NEWSA+SIMBION_tweaked Support and Gameplay

[audioave10]

Ultradad is surely in "survival" mode.

[Grump642]

Audioave, I like your new icon!! Been off playing Oblivion with that mod you suggested. Plus 10 or so others. It's kind of like Newsa for Oblivion!

[Ultradad]

Hello there

I had this come up when i CTD, havent seen this one before so here it is, was just running down the road past the bridge in gorden

FATAL ERROR

[error]Expression : assertion failed
[error]Function : CUILine::GetLength_inclusiveWord_1
[error]File : E:\stalker\patch_1_0004\xr_3da\xrGame\ui\UILine.cpp
[error]Line : 410
[error]Description : pos.word_1.exist()


stack trace:

Back to work, cannot believe how much money i am saving by using my handgun, 130k and havent got to barkeep yet

[fiznerpin1962]

Back to work, cannot believe how much money i am saving by using my handgun, 130k and havent got to barkeep yet

Same here. (although I carry the minigun right now as a contingency "backup") - you should see my endgame stash!

-now there is a thought! Nightwatch- make the minigun run on .45 ammo! More damage, and I have Thousands of .45 HP ammo rounds! [that is what the "gatling gun" used....]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatling_Gun

[Nightwatch]

Great pictures, Ultradad Your video card gives a very good color tonality.

With the coming patch, the RPG at the Garbage (Seriy's) Hangar toilet with its 3 missiles will be reinstated in Extreme mode (the mode where this aggressive chopper appears), due to the overwhelming disadvantage seen and lived by everyone against that chopper.

pos.word_1.exist() in this mod is caused (mostly) by the engine's difficulty to keep track of dead items and dead bodies. With the patch, a one or two small touches will also come which should help this issue (though it's still very rare) at least at some extent.


fiznerpin1962, yup, zombies in Extreme mode do not go down easily, in fact, almost never, heh he. That's why ( one of the things at least) everyone will still need some weapons that pack some punch. But, in the coming EXtreme (Deathwish? or ++, or others,will be put on vote) add-on to the current Extreme mode, the ammo will be quite sparse.

I can make the N134SP minigun run on .45 cal, no problem, but wouldn't you find it too powerful such a weapon? Or I can make an additional model that run on .45 cal which may be very rare and difficult to find.

I'm planning to stash the area behind some currently closed doors in the BS underground levels. (there are some level design problems there behind them, that require to be dealt with later) Then, somethings can be stashed there and the door code can be very hard to find. If not dealt in time, then later.

You want to see a minigun, you can even buy it easily:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlTQ5uA9 ... ed&search=

[fiznerpin1962]

I.... MUST....... HAVE! (good for road rage!)

[Ultradad]

Hello there

Holy crap, where can i get one of those . Extreme drive-by, thats how we do it in wales (UK)

[DARK TEMPLAR]

So what you guys think of my music selection?

[Ultradad]

So what you guys think of my music selection?

Hello there

Music sounds great Dark, is it being included in next update?. I got a nice looking avatar now thanks to you , wish i looked that hard in real life

[fiznerpin1962]

Thought I had collected all the dark stalker weapons, & I stumbled upon this little number:
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr49 ... _yanta.jpg

-don't know who is responsible for this, but very astounding night effects (bodies in anomaly):
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr49 ... _radar.jpg

-doing a lot of messin' around, wasting time on CS.... finally broke 4 mil :
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr49 ... 05_bar.jpg

- had to put a hit on another Duty guy. Campin on a "hot" action spot - beat my score while I was not lookin' :
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr49 ... 05_bar.jpg

[fiznerpin1962]

- In appreciation for their help at keeping Scorcher road clear, I have begun repairing weapons to 99%, dropping them off with some ammo. Wish they would quit standing in the friggin' fire though....
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr49 ... _radar.jpg
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr49 ... _radar.jpg
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr49 ... _radar.jpg

- little help for the Duty boys @ Yantar:
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr49 ... _yanta.jpg

- "don't shoot 'till you see the whites of their eyes."
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr49 ... _radar.jpg

- flare 'nades work good!
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr49 ... _yanta.jpg

- all I can say is
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr49 ... _radar.jpg

[DARK TEMPLAR]

So what you guys think of my music selection?

Hello there

Music sounds great Dark, is it being included in next update?. I got a nice looking avatar now thanks to you , wish i looked that hard in real life

Well glad you like them and if I'm correct then the music is itended to be a optional extra

[Nightwatch]

Nice Zone stories with great pictures, fiznerpin1962
So, I see that you've hit and passed the 4 million RU mark, you can now consider opening a bank in the Zone. (hope your interest rates will be lower than currently available ones )


DARK TEMPLAR
I see that your music pack has started getting applause. Sorry that I haven't had a sort of "quality time" to listen to your music yet, as I had struggled between job and the re-uploading of the mod on new servers through the weekend (Ultradad kindly offered a great help as well in uploading the mod to a third server ) I hope I will have a suitable period tomorrow to listen them and compare the name protocols with our mod's protocols.

Yes, Ultradad, as long as musics are suitable to the Mod's atmosphere and, of course, compatible techically, all new music packs (everyone is invited to prepare a music set) ,like DARK TEMPLAR's pack, will be optional, carrying their own signature on the pack.

Grump642
It's quite flattering for the mod to see that, even playing some other games, you seem to value and prefer the mods that has a NEWSA touch and atmosphere.

[Ultradad]

Hello there

Been having a blast just using handgun and shotgun for those zombies in horror time . I have come across a bit of a problem i cannot workout so i will explain it the best i can

After seeing barkeep i went and did darkvalley no problem and made my way south out of dark valley and went to see sid. I got the military base job (get case) and didnt have enough firepower (grenades etc) to clear tanks and helicopter. I made my way back to barkeep and he gave me next part of quest for yantar. I restocked up on rpg's and got 50 vog-25 high explosive grenades

Made my way back to gorden rookie village and this is where the problems started. Took first tank out with the vog-25 and legged it back in doors then took out the helicopter. As usual i saved and continued on. I quit for a cuppa and tryed to reload the game later but had a hard crash on loading save game. It mentioned xr-3da exe and msvcr80.dll

The saves upto this point are ok its after i take out tank and helicopter it would crash on reload. So after messing around for 30 mins or so i narrowed it down to using the vog-25 high explosive grenades i did first tank and helicopter with the rpg,s and the save loaded back up fine. Soon as i use the vog-25 the save will crash the game.I will take a wlak back to barkeep and restock again and try the acid vogs and anything else i can use to see if i have the same problem.

It could be me as i got a knack of breaking games .Will report back when i restocked on more vogs and rpgs

[Nightwatch]

It would be better to know what the crash log said about msvcr80.dll, which is Windows MS dynamic link library item, Such problems can arise from various reasons, ranging from a missing or damaged dll, to a newly added application or file which may hinder/stop the function of this DLL.
Have you added anything new on your PC? you can first test it by removing the the most recent added program, file on your PC, or any other file (if added) on your Stalker directory just before this Microsoft DLL problem is referred in the crash log.

You can download the msvcr80.dll Microsoft C Runtime Library from a known source, Microsoft or other known software downloads and install the DLL; but, reinstalling the .NET should also help as, as far as I'm aware, Microsoft .NET installs this DLL as well.

However, before going all that way, I would first recommend that you re-install the mod, choosing the same "mode" options as you are now playing of course. Re-installing the mod does not hurt the saves. Do not add/install anything after reinstalling the mod, then see if the problem continues.
If it continues then you can proceed with DLL repair function, reinstalling .NET 3.5 +.NET3.5 SP1, and in ant case I wouldn't recommend using those saves that had caused crash, as they have definitely been corrupted now.

[Ultradad]

Hello there

Thanks for the reply nightwatch, i did the usual reinstalling mod etc and have run into msvcr80.dll problems before so no problems there

I had nothing to do so though i would test out my theory for a bit i took a run back to barkeep and picked up a load of vog grenades. I had rpg,s, napalm,acid,thermobaric and high-explosive vogs

There was a tank outside gorgen to test on and this is what i found. RPG's and Vog-Normal tests worked great.Blew up APC and saved. Shut game down reloaded and used last save, game loaded up fine. I did try with naplam and acid vogs but couldnt blow it up i had 50 of each but i did try

Soon as i used vog-thermobaric did the same thing after it exploded and on reloading the save i had a bug report like the last one i reported. Did the same thing with vog-high explosive and on loading the save i had a complete crash and bugreport thing

I have uploaded my Shoc save folder for you to have a check. Use the topstuff save to load up then shoot the apc with vogs. Theres a soldier a bit down the road so you might want to shoot him first, he is near the village on road

http://rapidshare.com/files/245693980/STALKER-SHOC_APC_crash_tests.7z

I am off to get military base done now. Will report back later

[Nightwatch]

Thanks Ultradad for this extensive detailed report on the issue. Sure it helps to have all the available details. For the time being, I think the best thing I can recommend, as you might be already doing anyway, not to continue to use those vog-high explosive and thermobaric grenades, as they seem to be (at least) major part of your "gamesave corruptions" at least in your game. I will go and test if I will have/recreate the same problem, frankly I don't remember having it, but testing is the best way. Thanks. It may take a while to finish testing, so don't touch those until we've get the bottom of this.

[fiznerpin1962]

Getting tired of these..... - all @ prypryat.


FATAL ERROR

[error]Expression : fatal error
[error]Function : CInifile::r_section
[error]File : E:\stalker\patch_1_0004\xrCore\Xr_ini.cpp
[error]Line : 342
[error]Description : <no expression>
[error]Arguments : Can't open section 'af_mincer'

[fiznerpin1962]

3 (game) days 'till "endgame".....