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 Apr 23 2008, 17:13
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  Group: Admin Posts: 864 Joined: 14-May 03 From: Cambridge, UK Member No.: 8  |
Apparently when the PC version crashes it creates a huge crash dump file
Typical size reported is 800 MB ! and some users report over a Gig in a single crash dump !! and given the frequency of crashes this is resulting in numerous users having massive amounts of hard drive space being gobbled up (Eg one forum user just checked and found over 16 Gigs of space used up by this) Ubi Reply #1 QUOTE( Raide) When most games crash, they dump the most recent memory into a temp file. The file size can vary from game to game but since they are only temp files (Usually for debug/error checking feedback), they can be deleted so they don't take up so much space. Now that bigger Hard Disk Drives are available, I never seem to notice this problem until someone points it out. My WoW folder is bloating a bit too much at present.  This is pretty much part of being a PC user and keeping up with regular PC maintenance.  Raide : UK Forum Manager  ahh so it's OUR fault then  Ubi Reply #2 (a better one this time) QUOTE( Ubi.Vigil) QUOTE Is there a way to turn off the MEMDUMP in the game, so it doesnt product these HUGE dump files ? I'll try and find this out. Apologies for any frustration this approach to crash logging causes. I'll make sure the developers are aware of everyone's reaction to it here and let you all know if I hear anything back about the matter. Ubi.Vigil Community Manager Ubisoft UK --------------------   .  .  .  .  .  .  |
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Apr 23 2008, 18:29
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 Group: Admin Posts: 774 Joined: 14-May 03 From: Scotland Member No.: 1 |
What a gaffe that first reply is. Back to customer care school for you Raide.
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Apr 23 2008, 19:42
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Group: Admin Posts: 864 Joined: 14-May 03 From: Cambridge, UK Member No.: 8 |
Yep, Should have taken a moment and thought before posting, then might have realised it's probably not something a bunch of already ###### off fans want to hear. Like pouring gas on a fire
Typical Ubi-ism For those who went and bought this "game" you should go to your "~ \ Rainbow Six Vegas 2 \ Binaries" folder and delete the files starting "crash report" (& ending ".dmp" / ".txt" / ".log") To claw back your hard-drive space -------------------- . . . . . . |
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Apr 24 2008, 18:56
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Recruit - 2nd Class  Group: Members Posts: 59 Joined: 21-January 06 Member No.: 707 |
LOL
Just had a read on the UBI Forums, not pretty is it? Although there seems to be quiet a few peeps reporting no crashes at all. Guessing system specs is main issue? Definitely holding off for the the price drops. 
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Apr 24 2008, 19:16
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 Recruit - 2nd Class Group: Members Posts: 110 Joined: 17-May 03 Member No.: 24 |
Thanks for the heads up guys. And thanks for the safe heaven here Rocky. Trying to find good info on the ubi forums is like trying to find a needle in a ######stack.
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Apr 25 2008, 22:38
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Recruit - 3rd Class Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Naples, Florida USA Member No.: 957 |
WOW...Thx Pave Low and Rocky... found 15 crash logs for a total of 10.5 GB...
Be advised that if you bought it from STEAM, like I did, you'll need to look into your steamapps/account name/Vegas 2 folder... it's in there, in the Binaries as said above. I had major crashes and bugs from the get go, but i did discover that most was my fault... I forced my graphic card to run MAXED on settings, "force applications"... and that was causing tears and crashes... Once I read, then put my graphic card setting into "let the application decide", not a crash since with everything maxed and 8xAA at 1600x1200x32 (with 75 fps)... just FYI, if still having crashes. -------------------- |
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Apr 26 2008, 20:17
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Recruit - 2nd Class Group: Members Posts: 80 Joined: 6-November 04 Member No.: 480 |
We need to do something to bring R6 back. While GB looks like an amazing project, it's still not R6 though.
This post has been edited by KSK: Apr 26 2008, 21:58 |
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