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Title: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: thefish on March 18, 2003, 06:07:28 pm

Morning whenever starting a mission I get a CTD all the time with the following message.

SFC3.exe caused an EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION in module d3d8.dll at 001B:030FE6D3

EAX=00000000  EBX=000003DE  ECX=03DC9040  EDX=014ABFD0  ESI=0000041C
EDI=014A8240  EBP=00000416  ESP=0012FBE8  EIP=030FE6D3  FLG=00010206
CS=001B   DS=0023  SS=0023  ES=0023   FS=003B  GS=0000

001B:030FE6D3 (0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000) d3d8.dll

P4 1.6
512 ram
Radeon 7500 with latest drivers
dx 8.1

Deadline for a solution is saturday since that is when the no quibble return ends.
Thanks

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: Pestalence on March 18, 2003, 06:20:35 pm

Uninstall game using add/remove programs...

delete the SFC 3 folder out of the Program Files\Activision folder

Reinstall SFC 3, install  Nemesis add on pack and then patch using the Beta Patch for your region (UK patch for any country outside US and Germany),

Use the Beta patch only, Do not use the SFC3DirectX9Fix Patch on top of Beta Patch.. this will cause errors like above..

Install or reinstall Direct X 9, do not install Direct X 8.1 on top of Direct X 9

Update Video card, sound card drivers from the chip manufacturer web site (NVidia, Soundblaster, Intel, Matrox, ATI, etc)

Try game again....
 

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: thefish on March 19, 2003, 04:36:00 am

no didnt work:(

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: thefish on March 19, 2003, 06:49:17 am

Just adding that the only thing i needed to do was to install dx9 and reinstall the game.
Patch made no difference
I keep all my drivers up to date

Anything else i can try???? any official taldren help?

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: thefish on March 19, 2003, 10:31:44 am

bump

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: thefish on March 19, 2003, 12:57:00 pm

sigh:( BUMP

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: thefish on March 19, 2003, 05:42:37 pm

really wanting to play this:( anyone.......?

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: Pestalence on March 19, 2003, 07:19:31 pm

Try going back to the previous set of catalist drivers or whichever the 2.* are... many seem to find those drivers work the best...

other than that, turn off all anti-virus/firewall software and reinstall the game again per the directions i put above.. Anti-Virus seems to have the effect of corrupting patch files..

Also try game before turning Anti-Virus/firewalls again....

make sure your firewall is configured correctly for GSA and per the Networking.rtf file included on the SFC 3 CD before re-enabeling it....

that is about all I can help, maybe someone else has some Ideas...

 

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: thefish on March 19, 2003, 07:49:43 pm

ill try rolling back my drivers although this will be a pain in the ass as unreal 2 doesnt like the 2.x drivers, but ill give it a go....
I usually disable anti v and firewall when installing anyways but thanks for the suggestion and your help:)

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: thefish on March 21, 2003, 05:26:51 am

well by running it in comptibility mode for 98 it works but im still getting random crashes in the form of the game just freezing up:(

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: thefish on March 22, 2003, 09:56:36 am

damn game went back today. thats for trying pestalence its appreciated. on the + side i picked up deltaforce BHD instead:)

Title: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: thefish on March 18, 2003, 06:07:28 pm

Morning whenever starting a mission I get a CTD all the time with the following message.

SFC3.exe caused an EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION in module d3d8.dll at 001B:030FE6D3

EAX=00000000  EBX=000003DE  ECX=03DC9040  EDX=014ABFD0  ESI=0000041C
EDI=014A8240  EBP=00000416  ESP=0012FBE8  EIP=030FE6D3  FLG=00010206
CS=001B   DS=0023  SS=0023  ES=0023   FS=003B  GS=0000

001B:030FE6D3 (0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000) d3d8.dll

P4 1.6
512 ram
Radeon 7500 with latest drivers
dx 8.1

Deadline for a solution is saturday since that is when the no quibble return ends.
Thanks

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: Pestalence on March 18, 2003, 06:20:35 pm

Uninstall game using add/remove programs...

delete the SFC 3 folder out of the Program Files\Activision folder

Reinstall SFC 3, install  Nemesis add on pack and then patch using the Beta Patch for your region (UK patch for any country outside US and Germany),

Use the Beta patch only, Do not use the SFC3DirectX9Fix Patch on top of Beta Patch.. this will cause errors like above..

Install or reinstall Direct X 9, do not install Direct X 8.1 on top of Direct X 9

Update Video card, sound card drivers from the chip manufacturer web site (NVidia, Soundblaster, Intel, Matrox, ATI, etc)

Try game again....
 

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: thefish on March 19, 2003, 04:36:00 am

no didnt work:(

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: thefish on March 19, 2003, 06:49:17 am

Just adding that the only thing i needed to do was to install dx9 and reinstall the game.
Patch made no difference
I keep all my drivers up to date

Anything else i can try???? any official taldren help?

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: thefish on March 19, 2003, 10:31:44 am

bump

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: thefish on March 19, 2003, 12:57:00 pm

sigh:( BUMP

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: thefish on March 19, 2003, 05:42:37 pm

really wanting to play this:( anyone.......?

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: Pestalence on March 19, 2003, 07:19:31 pm

Try going back to the previous set of catalist drivers or whichever the 2.* are... many seem to find those drivers work the best...

other than that, turn off all anti-virus/firewall software and reinstall the game again per the directions i put above.. Anti-Virus seems to have the effect of corrupting patch files..

Also try game before turning Anti-Virus/firewalls again....

make sure your firewall is configured correctly for GSA and per the Networking.rtf file included on the SFC 3 CD before re-enabeling it....

that is about all I can help, maybe someone else has some Ideas...

 

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: thefish on March 19, 2003, 07:49:43 pm

ill try rolling back my drivers although this will be a pain in the ass as unreal 2 doesnt like the 2.x drivers, but ill give it a go....
I usually disable anti v and firewall when installing anyways but thanks for the suggestion and your help:)

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: thefish on March 21, 2003, 05:26:51 am

well by running it in comptibility mode for 98 it works but im still getting random crashes in the form of the game just freezing up:(

Title: Re: CTD 100% apon starting missions SFC3
Post by: thefish on March 22, 2003, 09:56:36 am

damn game went back today. thats for trying pestalence its appreciated. on the + side i picked up deltaforce BHD instead:)