Game crashes rendering Melbourne

[Wiimeiser 434]

I got this error

Exception time: 04/10/2012, at 21:42:15.

Exception code: 0xC0000005 (-1073741819) ACCESS_VIOLATION.

Current thread ID: 2456 (0x00000998).

Version information:

Application/module path: E:\program files\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe\Apps\SimCity 4.exe

Application/module version name: SimCity 4

Application/module version: 1.1.613.0

System version: Windows NT 5.1

System memory: 2048 Megabytes total, 2048 Megabytes free.

Exception module: E:\program files\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe\Apps\SimCity 4.exe.

Exception address: 0x0096d289. Section:Offset: 0x01:0x00566289.

Registers

EAX: 00000000

EBX: 0250966c

ECX: 00000428

EDX: 01d1cea0

ESI: 0250970c

EDI: 0561aa14

CS:EIP: 001b:0096d289

SS:ESP: 0023:0012f864 EBP:0012f868

DS:0023 ES:0023 FS:003b GS:0000

Flags: 00010246

I have 3.25GB of RAM. The Config.bmp is 40x36.

[CaptCity 4,669]

I notice you are running an un-patched game (1.1.613). You might want to get the SKU2 patch here. Doing this, however, might not solve the problem Which Melbourne map are you using? Perhaps a check of the files will provide a clue. One thing would be to make sure the config bmp is named "config".

[Wiimeiser 434]

The update didn't change anything. Still crashes six and a half minutes and 15 cities in. And the vanilla piece that's missing paths is still missing paths. So the update was completely useless.

Exception time: 04/21/2012, at 16:57:06.

Exception code: 0xC0000005 (-1073741819) ACCESS_VIOLATION.

Current thread ID: 1352 (0x00000548).

Version information:

Application/module path: E:\program files\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe\Apps\SimCity 4.exe

Application/module version name: SimCity 4

Application/module version: 1.1.613.0

System version: Windows NT 5.1

System memory: 2048 Megabytes total, 2048 Megabytes free.

Exception module: E:\program files\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe\Apps\SimCity 4.exe.

Exception address: 0x0096d289. Section:Offset: 0x01:0x00566289.

Registers

EAX: 00000000

EBX: 0250966c

ECX: 000002a6

EDX: 05cfdc18

ESI: 0250970c

EDI: 08798814

CS:EIP: 001b:0096d289

SS:ESP: 0023:0012f5cc EBP:0012f5d0

DS:0023 ES:0023 FS:003b GS:0000

Flags: 00010246

That's the version I'm using

Last attempt did 14 cities and the previous did 28, so the update has in fact made things worse.

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Does this look right? There's a stray height mod somewhere...

I got it to render by changing the config.bmp to be all large city tiles.

  Edited April 21, 2012 by Wiimeiser  

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

If you had applied the patch correctly your version would now be 1,1,638. The patch either didn't take or you have other illegal patches in the game.

[Wiimeiser 434]

I just get two errors saying the contents of certain files don't match. I never installed anything else, except stuff from the STEX and LEX. The version is still 1.1.613.0.

And I did get the region to render, I just had to make the entire region large city tiles.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

I just get two errors saying the contents of certain files don't match. I never installed anything else, except stuff from the STEX and LEX. The version is still 1.1.613.0.

And I did get the region to render, I just had to make the entire region large city tiles.

You have two problems.

1. You need the EP1 patch for almost all plugins to work correctly, especially the NAM and its derivatives. If you've been changing anything after the install without fixing the registry, you should save your regions and plugins and uninstall the game, then reinstall it, patch it, and then copy back the stuff you saved.
   
2. Very large regions take a very long time to render. You must prevent any interruptions during the render including turning off your screen saver.