Random Freezing

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I was just getting into my first game when it froze about 8-10 turns in. No big deal, I probably just need to update. Went back through Stardock Central and updated everything and tried again. Still freezes (with the expected audio screeching/chittering), probably about the same amount of turns in. I ran checkdisk and memtest86+, no errors on either. Still freezes. My latest attempts include disabling sound acceleration in dxdiag and reinstalling my video drivers, still freezing. Any suggestions?

Debug Message: Version v1.61 Dark Avatar last updated on: Wed Jun 13 14:10:36 2007
Debug Message: Checking DX Version.
Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 8/2/2007, 15:58:20
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: DB
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: n/a
System Model: n/a
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.0
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHz
Physical Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 230MB used, 5761MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS.0


Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: RADEON X800GT
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip Type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor AGP (0x4A4A)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4A4A&SUBSYS_2610174B&REV_00
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (85Hz)
Monitor Name: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Resolution: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6706
Driver Date: 6/26/2007 19:58:35
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes



Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: SB Audigy Audio [FF80] (emulated)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_00511102&REV_03
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name:
Provider: Creative
Driver Version:
Driver Date:
Type: Emulated
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 0
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0



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Debug Message: Running in windowed mode.
Debug Message: HAL (hw vp): RADEON X800GT
Debug Message: D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_IMMEDIATE
Debug Message: Refresh rate: 0
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: Border size reported as 6 by 32
Debug Message: RGB in format 6:6:6, Masks reported as ff0000:ff00:ff
Debug Message: Now windowed.
Debug Message: Shell initialization complete
Debug Message: GalCiv2 is activated.
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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.
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Debug Message: Set mouse.
Debug Message: Set update timer.
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=0
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Unhiding FullscreenBink
Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
Debug Message: Killing ship styles:
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Debug Message: Reading Star Names
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Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=1
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Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Daniel\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\ships\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Daniel\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\ShipStyles\*.sav
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Debug Message: Killing asteroid fields.
Debug Message: Killing asteroid field mining bases.
Debug Message: Killing space resources.
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Debug Message: killing scenario.
Debug Message: Clearing Turn Event Log
Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings.
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Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
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Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: Loading Custom Map
Debug Message: Loading Data Defs
Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Just an update. I have tried disabling the sound card, disabling autosave, and turning ALL graphic effects off. It is still freezing.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
You may also want to check that your system isn't overheating; check the 'throttle frame rate' option in the game's settings, and inspect your computer for dust bunnies and slow/stopped fans.
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

You may also want to check that your system isn't overheating; check the 'throttle frame rate' option in the game's settings, and inspect your computer for dust bunnies and slow/stopped fans.



Hello all,

I recently picked up GC1 in the bargain bin at the local Target, and have just made the step up to GC2. I've had problems with GC1 overheating my computer, to the point where I've had to take off the case and have a house-fan on it. Seems I have the same trouble with GC2 now, but a little worse. Of course, I don't usually use air conditioning, and the problem seems to go away when I do. My computer reboots when it overheats.

Good luck.
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I am pretty sure that I am not overheating; I play Battlefield 2/2142, WoW, GW, etc on this rig at fair high settings and never have an issue with heat. I have temp monitoring on my cpu and gpu and they never got above normal, so I am almost positive it isn't a heat issue.

I did notice that when I reopened that game again, it kept freezing at the exact same point, at the end of that turn (reproduced three times). I set all the settings to the lowest possible level and started a new game, thinking that maybe some setting had bugged the previous game. No dice, it froze mid-turn just a few turns into the new game as wel.

I am official flummoxed on this one.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I've had this problem with my computer too, I am only able to play one game at a time before the game freezes.
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Try going to Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar and open Prefs.ini.

Change DisplayWidth to 1440 and DisplayHeight to 900 (or whatever your screen resolution is set for), save the file, and then try again.
If that doesn't work, set Fullscreen=0
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello, I am having similar problems. The game will play fine for a little while, but the screen corrupts and my computer locks up. My computer is not overheating (I monitored both CPU and the GPU temperatures, neither show any significant increase in temperatures when playing or at the time of freeze). I updated my Nvidia drivers today to the 162.18 version. Hardware cursor doesn't help. Crashes tend to be more frequent during or right after ingame movies. GalCiv2 is fully updated. None of the other game I play suffer from crashes like this (Quake Wars beta, Rainbow Six Vegas, Civ4, and Company of Heroes).

My hardware is AMD X2 4200+, 1GB DDR2 800 RAM, XFX GeForce 7900 GS 256MB, and M-Audio Revolution 5.1 sound card.

I got Galactic Civilizations 2 Gold Edition today, and I am really disappointed that I can't play it.

Debug.err from GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\ is as follows:

Debug Message: Version v1.61 Dark Avatar last updated on: Wed Jun 13 14:10:36 2007
Debug Message: Checking DX Version.
Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 8/8/2007, 21:47:04
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: BLUELOGIC
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_qfe.070227-2300)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: NVIDIA
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: )Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
Physical Memory: 1024MB RAM
Page File: 269MB used, 2192MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS


Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce 7900 GS
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0292&SUBSYS_22181682&REV_A1
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Resolution: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0011.6218
Driver Date: 6/29/2007 00:43:00
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes



Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: M-Audio Revolution
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1412&DEV_1724&SUBSYS_36311412&REV_01
Manufacturer ID: 239
Product ID: 65535
Driver Name: revo.sys
Provider: M-Audio
Driver Version: 5.20.0000.0167
Driver Date: 6/15/2004 16:35:24
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 hardware vertex processing
Debug Message: Using multilsample setting: D3DMULTISAMPLE_4_SAMPLES
Debug Message: Game Resolution: 1440 x 900
Debug Message: Running fullscreen.
Debug Message: HAL (hw vp): NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS
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: GalCiv2 is activated.
Debug Message: ***** Initializing Game *****
Debug Message: Timer Frequency is 0 369e99
Debug Message: Initializing sound card.
Debug Message: initailizing bink
Debug Message: No files found matching mask Movies\techs\*.bik
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Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\SirNuke\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\Event Music\*.mp3
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: Set mouse.
Debug Message: Set update timer.
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=0
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Unhiding FullscreenBink
Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
Debug Message: Killing ship styles:
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Debug Message: Reading Star Names
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Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=1
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Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\SirNuke\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\Metaverse\*.sav
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Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\SirNuke\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\ShipStyles\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\SirNuke\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\shiptemplates\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\SirNuke\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\Story Logs\*.sav
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Debug Message: Killing ships.
Debug Message: Killing rallypoints.
Debug Message: Killing misc objects.
Debug Message: Killing stars.
Debug Message: Killing anomalies.
Debug Message: Killing asteroid fields.
Debug Message: Killing asteroid field mining bases.
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 Custom Map
Debug Message: Loading Data Defs
Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
Debug Message: Killing ship styles:
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Debug Message: Max num techs: 273
Debug Message: Loading ImprovementDB
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Debug Message: Loading Planet Types
Debug Message: Loading Star Types
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Debug Message: Loading ShipStyles
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Debug Message: Loading ZOC Map
Debug Message: Loading Planets
Debug Message: Loading Stars
Debug Message: Loading Anomalies
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Debug Message: Loading AsteroidFields
Debug Message: Loading AFMiningBases
Debug Message: Loading Civs
Debug Message: Loading Colonies
Debug Message: Loading RallyPoints
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Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
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Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=20
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Unhiding QuarterlyWnd
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=16
Debug Message: Game Screen: Setting mode to 2
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Unhiding ResearchWnd
Debug Message: Game Screen: Setting mode to 9
Debug Message: Game Screen: Setting mode to 0
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Updating window with ID=34
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Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Unhiding MessageBoxWnd
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Debug Message: Game Screen: Setting mode to 9
Debug Message: Popup Manager Update: Unhiding PlanetWnd
Reply #8 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
SirNuke, try disabling antialiasing. In issues with 7900 series cards in the past, that was one thing that often helped.
Reply #9 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

SirNuke, try disabling antialiasing. In issues with 7900 series cards in the past, that was one thing that often helped.


That seems to have fixed it. Game is quite a big more ugly, unfortunately. Any ideas why that would be a problem?
Reply #10 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Any ideas why that would be a problem?

nVidia's drivers have had a variety of issues in the past year... this is just one more