New track keep crashing to desk top

I am a total beginner when it come's to track editing, and i have recentely constructed a track, using the Ultimate Guide to Track Editing v 1.0. as my guide. I manage to create the track, pitlane, cc line, jip mapping, the .col and .bin files. I then created the wad file for the track by carefully following the instructions to the point, where you create the basic textures for the track, and then click on creat objects button. To create the track, I used the original montreal .dat and .gp4 files. My problems start when I try to test the track. I have tried to test the track by replacing the original wad and curcuit files, with the modified versions, in the gp4 game. I then manage to get to the point, in the game where you click on drive, where the game would then crash to the desk. I have also tried to use to TSM, where I would create the new track for testing, but the result is always the same, where the track end's up CTD. I don't know if I have missed somethin, but i would be grateful if someone could point my in the right direction.

I advise to use GPxTrack instead of replacing files or using TSM.

René Smit, Independent Software Developer.
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Thanks for your reply SDI. Like I said in the my post above, I am a complete novice at track editing, so when mention using GPxTrack to test my new track, are you referring using a certain part in the 4.43 patch. If this is the case, what is the procedure for doing this. I was under the impression that GPxTrack was referring to the TSM (are they the same thing?). My current procedures regarding the TSM, would involve adding the newly modified .dat and .gp4 files as a new track. Then I would put the new track in a profile, for testing.

@architect: Hi there. Your problem is very likely to be in the .dat. It's very likely easily fixable, it's just not easy to spot - and one little mismanaged command or something like that can give you CTDs. Please PM me the .dat, I'll have a look at it and try to find the source of the problem.

Welcome to track building, btw, and have fun with it.

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Yes, GPxTrack is part of GPxPatch 4.43.

The procedure is at a minimum to create a directory with your .dat and .wad file, and select the .dat file in an arbitrary slot in GPxTrack.

It's possible to customize a lot more by adding other files. Each kind of file is explained in the documentation.

No files need to be overwritten and it works in any slot.

As an example you can take a look at the Pau track, created by addie.

René Smit, Independent Software Developer.
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Hi Atticus. The new track is still CTD, so I wish to take up your offer, to have a look at my .dat. I have sent you a PM with some contact details. I have followed the procedure suggested by SDI, using not only my new track, but also other tracks. The procedure worked perfectly fine with the others tracks, but my track still CTD.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/12/2016 11:23AM by architect.

Did you run GPxPatch in debug mode with assertions enabled?

René Smit, Independent Software Developer.
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SDI Wrote:
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> Did you run GPxPatch in debug mode with assertions
> enabled?

No, I did not do this, but I have since tried this procedure. The track still CTD, while producing a gpxpload Text document.

Can you show this document? Or upload it to [pastebin.com] and show the link here.

René Smit, Independent Software Developer.
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Hi SDI. Here is a copy of the gpxpload document

Starting log
GPxPatch version: 4.43
GPx version detected: decrypted GP4 v1.02
Date/time: 12-03-2016 10:07
Verbosity level is 0
OS version info: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 build 7601
Debugging gp4.exe
Waiting for debug events...
Injecting DLL loading code...
Injection succesful
First chance exception
Exception address: 0x75c1d0ac
Exception code: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION
Process tried to read from virtual address 0x00c42151
First chance exception
Exception address: 0x75c1d0ac
Exception code: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION
Process tried to read from virtual address 0x00c44c05
First chance exception
Exception address: 0x7567c52f
Exception code: 0x000006ba
Exception is non-continuable
First chance exception
Exception address: 0x0043f7d8
Exception code: EXCEPTION_INT_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO
Unhandled exception
Exception address: 0x0043f7d8
Exception code: EXCEPTION_INT_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO
Stack trace:
0043F7D8: Program Files (x86)\Infogrames\Grand Prix 4\GPxPatch.exe! <no symbol>
0043FAA9: Program Files (x86)\Infogrames\Grand Prix 4\GPxPatch.exe! <no symbol>
0043FC1C: Program Files (x86)\Infogrames\Grand Prix 4\GPxPatch.exe! <no symbol>
0040CE48: Program Files (x86)\Infogrames\Grand Prix 4\GPxPatch.exe! <no symbol>
005545EC: Program Files (x86)\Infogrames\Grand Prix 4\GPxPatch.exe! <no symbol>
00553F25: Program Files (x86)\Infogrames\Grand Prix 4\GPxPatch.exe! <no symbol>
66FAE800: <no module><no symbol>
05C60000: <no module><no symbol>
0086857A: Program Files (x86)\Infogrames\Grand Prix 4\GPxPatch.exe! <no symbol>
50FBE801: <no module><no symbol>
Registers:
EAX=00000000 ECX=00000001 ESI=00000000
EBX=00000000 EDX=00000000 EDI=008E81A0
CS:EIP=0023:0043F7D8
SS:ESP=002B:0018FA00 EBP=00000080
DS=002B ES=002B FS=0053 GS=002B
Flags=00210256
Stack dump:
0018fa00: 008e81a0 007f06e6 00000080 0018fa20 '............ ...'
0018fa10: 0060399c 00000000 00000001 fffff8e4 '.9`.............'
0018fa20: 0043faa9 009112e0 007f06e6 00000080 '..C.............'
0018fa30: 0018fa44 0060399c 000000f4 000005ae 'D....9`.........'
0018fa40: 00000a00 0043fc1c 00911180 007f06e6 '......C.........'
0018fa50: 00000080 0018fa68 0060399c 00000000 '....h....9`.....'
0018fa60: 00000014 00000044 0040ce48 00000889 '....D...H.@.....'
0018fa70: 00911180 007f06e6 00000001 0018fa90 '................'
0018fa80: 008943a0 fffdbf40 00000000 007f06e6 '.C..@...........'
0018fa90: 005545ec 00553f25 00000200 00511031 '.EU.%?U.....1.Q.'
0018faa0: 00511e0d 007ab775 0084c7e3 000000ff '..Q.u.z.........'
0018fab0: 0018fac4 68747541 00000004 444d4163 '....Auth....cAMD'
0018fac0: 00512534 00512594 0051e500 0053742d '4%Q..%Q...Q.-tS.'
0018fad0: 75c1b2af 771d6c40 00400000 0018faf0 '...u@l.w..@.....'
0018fae0: 00000000 00000000 7568388f 000013d8 '.........8hu....'
0018faf0: 005089c8 00000000 00000000 0018ff88 '..P.............'
0018fb00: 00280000 00283fe0 00000000 00d6c368 '..(..?(.....h...'
0018fb10: 01280000 00000000 00000054 0018fc08 '..(.....T.......'
0018fb20: 77a5349d 00283d40 77a543f5 00283bf0 '.4.w@=(..C.w..'
0018fb30: 00000000 77a53516 77ecb1bc 00000140 '.....5.w...w@...'
0018fb40: 00000000 00280000 00280150 00cf0000 '......(.P.(.....'
0018fb50: 002800c4 00280150 000003e8 0018fc48 '..(.P.(.....H...'
0018fb60: 77a5349d 00000054 77a54304 00280150 '.4.wT....C.wP.(.'
0018fb70: 00000000 00283bf0 77ecb1fc 0000007f '.........w....'
0018fb80: 00000000 0000002b 00280150 00280150 '....+...P.(.P.(.'
0018fb90: 000000a0 00283d38 00000000 7b04007f '....8=(........{'
0018fba0: 002800c4 000001a8 00d6c304 00280150 '..(.........P.(.'
0018fbb0: 00000140 0000007f 00000000 7b04007f '@..............{'
0018fbc0: 000003e8 00000000 00cf0000 5000016b '............k..P'
0018fbd0: 00000018 00283bf0 00283bf0 00283beb '..........'
0018fbe0: 00000000 00d65b50 00280000 03000000 '....P[....(.....'
0018fbf0: 0018fb38 0000007f 0018fcc8 77a96325 '8...........%c.w'
0018fc00: 00508444 fffffffe 77a53516 77a53541 'D.P......5.wA5.w'
0018fc10: 00000140 00000158 00283bea 00283be8 '@...X.......'
0018fc20: 00000140 00280000 00000001 00000000 '@.....(.........'
0018fc30: 7567c52f 00000002 00000012 009ed59c '/.gu............'
0018fc40: ffffffff 005e94dd 00000000 0018fc8c '......^.........'
0018fc50: 0000001c 0018fc6c 0018fc70 7567f10c '....l...p.....gu'
0018fc60: 0018fc90 77af17be 00280000 00000000 '.......w..(.....'
0018fc70: 00000140 00280000 00000001 00000004 '@.....(.........'
0018fc80: 00000000 00283be8 00000000 00280000 '............(.'
0018fc90: 0018fcd8 77af2042 00280138 77af2026 '....B .w8.(.& .w'
0018fca0: 77ecb16c 00000000 00000000 00280000 'l..w..........(.'
0018fcb0: 00000004 00000000 00283bf0 0118fef0 '..............'
0018fcc0: 0018fca0 65b344b1 0018fdac 77a96325 '.....D.e....%c.w'
0018fcd0: 00509c74 fffffffe 77af2026 77aab586 't.P.....& .w...w'
0018fce0: 00280000 5000016b 77a53516 77ecb008 '..(.k..P.5.w...w'
0018fcf0: 00000140 00000000 00280000 00690064 '@.........(.d.i.'
0018fd00: 006b0073 006f0056 0075006c 0065006d 's.k.V.o.l.u.m.e.'
0018fd10: 005c0032 00720050 0067006f 00610072 '2.\.P.r.o.g.r.a.'
0018fd20: 0020006d 00690046 0065006c 00200073 'm. .F.i.l.e.s. .'
0018fd30: 00780028 00360038 005c0029 006e0049 '.x.8.6.).\.I.n.'
0018fd40: 006f0066 00720067 006d0061 00000000 'f.o.g.r.a.m.....'
0018fd50: 0047005c 00610072 0064006e 00500020 '\.G.r.a.n.d. .P.'
0018fd60: 0018fd78 77a85211 77a599d5 00000000 'x....R.w...w....'
0018fd70: 00000002 5ed49070 0018fdd8 77a8533e '....p..^....>S.w'
0018fd80: 5ed4908c 0018fdbc 00000022 00000002 '...^....".......'
0018fd90: 00000000 0018fdd8 00000000 0018fdd8 '................'
0018fda0: 77a8534d 77ecb06c 00000020 00000002 'MS.wl..w .......'
0018fdb0: 5ed49070 0018fdd8 0018fdd8 00000140 'p..^........@...'
0018fdc0: 00000140 00283be8 77ad66cd 00283d30 '@......f.w0=(.'
0018fdd0: 77ad6738 00000008 00283bf0 00283be8 '8g.w........'
0018fde0: 00280000 0018fe04 77ab3136 00000008 '..(.....61.w....'
0018fdf0: 00283be8 00280000 00283bf0 00283bf0 '....(.....'
0018fe00: 00000001 00280000 0018fe4c 77af2c35 '......(.L...5,.w'
0018fe10: 00280138 77af2c19 77ecb3f8 00283bf0 '8.(..,.w...w..'
0018fe20: 00280000 7efde000 00000140 00000140 '..(....~@...@...'
0018fe30: 0118fe14 0018fe18 0018fec0 0018fec4 '................'
0018fe40: 77a96325 00509f04 fffffffe 77af2c19 '%c.w..P......,.w'
0018fe50: 5ece1f18 77a67a4b 533ff5e8 0b486c0b '...^Kz.w..?S.lH.'
0018fe60: 7fffffff 00000000 00283d10 0018fe88 '.........=(.....'
0018fe70: 5ece9812 5ef30e14 00000000 006011e8 '...^...^......`.'
0018fe80: 7efde000 00000120 0018fed4 005df5fb '...~ .........].'
0018fe90: 00280000 00000000 00283bf0 00000000 '..(...........'
0018fea0: 006011e8 7efde000 00000000 00000000 '..`....~........'
0018feb0: 009ee164 00000000 00000000 7efde000 'd..............~'
0018fec0: 00560b06 0018fed0 005e09c0 00b47800 '..V.......^..x..'
0018fed0: 0018ff88 005deab4 0000000d 005daa75 '......].....u.].'
0018fee0: 00000000 00000000 7efde000 005ec514 '...........~..^.'
0018fef0: 00560b06 00000000 00000000 0018ff88 '..V.............'
0018ff00: 005ddfa6 00400000 00000000 00cf388f '..]...@......8..'
0018ff10: 0000000a 00000000 00000000 7efde000 '...............~'
0018ff20: c0000094 00cf388f 00000000 00000044 '.....8......D...'
0018ff30: 00d136e8 00d13fc0 00d13fe8 00000000 '.6...?...?......'
0018ff40: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 '................'
0018ff50: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 '................'
0018ff60: 00000000 ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff '................'
0018ff70: 0018ff14 0018f5d4 0018ffc4 005e1908 '..............^.'
0018ff80: 005fabd0 00000000 0018ff94 75bf338a '.._..........3.u'
0018ff90: 7efde000 0018ffd4 77a59a02 7efde000 '...~.......w...~'
0018ffa0: 77ecb260 00000000 00000000 7efde000 '`..w...........~'
0018ffb0: c0000094 75c1770f 75c1770f 0018ffa0 '.....w.u.w.u....'
0018ffc0: 0018f5c8 ffffffff 77a96325 00508b04 '........%c.w..P.'
0018ffd0: 00000000 0018ffec 77a599d5 005ddec6 '...........w..].'
0018ffe0: 7efde000 00000000 00000000 00000000 '...~............'
0018fff0: 00000000 005ddec6 7efde000 00000000 '......]....~....'
00190000: 78746341 00000020 00000001 0000330c 'Actx ........3..'
00190010: 000000dc 00000000 00000020 00000000 '........ .......'
00190020: 00000014 00000001 00000007 00000034 '............4...'
00190030: 0000017c 00000001 00000000 00000000 '|...............'
00190040: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000002 '................'
00190050: 1a26ef4e 00000298 00000044 000002e0 'N.&.....D.......'
00190060: 00000260 00000000 f33271ba 00000540 '`........q2.@...'
00190070: 0000004a 0000058c 0000031e 00000000 'J...............'
00190080: 2d59495b 000008ac 00000032 000008e0 '[IY-....2.......'
00190090: 00000300 00000000 32ceeacd 00000be0 '...........2....'
001900a0: 00000042 00000c24 00000336 00000000 'B...$...6.......'
001900b0: 38505fc8 00000f5c 0000005e 00000fbc '._P8\...^.......'
001900c0: 00000368 00000000 b1280544 00001324 'h.......D.(.$...'
001900d0: 00000056 0000137c 00000398 00000010 'V...|...........'
001900e0: 00000009 000000ec 00000002 00000001 '................'
001900f0: 0000017c 000015d0 00000001 00000002 '|...............'
00190100: 0000174c 000007a0 00000001 00000003 'L...............'
00190110: 00001eec 00000e8c 00000001 00000004 '................'
00190120: 00002d78 00000314 00000002 00000005 'x-..............'
00190130: 0000308c 00000098 00000002 00000006 '.0..............'
00190140: 00003124 000000cc 00000002 00000007 '$1..............'
00190150: 000031f0 000000f0 00000001 00000009 '.1..............'
00190160: 000032e0 00000028 00000002 0000000b '.2..(...........'
00190170: 00003308 00000004 00000001 64487353 '.3..........SsHd'
00190180: 0000002c 00000001 00000001 00000001 ',...............'
00190190: 00000006 0000008c 00000001 00001598 '................'
001901a0: 0000002c 0000005e 0000005e 00000000 ',...^...^.......'
001901b0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 '................'
001901c0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 '................'
001901d0: 00000002 00000024 00000038 00000000 '....$...8.......'
001901e0: 003a0043 0057005c 006e0069 006f0064 'C.:.\.W.i.n.d.o.'
001901f0: 00730077 0057005c 006e0069 00780053 'w.s.\.W.i.n.S.x.'

This could be a problem with the cc line, but might also be some other .dat related setting. Something is divided by zero.

René Smit, Independent Software Developer.
Download my GPx tools here.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/13/2016 06:51PM by SDI.

Hi!

I'm sorry, but I have not received a PM from you yet. Something has gone awry.

But keep trying, I'll look at it, if I get it.

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Atticus. Wrote:
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> Hi!
>
> I'm sorry, but I have not received a PM from you
> yet. Something has gone awry.
>
> But keep trying, I'll look at it, if I get it.

Since its my first PM, I am not sure if I sent it correctly. When I sent the PM, on 03/08/2016 10:53pm, I put your user name, Atticus, in the add recipient box, before sending. I assumed that the way its done, but I may be wrong.

Well, I find it funny that GP4 creates even smileys inside the error log.

architect Wrote:
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> Atticus. Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Hi!
> >
> > I'm sorry, but I have not received a PM from
> you
> > yet. Something has gone awry.
> >
> > But keep trying, I'll look at it, if I get it.
>
> Since its my first PM, I am not sure if I sent it
> correctly. When I sent the PM, on 03/08/2016
> 10:53pm, I put your user name, Atticus, in the add
> recipient box, before sending. I assumed that the
> way its done, but I may be wrong.


It is, but I have a dot behind my name ("Atticus" was used when I registered).

It's best to click the little "PM" button behind one's name in any of that particular member's post headers. (Then adjust the subject accordingly when composing your actual message.)

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