pompom
Joined: Feb 21, 2007
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Oct 30, 2011 - 18:58 |
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Synn suggested the subject.
It is apt though.
I am having issues. For no reason forseeable on my end my java client has stopped working. I have not knowingy changed any settings on my machine.
The Symptom:
I can start a game - i can spectate a game - my opponent can take their first turn of a game - then nothing. I can select a player, select an action, but then can't do anything. I can't even select another player. Everything goes, i can't even chat.
I reinstalled everything java then started another game - same thing. Trouble is i have no idea what is going on and the only way i have to test whether a teak here or there works is to start another game. I don't want to do this as i am locking opponents into games i can't finish.
Any ideas for me?
Thanks
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Woodstock
Joined: Dec 11, 2004
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Oct 30, 2011 - 19:02 |
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SirOrange
Joined: Nov 24, 2006
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Oct 30, 2011 - 19:06 |
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I have been having a similar problem, only I can't even get the game to load. I fixed it by doing a system restore and then updating java to the latest version. The bad news is; I don't know what causes this problem and I don't know if this is a temporary fix or not since it happened to me twice, on Friday and again today (Sunday).The only other thing that might cause this is an AVG update. But I'm not sure about that either. |
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pompom
Joined: Feb 21, 2007
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Oct 30, 2011 - 19:07 |
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RandomOracle
Joined: Jan 11, 2004
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Oct 30, 2011 - 19:08 |
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pompom wrote: | Trouble is i have no idea what is going on and the only way i have to test whether a teak here or there works is to start another game. I don't want to do this as i am locking opponents into games i can't finish.
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You could try test games, which you can play even against yourself. Just start a game with the prefix "test: " in the game name, then join this game with another one of your teams. |
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pompom
Joined: Feb 21, 2007
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Oct 30, 2011 - 19:36 |
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test game is cool,
thanks for that.
just proves that my computer is rubbish.
going to kill AVG and see of that helps. |
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Qaz
Joined: Apr 28, 2004
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Oct 30, 2011 - 19:52 |
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I know christer mentioned AVG as a possible cause of problems in another thread |
_________________ Superstition brings bad luck.
"he who has relied least on fortune is established
the strongest"
Niccolo Machiavelli |
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pompom
Joined: Feb 21, 2007
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Oct 30, 2011 - 19:53 |
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well this is beyond bizarre,
it lets me setup the first team in a test game against myself... then not the second.
AVG uninstalled.
meh. |
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Kryten
Joined: Sep 02, 2003
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Try this:
disable sound within the client. See if the crashes stop. If that's so, then make sure to update your sound drivers to the most recent and try again. |
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Keith-Lemon
Joined: Feb 26, 2011
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Oct 30, 2011 - 22:51 |
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I have AVG and had no problems at all. |
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Marcellus
Joined: Mar 20, 2010
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Oct 30, 2011 - 23:14 |
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same keith --- AVG causes me no problems either and I dont change setting on it before I play. |
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SirOrange
Joined: Nov 24, 2006
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Oct 30, 2011 - 23:23 |
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I also have AVG, and until Friday I have had no problems either. I mentioned AVG as a possible cause because there was an update around the time I started having problems. |
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pompom
Joined: Feb 21, 2007
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Oct 31, 2011 - 18:03 |
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Got it sorted - Kryten you are spot on.
It wasn't that i didn't have the correct drivers- it was that i had disabled all sound devices on my laptop. Everything else functioned fine - without sound - but the client doesn't seem able to deal with this.
so either turning off sound on the client or re enabling sound devices worked.
Thank you all for your help,
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Lill-Leif
Joined: Nov 17, 2005
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Oct 31, 2011 - 18:20 |
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So the client actually demands a sound card? Would it be possible to add some sort of "don't use a sound device" option, maybe that would solve some of the linux problems? |
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Kryten
Joined: Sep 02, 2003
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It's Java, similar things used to happen with javabbowl too. If Java tries to play a sound and something goes wrong, a crash is likely. The client does have this option, you can go to User Settings/Sound and choose "Sound off" |
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