Point Defense Error

Raging Deadstar · #1 July 6th, 2003, 05:14 PM

I'm in a high tech game and when my ships move in to attack and fire off the point defnese cannons it freezes with the following error

"Scan Line Index out of Range"

I'm playing On TDM+Fyron's Quadrent Mod Deluexe. Is this a data file error or something that can be fixed as i'm none to keen on starting again!

General Woundwort · #2 July 6th, 2003, 05:28 PM

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Originally posted by Raging Deadstar:
I'm in a high tech game and when my ships move in to attack and fire off the point defnese cannons it freezes with the following error

"Scan Line Index out of Range"

I'm playing On TDM+Fyron's Quadrent Mod Deluexe. Is this a data file error or something that can be fixed as i'm none to keen on starting again!

There shouldn't be anything in any of the Quadrant Mods that would effect ship systems or combat. Can you give any other details? Like how many PD's your ships have, what you're fighting, etc?

Raging Deadstar · #3 July 6th, 2003, 05:36 PM

Ok

There were 3 dreadnoughts in the fleet. Each had 3 point defense and were fighting the Zyranna holdings fighters and 2 drones. The normal beam weapons (shield accelerators and anti proton beams) fire with no error, as soon as i move into range one point defense is fired and the error comes up. I can click on the ship that was selected and select which weapons to fire, but can't move the map around, click on any other ships, fire weapons etc

General Woundwort · #4 July 6th, 2003, 05:54 PM

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Originally posted by Raging Deadstar:
Ok

There were 3 dreadnoughts in the fleet. Each had 3 point defense and were fighting the Zyranna holdings fighters and 2 drones. The normal beam weapons (shield accelerators and anti proton beams) fire with no error, as soon as i move into range one point defense is fired and the error comes up. I can click on the ship that was selected and select which weapons to fire, but can't move the map around, click on any other ships, fire weapons etc

???

Normally, the PD would engage these things as soon as they are in its range (much farther out than 1). Does TDM do anything to the specs on PD?

Raging Deadstar · #5 July 6th, 2003, 05:56 PM

Yes, but if the enemy units are out of the point defenses range and you move into range they fire automatically, this is what happens and then the error is generated

As far as i'm aware TDM and FQM Deluxe do nothing to any weapons or facilities

[ July 06, 2003, 16:58: Message edited by: Raging Deadstar ]

General Woundwort · #6 July 6th, 2003, 06:10 PM

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Originally posted by Raging Deadstar:
Yes, but if the enemy units are out of the point defenses range and you move into range they fire automatically, this is what happens and then the error is generated

As far as i'm aware TDM and FQM Deluxe do nothing to any weapons or facilities

I think you're right.

Well, I'm stumped. Next!

dumbluck · #7 July 6th, 2003, 07:08 PM

How many fighters/seekers are you up against? Maybe you've reached more than the game code can handle?

Other than that, I'm stumped too. Maybe you could sent the savegame to MM with a bug report...

Raging Deadstar · #8 July 6th, 2003, 07:21 PM

I'm up against 2 drones, 8 fighters and a Planet with 1 large weapons platform and 18 troops. Theres also a medium transport which tries to escape

Yeah, Pitiful isn't it

[ July 06, 2003, 18:27: Message edited by: Raging Deadstar ]

Fyron · #9 July 6th, 2003, 09:36 PM

My guess would be that an image file has become corrupted. Could you post the savegame so we could take a look at it? This is a really weird error.

Raging Deadstar · #10 July 6th, 2003, 09:51 PM

Ok. This is the savegame.

1057520806.zip

Load the game, it should load in the Tyl system, there is the fleet at co-ordinates 12,6. take control and attack the planet at 11,7. Fight it in tactical and approach the engaging forces (the 2 drones and 8 fighters) as soon as you get in point defense range the error should generate.