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0011730Dwarf FortressTechnical -- Generalpublic2021-03-28 15:16
ReporterSpaceMetal Assigned Tolethosor  
PrioritynormalSeveritycrashReproducibilityalways
Status feedbackResolutionopen 
OSWindowsOS Version8.1 
Product Version0.47.05 
Summary0011730: Crash on Fortress mode start
DescriptionEvery time I try to start a game in Fortress mode, DF crashes with a popup titled FATAL ERROR containing the text "data/save/region[number]/raw/objects/text/book_instruction.txt NOT FOUND". I've created four different worlds with different parameters, in both Create New World! and advanced worldgen, and they all crash at the same point every time, rendering the game completely unplayable.

I'm using the Legacy Windows 64-bit version of 0.47.05.
Steps To Reproduce1. Run worldgen
2. Start Playing
3. Select Dwarf Fortress mode
4. Game crashes before it even loads the embark screen
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Shonai_Dweller

2021-03-25 01:12

reporter   ~0040993

Does the regular Windows 64 bit version work?

PatrikLundell

2021-03-25 02:39

reporter   ~0040994

Have you installed DF in a location Windoze doesn't give you full access to?
C:, D:, etc. doesn't seem to work well (i.e. the very topmost level), and the same goes for the desktop. I also would avoid the temp folders.

SpaceMetal

2021-03-27 12:17

reporter   ~0041000

Sadly, the regular Windows 64 bit version crashes immediately on startup, without even getting to the intro movie. Strangely, my computer has never had any problem with earlier versions of DF - 0.47.04 worked just fine.

SpaceMetal

2021-03-27 12:19

reporter   ~0041001

It's installed in my Documents folder, which is also where the earlier versions are.

lethosor

2021-03-28 07:59

manager   ~0041005

Does the file you mentioned ("data/save/region[number]/raw/objects/text/book_instruction.txt") exist in any of the saves you've created?

As for the SDL version of DF, does retrying with a clean installation help?

Shonai_Dweller

2021-03-28 15:16

reporter   ~0041006

Random question, but you're not using the 32 bit Windows 8 are you? Also check how much disc space you have left. Worlds can be fairly big.

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Date Modified Username Field Change
2021-03-24 21:44 SpaceMetal New Issue
2021-03-25 01:12 Shonai_Dweller Note Added: 0040993
2021-03-25 02:39 PatrikLundell Note Added: 0040994
2021-03-27 12:17 SpaceMetal Note Added: 0041000
2021-03-27 12:19 SpaceMetal Note Added: 0041001
2021-03-28 07:59 lethosor Note Added: 0041005
2021-03-28 07:59 lethosor Assigned To => lethosor
2021-03-28 07:59 lethosor Status new => feedback
2021-03-28 15:16 Shonai_Dweller Note Added: 0041006