Problem XR2 CTD

[garyw]

Ok, this one is slightly odd. I installed the XR2 earlier today and it worked fine. When I closed orbiter and went back to it later on I got a CTD. No matter what I tried I couldn't fix it and nothing was reported in the logs.

I restored from back up and all fine, installed XR2 and it worked... just once and now I'm back to the CTD again even after removing XR2 from the scenario.

There doesn't seem to be any conflict and it's all rather odd. I'm going to redownload the install but I was just wondering if anyone had any advice? Suggestions? Or pointers on incompatibilities?

Cheers.

 

[dbeachy1]

I recommend a standard troubleshooting approach:

1. Install a clean instance of Orbiter to a new directory.
2. Install UMMu and OrbiterSound.
3. Install the XR2.
4. Test to see if the CTD occurs (it should not).
5. Install one of your other add-ons and repeat step 4. Continue until the CTD occurs.

That should pin down the problem add-on.

 

[garyw]

I know that but I thought that this problem might have been seen before hence I asked. I am now going through the add on and testing.

By the way, under Skin Demos - Falcon and ravenSilver do not work because they are missing the bottom_hull.dds texture.


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Now fixed and nothing to do with the XR2. For some really bizzare reason several of the config files for ISS modules that I've got in my scenario file became zero length. Restoring them fixed the problem.

 

[dbeachy1]

By the way, under Skin Demos - Falcon and ravenSilver do not work because they are missing the bottom_hull.dds texture.

Those two skins use the same bottom_hull.dds as the default skin, and so there is no reason to re-package the default lower hull texture in those skin directories. If you are having problems with those two skins there is some other problem going on. Can you please post screenshots of the problem you are having?

 

[garyw]

All the other skins have a copy of that bottom_hull.dds texture though.

If I launch RavenSilver for example Orbiter crashes and this is in the orbiter.log file

Module XR2Ravenstar.dll [API v.060425]
>>> ERROR: Missing texture: XR2RavenstarSkinsRavenSilverbottom_hull.dds
>>>        [C:SourceOrbiterTexture.cpp / 781]
Module ShuttleA.dll [API v.060425]
Module ShuttlePB.dll [API v.041022]
Module DeltaGlider.dll [API v.060425]

 

[dbeachy1]

I just re-tested it here, and I do get the error message in the log, however, the message is harmless. Both skins work just fine for me here. The message just means that that a custom lower hull texture was not found in that directory, and so the default lower hull texture is used instead (i.e., the default lower hull texture is unchanged); as I said, this is by design: there should not be a bottom_hull.dds texture file in those two skin directories. If you are getting a CTD while loading that skin something weird is going on.

 

[garyw]

My orbiter install is more than a little weird at times but it's all working now and the XR2 is a beautiful ship. Thanks for your support.