cannot find OBJID Foreign_Report_Race_Button_11
Debug Message: ForeignReportWnd: Cannot find OBJID Foreign_Report_Race_Image_11
*DEBUG ERROR: ***ForeignTreatiesWnd: Unknown edit field Foreign_Treaties_Lines_Window type: DrawingWindow ***
Debug Message: CampaignVictoryWnd: Cannot find OBJID Campaign_Status_Title
*DEBUG ERROR: ***DomesticGovernmentWnd: Unknown edit field DGovernment_Senate_PieChart type: PieChart ***
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: setting size 16 x 0
Debug Message: setting size 16 x 0
Debug Message: setting size 16 x 0
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog 0a
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: République Altarianne (2): Researching: Guerre Galactique
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: République Altarianne (2): Researching: Militarisation Spatiale
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: République Altarianne (2): Researching: Logistique de Base
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Vaisseau Colonisateur M0-1 7. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Empire Drengin (1): Researching: Recherches Xéno
Debug Message: AStarPathToTile: A* Path too long to calculate (5.656854). Aborting
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Constructeur M0-3 27. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Saving game C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Dread Lords Campaign\Sauvegarde Auto.sav
Debug Message: Num Sectors Across: 3
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\ships\*.shipcfg
Debug Message: Saving: Game mode is campaign.
Debug Message: Save game finished.
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Empire Drengin (1): Researching: Défenses de Vaisseaux
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: StarbaseDetailsWnd: Cannot find OBJID Starbase_Details_Disband_Button
Debug Message: Error. String Not Found. Table: StarbaseDetailsWnd String Name: DisbandBtn
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog: 2
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog 2c
Debug Message: Empire Drengin (1): Researching: Techniques de propulsion
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Vaisseau Colonisateur M0-3 28. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Empire Drengin (1): Researching: Logistique de Base
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Tried to enter unprintable character: 9
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: A* Path too long to calculate (20.248457). Aborting
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Empire Drengin (1): Researching: Coques Avancées
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Saving game C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Dread Lords Campaign\Sauvegarde Auto.sav
Debug Message: Num Sectors Across: 3
Debug Message: Saving: Game mode is campaign.
Debug Message: Save game finished.
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: A* Path too long to calculate (2.828427). Aborting
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog 1
Debug Message: Tried to enter unprintable character: 9
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Empire Drengin (1): Researching: Armes Spatiales
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Destroying ship Constructeur 29. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Empire Drengin (1): Researching: Informatique Avancée
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Saving game C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Dread Lords Campaign\Sauvegarde Auto.sav
Debug Message: Num Sectors Across: 3
Debug Message: Saving: Game mode is campaign.
Debug Message: Save game finished.
Debug Message: République Altarianne (2): Researching: Centres de recherches
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Empire Drengin (1): Researching: Théorie des Armes à Rayons
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: setting size 16 x 0
Debug Message: setting size 16 x 0
Debug Message: setting size 16 x 0
Debug Message: StarportWnd: Cannot find OBJID StarPort_Planet_Logo_Image
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Cannot find texture Gfx\Thumbnails\planets\Planet0.png
Debug Message: Cannot find texture Gfx\Thumbnails\planets\Planet0.png
Debug Message: Cannot find texture Gfx\Thumbnails\planets\Planet0.png
Debug Message: Destroying ship Constructeur 32. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog default
Debug Message: Empire Drengin (1): Researching: Laser
Debug Message: Cannot find texture Gfx\Thumbnails\planets\Planet0.png
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Empire Drengin (1): Researching: Laser II
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Cannot find texture Gfx\Thumbnails\planets\Planet0.png
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Empire Drengin (1): Researching: Logistique Améliorée
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Saving game C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Dread Lords Campaign\Sauvegarde Auto.sav
Debug Message: Num Sectors Across: 3
Debug Message: Saving: Game mode is campaign.
Debug Message: Save game finished.
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Cannot find texture Gfx\Thumbnails\planets\Planet0.png
Debug Message: Cannot find texture Gfx\Thumbnails\planets\Planet0.png
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog 8d
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Constructeur M0-3 39. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Cannot find texture Gfx\Thumbnails\planets\Planet0.png
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Saving game C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Dread Lords Campaign\Sauvegarde Auto.sav
Debug Message: Num Sectors Across: 3
Debug Message: Saving: Game mode is campaign.
Debug Message: Save game finished.
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog 3
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog 3a
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Constructeur M0-3 43. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Destroying ship Jafo. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Colonisateur 36. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Cannot find texture
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Empire Drengin (1): Researching: Economie Xéno
Debug Message: République Altarianne (2): Researching: Propulsion à Impulsions
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: République Altarianne (2): Researching: Défenses de Vaisseaux
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Saving game C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Dread Lords Campaign\Sauvegarde Auto.sav
Debug Message: Num Sectors Across: 3
Debug Message: Saving: Game mode is campaign.
Debug Message: Save game finished.
Debug Message: République Altarianne (2): Researching: Coques Avancées
Debug Message: Destroying ship Fureur Stellaire 11. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Empire Drengin (1): Researching: Laser III
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Destroying ship Sneak. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Constructeur M0-6 51. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog 5
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog 5d
Debug Message: République Altarianne (2): Researching: Théorie Industrielle Xéno
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Constructeur M0-3 55. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: République Altarianne (2): Researching: Armes Spatiales
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Constructeur M0-6 54. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Constructeur M0-6 53. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: République Altarianne (2): Researching: Théorie des Armes à Rayons
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Saving game C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Dread Lords Campaign\Sauvegarde Auto.sav
Debug Message: Num Sectors Across: 3
Debug Message: Saving: Game mode is campaign.
Debug Message: Save game finished.
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Empire Drengin (1): Researching: Propulsion Ionique
Debug Message: République Altarianne (2): Researching: Laser
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Constructeur M0-6 59. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Constructeur M0-6 62. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Empire Drengin (1): Researching: Laser IV
Debug Message: République Altarianne (2): Researching: Laser II
Debug Message: Cannot find texture Gfx\Thumbnails\planets\Planet0.png
Debug Message: Cannot find texture Gfx\Thumbnails\planets\Planet0.png
Debug Message: Cannot find texture Gfx\Thumbnails\planets\Planet0.png
Debug Message: Cannot find texture Gfx\Thumbnails\planets\Planet0.png
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog default
Debug Message: AStarPathToTile: A* Path too long to calculate (8.485281). Aborting
Debug Message: Destroying ship Pain Finder. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Datha
Debug Message: Destroying ship Retributon. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Datha
Debug Message: Destroying ship Vaisseau Eclaireur M0-1 4. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Mitos II
Debug Message: Destroying ship Vaisseau Eclaireur M0-1 6. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Mitos II
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Vaisseau Colonisateur M0-1 10. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Mitos II
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Constructeur M0-6 64. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: République Altarianne (2): Researching: Construction d'Usines Xéno
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Vaisseau Colonisateur M0-3 31. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Kith
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: AStarPathToTile: A* Path too long to calculate (4.242640). Aborting
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Vaisseau Eclaireur M0-11 72. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Kith
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Vaisseau Colonisateur M0-1 9. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Mitos II
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Cannot find texture
Debug Message: Cannot find texture
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Saving game C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Dread Lords Campaign\Sauvegarde Auto.sav
Debug Message: Num Sectors Across: 3
Debug Message: Saving: Game mode is campaign.
Debug Message: Save game finished.
Debug Message: Destroying ship Base Stellaire Militaire 57. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog 1d
Debug Message: Empire Drengin (1): Researching: Laser V
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
*DEBUG ERROR: ***FleetManagerWnd: Unknown edit field FleetMan_Stacked_List_Entry type: CustomListBoxEntry ***
*DEBUG ERROR: ***FleetManagerWnd: Unknown edit field FleetMan_Fleet_List_Entry type: CustomListBoxEntry ***
Debug Message: FleetManagerWnd: Cannot find OBJID FleetMan_All_Shield_Image
Debug Message: Destroying ship Base Stellaire Militaire 23. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Chasseur Lourd M2-1 73. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Chasseur Lourd M2-1 69. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Flotte 1. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Destroying ship Fureur Stellaire 49. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Fureur Stellaire 40. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Fureur Stellaire 44. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Défenseur 30. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Terran Flotte 2. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Chasseur Lourd M1-4 61. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Chasseur Lourd M1-4 58. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Chasseur Lourd M0-11 60. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Flotte 0. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Chasseur Lourd M2-1 71. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Flotte 4. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Chasseur Lourd M2-1 82. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Chasseur Lourd M1-4 68. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Flotte 5. Orbiting: 0
ASSERT ERROR in file .\Source\Starship.cpp at line 5615.
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Chasseur Lourd M2-1 78. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: A* Path too long to calculate (33.241539). Aborting
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: République Altarianne (2): Researching: Laser III
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Chasseur Lourd M2-1 76. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Flotte 3. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Chasseur Lourd M1-4 50. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Datha
Debug Message: Destroying ship Base Stellaire Militaire 92. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Saving game C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Dread Lords Campaign\Sauvegarde Auto.sav
Debug Message: Num Sectors Across: 3
Debug Message: Saving: Game mode is campaign.
Debug Message: Save game finished.
Debug Message: Cannot find texture
Debug Message: Cannot find texture
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Chasseur Lourd M2-1 79. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Cannot find texture
Debug Message: Cannot find texture
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog: 2
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog 2c
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: République Altarianne (2): Researching: Invasion Planétaire
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Empire Drengin (1): Researching: Armes à Plasma
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Chasseur Lourd M2-1 81. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Flotte 6. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Chasseur Lourd M2-1 101. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Défenseur M1-4 45. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Kith
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Chasseur Lourd M2-4 98. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Chasseur Lourd M2-4 97. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Flotte 10. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Chasseur Lourd M2-1 88. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Chasseur Lourd M0-11 34. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Kith
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Défenseur M1-4 47. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Kith
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Chasseur Lourd M2-4 94. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Flotte 7. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Chasseur Lourd M2-1 108. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: A* Path too long to calculate (15.556349). Aborting
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: A* Path too long to calculate (25.632011). Aborting
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Saving game C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Dread Lords Campaign\Sauvegarde Auto.sav
Debug Message: Num Sectors Across: 3
Debug Message: Saving: Game mode is campaign.
Debug Message: Save game finished.
Debug Message: Destroying ship Vaisseau Eclaireur M0-6 116. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Uthon
Debug Message: Destroying ship Constructeur 107. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Destroying ship Vaisseau Eclaireur M0-6 118. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Mitos I
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog 0a
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Chasseur Lourd M2-4 105. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Chasseur Lourd M2-4 99. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Flotte 11. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Défenseur M2-1 112. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Datha
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Chasseur Lourd M2-4 113. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Chasseur Lourd M2-4 109. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Flotte 12. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: République Altarianne (2): Researching: Alliances
Debug Message: A* Path too long to calculate (32.202484). Aborting
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Chasseur Lourd M2-4 110. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Flotte 13. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Défenseur M2-8 119. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Kith
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: A* Path too long to calculate (35.510563). Aborting
Debug Message: A* Path too long to calculate (23.853722). Aborting
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Chasseur Lourd M2-4 117. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Saving game C:\Documents and Settings\Thomas\Mes documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Dread Lords Campaign\Sauvegarde Auto.sav
Debug Message: Num Sectors Across: 3
Debug Message: Saving: Game mode is campaign.
Debug Message: Save game finished.
Debug Message: République Altarianne (2): Researching: Construction Taille Moyenne
Debug Message: A* Path too long to calculate (32.202484). Aborting
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Constructeur M0-6 128. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Destroying ship Constructeur 122. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Vaisseau Eclaireur M0-6 132. Orbiting: 1
Debug Message: Was Orbiting: Mitos I
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Destroying ship Constructeur 127. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog 3
Debug Message: Yearly Status Dialog 3d

AFAIK there are some newer video drivers available from nVidia.com that what you now have, though their latest few releases have had issues in general. You may want to try them, but keep the old ones handy for reinstallation in case of new problems.

I got my first crash to desktop minutes ago I don't know how it's happened but I just had time to notice a music change before crash. I checked if %s is source of my problem but it's not that.

Please install 'SmartException' from the Stardock Central program. Make sure that the program is running and then start your game as normal. If the game crashes it will generate an Exception report that can be emailed to [email protected] along with your debug.err. This will enable the devs to see what is causing the error and hopefully provide you with a solution to your issue (or at least fix it for the next patch).

Talking about that ALL of numbers / percentages in this game are totally messed up. I can't read one of them. Texts are ok.

Try setting your regional settings in Control Panel to English (United States), or just set the numeral settings to the US system (ex: 1,000.00).

Sometimes that Launcher problem can be solved by updating/reinstalling Windows Script.

It can be downloaded from Microsoft here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c717d943-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa&DisplayLang=en

Try setting your regional settings in Control Panel to English (United States), or just set the numeral settings to the US system (ex: 1,000.00).

Well, that is an annoying workaround for a computer that is configured for french settings.

I have experienced that a similar problem with the quaterly report. The strange thing is that this problem doesn't appear when switching the game to play in english. Now it is a bug very difficult to reproduce since you need to have a specifc quaterly report.

I have just checked and it seems that the problem could be linked with the entry [37_Message] in the english.str file. It could be a case where the translation between coma and period shouldn't have been made.

After some checks (with the help of freecry), some problems have been found in the english.str files of the french version. In the strings associated with quaterly reports, the following problems were found:

1. %3,1f instead of %3.1f
2. the word 'percent' in the english version being translated into % instead of %%

Freecry has send a new english.str file to Paradox.

Thanks for your support. I reinstall Window$ again (after one year, time is coming) and all is going smoothly from now on
I don't know if updating/reinstalling Windows Script correct the GC2launch.exe problem but fresh install of windows do this for sure.

About translation, It's a bit surprising that freecry - alone - is most effective than a group of french translators
Anyway, big thanks goes to him. I think he deserves it. I've seen some translation mistakes here and there where can I post them ?

Once again, thanks for the support - it's hard to find a great support for a game these days... and thanks Stardock for this amazing game

Well, the following site http://trans-galactique.forum2jeux.com/ is the correct place for posting bug about Freecry translation.

Happy to see it has been solved but...
What do I do now to correct it?

I speak English fluently but I am computer-challenged   , so please explain at a basic level!
The best would be to click on an icon and download an auto-install/auto-correct!  

Which problem are you having, launcher crashes ot crashes when you initiate a battle in-game?

I can entirely configure a game but it crashes when it launches. I can't see the first turn open.
Same thing with the campaign. Can't play at all.

Crash to desktop!

In that case, I suggest you start a new thread (it's a completely different problem from what this user was having), and go to C:\Program Files\Stardock\Totalgaming\GalCiv2 (or wherever you installed the game at), open the debug.err file you find there in notepad, and copy/paste the contents into the thread. That'll help me diagnose the problem.