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Offline bloodman123726

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Game crashes when the game tries to start a recon mission
« on: January 02, 2017, 05:09:49 pm »
Everything was working fine when suddenly after I completed a mission and waited for another UFO to appear, it randomly crashed saying STR_ALIEN is not defined for a recon mission it was attempting to do in the logs. I will attach the logs below as well. Does anyone know what's causing this and how to fix it? The only mods I am using are PSX sounds, PSX music, Combat Armour, AmigaFonts and Thunder replacement for Lightning.

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Re: Game crashes when the game tries to start a recon mission
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2017, 05:18:54 pm »
Can you attach a save too?

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Re: Game crashes when the game tries to start a recon mission
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2017, 05:21:38 pm »
Here is my main save so you can see the inner guts of my operations in X-COM  ;D Shortly after if you try to pass time quickly in this save, it'll cause the crash. At least for me.

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Re: Game crashes when the game tries to start a recon mission
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2017, 10:33:40 pm »
Looks like you've been a naughty boy and messed up with the save... naughty, naughty you :P

There are invalid missions in your saved game on various places (7 places altogether):

Code: [Select]
        STR_ALIEN_: 10
        STR_ALIEN_: 13
        STR_ALIEN_: 18
        STR_ALIEN_: 20
        STR_ALIEN_: 20
        STR_ALIEN_: 8
        STR_ALIEN_: 8

You need to replace them with what they were originally:

Code: [Select]
        STR_ALIEN_INFILTRATION: 10
        STR_ALIEN_INFILTRATION: 13
        STR_ALIEN_INFILTRATION: 18
        STR_ALIEN_INFILTRATION: 20
        STR_ALIEN_INFILTRATION: 20
        STR_ALIEN_INFILTRATION: 8
        STR_ALIEN_INFILTRATION: 8

Attaching a corrected save, in case you don't know how to do it.
« Last Edit: January 02, 2017, 10:37:34 pm by Meridian »

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Re: Game crashes when the game tries to start a recon mission
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2017, 11:18:41 pm »
Looks like you've been a naughty boy and messed up with the save... naughty, naughty you :P

There are invalid missions in your saved game on various places (7 places altogether):

Code: [Select]
        STR_ALIEN_: 10
        STR_ALIEN_: 13
        STR_ALIEN_: 18
        STR_ALIEN_: 20
        STR_ALIEN_: 20
        STR_ALIEN_: 8
        STR_ALIEN_: 8

You need to replace them with what they were originally:

Code: [Select]
        STR_ALIEN_INFILTRATION: 10
        STR_ALIEN_INFILTRATION: 13
        STR_ALIEN_INFILTRATION: 18
        STR_ALIEN_INFILTRATION: 20
        STR_ALIEN_INFILTRATION: 20
        STR_ALIEN_INFILTRATION: 8
        STR_ALIEN_INFILTRATION: 8

Attaching a corrected save, in case you don't know how to do it.

Thanks :D Now I know what to delete to get rid of the crappy infiltration missions XD never made sense to me why nations would agree to join the aliens if they've shown to attack cities brutally with bioweapons like Chrysalids WHILST X-COM is being efficient and dealing with the threat accordingly.
« Last Edit: January 02, 2017, 11:21:17 pm by bloodman123726 »

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Re: Game crashes when the game tries to start a recon mission
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2017, 05:53:03 pm »
never made sense to me why nations would agree to join the aliens if they've shown to attack cities brutally with bioweapons like Chrysalids WHILST X-COM is being efficient and dealing with the threat accordingly.

offers from sectoids and ethereals are hard to refuse.


and mutons are a great trump card.