Preventing a Fatal Error

davesnow said:

Here's what I have learned. . . .

1. Opening Trainz and loading (trying to load) a saved session that begins in an area where there are a lot of locos, rolling stock, or a big yard, etc. will often result in a Fatal Error. I always have a "Train Watcher" <kuid:213782:5050> located on a small piece of track, well away from any area where there are locos, rolling stock, or a big yard, etc.--- When I am done running a session, I always click on him and rest there for a few seconds before I save my session.

2. By the same token, the FIRST consist in my A.I. list is a "Train Watcher" <kuid:213782:5050> . Therefore, when I start a session, I Start as a "Train Watcher." I always have him placed on a small section of track, well away from any high poly areas. After the session loads, I wait a minute or two, then hit the "4" key and "roam" around my map until I find the loco I want to drive. I then can click on the loco and begin my session.

Sometimes I get a Fatal Error when I click on a loco in my "Drivers" list. If the loco is parked in a High Poly area, it's possible to get a Fatal Error by just clicking on a loco in your Drivers list.

3. You can also get a Fatal Error when loading a Surveyor route if, like I said before, you are loading a saved route that begins in an area where there are a lot of locos, rolling stock, or a big yard, etc. Any time I am finished working on my Surveyor Route, I move well away from any high poly areas before I save my route. I usually move to the edge of a board and place a single tree there, then Save my surveyor route. When I am ready to work on it again, when I load it up, I'll start there at that tree. I can then move on to the area where I wish to begin working on my route again. (It's a good idea to move slowly.)

TRAINZ is a wonderful simulator. But it's sensitive to sudden or quick movements around the boards. So just take things slow and easy to avoid those fatal errors --- or even NON-fatal errors.

4. Sometimes you can get a Fatal Error when using a loco or piece of rolling stock that you have re-skinned. Always test these out on a Test Route first.

These are just some things I have learned when using Trainz. BTW, I use both 2006 and 2010.

Happy Trainzing everyone!

Dave

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malikrthr said:

I have trainz classics. I get a fatal error message once and a while. It is so annoying. My laptop is a dell inspiron 1545 with vista home premium. It had 250 gb and now 132. It has intel pentium. This laptop is great. No crashes yet and i had it for almost 2 years. Can somebody please help.

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malikrthr said:

My mistake, my laptop came with 250 gigabites but it had to download and install certain programs and files in order for it to run completely so basically when i first got it, it had 218 gigabites. Now I have 126 gigabites which is means there is 62% of free space left. I have not really been downloading things from other sites. The stuff that i downloaded such as wavepad sound editor and games, i deleted which I thought was good . It brought me back up to 132 gigabites. My laptop is getting a pc tuneup in 2 days because it has been starting up fast and slow and Norton advises it. I think it would be a good idea so my laptop will be at staples( vacation) for a couple of days. I am trying to free up space by also deleting routes and sessions that i am no longer working on but I must be careful because i deleted something important for trainz, but luckily i got it back. I am using trainz classics right now and i read in another thread that most fatal errors pop up with direct x so i switched back to Open GL. I am currently building the whole metro north railroad with the new haven line, hudson line, and it will all be connected with the default harlem line. Usually when i am in surveyor doing a test drive, the fatal error will pop up. It is freeking annoying and i am now thinking second thoughts about classics. I am thinking about going back to trainz service pack 1 which has given me no problems at all this summer and is running smooth.. Can anyone please help. I do not want to delete anymore and i will not be downloading and building as much because i know my laptop needs a break. I am on trainz about 10 hours a day and i had the laptop for about 15 months. Once school starts in September, I cannot play trainz on the weekdays, only weekends and holidays so my laptop will be happy . Back to the topic. The Metro North Railroad is a major project and something in the route is causing the fatal error. Is there a way I can find out what is causing it without deleting and uninstalling the game.

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malikrthr said:

Out of the 482 assets in the route,there were seven assets that appeared to be faulty and 1 that was missing. Do you know a basic way of repairing faulty assets. Can you give it to me step by step because that is the only way I will understand. As of now, I am trying to find replacements for the faulty assets.Right now, I am not adding anything. I am getting a new external hardrive that has 320-500 gigabites and it is only for trainz and the intenet so I could download addons and other contet. The project should be continuing around near Christmas.

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