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No changes were made that I'm aware of, so if you're having this issue please post a save and we can check if it's a build radius issue as noted by #1.

This should be resolved in the weekend hotfix, though it will only be available if you were not using the multiplayer beta build (hotfix should be available for that later today).

Please open your debug.err file in notepad, and link the contents into a post here via [link="http://pastebin.ca"]pastebin[/link]. This will give us some technical information that can help troubleshoot your problem. The file can be found in [b]My Documents\My Games\Elemental[/b] Be sure to copy the debug [b]immediately after the error occurs[/b]; if you start the game again, the debug log will be erased and recreated for the new session. If there was a dump z

Disabling auto-end turn in the options should prevent this. There is currently an issue where it can run when all units are garrisoned, rather than only triggering when you have units out and they've all moved.

If you see this happen and reload the last autosave, does it reproduce?

Are you getting a message that you can't take any more quests, or do the huts just fail to trigger?

Please post the debug.err file anyway so we can examine it for any clues.

This debug.err seems to not be from the same crash, as there's no tactical battle at the end. Please make sure to copy it right away without starting the game back up, as it gets rewritten each time you run the game.

Does it make any difference if you disable stylized lighting in the options?

Did you find this to be a mod issue? Others have reported similar.

Using the city build zoom mode should prevent this from happening while we work to resolve the issue.

If there was a dump zip created in [b]C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Elemental - War of Magic[/b] ([b]C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Stardock\Elemental - War of Magic[/b] on Windows XP), please post it via [link="http://www.drop.io"]drop.io[/link].

Are you closing and reopening the build menu, or leaving it open while getting the goodie hut?

Shift-arrows will pan the map.

[quote]but all units, cities, etc. are gone and the game slows to an absolute crawl just moving the map around.[/quote] Please open your debug.err file in notepad, and link the contents into a post here via [link="http://pastebin.ca"]pastebin[/link]. This will give us some technical information that can help troubleshoot your problem. The file can be found in [b]My Documents\My Games\Elemental[/b] Be sure to copy the debug [b]immediately after the error occurs[/

Please open your debug.err file in notepad, and link the contents into a post here via [link="http://pastebin.ca"]pastebin[/link]. This will give us some technical information that can help troubleshoot your problem. The file can be found in [b]My Documents\My Games\Elemental[/b] Be sure to copy the debug [b]immediately after the error occurs[/b]; if you start the game again, the debug log will be erased and recreated for the new session.

[quote]Debug Message: WARNING: SetPictureFrame FAILED because mwin with given ID not found - check the tag for this control in DesktopX[/quote] It looks like one of the screen files may be damaged. Try deleting everything from [b]C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Elemental - War of Magic\Screens[/b] ([b]C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Stardock\Elemental - War of Magic\Screens[/b] on Windows XP). Failing that, try a full reinstall via Impulse.

[quote]I have 2 mods installed by the way - is it a cause?[/quote]That would depend largely on just what those mods contain.

Please upload debug files to pastebin.ca or drop.io . That site's captcha appears to be broken so we can't download the files.

Imagebin does not appear to be working currently, but your video card is a generation below the game's minimum requirements. You might try updating your drivers if you're having issues, but we can't guarantee full compatibility as it may lack some shader functions the game requires.

If you're seeing no spell effects at all, even unmodded, check that you don't have particles disabled in the options. Otherwise, please post your debug.err file on pastebin.ca and link it here.

It may be helpful if you can upload the save to drop.io and link it here.

It's getting stuck before trying to load the XML, so it's likely something got corrupted. Try a clean reinstall via Impulse.

Please don't forget to post the debug.err and dump zip (if there was one).

[quote]*I have a magic based sovereign, but I don't get an option to battle. Instead the battle auto resolves, with my sovereign taking damage and not using MP points. The only time so far the option screen popped up was when I was defending.[/quote] Set the tactical battle threshold to 0 in the options and you will be prompted with the choice each time, even in one-on-one fights. If when it crashed there was a dump zip created in [b]C:\ProgramData\Stardock\El