Game crash when I request a mission (NULL_POINTER_READ)

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This repros 100% of the times; I have been unable to request a mission to another faction because the game crash every time I click the button. I can send the crash dump to the devs if needed.

Is this a known issue? Last patch didn't help.

Thanks!

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

More information:

FAULTING_IP:
Sins_of_a_Solar_Empire_Diplomacy+2084fc
006084fc 8b17            mov     edx,dword ptr [edi]

ExceptionAddress: 00000000006084fc (Sins_of_a_Solar_Empire_Diplomacy+0x00000000002084fc)
   ExceptionCode: c0000005 (Access violation)
  ExceptionFlags: 00000000
NumberParameters: 2
   Parameter[0]: 0000000000000000
   Parameter[1]: 0000000000000000
Attempt to read from address 0000000000000000

DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  NULL_POINTER_READ

PROCESS_NAME:  Sins of a Solar Empire Diplomacy.exe

0:000:x86> u 006084f2
Sins_of_a_Solar_Empire_Diplomacy+0x2084f2:
006084f2 e6ff            out     0FFh,al
006084f4 8b510c          mov     edx,dword ptr [ecx+0Ch]
006084f7 e8d413f6ff      call    Sins_of_a_Solar_Empire_Diplomacy+0x1698d0 (005698d0)
006084fc 8b17            mov     edx,dword ptr [edi]
006084fe 8bd8            mov     ebx,eax
00608500 8b8200020000    mov     eax,dword ptr [edx+200h]
00608506 8bcf            mov     ecx,edi
00608508 ffd0            call    eax

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

I'm having the exact same problem, happens 100% of the time. :(

Galactic Civilizations III
Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Ahhh, nasty null pointer reads.  A consequence of programming in a language where you have to do your own memory management.

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

Even managed runtimes won't save you.... they still come back to haunt your dreams. Dreams worse than falling...

 

/shudder

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Even managed runtimes won't save you.... they still come back to haunt your dreams.
End of quote

Yuk - I despise Java.  Wouldn't program in it if you paid me (and people have offered to pay me).

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

Fixed internally (probably before this was posted) for next build.