the error looks like an out of memory error.

did you try loadfix before starting the game ?

WOW!
Thank you for your prompt reply. I'm surprised! 😀

I thought the same. It looks like mem err although I play with 63MB memory.

I didn't use "loadfix". What do you mean? (Example?)

Read README

Mirek

Tried with less than 63MB? Using what core-settings?

@mirekluza
Thanks. I took a look into readme regarding 'loadfix'. I understand and will try it this evening. I let you know whether it works.

@wd
Core setting = normal (tried all other options -> unsuccessfully!)
less than 63mb -> tried with 32 -> same error!

Here are my settings with which I completed the game using gulikoza's excellent build.

memory: 16 MB
core: normal
XMS: on
EMS: off

So nothing special there really.

Sorry! I am in a hurry and had no time found yet to test your suggestions.
I will do that on weekend.

Nice time, Eric!

Hi!
Yesterday I've tried everything.
loadfix wc3.exe
loadfix -32 wc3.exe
loadfix -64 wc3.exe
with: memory: 16mb, core: normal, additional with sound off

Nothing helps! Same error message! (see first posting) 😠

I don't know really why this happens because the CD has definitely no read error.

Has anybody a last idea?

@J.B.
Are you playing with an original cd or copy?

I'm using the original German CD's. I've definately seen that error message before but if I recall correctly I got that before I even got into the game. I think the "fix" was simply to wait for a newer version of DOSBox. So maybe you should try some other builds.

Go to http://www.si-gamer.net/gulikoza/ for gulikoza's build, also check out the older versions on that page if it still doesn't work.

And FWIW here's the full conf file I used:

[sdl]
fullscreen=true
fulldouble=true
fullfixed=true
fullresolution=1280x960
output=direct3d
hwscale=1.00
autolock=true
sensitivity=100
waitonerror=true
priority=higher,normal
mapperfile=mapper.txt

[dosbox]
language=
machine=vga
captures=E:\Apps\_Games\emulation\DOS\D-Fend 2\capture
memsize=16

[render]
frameskip=2
aspect=true
scaler=normal2x

[cpu]
core=normal
cycles=50000
cycleup=500
cycledown=500
timesynched=true
showcycles=true

[mixer]
nosound=false
rate=22050
blocksize=2048
prebuffer=10

[midi]
mpu401=false
intelligent=false
device=default
config=

[sblaster]
type=none
base=220
irq=5
dma=1
hdma=5
mixer=true
oplmode=auto
oplrate=22050

[gus]
gus=true
rate=22050
base=240
irq1=7
irq2=7
dma1=3
dma2=3
ultradir=C:\ULTRASND

[speaker]
pcspeaker=false
pcrate=22050
tandyrate=22050
disney=false

[dos]
xms=true
ems=false

[modem]
modem=false
listenport=23
comport=COM1

[directserial]
directserial=false
Comport=COM1
realport=1
defaultbps=1200
parity=N
bytesize=8
stopbit=1

[ipx]
ipx=false

[autoexec]
mount D "E:\Apps\_Games\emulation\DOS\Dosgames" -ioctl -label D
mount C "E:\Apps\_Games\emulation\DOS\Dosgames\C" -ioctl -label C
mount F "F:\" -t cdrom -ioctl -label F
F:
cd\
cd
call WC3GRAV.BAT

Good Luck.

Hi J.B.,

I've tried everything at weekend. Unsuccessfully! 😠

I used gulikoza's build and Dosbox v.0.62.

Same error message!

Additionally I tried your dosbox.conf without success.

I also play the german version. Can you probably upload CD4_ger so that I can try it with your version? I have no ideas anymore.

🙁 🙁

J.B.??

Trading game CDs for whatever reason is NOT tolerated here
by any means. Any further attempt in this direction and this
thread will be closed.

Now back to the topic: did you configure the sound correctly? Tried
with sound disabled? Tried with correctly mounted CDs, ie. volume
lable set?

Post your savegame, I'll install WC3 and have a look.

Yes, post the savegame plus an exact discription of how to cause the crash. Then I can see if my version really reacts different. If it does then it shouldn't be too difficult to "fix" the problem.

Hi J.B.,

sorry for late answer. I was on a heay-going business trip in Brussels (Belgian) and arrived Saturday at home.

Find my savegames in the attachment.

00000027.wsg is the concerning file (00000026.wsg for testing). Yesterday I played this file with the Original CD4 of WC3_germanVers which I meanwhile bought at ebay. It crashes, too.

Discription what I do until the error occurs:
1. I start with "wc3 -mitchell" (so you will be faster at point of err)
2. I load 00000027.wsg
3. I start the mission
4. Autopilot to fly out of Victory
5. After that NO use of autopilot. I fly manually with afterburner (TAB, take 5 minutes in real time) to the jumppoint with Maniac as wing. If you take autopilot, the mission will be a neverending story against Kilrathiships (Bug?). !?!?
6. I fight with Maniac and the two other ships against Kilrathi. To be faster, I kill my focused ships with STRG+W. After 10 to 15 ships the error ['malloc()...'] occurs. (see link in my first posting).
Info: Realtime until error: max 8-10 minutes.

I'm really interested what's going on with this savefile.

J.B.??

Slight problem at the moment. I have upgraded my whole system (Opteron 144, YAY) and can't connect my gameport joystick at the moment due to the new mainboard not having a gameport socket. But I'll check the sav as soon as I fix this problem.

OK! Thanks a lot!

Good luck with your problem. I'm sure you'll fix it anyway.

😉

My hard drive crashed so it will take a while before I'll have time to try it out sorry.