Error when starting Simutrans exp 8.2

[waerth]

My system: Win Vista  Basic 1gb Ram and a cpu ;p

Anyway I downloaded all of the things required assembled them in the same directory. But it refuses to start. I get:

Fatal error: loadsave_t::rdwr_str()
expected "<bool>", got "<i16>4" 

Isn't there some easier thing around than http://forum.simutrans.com/index.php?topic=1894.0 ?

Just a:
1) download and install (link here)
2) download and install (link here)
3) download and install (link here)
etc

That is a lot easier than that block of text

Thx for the good work btw

[jamespetts]

Wearth,

thank you for the report. This problem is usually cured by deleting settings-experimental.xml in your /My Documents/simutrans folder or equivalent.

As to the installation instructions - the eventual aim is to have fully automated installers for the main platforms, but it's only worthwhile doing that when the thing is working well, and there are still a number of issues to work on in that respect first; but one day!

Do let me know how you get on.

[waerth]

Yes!

That seemed to do the trick .........

Never realised settings and save files were saved globally now. Always wondered why they weren't deleted with the rest

W

[waerth]

Working as a charm sofar. Using 128 britain exp .6

Many differences with the standard pak britain I noticed.

Only 3 crashes or so sofar

W

[jamespetts]

What were you doing when it crashed, and was there an error message?

[waerth]

No error message. I have a tendency to be to fast with my trackball. And it crashes on that. Same with "vanilla" 102.2.2 Britain and 128 normal. It is nothing above the normal amount of crashes I have experienced over the many years that I have had Simutrans so I never really take notice!

[jamespetts]

Hmm, interesting - I hardly get any crashes, and, when I do, I normally track down and fix what causes them.

[waerth]

Ok, my games usually crash once or twice if I play four hours or so. Not on a really annoying level and I save a lot (no autosave). So nothing to complain about really.

[jamespetts]

Hmm - even if it doesn't bother you, it may well bother others. Do you notice that you are doing anything in particular or if anything happens just before the crash?

[waerth]

It usually involves me clicking to fast and once or twice to much on the same object that freezes it. It does have a tendency to happen if at that same moment a message pops up or autosave starts up.

[jamespetts]

Hmm, interesting: I've never had that. That sounds like a problem that is likely to be equally present in Standard. What system do you use (OS, hardware, etc.)?

[waerth]

Toshiba Satelite 100
1 gb Ram
1.73 ghz dual core

Vista Home Basic

I am pretty convinced the problem is the amount of Ram! It kinda kills other software as well when I open to many applications at the same time.

I also like huge maps 1800*1000 approx although nowadays I start with 64*64 and use the "enlarge map" function

No money to buy more Ram though.

[jamespetts]

Ahh. That combination does sound as if it will stress your system rather a lot. Strictly, that shouldn't cause crashes, though; but it does suggest that the problem is specific to your setup, rather than general.

[waerth]

It stresses me out a lot too! I know I should at least double the RAM, because of Vista, but no finances at the moment.

[AvG]

Running Exp8.2 for lots of hours (100+) and NO crashes at all.
AvG

[jamespetts]

That's good to know!