Minidump on loading...easy fix?

werkz fer me!! =)

Hi all.

First post fer me, but I don't see this particular "quick-fix" anywhere, so thought I'd share it.  Worked for me to get my custom map (created w/ current 1.1 galaxyforge) to appear in the maps list and load correctly.

Essentially, it would appear that SoaSE 1.15 does not need all of those normal & quick entries in the .galaxy file...just the "normal" ones.  So, "fixing" the old map becomes a 3 step process for me that doesn't require anything but notepad and takes all of 3 minutes if you can type and have a decent rig.

Assuming you've opened your .galaxy file in notepad, perform the following:

1 - Manually edit the version number to "3".
2 - Use the "Edit" menu to open the "Replace" function.  Find what: homePlanetUpgrade, Replace with: normalStartHomePlanetUpgrade.  You can either replace the 5 occurrences individually or use Replace All to kill 'em all with one click.
3 - Again in the replace window, Find what: startingUpgradeLevel, Replace with: normalStartUpgradeLevel.  This is the longer one, and it will take a bit to replace them all if you have a ginormous map or a slower rig.

Save the changes and load 'er up.

I've seen that galaxyforge should be getting "fixed" in the next week 'er two, but this should help get y'all's custom maps up n running until then.  Hope you have the same luck I did with this.

Happy blasting!

Blitz

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Reply #1 Top

Blitz,

Thank you for this work around until IronClad gets the GF Maps working again. What you say is true, it has been reported that now since Entrenchment is fully released, IronClad IS working on fixing the Map feature.

 

Reply #2 Top

I had this same problen on till I got my computer hooked up to the internet and then it worked fine.