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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0000435VCMIOtherpublic2010-03-04 18:372010-05-26 22:09
ReporterLinuks 
Assigned ToTow 
PrioritynormalSeveritycrashReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionno change required 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.8 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0000435: Crash when lauching VCMI client
DescriptionSee picture for details.

I can't launch the game because of an error with 3DOLOGO.smk.
I have the English Complete Edition game with WoG 3.58f which is working great.
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https://bugs.vcmi.eu/file_download.php?file_id=325&type=bug
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2010-03-04 18:37LinuksNew Issue
2010-03-04 18:37LinuksFile Added: crash.png
2010-03-05 23:10TowNote Added: 0000790
2010-03-05 23:10TowStatusnew => feedback
2010-03-06 11:43LinuksNote Added: 0000794
2010-03-10 06:30Steven AusNote Added: 0000810
2010-03-11 00:39TowNote Added: 0000812
2010-03-12 18:49majaczekNote Added: 0000813
2010-03-12 19:10LinuksNote Added: 0000814
2010-03-13 07:55Steven AusNote Added: 0000815
2010-03-22 17:01amvmichaelNote Added: 0000829
2010-05-26 22:09TowNote Added: 0000872
2010-05-26 22:09TowStatusfeedback => closed
2010-05-26 22:09TowAssigned To => Tow
2010-05-26 22:09TowResolutionopen => no change required

Notes
(0000790)
Tow   
2010-03-05 23:10   
Strange. When starting the game, VCMI extracts 3DOLOGO.SMK into its folder and opens it to play intro. Here it seems to be unable to do so.

Please, tell if the 3DOLOGO.SMK file is present in VCMI folder at the moment of (after) crash?
(0000794)
Linuks   
2010-03-06 11:43   
Yes the file is in the folder.

But what you told gave me an idee.
The file is right here but maybe the game couldn't read it.
I'm on Microsoft Windows Seven so I just launch the VCMI client with admistrator rights and it works!
(0000810)
Steven Aus   
2010-03-10 06:30   
I have Windows 7 Pro and I don't need to have Admin rights to run VCMI 0.8 - either you have a different version of Windows 7 or there's something else weird going on. ;-)

Best regards,
Steven.
(0000812)
Tow   
2010-03-11 00:39   
> I have Windows 7 Pro and I don't need to have Admin rights to run VCMI 0.8

Same here...
That's strange. If VCMI has enough rights to create the file, it's should be also able to open and read it.
(0000813)
majaczek   
2010-03-12 18:49   
I think it depends WHERE vcmi/heroes3 is installed
since vista it's a general good idea to install games outside "Program Files" directory on system disk/partition

so i think Linuks didn't use this rule, or looking at his name, he did strange things with WINE or DARWINE
(0000814)
Linuks   
2010-03-12 19:10   
Well I installed it on Windows Seven 64bits and not Linux ;p
It's in Program Files (x86) and I just see that Heroes III without VCMI also needed to start as admin (for features like autosave).
So this is not a VCMI problem ;)
(0000815)
Steven Aus   
2010-03-13 07:55   
I think it is a good idea not to install any games in the standard Windows-defined heirarchy, including the 32 or 64 bit Program Files directories. Editing and updating Fall from Heaven 2 (a mod for Civilization 4) is also much less prone to problems when you create a new base directory for its files (my base directory for most programs and games is "\Win 7 Program Files\" for example =). So you might want to try something like that out to avoid problems with certain games and programs in the future. ;-)
(0000829)
amvmichael   
2010-03-22 17:01   
there's a 0 in report in name file maybe that's the issue? :P
(0000872)
Tow   
2010-05-26 22:09   
I am closing issue.
VCMI, like H3, requires privilege to create and write files within its folder.