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[Rain-Slick Precipice] Handling Bugs!
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I was at Pelican Bay fighting the fruit fuckers that hop out of the milk cartons. Everything is going alright, Gabe is attacking with his special and just as it hits (the game slows down for a dramatic effect) I open up my character's item section so I can do something or other. After I selected my item, time does not resume normally and everything is still in slow motion. I use items to kill the fruit fuckers (as it's the fastest way) and I hoped that upon leaving the battle everything would be ok.
No dice.
Everything moves really slow. I though maybe zoning someplace else would change that; exit screen left. Nope, still slow. Go to Hobo Alley, still slow. Go to Anna's place, still slow. Quit the game and reload from save - slow.
Could be worse, I suppose. This could've been my first run-through.
This is TRUE! I am having consistent trouble with crashes to desktop (in Vista) fighting the final battle. Using the Kemper attack seems to kill my session every time, as well...
Grooming or Dooming indeed.
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Did you try reusing Gabe's special to fix it?
I didn't think to do that. Oddly enough, I resumed playing today to try that out and everything was ok again. Nothing I did the day it happened seemed to fix it (including quitting the application) so I'm not really sure what resolved the issue. But, oh well, I'll take good news for no reason anyday.
It happens to me too. Windows XP, I can use Kemper against the first form of Chtumime, but using it a second time crashed the game three times in a row.
A pity, because in the end I had him with 1 point of life. It would have been EPIC.
Would like to note this as well, also XBLA version.
Unfortunately there appears to only e one file for all the saves so I couldn't just get rid of the first one where I basically just goofed off. I really want to over write this with a new game but it seems I'm stuck with a busted save in perpetual limbo.
I had this exact bug also. Really, really annoying. ><
Anyone find a fix for this yet?
1. On the Flying Pricks mini-game I'll occasionally start the game (after winning a token or downing the carnie, usually) with just a black screen. If I hit B it exits me out of the mini-game and returns to normal, just thought it was odd.
2. There's a moment just past the cataract where a little object unleashes four fruit-fuckers. Using Gabe's third special causes massive slowdown and graphical corruption if used on all four. This didn't happen when using it on four mimes, clowns, hobos, or barbershopist. Only with the four simultaneous fruit fuckers.
IMG:
http://c.imagehost.org/0899/freeze.png
Log:
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8/12/2008 -- 02:23:25
Language English [parpg/data/language/english.lso] activated.
Language English [parpg/data/language/english.lso] activated.
Video Init:
Accelerated OpenGL display device detected.
Activating the OpenGL display device...
Creating new display window:
> Creating window (desktop: 1280x1024 window: 806x627).
> Retrieving device context from window.
> Choosing pixel format.
> Setting pixel format.
> Creating OpenGL context.
> Making OpenGL context current.
> Initializing OpenGL extensions.
> Intializing glew.
> Testing OpenGL extensions.
> Retrieving multisample pixel format.
> Clearing current OpenGL context.
> Deleting OpenGL context.
> Releasing the window's device context.
> Destroying the window.
> Creating window (desktop: 1280x1024 window: 806x627).
> Retrieving device context from window.
> Setting pixel format.
> Creating OpenGL context.
> Making OpenGL context current.
> Initializing OpenGL extensions.
> Intializing glew.
> Testing OpenGL extensions.
> Showing window.
> Clearing front and back buffers.
> Display mode: window 800x600x32
OpenGL driver information:
> Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.
> Renderer: ATI Radeon X1200 Series
> Version: 2.1.7537 Release
> 4x FSAA supported
Initializing toon shader:
> Initializing fixed-function toon shader.
> Initializing ARB per-fragment toon shader.
> Vertex program counts:
instructions: 25/256
temporaries: 4/32
parameters: 16/256
attribs: 4/16
address registers: 0/1
> Fragment program counts:
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parameters: 11/32
attribs: 0/10
alu instructions: 15/64
tex instructions: 0/32
tex indirections: 2/4
> Fragment program counts:
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attribs: 0/10
alu instructions: 25/64
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tex indirections: 3/4
> Fragment program counts:
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> Fragment program counts:
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> Fragment program counts:
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> Fragment program counts:
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! Failed to create fragment program, program exceeds native limits.
> Terminating ARB per-fragment toon shader.
Initializing light-count shader.
> Vertex program counts:
instructions: 12/256
temporaries: 2/32
parameters: 13/256
attribs: 2/16
address registers: 0/1
> Fragment program counts:
instructions: 0/96
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parameters: 2/32
attribs: 0/10
alu instructions: 5/64
tex instructions: 0/32
tex indirections: 1/4
Initializing mesh shader.
> Vertex program counts:
instructions: 12/256
temporaries: 2/32
parameters: 13/256
attribs: 2/16
address registers: 0/1
> Fragment program counts:
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SimSet::isMember: PlayGuiBase is not an object.
X-box 360
Bug: Loaded my save from Episode 1. did not get the Mime costume.
There has been some confusion over this feature.
Can you confirm that you:
- didn't delete episode 1
- didn't delete your episode 1 save game
- entered the Agency Screen, chose the coat rack and then selected equip
Joel
Never deleted EP1 or my save for it at all.
Went into the Costume option on the agency Screen and no Mine outfit.
I played through the game without it and even got the safari outfit thinking that maybe I had to unlock a costume in order for it to show up and it never did.
I completed Ep1 and all my stats/items ported over to Ep2 just no Mine outfit.
Could not find a compatible display device!
Make sure your display device supports OpenGL 1.2 and the following extensions
ARB_texture_env_combine
ARB_texture_env_dot3
ARB_texture_env_compression
ARB_texture_env_compression_s3tc
EXT_blend_minmax
EXT_blend_subtract
EXT_blend_colot
(EXT/SGIS)_texture_edge_clamp
Review the console.log file stored in the local settings directory.
Honestly, I'm pretty code illiterate, so I really don't know what to do here. Help?
I seem to be getting these crashes, usually at the beginning or ends of fights, where the screen will just default to white and then as soon as I click it will give me the standard "this program is not responding" message.
On the upside, the game kicks ass. On the downside, it just crashes once every forty five minutes or hour. Anyone else seeing this problem with similar specs?
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Thus far the game is fun, but if I wanted to play in black and white, I'd have bought Echochrome.
I'm running on Vista, not sure what other information would be important.
Running on Vista Business 64 bit.
System Specs: Intel E7300, Asus P5Q PRO, Powercolor HD4770 512mb, 4gb G.Skill DDR2 PC8500.
loading times are really frustrating, no other game loads lasts this long. no offence but im dissapointed as i spent 1200 ms-points for unfinished game which doesnt work properly
I also find the funny facebook status ideas.
ATI Radeon 4850, Windows 7 64 bit, playing the first episode on Steam.
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I kind of wish there was an option for advanced settings...
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It seems like it's a problem with the Radeon 4800 series.
Are there updates for the game?
This... kind of sucks.
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1)Fight BGM loops weird in boss fights and particularily the 'bonus boss' of the Colliseum, there's a good 10-15 second delay before the song loops with a very obvious and weird silence.
2)When loading a game immediately after beating it I noticed that the cursor stayed locked on the second save file and when I moved the sound effect played but the cursor did not move, visually, it did move but simply didn't update.
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OS: Windows 7 64-bit playing with steam
Here is the error report by windows
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: CLR20r3
Problem Signature 01: rainslick3.exe
Problem Signature 02: 1.0.0.0
Problem Signature 03: 4feb68a3
Problem Signature 04: System.Xml
Problem Signature 05: 4.0.0.0
Problem Signature 06: 4ba1dfec
Problem Signature 07: 216a
Problem Signature 08: 22a
Problem Signature 09: System.InvalidOperationException
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 0a9e
Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3: 0a9e
Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
I had it happen to me twice for the same reason, but in different areas.
I was using Gabe on Masochist and if I would use an attack that would kill me (Triple Edge with only 13 HP) The game froze and I had to return to dashboard.
I had the issue once when I had first gotten Triple Edge (forgot where though) and again I had it happen while fighting a Fire Elemental in the Evil Kingdom area.
I just stopped using them if it would reduce Gabe to 1 HP and had no more problems, but I would prefer to use them low on health for the benefits.
In Content/Dialogue.xml, line 664: "Near the door, jumbled with with the shrapnel of the ages, are a few stray brooches whose mystic origin is utterly without question."
Emphasis on the "with with".
That's already fixed in the PC version but I'm only able to submit patches for XBLIG every 7 days (and then they have to go through approval which takes at least an additional 2 days).
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Descriptions “Errors”:
Necromancer:
Bottled Rage deals non-elemental damage. This may be intended so it does not interact so strongly with Terrastigma stacked x 4, but the description calls it a Dark Magic attack.
Dark Pact adds Dark element to basic attacks, and boosts existing Dark damage sources, but does not boost the damage of a basic attack which now deals Dark damage. The description may be misleading.
Gumshoe:
As above, but with Wind Missile. The description is misleading as basic attack damage does not increase unless the enemy is weak against Wind.
Crabomancer:
Imitation Crab's description does not state that it hits the entire group. Though, that may be inferred due to the pun on the name …
Elemenstor vs other class wordings:
Physical abilities for the Elemenstor are worded: “Light Ice physical attack” or “Medium Fire physical attack.” All other classes with physical elemental attacks (like the Gentleman) are worded “Light Wind attack All” or “Medium Holy attack.” The inclusion of the word physical in some skills as opposed to others may be misleading.
Masochist:
Souleater / Soulfeast deals Dark damage but is not listed as Dark element in the description. It can easily be inferred from the name, however.
Diva:
Spotlight has the same description as Leer, but is not self-only. Again, this can be inferred from the name.
Gardenar:
Garden of Inspiring Breezes randomly gives 1 MP to 2 characters each round when used. This is likely intended, but the word random in the description would make it clear.
Class Skill Bugs:
Hobo: +25 STR never gets an improvement, even though the Hobo learns STR +50, +75, and +100.
Slacker: Gadget Fanatic has no effect.
Gardenar: Smell the Roses has no effect.
Also, this is my first post on the forums … I signed up just to give feedback on this fantastic game. Can't wait to play more of these, and until then I'm gonna go play Cthulu Saves the World.
These have all been fixed in the PC version for a while now but due to the way that XBLIG is set up, new builds can only be submitted after a 7 day period (and the game hasn't been on XBLIG for 7 days yet).
Also, Smell the Roses works just fine even in the XBLIG version, but the description is wrong - it's supposed to increase the speed of gardens.
The other things you mentioned are just description issues and can be easily modified.
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