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"Assertion Failed" error when launching DEFCON tut

Postby aroza » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:06 am

Hi,

I just purchased DEFCON on Steam, and whenever I try to start the tutorial, i get an Assertion Failed error and the program crashes back to the desktop.
I can start a new game or join a game, or launch the rolling demo without issues.

My OS is Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit.

Here's the Windows Crash Report
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Descripción
Ruta de acceso de la aplicación con errores: C:\Steam\steamapps\common\defcon\defcon.exe

Firma del problema
Nombre de evento de problema: APPCRASH
Nombre de la aplicación: defcon.exe
Versión de la aplicación: 1.0.0.1
Marca de tiempo de la aplicación: 4ed8fe2e
Nombre del módulo con errores: defcon.exe
Versión del módulo con errores: 1.0.0.1
Marca de tiempo del módulo con errores: 4ed8fe2e
Código de excepción: 40000015
Desplazamiento de excepción: 001142cf
Versión del sistema operativo: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Id. de configuración regional: 1033
Información adicional 1: b6c0
Información adicional 2: b6c05656bd56a2a12be8eea4df57b366
Información adicional 3: c702
Información adicional 4: c702610d679811051c961a4824faf8a2

Here's blackbox.txt output
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=========================
= BLACK BOX REPORT =
=========================

Defcon 1.61 STEAM built Dec 1 2011
Date 19:40, 19/12/2011

ERROR : 'Assertion failed : 'index < m_arraySize && index >= 0'

c:\development\defcon\contrib\systemiv\lib\tosser\darray.cpp
line number 201'

=========================
= STACKTRACE =
=========================

retAddress = 00416895
retAddress = 00404D61
retAddress = 00000300


Here's the debug .txt output
---------------------------------

Defcon 1.61 STEAM built Dec 1 2011
Parsing archive main.dat...DONE
Found language 'english' with caption 'English' in 'data/language/english.txt'
Found language 'french' with caption 'Français' in 'data/language/french.txt'
Found language 'german' with caption 'Deutsch' in 'data/language/german.txt'
Found language 'italian' with caption 'Italiano' in 'data/language/italian.txt'
Found language 'spanish' with caption 'Español' in 'data/language/spanish.txt'
WinSock started
Client listening on port 5011
Parsing Coastline data (1776 islands) : 28ms
Parsing International data (2753 islands) : 12ms
Parsing City data (2745 cities) : 14ms
Parsing archive sounds.dat...DONE
Authentication key set : 'STEAMU-UEHEXM-XIZBUL-YBVKSF-FVW'
WinSock started
Connection established to MetaServer on port 5008. Listening on Port 5009
SteamAPI_Init SUCESS
Steam Authentication Initiated
Steam Authentication : Logging On To Steam
Steam Authentication : Getting Steam Id
Requesting data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Requesting data from MetaServer : MOTD
Steam Authentication : SteamID = 76561197987624052
Steam Authentication : Getting Steam3 Auth
Received data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Received data from MetaServer : MOTD
Steam Authentication : Requesting Authentication
Requesting authentication of key ** KEY REMOVED FOR PRIVACY **
Received Authentication : ** KEY REMOVED FOR PRIVACY ** : (keyID 2768068) : Accepted
Authentication HashToken set to 598147861
Steam Authentication Accepted : FULL GAME USER
Authentication key set : ** KEY REMOVED FOR PRIVACY **
Requesting data from MetaServer : UpdateURL
Received data from MetaServer : UpdateURL
CLIENT : Disconnected
Local IP address is: 192.168.0.10
WinSock started
Server started on port 5010
CLIENT : Attempting connection to Server at 192.168.0.10:5010...
Int Data not found : dr
SERVER: New Client connected from 192.168.0.10:5011 (version 1.61 STEAM)
SERVER: Client at 192.168.0.10:5011 requested ID. Sent ID 0.
Largest server letter sent : 82 bytes
Started requesting public IP:port for socket 824
MetaServer enabling UDP broadcast for LAN discovery...SUCCESS
MetaServer : WAN registration enabled
CLIENT : Received ClientID of 0
CLIENT : Server version is 1.61 STEAM
MetaServer : LAN registration enabled
Server has set the MOD path: ''
CLIENT : Received HelloClient from Server
Socket 824 identified as public IP 186.182.164.6:5010
SERVER: New team request from 192.168.0.10:5011
Largest server letter sent : 83 bytes
Largest server letter sent : 92 bytes
Team 0 removed
Largest server letter sent : 100 bytes
App RandSeed = 1324334634
Parsing City data (2745 cities) : 16ms
Num nukes given to each team on start : 232
Population of Team #0 : 100.0 Million spread over 25 cities
Population of Team #1 : 100.0 Million spread over 25 cities
Population of Team #2 : 100.0 Million spread over 25 cities
Stopped requesting public IP:port for socket 824
MetaServer : LAN registration disabled
MetaServer : WAN registration disabled
EclRemoveWindow failed on window Side Panel
EclRemoveWindow failed on window Placement
CLIENT : Sending disconnect...
CLIENT : Disconnected
SERVER : Shutting down...
SERVER : Sent Disconnect to client 0
SERVER : Shut down complete
Disconnected from MetaServer

Any assistance is appreciated.

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Postby airpirate » Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:38 am

My situation is about the same as the original poster's. I just bought the game on Steam and everything, save for the tutorial (for which I get the same error as described above), works.
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Postby frenchfrog » Wed Dec 21, 2011 5:57 am

I confirm the error on the latest Defcon build.
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Postby dt1 » Wed Dec 21, 2011 5:44 pm

Got the same issue:

Assertion failed 'index < m_arraySize && index >=0'

c:\development\defcon\contrib\systemiv\lib\tosser\darray.cpp line number 201

Running Steam 1.61 under Windows 7 Ultimate.

Happens everytime with the tutorial and randomly in the main game (usually near the end of a round).
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Postby dt1 » Wed Dec 21, 2011 5:49 pm

=========================
= BLACK BOX REPORT =
=========================

Defcon 1.61 STEAM built Dec 1 2011
Date 16:45, 21/12/2011

ERROR : 'Assertion failed : 'index < m_arraySize && index >= 0'

c:\development\defcon\contrib\systemiv\lib\tosser\darray.cpp
line number 201'

=========================
= STACKTRACE =
=========================

retAddress = 00416895
retAddress = 00404D61
retAddress = 00000300
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Postby halbowitz » Thu Dec 22, 2011 5:52 pm

Same problem. Sad.
Works ok on my one machine (win7 64 Ult, Gtx260) but I just bought a laptop to run games like these (not very intensive performance wise) and it gets this error.
Like I said, i bought a laptop to run these exact types of games so this is frustrating. Plus i bought a referb so I would hate to think this is some sort of symptom of a lemon of a laptop.


Anyhow, my specs are...

Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit

CPU Type
AMD Quad-Core A6-3400M 1.4GHz

Screen
15.6"

Memory Size
4GB DDR3

Hard Disk
500GB

Graphics Card
AMD Radeon HD 6650 Graphics

Video Memory
1GB

CPU

CPU Type
AMD A-Series

CPU Speed
A6-3400M(1.4GHz)



If anyone comes up with a solution for this I will name your first born baby after you.
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Same here

Postby Pabbles » Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:04 pm

Same here.

This won't immediately help anyone, but I'd like to add that 'assertions' are lines the programmer himself puts in his code when debugging. Using them, he voluntarily throws program stopping exceptions at himself when the condition of the assertion isn't met.

I guess that if there was a recent update, someone forgot to change the build to "Release" (which usually doesn't include debug code). Maybe the tutorial could still run if that index didn't meet those conditions, it's the debug-only code that stops it.


Nice game by the way, I come from Uplink, which made me watch Wargames, which made me consider buying this until the steam gift pile thing. I also got slaughtered good on my first, un-tutorialed try :D
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Postby Fnstrsfr » Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:11 pm

I'm having hte same problem, I can't play the tutorial.
I upgraded my graphics card driver and it made no diference
(I own on Steam)


=========================
= BLACK BOX REPORT =
=========================

Defcon 1.61 STEAM built Dec 1 2011
Date 17:53, 22/12/2011

ERROR : 'Assertion failed : 'index < m_arraySize && index >= 0'

c:\development\defcon\contrib\systemiv\lib\tosser\darray.cpp
line number 201'

=========================
= STACKTRACE =
=========================

retAddress = 00416895
retAddress = 00404D61
retAddress = 00000300




Defcon 1.61 STEAM built Dec 1 2011
Parsing archive main.dat...DONE
Found language 'english' with caption 'English' in 'data/language/english.txt'
Found language 'french' with caption 'Fran軋is' in 'data/language/french.txt'
Found language 'german' with caption 'Deutsch' in 'data/language/german.txt'
Found language 'italian' with caption 'Italiano' in 'data/language/italian.txt'
Found language 'spanish' with caption 'Espal' in 'data/language/spanish.txt'
WinSock started
Client listening on port 5011
Parsing Coastline data (1776 islands) : 29ms
Parsing International data (2753 islands) : 12ms
Parsing City data (2745 cities) : 18ms
Parsing archive sounds.dat...DONE
Authentication key set :
WinSock started
Connection established to MetaServer on port 5008. Listening on Port 5009
SteamAPI_Init SUCESS
Steam Authentication Initiated
Requesting authentication of key STEAMS-NEITRQ-KGDJHP-KQITNP-YSH
Steam Authentication : Logging On To Steam
Steam Authentication : Getting Steam Id
Requesting data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Requesting data from MetaServer : MOTD
Steam Authentication : SteamID = 76561198001842785
Steam Authentication : Getting Steam3 Auth
Steam Authentication : Requesting Authentication
Requesting data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Requesting data from MetaServer : MOTD
Requesting authentication of key STEAMS-NEITRQ-KGDJHP-KQITNP-YSH
Requesting data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Requesting data from MetaServer : MOTD
Requesting data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Requesting data from MetaServer : MOTD
Requesting authentication of key STEAMS-NEITRQ-KGDJHP-KQITNP-YSH
Requesting data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Requesting data from MetaServer : MOTD
Requesting data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Requesting data from MetaServer : MOTD
Requesting authentication of key STEAMS-NEITRQ-KGDJHP-KQITNP-YSH
Requesting data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Requesting data from MetaServer : MOTD
Requesting data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Requesting data from MetaServer : MOTD
Requesting authentication of key STEAMS-NEITRQ-KGDJHP-KQITNP-YSH
Requesting data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Requesting data from MetaServer : MOTD
Requesting data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Requesting data from MetaServer : MOTD
Requesting data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Requesting data from MetaServer : MOTD
Requesting data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Requesting data from MetaServer : MOTD
Received data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Received data from MetaServer : MOTD
Steam Authentication FAILED
Requesting data from MetaServer : UpdateURL
Steam Authentication Accepted : FULL GAME USER
Authentication key set : 'STEAMS-NEITRQ-KGDJHP-KQITNP-YSH'
Received Authentication : STEAMS-NEITRQ-KGDJHP-KQITNP-YSH : (keyID 2784699) : Accepted
Authentication HashToken set to -1151836070
Received data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Received data from MetaServer : MOTD
Requesting data from MetaServer : UpdateURL
Requesting data from MetaServer : UpdateURL
CLIENT : Disconnected
Local IP address is: 192.168.1.12
WinSock started
Server started on port 5010
CLIENT : Attempting connection to Server at 192.168.1.12:5010...
Int Data not found : dr
SERVER: New Client connected from 192.168.1.12:5011 (version 1.61 STEAM)
SERVER: Client at 192.168.1.12:5011 requested ID. Sent ID 0.
Largest server letter sent : 82 bytes
Started requesting public IP:port for socket 1080
MetaServer enabling UDP broadcast for LAN discovery...SUCCESS
MetaServer : WAN registration enabled
CLIENT : Received ClientID of 0
CLIENT : Server version is 1.61 STEAM
MetaServer : LAN registration enabled
Server has set the MOD path: ''
CLIENT : Received HelloClient from Server
Requesting data from MetaServer : UpdateURL
Received data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Received data from MetaServer : MOTD
Requesting data from MetaServer : UpdateURL
Largest server letter sent : 90 bytes
Steam Authentication Accepted : FULL GAME USER
Authentication key set : 'STEAMS-NEITRQ-KGDJHP-KQITNP-YSH'
Requesting data from MetaServer : UpdateURL
Received data from MetaServer : MOTD
Received data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
App RandSeed = 0
Parsing City data (2745 cities) : 17ms
Num nukes given to each team on start : 232
Population of Team #0 : 0.0 Million spread over 0 cities
Population of Team #1 : 0.0 Million spread over 0 cities
Received data from MetaServer : MOTD
Received data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Received data from MetaServer : UpdateURL
Socket 1080 identified as public IP 187.65.161.150:34667
Requesting data from MetaServer : ServerTTL
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Postby DaJackel » Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:19 pm

Happening to me too, Win7 64bit.
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Postby Smeller » Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:19 pm

Just one question:
Did you install steam into

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Postby seb64 » Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:13 pm

I have this problem too (Win 7 x64 Premium French).

The problem seems to lie somewhere in the steam version since the standalone version works fine on the same computer (both versions installed on the C: disk)
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Postby Tchicum » Fri Dec 23, 2011 6:38 am

same happening to me.

win 7 ultimate 64
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Postby Lurdiak » Fri Dec 23, 2011 5:06 pm

I've been having the exact same problem. I'm on Windows XP Pro.

This is especially frustrating since I can't figure out for the life of me how to play this game when I just jump into a new game. Things are happening, little numbers and letters show up, but I don't understand any of it or what my goal is supposed to be. I can't figure out how to zoom in or even change my name from "New Player"! I desperately need this tutorial, at least so I learn what functions are mapped to what key and what the goal of this game even is.
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Postby Godlike » Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:07 pm

Same issue here.

Genuine Windows 7 HP x64
Integrated Realtek HD
GeForce GTS 360M
I7-720QM

Steam on disk D

Please fix this error. We cant do christmas achievment on steam!

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