Repeatable crash

[James D Burns]

Every time I try and execute my turn (1850 full campaign British), it drops to the initial game screen. Not sure what the problem is, but Burma is set to become a colony this turn so that may have something to do with it. I never declared war on Burma, simply fought the already hostile natives from game start until now. Making them a protectorate a while back worked fine, so I don't see why the colony option shouldn't work, so that may have nothing to do with the problem.

I tried to add the save folder with all three backups, but the file was too large, so only backup1 could be included.

[Ottheinrich]

Had the same Problem with my Japan Grand Campaign. If you click on the next Turn Button, you drop to the main menu. I could play a few years more with an older Save, but now the game drops during the AI process time to the main menu.

The last part of the main log:

14:28:09 (Reporting) All gamesim data loaded in: 18068 ms
14:28:09 (Reporting) Ended Hosting Phase 221065 ms
14:28:09 (Reporting) Starting Hosting Phase Turn 379
14:28:09 (Reporting) All gamesim data loaded in: 26786 ms
14:28:09 (Reporting) Host: Starting AIs.
14:28:09 (Reporting) Host: AI files done. 82577 ms
14:28:09 (Reporting) THost.ProcessTurn Host file loaded, # of entries: 1247848
14:28:09 (Reporting) THost.ProcessTurn Starting hosting of turn 2780 - 1865, Late Oct.
14:28:09 [Error ] THost.CheckDiplomacy Exception caught: Violation d'accès à l'adresse 0071A6E9 dans le module 'PON.exe'. Lecture de l'adresse 00000020 10
14:28:09 [Error ] THost.AbortProcess Hosting aborted while performing PreHostProcess: CheckDiplomacy
14:28:09 [Error ] THost.AbortProcess Hosting aborted while performing PreHostProcess
14:28:09 (Reporting) TGameSim.OnLoadGame_FilePicked C:\Spiele\Pride of Nations\VGN\Saves\Japan1864\Japan1864~JAP.trn :Turn file loaded, # of entries: 363659
14:28:09 (Reporting) All gamesim data loaded in: 17805 ms
14:28:09 (Reporting) Starting Hosting Phase Turn 379
14:28:09 (Reporting) All gamesim data loaded in: 26962 ms
14:28:09 (Reporting) Host: Starting AIs.
14:32:32 (Reporting) Host: AI files done. 82557 ms
14:32:32 (Reporting) THost.ProcessTurn Host file loaded, # of entries: 1247848
14:32:32 (Reporting) THost.ProcessTurn Starting hosting of turn 2780 - 1865, Late Oct.
14:32:32 [Error ] THost.CheckDiplomacy Exception caught: Violation d'accès à l'adresse 0071A6E9 dans le module 'PON.exe'. Lecture de l'adresse 00000020 10
14:32:32 [Error ] THost.AbortProcess Hosting aborted while performing PreHostProcess: CheckDiplomacy
14:32:32 [Error ] THost.AbortProcess Hosting aborted while performing PreHostProcess

[Pocus]

Every time I try and execute my turn (1850 full campaign British), it drops to the initial game screen. Not sure what the problem is, but Burma is set to become a colony this turn so that may have something to do with it. I never declared war on Burma, simply fought the already hostile natives from game start until now. Making them a protectorate a while back worked fine, so I don't see why the colony option shouldn't work, so that may have nothing to do with the problem.

I tried to add the save folder with all three backups, but the file was too large, so only backup1 could be included.

Hi James,

Sorry for overlooking this message

I have processed your turn, with AI on (as one might expects!) with 1.03 and latest quickfix, and it ran without any problem. Can you confirm you are using latest patch? In any case, I can send you the new turn if need be.

[Pocus]

@ Ottheinrich

This don't seems to be the same problem, you are crashing in the diplomacy part. Same as James, are you using 1.03 + QF? If yes, then give me your save, if no, try with it

[Ottheinrich]

Yes, I use PON 1.03 d QF. I tried to load the game again. Now I get the same error again as James. I press the turn button and I drop to the main menu. Here is the log file.

10:07:56 (Reporting) User: Michael Computer: MICHAEL-PC
10:07:56 (Reporting) Loading general settings
10:07:56 (Reporting) USettings.LoadSettings 799 settings loaded, out of 8 settings files.
10:07:56 (Reporting) Loading Localized Strings
10:08:01 (Reporting) System local strings loaded from C:\Spiele\Pride of Nations\VGN\Settings\LocalStrings__AGE.csv
10:08:01 (Reporting) Loading Display Options
10:08:01 (Reporting) Entering DirectX Initializations
10:08:01 (Reporting) LocalStrings & Settings 5031 ms
10:08:01 (Reporting) Cursors 15 ms
10:08:01 (Reporting) Fonts 0 ms
10:08:01 (Reporting) TTerrainDefs.Create 114 Terrains definitions loaded, out of 57 terrains files.
10:08:01 (Reporting) Terrains Definitions 231 ms
10:08:02 (Reporting) Areas & Theaters 1062 ms
10:08:02 (Reporting) Particles I 0 ms
10:08:02 (Reporting) TAbiDefs.Create 493 Abilities loaded, out of 493 abilities files.
10:08:02 (Reporting) Units Abilities 145 ms
10:08:03 (Reporting) TStrucDefs.LoadFromFile 164 StrucDef loaded, out of 164 StrucDef files.
10:08:03 (Reporting) Structures 160 ms
10:08:03 (Reporting) TFactionDefs.LoadFromFile 265 FactionDef loaded, out of 265 FactionDef files.
10:08:03 (Reporting) Factions 153 ms
10:08:03 (Reporting) Application.Initialize OK
10:08:03 (Reporting) TSplash.Create OK
10:08:03 (Reporting) TSplash.Show OK
10:08:03 (Reporting) TSplash.Repaint OK
10:08:03 (Reporting) Starting Media Librarian
10:08:03 (Reporting) TAgeAudio Initializing Audio Engine
10:08:03 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.InitializeSounds 241 sounds loaded.
10:08:03 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.InitializeMusics 143 Musics loaded.
10:08:03 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.InitializeVoices 5 Voice Languages loaded.
10:08:04 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: event-img_cmn_navalbattle1898 , ExImage ignored
10:08:04 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: event-img_cmn_navaldefeat1898 , ExImage ignored
10:08:04 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: event-img_cmn_spanishvictory1898 , ExImage ignored
10:08:06 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: ruler_csa_lg_alexanderstephens , ExImage ignored
10:08:06 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: ruler_csa_lg_jeffersondavis , ExImage ignored
10:08:06 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: unit_cmn_fortressbatteries , ExImage ignored
10:08:07 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: unit_cmn_diplomat , ExImage ignored
10:08:07 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: timedsplash , ExImage ignored
10:08:07 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Finished loading images in 3.432 seconds Memory usage: 63268 kb
10:08:07 (Reporting) Media Librarian 4319 ms
10:08:07 (Reporting) TParticlesDef.Create 4 particles definitions loaded, out of 4 particles files.
10:08:07 (Reporting) Particles II 3 ms
10:08:07 (Reporting) TDoodadDefs.Create 6 doodads definitions loaded, out of 6 files.
10:08:07 (Reporting) Doodads 1 ms
10:08:10 (Reporting) TListRegionDefs.Create 2869 Regions definitions loaded.
10:08:10 (Reporting) Regions & the Map 3227 ms
10:08:10 (Reporting) TListButtons.Create 70 buttons definitions loaded, from 29 frontend files.
10:08:10 (Reporting) Buttons 21 ms
10:08:11 (Reporting) TAgeDxComponentList.Create 32 frontend definitions loaded, from 32 frontend files.
10:08:11 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.GetMediaInfo: Unable to find MediaInfo for image: ledger_back
10:08:11 (Reporting) TFrontEnd.Create 29 frontend definitions loaded, from 73 frontend files.
10:08:11 (Reporting) Frontends Initializations 1122 ms
10:08:11 (Reporting) Starting Game World
10:08:11 (Reporting) TMerchandises.LoadFromFile 54 Merchandises loaded, from 54 Merchandises files.
10:08:27 (Reporting) TModels.Create 11726 (Cached) Models loaded in 15315 ms
10:08:29 (Reporting) TListUnitDefs.Create 10822 (Cached) Units loaded in 2123 ms
10:08:29 (Reporting) TWeather.Create 21 Weathers patterns loaded, from 21 files.
10:08:29 (Reporting) TEthnics.LoadFromFile 130 Ethnics loaded, from 130 Ethnics files.
10:08:29 (Reporting) TReligions.LoadFromFile 13 Religions loaded, from 13 Religions files.
10:08:29 (Reporting) TResearchDefs.LoadFromFile 416 Research loaded from 416 Research files, in 171 ms
10:08:29 (Reporting) TDiplomacyDefList.LoadFromFile 83 Diplomatic Options loaded from 83 Diplomacy Definition files.
10:08:30 (Reporting) TRulerDefList.LoadFromFile 1848 Rulers loaded from 1848 Ruler Definition files in 589 ms
10:08:30 (Reporting) TAgendaDefs.LoadFromFile 37 AI Agendas loaded from 37 AI Agendas files.
10:08:30 (Reporting) TMapAleaDefs.LoadFromFile 0 TMapAleaDef loaded, from 0 files.
10:08:30 (Reporting) TAIAgentDefs.LoadFromFile 0 AIAgentDefs loaded, from 0 aia files.
10:08:30 (Reporting) TFactionMods.LoadFromFile 472 Faction Modifiers loaded, from 472 files, in 127 ms
10:08:30 (Reporting) TFacAttribDefs.LoadFromFile 45 Faction Atttributes loaded from 45 Attributes Definition files.
10:08:30 (Reporting) TFacAttribsOverride.LoadFromFile 4 F.A. Overrides loaded from 4 Attributes Definition files.
10:08:30 (Reporting) TRgnDecisionDefs.LoadFromFile 52 Region Decisions loaded, from 52 Decisions files.
10:08:35 (Reporting) Game World & attached DBs 5066 ms
10:08:35 (Reporting) Starting Data Parser
10:08:35 (Reporting) Data Parser 0 ms
10:09:36 (Reporting) Max Texture size: 8192 x 8192
10:09:36 (Reporting) Starting Renderer
10:09:36 (Reporting) Rendering Engine 0 ms
10:09:36 (Reporting) Starting Game ...
10:09:36 (Reporting) Global Load Time: 39804 ms
10:09:36 (Reporting) TMain, CreateForm OK
10:09:36 (Reporting) Application.Run Starting app...
10:09:36 (Reporting) Game Engine version: PON 1.03d QF
10:09:36 (Reporting) TGameSim.OnLoadGame_FilePicked C:\Spiele\Pride of Nations\VGN\Saves\Japan_GC\Japan_GC~JAP.trn :Turn file loaded, # of entries: 363108
10:09:36 (Reporting) All gamesim data loaded in: 17842 ms
10:13:58 (Reporting) Starting Hosting Phase Turn 356
10:13:58 [Error ] THost.LoadHostFile Exception caught: Impossible d'ouvrir le fichier "C:\Spiele\Pride of Nations\VGN\Saves\Japan_GC\Japan_GC.hst". Der Prozess kann nicht auf die Datei zugreifen, da sie von einem anderen Prozess verwendet wird
10:13:58 [Error ] THost.AbortProcess Hosting aborted while performing LoadHostFile
10:13:58 [Error ] THost.AbortProcess Hosting aborted while performing PreHostProcess

The error is random an can occur in the midst of the game, not only when I start PON and load the Save to start playing.

[Ottheinrich]

Now regarding the Problem when you press the next turn button and PON send you instead to the main menu. It seems a corrupt savefile ist the source of the problem.

In the thread Save-just-vanished... Albert Herring and Jim-Nc explained the solution. PON created an empty HST-File. You need to replace your corrupted save-files with the save-files from the backup. You will loose 1 turn but better than to loose your save.

[Pocus]

I was going to say that, on some puters, sometime, the HST file is not properly written (probably because write-privileges are denied at some point but only temporarily as the others files are written correctly!).

[James D Burns]

Hi Pocus,

I restored three turns and played on by declaring war on Burma and then immediately sending them peace terms which they accepted. It worked and I was able to play on past the turn they became a colony, so I assumed the problem had something to do with me trying to make them a colony while they were hostile to me.

Anyway I've played on well beyond the save, so whatever the issue was wasn't game breaking. I'm just sorry it appears to have been specific to my machine, and not a repeatable crash file that you could put to good use.

Jim

[Pocus]

That's ok, as long as you can still play the <huge investment in time> which is your current PON game.