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[.802] [crash] game will not survive alt-tabbing

June 13, 2010 2:17:23 AM from Elemental ForumsElemental Forums

[crash] Alt-tabbing out and back into the game will crash the game with message: "DX error: Invalid call"

OS: windows 7 64 bit

Videocard: HD4870, Catalyst drivers 10.4

 

 

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Reply #1 June 13, 2010 3:18:54 AM
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same here.

Vista 64-bit, GTX 260

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Reply #2 June 13, 2010 3:12:48 PM
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Yup, me too.  I tried a ton of times, and Alt-tab always crashes the game.

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Reply #3 June 13, 2010 3:16:46 PM
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I suppose that all of you are in fullscreen mode

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Reply #4 June 13, 2010 4:21:03 PM
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It crashes on me if I'm playing fullscreen, but I can alt-tab when not using fullscreen - but then I can't scroll the map.

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Reply #5 June 13, 2010 4:28:20 PM
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Quoting Peace Phoenix,
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I suppose that all of you are in fullscreen mode

Yes.  There's not much point in Alt-tabbing if I'm already in a window.

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Reply #6 June 13, 2010 5:04:24 PM
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Win 7 64 bit, Radeon HD 5850

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Reply #7 June 13, 2010 10:39:37 PM
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Interestingly, alt-tab (well, returning AFTER alt-tab) kills the game once the game is underway. But it works just fine from the opening menu / in the game-creation screens.

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Reply #8 June 14, 2010 9:09:42 AM
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Quoting NimRat,
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Interestingly, alt-tab (well, returning AFTER alt-tab) kills the game once the game is underway. But it works just fine from the opening menu / in the game-creation screens.

Same here

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Reply #9 June 14, 2010 10:05:18 AM
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Quoting Spicy Mike,
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It crashes on me if I'm playing fullscreen, but I can alt-tab when not using fullscreen - but then I can't scroll the map.

 

If you left click and hold on empty terrain, you can drag the map. It's actually easier than scrolling on the edge of the screen, at least for me.

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Reply #10 June 14, 2010 10:57:37 AM
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I am currently looking into the issue.  You're right about it working ok through the starting screens.  Once you're in the game though, an alt-tab will cause an "Invalid Call" crash.

 

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