Crash at startup

[Lynxyonok]

My copy of TYW started to crash out of the blue this afternoon. Two reinstalls did not help.

Here's the !mainlog.txt:

4:18:18 PM (Reporting) User: Rysyonok Computer: RYS
4:18:18 PM (Reporting) Loading general settings
4:18:19 PM (Reporting) USettings.LoadSettings 835 settings loaded, out of 7 settings files.
4:18:19 PM (Reporting) Loading Localized Strings
4:18:19 PM [Warning ] ULocalize.LoadLocalStrings: Alias too short at line 1621 need at least 3 chars (ignored): Wir müssen diese Städte einnehmen, bevor wir nach Wien marschieren. Mähren ist blockiert, aber in ein paar Monaten werden wir in der Lage sein, Zugang zu diesem Territorium zu erringen, indem wir eine Option nutzen. Wenn wir die Kontrolle über Brünn übernahmen, können wir die Unterstützung der mährischen Armee bekommen. in file: C:\TYW\TYW\Settings\LocalStrings_TYW.csv Can be that the key parsed is already an alias by itself in alias dir! ($Cavalry = Cavalerie would be 3 = Cavalerie)
4:18:19 PM [Warning ] ULocalize.LoadLocalStrings: Alias too short at line 1622 need at least 3 chars (ignored): Verwende deine Ressourcen weise. in file: C:\TYW\TYW\Settings\LocalStrings_TYW.csv Can be that the key parsed is already an alias by itself in alias dir! ($Cavalry = Cavalerie would be 3 = Cavalerie)
4:18:26 PM (Reporting) System local strings loaded from C:\TYW\TYW\Settings\LocalStrings__AGE.csv
4:18:26 PM (Reporting) Loading Display Options
4:18:26 PM (Reporting) Entering DirectX Initializations
4:18:26 PM (Reporting) LocalStrings & Settings 8130 ms
4:18:26 PM (Reporting) Cursors 7 ms
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) DirectX Initializations 285 ms
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) Fonts 4 ms
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) TTerrainDefs.Create 114 Terrains definitions loaded, out of 57 terrains files.
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) Terrains Definitions 1165 ms
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) Areas Loading 566 ms
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) Areas 566 ms
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) Theaters 0 ms
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) Particles I 0 ms
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) TAbiDefs.Create 149 Abilities loaded, out of 149 abilities files.
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) Units Abilities 96 ms
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) TStrucDefs.LoadFromFile 27 StrucDef loaded, out of 27 StrucDef files.
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) Structures 78 ms
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) TFactionDefs.LoadFromFile 24 FactionDef loaded, out of 24 FactionDef files.
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) Factions 46 ms
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) Application.Initialize OK
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) TSplash.Create OK
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) TSplash.Show OK
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) TSplash.Repaint OK
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) Starting Media Librarian
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) Game Engine version: TYW 1.00
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) Max Texture size: 8192 x 8192
4:19:39 PM (Reporting) TAgeAudio Initializing Audio Engine
4:19:39 PM --- End of Log ---

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[Pocus]

I guess that's repeatable? Can you try installing elsewhere, with admin rights. I see also that you are using Vista, this Windows don't work well with the engine if the UAC is not toned down.

[Lynxyonok]

Actually - and it's embarrassing to admit - the solution was very simple. My speaker's wire came loose, and all AGEOD games (TYW, WIA) refused to work until the wire was plugged back in

[Pocus]

haha