TA5 Bugs or Issues (Someone had to start it)

[Axeminister]

I got this running an mpi on Ground Four map on extreme. It was right after someone left then came back. I have been having trouble with that. People join, lose their ship, leave and join again. Or people leave and don't see another, better game and join back, then all kinds of little things happen. But this is the first time I've had a AV.

Battlezone II Log File ----
//=====================================================
App version: Patch 1.3TechAlpha5 Apr 23 2009 13:36:08
Windows version: Windows Version: 5.1.2600 'Service Pack 3' PlatformID=2

Last few battlezone.log lines (may or may not be relevant):
DIAG|            runcodes:154  |20:50:51|1626118|[View] Entering run code [FACTORY]
DIAG|            runcodes:154  |20:51:02|1637275|[View] Entering run code [COCKPIT]
DIAG|            Planners:3278 |21:00:25|2199667|SetAIP - cfg(Extremefia.aip) team(6)

DIAG|              Thread:160  |21:13:04|2958756|Connect from 68.32.250.205:4304

(done)

Exception code: C0000005 (ACCESS VIOLATION) READING from 86F71098h
Message :  Exception
Error occurred at 7/19/2009 21:13:34.
C:\Program Files\Battlezone II1.3pb5rc3\bzone.exe, run by Arthur.
C:\Program Files\Battlezone II1.3pb5rc3\bzone.exe, run by Arthur.
CPU: 1 processor(s),               Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.53GHz
     x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 7
Process Memory :   1721 MB free out of   2048 MB total
Physical memory:    835 MB free out of   1536 MB total
Page(swap) file:   3903 MB free out of   4563 MB total
This exe is using 141 MB, peak use 141 MB

Fault address:  005AAAB2 01:001A9AB2 C:\Program Files\Battlezone II1.3pb5rc3\bzone.exe

Registers:
EAX:00000000
EBX:7FCCE2C0
ECX:86F71074
EDX:00000000
ESI:00681610
EDI:0209D910
CS:EIP:001B:005AAAB2
SS:ESP:0023:020857F0  EBP:0209F240
DS:0023  ES:0023  FS:003B  GS:0000
Flags:00010246

Call stack:
Address   Return    Function            SourceFile
005AAAB2  00000000  005CA1BC  MeshRoot::Render+0x00000132
005CA1BC  00000000  00404048  MeshObj::Render+0x0000002C
00404048  00000000  004041E9  IsAirUnit+0x0000000A
004041E9  00000000  004200E5  GetClosestEnemyWithin+0x0000014E
004200E5  00000000  004203B0  OffensiveProcess::ChooseAttackTarget+0x000000E7
004203B0  00000000  004328CB  OffensiveProcess::DoSubTask+0x0000027F
004328CB  00000000  004018C9  UnitProcess::Execute+0x00000099
004018C9  00000000  004567C0  AiMission::Update+0x000001F7
004567C0  00000000  004572CD  MoveOneTurn+0x00000128
004572CD  00000000  005CD53F  MissionHandler::State::RunState::Process+0x00000323
005CD53F  00000000  00455004  RunCodes::Process+0x000001BF
00455004  00000000  005CD53F  MissionHandler::Process+0x00000011
005CD53F  00000000  005CD9D4  RunCodes::Process+0x000001BF
005CD9D4  00000000  00449644  Main::MessagePump+0x00000064
00449644  00000000  00449343  HandledMain+0x000003F6
00449343  00000000  00446BDF  HandledMain+0x000000F5
00446BDF  00000000  0057B90F  WinMain+0x00000059
0057B90F  00000000  7C817067  fabs+0x00000191
7C817067  00000000  00000000  RegisterWaitForInputIdle+0x00000049

[Red Spot]

As "Play Scion" the mission "An Unlikely Rescue" cant be finished, at least I cant.
Each and every time I get told to destroy the bridge it has already been taken down by a couple of AAN-Sabres and the mission/objective doesnt go to the next stage.

[Axeminister]

I'll check that out tonight, but I'm sure if you just go back to base the mission keeps going. Sometimes you have to press "O" to see that the next objective is waiting for you.

[Red Spot]

Weird, it did work this time. Perhaps it did last time as well but now I also got the speech bit and lighting up of the objectives. I did race to the bridge right after the objectives where updated and cought the aan-sabres destroying it.

[Killer AK]

When in multiplayer killing archers seems to bug out the game and my chat box get's filled with jabber.
not sure why it causes the game to lag a bit.
this killing archer buisiness is of course after i've played a mpi or strate for a while.....killing archers as the first unit doen't cut it.

[Nielk1]

pathing looping forever?
Still haven't nailed that down. It just fixes itself and shows up somewhere else.

I prefer the snags to freezes.

[STARMAN]

Hi installed 1.3 tech Alpha5 patch on clean install (no other patches even 1.1. ) I get music and control panel to log on user name- But every time I type in name -message keeps telling me to log on again. Yet the patch is listed on bottom of screen. . I also not note after deleting bz2 & booting up again the only option i get is to re-install (not install). Ive done this several times . If i reinstall can play game with no patches. I assume this patch reading the details you dont even need the 1st official patch .
Any help please.
Starman.

[GSH]

Starman - I bet you're running Vista or Windows 7. This is a known issue, and has been discussed previously on this (very long) thread. Solutions to the issue include:

1) Install BZ2 to C:\Users\{USERNAME}\Documents\BZ2 , and patch it up
2) Put something (anything) on the commandline, if launching BZ2 thru a shortcut. (If you don't know how to do this, it's probably not for you)
3) Wait for ta5.1's release.

-- GSH

[STARMAN]

Thanks for super quick reply. You got it Im using Vista Ultimate worst thing i've done. Will try suggestion or is it best to wait for the further TA patch.

[Nielk1]

Add /poweruser if that is what GSH is referring to. Its always on now but it's a command non the less.

IIRC fixed for Vista were made in TA5 but a small issue was in them that actually made life more difficult. Gotta love it.

[GSH]

I feel reasonably confident that TA5.1 won't be out by the time you reinstall BZ2, or just drag & drop (i.e. move in Windows Explorer) the folder to the path I mentioned above. Should take ~30 seconds to do that on your end.

-- GSH

[AHadley]

When the Scion pulse rifle's ODFs are extracted from the pak and modified in any way, it seems that it starts to fire over the pilot's shoulder instead of straight ahead. Causes some pretty nasty problems with modding.

[mrtwosheds]

Where the the pilots gun fires from is determined by the pilot models hp_hand.
I don't think there is anything in the weapon ODF that could cause that to occur.
Are you modifying pilot models?

[AHadley]

I don't touch the models, I wouldn't know what to do.

All I did each time was to extract them from the .pak and change the weapon's name from whatever it is by default to Ion Rifle.

[blopez0909]

i cant create a new pilot. so i cant even start playing.