GalCiv unplayable

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I just purchased/downloaded GalCiv yesterday. Started playing today. So far it looks like what I wanted MOO3 to be. Looks AWESOME... but, I can't play it. After about 20 minutes of play, every 4-8 turns the game crashes.


Stardock SmartException Logging Information
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OS Version : Windows XP
Video Card : RADEON 9500 PRO / 9700
Application Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION
Crash Addr: 3001DB0C 02:0000EB0C C:\Program Files\Drengin.net\galciv\binkw32.dll

Processor Registers (x86):
EAX:0BB8D000
EBX:000000C0
ECX:0000003D
EDX:00000003
ESI:0BB8B4E6
EDI:00000068
CS:EIP:001B:3001DB0C
SS:ESP:0023:0012F3E4 EBP:0012F81C
DS:0023 ES:0023 FS:003B GS:0000
Flags:00010202


Current Application Call Stack:

Addr Frame Logical addr Module Name
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3001DB0C 0012F81C 0002:0000EB0C C:\Program Files\Drengin.net\galciv\binkw32.dll


Debug information for each stardock app follows ....

Stardock SmartException Logging Information
-------------------------------------------

OS Version : Windows XP
Video Card : RADEON 9500 PRO / 9700
Application Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION
Crash Addr: 3001DB0C 02:0000EB0C C:\Program Files\Drengin.net\galciv\binkw32.dll

Processor Registers (x86):
EAX:0BC31000
EBX:000000C0
ECX:000000DA
EDX:0000000E
ESI:0BC2FD0D
EDI:000000AC
CS:EIP:001B:3001DB0C
SS:ESP:0023:0012F3E4 EBP:0012F81C
DS:0023 ES:0023 FS:003B GS:0000
Flags:00010202


Current Application Call Stack:

Addr Frame Logical addr Module Name
---------------------------------------------
3001DB0C 0012F81C 0002:0000EB0C C:\Program Files\Drengin.net\galciv\binkw32.dll


Debug information for each stardock app follows ....



~SDC~
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Looks like you're having an incompatibility with Bink. That's the video system we use. I would email [email protected] about this, I'm not sure what the steps are to take when there's a Bink problem.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
Worst to worst, you can disable every bink except the main menu one, and that one doesn't seem to crash your computer (as it did mine, because of sound card issue), so you should be fine if you just rename (or delete) all the .bik files.

You'd be missing out on a cool part of the game, but it would play just the same, and I'm sure the support people can figure out a solution if there is one :)
Elemental: Reforged
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
so you should be fine if you just rename (or delete) all the .bik files
End of quote


Left these 3 files: Menu_Open.bik, Menu_Starbase01.bik, Menu_Starbase02.bik. They are at the standart install (w/o Multimedia). W/o Menu_Open.bik game will not run AFAIK.

~SDC~
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
bink? not sure what that means. But, I do know that the issue didn't come up at all when I played with a smaller map. Would the provide any clue as to which bink I'd need to whack?

~SDC~
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
That is why I bought this game. The CEO of the company posting in the second spot after someone posts about a bug/problem they have.

I came here after buying/playing Moo3 and reading thier boards a lot. I heard some rave reviews from people over there, but had not bought this game because it is published by Strategy First (I bought WWII Online release day so I kinda don't like them anymore).

But when I saw how Stardock was so active in thier customer support and seemed to actually care about thier game and customers that I went right out to the store and bought it after reading the boards for an hour or so, and am pleased with my purchase.

Just wanted to let you know that Frogboy. I'd probably buy any game you released now after this based on the performance I have seen here in just the past few days.
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
T1pimp what ATI driver and control panel version are you using?