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Was playing the usual Kingdoms game when all of a sudden my game crashes. I get an error message that pops up saying:
"DX Error: Invalid call"
No dump file. I believe the root of the problem can be found in the debug.err file since there is a line (887) that says:
DebugMessage: Invalid call
http://pastebin.ca/1908317
I get a dozen dx error messages a day. I think the devs have said that is usually a bad graphics card or buggy driver. There can't be as many bad cards in the world as there are beta-testers getting these errors -- 
-- and I, at least, never have a problem with anything except Elemental.
Did this happen out of the blue, not following an alt-tab?
Any memory dumps that were generated would help us to look into this.
I can get the invalid call any and every time I alt-tab or ctr-alt-delete (betas 3 to 3C) even with latest drivers. I guess from your question this is not linked to the OPs post, but the files are in the following link if it helps: https://forums.elementalgame.com/389397
So. Alt tab or alt-esc, then back in. Dx-error and out and it is dead & gone. Considering how long the system is busy with memory cleanup or whatever when I exit normally, the dx-error seems to be about the fastest way to actually get out. So, its a "feature", not a "bug"
I get it anytime I walk away and leave the game running.. have not yet figured exactly how long it takes but when i come back game has crashed with that error...
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