Help with Armada 2526
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Help with Armada 2526
Hi, I am having a problem getting my Armada 2526 game to start when I hit play on the menu screen. I have had this game ( and the Supernova module too) for over a year and have been playing with no problems up until about a week ago, when the game just would not start, the message box comes up and says that "Armada 2526 has stopped working". I have uninstalled the game and reloaded it through both the website and the CD hard disc several times and nothing seems to work, it just keeps coming back with the same message box, stopped working. All the other games that I have in my computer are fine, no troubles and that is about 15 other games. Any help that you computer wizards out there might offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Re: Help with Armada 2526
the only things I can think of are...
1- When you uninstall make sure the old directory (folder) is gone or at least empty... the game may try to use an old corrupted file left behind by the uninstaller.
2- Make sure that Supernova has it's own folder and is not inside the Armada 2526 folder. It's designed to be separate.
3- Try cleaning your registry.... Something old or corrupt file could be left after an uninstall. I use 'CCLeaner' it's free but there are others.
I just bought the game during matrix sale and am enjoying it.... so good luck.
Official forums below:
http://ntronium.com/simplemachinesforum/
1- When you uninstall make sure the old directory (folder) is gone or at least empty... the game may try to use an old corrupted file left behind by the uninstaller.
2- Make sure that Supernova has it's own folder and is not inside the Armada 2526 folder. It's designed to be separate.
3- Try cleaning your registry.... Something old or corrupt file could be left after an uninstall. I use 'CCLeaner' it's free but there are others.
I just bought the game during matrix sale and am enjoying it.... so good luck.
Official forums below:
http://ntronium.com/simplemachinesforum/
Re: Help with Armada 2526
Thanks for the suggestions Jack54. I have cleaned out or deleted every file associated with the game I could find in my computer and tried again just with the base game, not the Supernova add on, and still keep coming back with the same result, stopped working. I run on Windows 7 and using my computer trouble shooter even tried running it as an XP program, nothing. It looks like I will not be playing this game on my current computer any more and have no clue why. I had an ongoing game I was playing against 4 other AI opponents and was on game turn 430 or so as I remember, really sad that the many hours I had invested are gone. This is a very enjoyable game with many great features and facets of space exploration and colonization and space battles and I really like it, but oh well. I just hope that if and when I get a new computer the game will run on that.
Re: Help with Armada 2526
Sad indeed.... I only recently realized how good this game is..... I am running 8.1 so I can't really help much with 7.
The developers forum had someone with the exact message you are receiving and it was a corrupt setting file... (with 8.1 it's a hidden file under "users \name\ app data\ local\ nitronium games so you have to show hidden files. with 7 I'm not sure.)
Perhaps a post over at the 'developer forum' could help....I would also try matrix forums there are some very helpful people over there. You may also be able to open a 'Help ticket' with matrix support if you bought it there or at Slitherine.
If your game was running for that long it should work.
One more thing are you using the 1.04 patch from matrix. I installed Armada 2526 then Supernova then 1.04. in that order ....again Good luck!
The developers forum had someone with the exact message you are receiving and it was a corrupt setting file... (with 8.1 it's a hidden file under "users \name\ app data\ local\ nitronium games so you have to show hidden files. with 7 I'm not sure.)
Perhaps a post over at the 'developer forum' could help....I would also try matrix forums there are some very helpful people over there. You may also be able to open a 'Help ticket' with matrix support if you bought it there or at Slitherine.
If your game was running for that long it should work.
One more thing are you using the 1.04 patch from matrix. I installed Armada 2526 then Supernova then 1.04. in that order ....again Good luck!
Re: Help with Armada 2526
I just want to post a great big THANKS to the team at Slitherine, especially Paulo, for all the work they did trying to help me get this game back in working order. Unfortunately my computer (where the problem lies), has decided that it is not going to play this great game anymore, refusing to cooperate with all the suggested fixes that the team put forth. This is a great game that I enjoyed playing, in fact at the point that the game quit working on my computer, I was on the 430th game turn, myself against 4 other AI opponents. Truly sorry that all those hours I had invested in this game are all gone. Anyway, no use crying over spilled milk, again, a million and one thank you's to the Slitherine guys who helped me out.