FOTRSU 1.46 CTD

Zero Niner · 10-15-21, 06:33 AM

Loaded up a prior save and when the game would normally show the control room, the game would quit to desktop, no error message.
Previous patrol completed with no issues.
Started a new patrol and I face the same problem.
This is the CD version, running on Windows 10.

1Patriotofmany · 10-15-21, 07:26 AM

I was having a rash of crash issues with both vanilla and fotrsu. What fixed mine I was saving too fast and resuming patrol or saving and quitting the game. I take at least a full minute between steps in the saving process and resuming and saving and quitting game and haven't had any issues when I do this. Give it a try. Good luck! I use my watch to actually time it between steps.

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...d.php?t=249954

propbeanie · 10-15-21, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Zero Niner

Loaded up a prior save and when the game would normally show the control room, the game would quit to desktop, no error message.
Previous patrol completed with no issues.
Started a new patrol and I face the same problem.
This is the CD version, running on Windows 10.

Can you go into your Save folder, which is generally "C:\Users \UserName \Documents \SH4 \data \cfg \SaveGames" and find the most recent numbered folder below that? Those folders are numbered in hex digits, so you might see the letters a-f and digits 0-9, and do not always seem to be listed in a logical order. But find the folder with the latest date and time stamp, copy it to another folder, and then "zip" it up with 7-zip or other archive app. Upload it to something like Google Drive, or MediaFire, or DropBox, or some such file share site, so that I can download it, look and see what you might have. Share the link via a PM here, if you please. In the v1.46, we did find a few issues, especially at Fremantle, with certain boats and radar and conning tower upgrades, as well as a few problem mission assignments. Most, but not all of those, were found and edited out for the Preview release (don't forget the Preview_EnlistedFix.7z), but we have found a few others over the last few weeks that are "fighting" all efforts to alter. We are trying to "fix" these new ones still, yet not lose any mod functionality. Testing continues...

Also, please keep in mind that when you report an issue with FotRSU, please post on the last page of the FotRSU release thread. Include the boat you are using, the port where you sailed from, and the date. Any pertinent details you can think of are usually quite helpful. It is also a good idea to include which folder you have your SH4 game installed in, and whether or not you have checked the LAA (or 4Gig Patch) for proper activation on SH4.exe. Thanks

PS: it is possible that a bad assignment is causing your issue. It is sometimes possible to "fix" those with a Save folder edit, and if that is possible, we'll do so and send you the folder back, so that you can attempt to continue from where you are.

Zero Niner · 10-15-21, 10:23 PM

Argh. I wish I'd read your post earlier. I've reverted to my previous, GFO mod, version which appears to be stable so far, and I think I've deleted the FOTRS game saves.
I know what I should do is to uninstall and reinstall a fresh game then apply the mods over that. Unfortunately I've misplaced my SH4 CD so that's not an option any more.

propbeanie · 10-16-21, 03:31 PM

You had better find that disk before Christmas mister... Santa might have a new computer in your stocking for you, and you will definitely want that disk for that!!! lol - I pre-ordered my first SH4, which was supposed to have come with the "goodie" pack of a poster and a booklet, and few other trinkets in the box (a tin??), but alas, too many people ordered ahead of me, and I got an apology instead. Oh well. Anyway, I cannot find my original disk either. However, I have a v1.3 disk, and 2 Gold Edition disks, as well as a Ubisoft download version of Gold Edition, and an old U-Boat Missions Add-On download... so I am pretty well covered for all of my computers... The Ubisoft US Store has Gold Edition for $10 US right now, and they'll probably drop it down to roughly $3 when Steam does their fall sale, to stay in competition with them... GFO is good stuff though. If it works, use it!

Zero Niner · 10-16-21, 09:14 PM

Sound advice sir. I guess I'll keep a look out on Steam, I'm pretty sure SH4 will be cheap when it's on sale seeing that it's more than a decade old.

Zero Niner · 10-28-21, 09:09 PM

Just an update, I'm experiencing the same problem but this time with a GFO-modded game.
I can load a previous save up to a certain point and continue playing. However any saves made past that point will not load - I will just exit to desktop.

Frustrating as hell. I'm on my 7th patrol - 3 in an S class, 3 in a Porpoise class, and the first in a Gato.

Update to the update: I've found a workaround. If I load a save that actually loads (so it's a much earlier one), then I find that I can exit to main menu and load my recalcitrant save and it loads properly. Go figure.

10-15-21, 06:33 AM	#1
Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,032 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	FOTRSU 1.46 CTD Loaded up a prior save and when the game would normally show the control room, the game would quit to desktop, no error message. Previous patrol completed with no issues. Started a new patrol and I face the same problem. This is the CD version, running on Windows 10.

10-16-21, 03:31 PM	#5
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,742 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 2	You had better find that disk before Christmas mister... Santa might have a new computer in your stocking for you, and you will definitely want that disk for that!!! lol - I pre-ordered my first SH4, which was supposed to have come with the "goodie" pack of a poster and a booklet, and few other trinkets in the box (a tin??), but alas, too many people ordered ahead of me, and I got an apology instead. Oh well. Anyway, I cannot find my original disk either. However, I have a v1.3 disk, and 2 Gold Edition disks, as well as a Ubisoft download version of Gold Edition, and an old U-Boat Missions Add-On download... so I am pretty well covered for all of my computers... The Ubisoft US Store has Gold Edition for $10 US right now, and they'll probably drop it down to roughly $3 when Steam does their fall sale, to stay in competition with them... GFO is good stuff though. If it works, use it! __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna

10-28-21, 09:09 PM	#7
Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,032 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Just an update, I'm experiencing the same problem but this time with a GFO-modded game. I can load a previous save up to a certain point and continue playing. However any saves made past that point will not load - I will just exit to desktop. Frustrating as hell. I'm on my 7th patrol - 3 in an S class, 3 in a Porpoise class, and the first in a Gato. Update to the update: I've found a workaround. If I load a save that actually loads (so it's a much earlier one), then I find that I can exit to main menu and load my recalcitrant save and it loads properly. Go figure. Last edited by Zero Niner; 10-29-21 at 02:12 AM.

10-15-21, 07:26 AM	#2
1Patriotofmany Commander Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 447 Downloads: 95 Uploads: 0	I was having a rash of crash issues with both vanilla and fotrsu. What fixed mine I was saving too fast and resuming patrol or saving and quitting the game. I take at least a full minute between steps in the saving process and resuming and saving and quitting game and haven't had any issues when I do this. Give it a try. Good luck! I use my watch to actually time it between steps. https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...d.php?t=249954

10-15-21, 10:23 PM	#4
Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,032 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Argh. I wish I'd read your post earlier. I've reverted to my previous, GFO mod, version which appears to be stable so far, and I think I've deleted the FOTRS game saves. I know what I should do is to uninstall and reinstall a fresh game then apply the mods over that. Unfortunately I've misplaced my SH4 CD so that's not an option any more.

10-16-21, 09:14 PM	#6
Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,032 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Sound advice sir. I guess I'll keep a look out on Steam, I'm pretty sure SH4 will be cheap when it's on sale seeing that it's more than a decade old.