Tiberian Sun :: Disruptor Crash Fix

CCHyper · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Apr 2005

Howdy!

Attached to this post is a "quick fix" for the WaveClass internal errors that a majority of Tiberian Sun players experience. Nothing else has been changed on this executable, other than the code that directly handles the three main WaveClass effects, the laser, sonic beam and ion cannon. Smile

Have fun, i hope this helps you out!

Lots of feedback is appreciated here, as i have had trouble getting a hold of testers. if people still experience errors with this patch, please upload your EXCEPT.TXT into this topic.

Version 2:
Download: Here!

Cheers,

-Hyper

Machine · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:21 am Post subject:

I should add to my signature something like "Hyper Awesome".
I probably won't, but anyways, you're awesome Wink

. Though personally I've never experienced IEs due to lasers, disruptors, or the ion cannon, in none of all the computers I've have installed Ts on Confused

(BTW I always play on high).

Dutchygamer · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:27 am Post subject:

I prefer to wait until the laser/Ion Cannon is also fixed, but this will do in the mean time. Good job Hyper Wink

EDIT: I guess you must run this exe instead of SUN.exe?

CCHyper · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Apr 2005

You can run TS via GAME.EXE, this executable is a alternative to GAME.EXE. So yea, just run this executable. Smile

Dutchygamer · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:06 am Post subject:

Ehm, not so good news: I got WCE with Dizzy wave >_> I did saw that the beam did not reach the bottom of the screen (it ended 1/2 pixels from the bottom), but when I moved the view down it crashed Neutral

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CCHyper · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Apr 2005

Are you sure this is with my executable? People, including myself who have tested this do not experience the crash anymore...

This EIP is the common one related to the Sonic Beam, and the value is in the safe zone, so it should'nt crash...

More people test this please...

Dutchygamer · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:50 am Post subject:

Aw hell, this is typically something for me. Something works for everyone, but when I test it, it fails >_> Had it with Fallout 3, the dll WCE fix, and now this...

Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

Dutchy, are you sure you start the right exe?
I've tested it and it removes the wce for the sonic beam.

In addition does your except.txt show the same EIP as the original exe. While Hypers exe shows for me different EIPs for the Laser and Ion cannon, i assume that it would also show a different EIP for the disruptor. This makes me think that something on your TS installation is weird. Like you always start only a desktop shortcut which points to a different TS installation, or your registry entries are messed up or something else which makes you always use the wrong exe.

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CCHyper · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Apr 2005

Guys, im gonna release another version of the patch, so that the game will produce a different EIP for the crash IF you do encounter the crash.

Added with this patch will also be a First Decade patch.

Dutchygamer · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:44 pm Post subject:

Lin Kuei Ominae wrote:

Dutchy, are you sure you start the right exe?
I've tested it and it removes the wce for the sonic beam.

In addition does your except.txt show the same EIP as the original exe. While Hypers exe shows for me different EIPs for the Laser and Ion cannon, i assume that it would also show a different EIP for the disruptor. This makes me think that something on your TS installation is weird. Like you always start only a desktop shortcut which points to a different TS installation, or your registry entries are messed up or something else which makes you always use the wrong exe.

Which should I use then? Hyper said that I should use his exe (DisruptorBeamFix.exe), so I did, and I got the error. Why should it be different with the normal exe (SUN.exe)?

Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

no, DisruptorBeamFix.exe is the right one.
I just thought that you might have renamed it or used a link or whatever.

I really can't believe that your PC should be the only one that still produces WCEs. What's the difference between your PC and all the others?

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Lord Unforgiven · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:05 pm Post subject:

I don't get it either. Just a silly idea, but have you tried renaming the exe to SUN.EXE and keeping a backup of the original exe? Maybe that will do the trick.

Dutchygamer · Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:28 am Post subject:

Arf, I'm gonna retry with both exe's, and if both fail, there's a curse on my pc >_>
EDIT: why do I have the feeling I'm an idiot? When I run Hyper's exe now, and give the SonicZap to Light Infantry, everything is fine... Maybe I forgot to change the shortcut to Hyper's exe instead of SUN.exe, I dunno, but it works now.
*begins to think if he should have let his memory checked by a doctor*

CCHyper · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Apr 2005

First post has been updated!

Version 2 of the patch now contains fixes for all 3 of the WaveClass crashes.

The lasers no longer have a outer glow, and the ion cannon ripple effect has been completely removed.

This version is still in testing, if you get a crash still, please make sure you post the except.txt here!

-CCHyper

Ordosherrscher · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:16 am Post subject:

I got one question Hyper,can you play online with this fix? It isn't a rule changing,but im still unsecure Very Happy

I will test it ASAP, what can take a bit, since I got some poroblems with one of my legs -> got to lay the most of times and thats not the ideal position to play TS -_-

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OmegaBolt · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:20 pm Post subject:

You can play online securely as long as each other player has the fix. Might still work with someone who doesnt have it but could cause recons.

CCHyper · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Apr 2005

Actually, you can play online with this fix and the other person does not need it...

[TiberianFuture] · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:04 pm Post subject:

Too bad this doesn't work with TFD Crying or Very sad

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as it says please insert TS CD...

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CCHyper · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Apr 2005

For TFD, it requires a NoCD hack, i wont release one with it applied.

Bittah Commander · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:22 am Post subject:

I haven't tried this, but unless Hyper changed the exe in such a manner the filesize has been changed, you should be able to use Nyerguds' TFD Tiberian Sun mod-exe fix.
Just place it in your TS dir and then drag Hyper's Game.exe file on top of the executable to crack it. Take in mind the "fix" checks the registry to see whether TFD is installed or not and won't apply the crack if TFD isn't installed.

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[TiberianFuture] · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:10 pm Post subject:

Wow it worked, thanks a lot Very Happy

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CCHyper · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Apr 2005

Can someone sticky this please?

Ordosherrscher · Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:43 pm Post subject:

Hm, did I made something wrong...? Was a dizzie, IIRC

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CCHyper · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Apr 2005

Wut, its in the fixed code...

Are you using this version? http://cchyper.cncsector.net/work/patch/ts/builds/TS_WaveClass_Fix_v2.rar

Ordosherrscher · Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 11:09 am Post subject:

Yes, im using it... :S

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Ordosherrscher · Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 3:40 pm Post subject:

Again

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CCHyper · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Apr 2005

Oh my lord... What is going on...

Crimsonum · Seth **Joined**: 14 Jul 2005 **Location**: Fineland

Someone divided by zero?

...ignore this...

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Ordosherrscher · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:09 pm Post subject:

Hm, well,I never experienced WCEs before, so, I guess its just my system which makes it up side down xD
I will see if I still get WCE with using the nomal .exe... I will test DDraw, too, though I got black sceen last time I used it

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Dutchygamer · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:59 pm Post subject:

@ Crimmy: if you mention to ignore your post, why post it at all then?
@ Ordosherrscher: if you haven't got any WCE, why do you use this fix then? Don't fix what's not broken #Tongue

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Quote:

@ Crimmy: if you mention to ignore your post, why post it at all then?

Because spam =/= reason.

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Ordosherrscher · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:33 pm Post subject:

Dutchygamer wrote:

@ Ordosherrscher: if you haven't got any WCE, why do you use this fix then? Don't fix what's not broken #Tongue

I remember now... I got WCE since some months (I HATE IT). They began with updating my grafic driver(?). I installed the NVIDIA Control Center and since then my pc caused some weird errors (some strange 'lag' switching to Tiberian Sun/Diablo II/even starting Final Sun, I get waveclasserrors, etc.)
And the most weird thing is now, that hypers fix doesnt fix it (I also notice that the dizzie doesnt even touch the screen border - WTF?!?)

Anyone know how to downgrade driver? -_-
AFAIK even ddraw doesnt work

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Lord Unforgiven · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:31 pm Post subject:

Ordosherrscher wrote:

Anyone know how to downgrade driver? -_-

Which operating system? IIRC:
- In XP: Device Manager -> Properties of nVidia Card, button 'Previous version' or 'Change driver'.
- In Vista/Win7: Device Manager, Uninstall, check the 'Delete drivers' box, install older driver.
- Pre-XP: just install the older driver, it won't check anything and just use it as if it were a new one.

Ordosherrscher · Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:29 pm Post subject:

Like you can see here, it doesn't even touch the goddamn border! I really don't know much about waveclass errors, but... Never heard of smth like that

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Nyerguds · Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:09 am Post subject:

tbh, that might be related to your modding... I don't see the disruptor screwing up there.

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Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

I have to agree. Since the disruptor beam is rendered fine on the full length as shown on the picture, I assume it has something to do with the way you coded the weapon, the projectile or the warhead. It looks more like it crashes when the disruptor hits the target and not due to rendering the disruptor wave itself.

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CCHyper · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Apr 2005

Well the IE points to a location just before the fix, related to drawing the beam, nothing else...

Ordosherrscher · Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:22 am Post subject:

Modding. Funny, that this is the vanilla beam Rolling Eyes

I gave the infantry the weapon at this map, but I didnt change anything else. That was just an example, how it happens for me, actually it seems that I get just dizzie errors, not any laser ATM.

I really hate my system o.o Can't even draw properly the dizzie beam (though this happens onky when im scrolling up - just like a normale WCE. I really don't know how to fix it - tried to downgrade my drivers, though I can't find a driver old enough for my graficcard. Thats typical for me -_-)

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Astor · Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:29 pm Post subject:

I am not sure, if this is the right place. But is there any WCE fix which doesn't need a CD?

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Here