Stuck game

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I don't know where you want these bug reports, here on the support ticket system?  I always found the ticket easier to use since we can directly upload the files...

This is a stuck game.  Large galaxy, 3 clusters, lots of custom races including my own.  Late game grinding.

I can reproduce it, so far.

Upon changing turn, I play my moves and the game gets stuck... somewhere. It's during an AI move, there's 4 races left to conquer.
I don't do anything special, just move my fleets around (not the same fleets the second time), so it's really something the AI does that result in this bug.

The first time, I accepted the peace offer from the race named E.O., so I suffered no invasion and the game got stuck with fleet movement notification.   The second time, I chose to pursue war and was invaded, maybe by this race, maybe another one, but I'm stuck on the invasion notification.

 

Stuck save game

Debug info

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Reply #1 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

Hello! I appreciate the details, here, the support ticket and discord are all valid avenues to report these issues. However, I tried to access the linked files, and it appears they are restricted and require access requests. I've requested access accordingly

Reply #2 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

I've fixed it.  I thought I had enabled it to everyone with the link, sorry.

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Reply #3 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

Fantastic! I've confirmed access. to ask some follow up questions, are you by chance using any mods with the game, and what version are you updated to?

Reply #4 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

- Version 2.6.  Steam is set to auto-update.

- Mods, yes.  I have multiple custom races and ships/fleets.

- Supplemental mods: the mod manager only shows "example mod".  Though I'm certain I did install mods before.  Maybe they got deleted when I verified files from Steam?

Reply #5 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

For safety can you send over the custom factions files/folder?

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

Your game sounds like a big challenge! Maybe try different strategies during the turn to see if it still gets stuck.

Reply #7 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

Quoting dimitris_tsak, reply 6

Your game sounds like a big challenge! Maybe try different strategies during the turn to see if it still gets stuck.

Yeah, I only tried 2 turns with different things.  I might try something else to see how the AI reacts.  It might be one of my survey ships too, I'll cancel their auto movements to see how it goes. :)


On a side not, I gave the Mimot all my techs so they would declare war to the E.O. race a few turns before.  So now, they have turned against me and they are really tough to beat when I don't have my best fleets around -_-  


Lesson learnt:  Do not trust the cute ones!

Reply #8 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

Quoting RammaStardock, reply 5

For safety can you send over the custom factions files/folder?

 

Factions

Ship designs

Ship style set

 

Not sure if anything else was needed, so it's included.

Permissions should be good this time. :)

Reply #9 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

Thank you very much! I've forwarded all the relevant info to the team to investigate

Reply #10 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

Insider's patch. 

Same save game as before, same turn.

Still stuck when I hit turn, possibly a little further along though.  Right after a battle involving Peleus fleet III.

 

Reply #12 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

Noted, im forwarding this to the team

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Reply #13 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

Tried reloading the game, it's still stuck in the same place.

Debug2.zip

All the other files are the same, I simply reloaded my game in the new version of the game, 2.95.

I've included debug.err and prevDebug.err.

 

The logs look similar at the end, the last 7 lines of the two files are totally identical.


I'd really like this to get fixed anytime now... :)

Reply #14 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

Ive requested access to the files. There is a chance with how many updates and changes have occurred since than, that the issue may be resolved but impossible to tell until a new game is started so those changes can take affect 

Reply #15 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

I may be misunderstanding your issue.

I have had the loader crash multiple times. My solution is to turn off all mods.

My suspicion is that the game expects mods but I deleted the zip files from the expected directory.