It seems that when using any special functions on attac 4.1, they end up crashing the client every time. I am running the demo version on a WindowsXP box. Not sure why it crashes so much. 3.1 actually seems to be more stable.

i haven't pinpointed anything specific, but my copy (both on win 98 and win XP) crash for no apperant reason. Sometimes when it crashes, the game still plays... there is just the crash box. I just had it crash while i was running the colo script... i'm still coloing. i believe that the status box doesn't update properly if it crashes, but i've also found where it doesn't update even when it hasn't crashed....

I would say that 99% of the crashes are a result of parsing errors. The biggest one i have fixed so far is the user name parsing. User names were not being parsed correctly. Also captain zyrain or any other admiral is being listed as a planet
which might cause the data file to get corrupted.
if you consistently crash about 15-30 seconds after starting attac, most likely, it is the data file corruption, delete the game and recreate it.
try and pinpoint the crashes. i am working to fix them all. When i tested attac, i did not have alot of data to work with gamewise. i am playing at the stardock now, so i am getting alot of good data and making alot of little parsing fixes.
depending on what i find, i might try and release an update next week. why dont you email me and i can try and get you a version before then so see if the fixes i made fix your problems. (only the two postees)
earth.

Hello Earth, I am just getting Attac set up after registering it. I was haveing the crashes also and deleting the game like you suggested worked great.

What is a special function? Which one crashes and what board are you on? and what gaming are you playing on that board?
earth.