Xray Engine bug crash

[nameless720]

When I start stalker, it always crashes without even loading up the game. Then it gives me this message saying "A bug has been detected by BugTrap", the error message is labeled "XRay Engine". I don't know wtheck to do. Heres some specifics....

Exception Reason: XR_3DA.exe caused ACCESS_VIOLATION in module "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ct_oal.dll" at 001B:01DC6529, alcCreateContext()+217 byte(s)


I just wanna play stalker again

[Atrocious]

Please try again and after the game crashes and BugTrap shows up, open a text editor (or this forum) and paste the log (CTRL-V). Then post it here.

[Abandonator]

and tell us, do you play any mods ?

[nameless720]

EAX=00000000 EBX=00000000 ECX=0000B356 EDX=87A4F004
ESI=0012DB0C EDI=87A4F004 FLG=00010246
EBP=0012DB5C ESP=0012DB00 EIP=01DC6529
CS=001B DS=0023 SS=0023 ES=0023 FS=003B GS=0000


I do use a mod, oblivion lost (good job btw..)

[nameless720]

Even when I reinstall it w/o any mods and try to start it, I still get the same goddamn bug.

It only happens when I patch it. But honestly, this game isn't even worth playing without the mod... If I can't patch it, I can't play any mods...

[Atrocious]

Originally Posted by nameless720

EAX=00000000 EBX=00000000 ECX=0000B356 EDX=87A4F004
ESI=0012DB0C EDI=87A4F004 FLG=00010246
EBP=0012DB5C ESP=0012DB00 EIP=01DC6529
CS=001B DS=0023 SS=0023 ES=0023 FS=003B GS=0000

I asked you to post the crash log that you get when you hit CTRL-V inside a text editor, after a crash. Whatever that is, it doesn't look like any Stalker crash log I've ever seen.

Otherwise you could open your Stalker screenshots folder (in common files or how that's called) go one folder up into "STALKER-SHOC" then into "logs" and post the content of xray_nameless.log.

But please try first to post the CTRL-V log, because it is much shorter and usually sufficient to get a hint.

[nameless720]

here you are... might be tmi, I'll just post the whole log i guess...


* Detected CPU: GenuineIntel P3 family, F6/M15/S6, 2401.00 mhz, 63-clk 'rdtsc'
* CPU Features: RDTSC, MMX, SSE, SSE2

Initializing File System...
using fs-ltx fsgame.ltx
--found external arch mp_military_2.xdb0
FS: 30277 files cached, 5489Kb memory used.
Init FileSystem 1.412796 sec
'xrCore' build 3312, Feb 27 2008

Initializing Engine...
Executing config-script "user.ltx"...
[c:\documents and settings\all users\documents\stalker-shoc\user.ltx] successfully loaded.
Starting INPUT device...
Loading DLL: xrRender_R2.dll
Loading DLL: xrGame.dll
* [win32]: free[2031192 K], reserved[15608 K], committed[50288 K]
* [ D3D ]: textures[0 K]
* [x-ray]: crt heap[7210 K], process heap[612 K], game lua[0 K], engine lua[0 K], render[0 K]
* [x-ray]: economy: strings[1032 K], smem[0 K]
Executing config-script "c:\program files\thq\s.t.a.l.k.e.r. - shadow of chernobyl\gamedata\config\default_controls.ltx"...
[c:\program files\thq\s.t.a.l.k.e.r. - shadow of chernobyl\gamedata\config\default_controls.ltx] successfully loaded.
Executing config-script "user.ltx"...
! Unknown command: ai_dbg_alife
! Unknown command: ai_dbg_anim
! Unknown command: ai_dbg_brain
! Unknown command: ai_dbg_cover
! Unknown command: ai_dbg_destroy
! Unknown command: ai_dbg_dialogs
! Unknown command: ai_dbg_frustum
! Unknown command: ai_dbg_funcs
! Unknown command: ai_dbg_goap
! Unknown command: ai_dbg_goap_object
! Unknown command: ai_dbg_goap_script
! Unknown command: ai_dbg_inactive_time
! Unknown command: ai_dbg_infoportion
! Unknown command: ai_dbg_lua
! Unknown command: ai_dbg_monster
! Unknown command: ai_dbg_motion
! Unknown command: ai_dbg_serialize
! Unknown command: ai_dbg_stalker
! Unknown command: ai_dbg_vision
! Unknown command: ai_debug
! Unknown command: ai_draw_game_graph
! Unknown command: ai_draw_game_graph_objects
! Unknown command: ai_draw_game_graph_stalkers
! Unknown command: ai_draw_visibility_rays
! Unknown command: dbg_destroy
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_actor_alive
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_actor_dead
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_actor_phys
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_autopickupbox
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_bullet_hit
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_car_plots_all_trans
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_climbable
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_customdetector
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_customzone
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_invitem
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_car_dynamics
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_car_plots
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_cashed_tries_stats
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_contacts
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_death_boxes
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_enabled_aabbs
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_explosion_position
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_explosions
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_hit_app_pos
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_ik_goal
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_intersected_tries
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_mass_centres
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_negative_tries
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_positive_tries
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_ray_motions
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_saved_tries
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_statistics
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_tri_point
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_tri_test_aabb
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_tri_trace
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_tries_changes_sign
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_ph_zbuffer_disable
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_rp
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_skeleton
! Unknown command: dbg_draw_teamzone
! Unknown command: dbg_dump_physics_step
! Unknown command: dbg_ph_actor_restriction
! Unknown command: dbg_ph_ai_always_phmove
! Unknown command: dbg_ph_ai_never_phmove
! Unknown command: dbg_ph_character_control
! Unknown command: dbg_ph_ik_anim_goal_only
! Unknown command: dbg_ph_ik_limits
! Unknown command: dbg_ph_ladder
! Unknown command: dbg_ph_obj_collision_damage
! Unknown command: dbg_ph_vel_collid_damage_to_display
! Unknown command: dbg_show_ani_info
! Unknown command: ai_animation_stats
! Unknown command: ai_ignore_actor
! Unknown command: ai_nil_object_access
! Unknown command: ai_stats
Executing config-script "c:\program files\thq\s.t.a.l.k.e.r. - shadow of chernobyl\gamedata\config\default_controls.ltx"...
[c:\program files\thq\s.t.a.l.k.e.r. - shadow of chernobyl\gamedata\config\default_controls.ltx] successfully loaded.
! Unknown command: cl_calculateping
! Unknown command: cl_leave_tdemo
! Unknown command: demo_delta_frame
! Unknown command: error_line_count
! Unknown command: g_god
! Unknown command: g_unlimitedammo
! Unknown command: hud_adjust_mode
! Unknown command: hud_adjust_value
! Unknown command: hud_draw
! Unknown command: hud_fov
! Unknown command: lua_gcstep
! Unknown command: mt_ai_vision
! Unknown command: mt_alife
! Unknown command: mt_bullets
! Unknown command: mt_detail_path
! Unknown command: mt_level_path
! Unknown command: mt_level_sounds
! Unknown command: mt_network
! Unknown command: mt_object_handler
! Unknown command: mt_particles
! Unknown command: mt_physics
! Unknown command: mt_script_gc
! Unknown command: mt_sound
! Unknown command: mt_sound_player
! Unknown command: net_cl_pending_lim
! Unknown command: net_cl_update_rate
! Unknown command: net_dump_size
! Unknown command: ph_break_common_factor
! Unknown command: ph_gravity
! Unknown command: ph_rigid_break_weapon_factor
! Unknown command: ph_timefactor
! Unknown command: ph_tri_clear_disable_count
! Unknown command: ph_tri_query_ex_aabb_rate
! Unknown command: psp_cam_offset
! Unknown command: r2_dhemi_count
! Unknown command: r2_dhemi_scale
! Unknown command: r2_dhemi_smooth
! Unknown command: r__d_tree_w_amp
! Unknown command: r__d_tree_w_rot
! Unknown command: r__d_tree_w_speed
! Unknown command: r__d_tree_wave
! Unknown command: r__detail_l_ambient
! Unknown command: r__detail_l_aniso
! Unknown command: r__dtex_range
! Unknown command: r__lsleep_frames
! Unknown command: r__ssa_glod_end
! Unknown command: r__ssa_glod_start
! Unknown command: r__wallmark_shift_pp
! Unknown command: r__wallmark_shift_v
! Unknown command: r__wallmark_ttl
! Unknown command: rs_cam_pos
! Unknown command: rs_clear_bb
! Unknown command: rs_constant_fps
! Unknown command: rs_detail
! Unknown command: rs_occ_draw
! Unknown command: rs_occ_stats
! Unknown command: rs_occlusion
! Unknown command: rs_render_dynamics
! Unknown command: rs_render_statics
! Unknown command: rs_skeleton_update
! Unknown command: rs_wireframe
! Unknown command: show_wnd_rect
! Unknown command: show_wnd_rect_all
! Unknown command: snd_stats
! Unknown command: snd_stats_ai_dist
! Unknown command: snd_stats_info_name
! Unknown command: snd_stats_info_object
! Unknown command: snd_stats_max_dist
! Unknown command: snd_stats_min_dist
! Unknown command: start_time_single
! Unknown command: string_table_error_msg
~ Invalid syntax in call to 'sv_hail_to_winner_time'
~ Valid arguments: integer value in range [0,60]
! Unknown command: sv_pending_wait_time
! Unknown command: sv_skip_winner_waiting
! Unknown command: sv_statistic_save_auto
! Unknown command: sv_wait_for_players_ready
! Unknown command: time_factor_single
! Unknown command: vid_bpp
Executing config-script "c:\program files\thq\s.t.a.l.k.e.r. - shadow of chernobyl\gamedata\config\rspec_extreme.ltx"...
! Unknown command: r__dtex_range
! Unknown command: r__ssa_glod_end
! Unknown command: r__ssa_glod_start
! Unknown command: r__wallmark_ttl
! Unknown command: rs_detail
! Unknown command: rs_skeleton_update
! Unknown command: vid_bpp
[c:\program files\thq\s.t.a.l.k.e.r. - shadow of chernobyl\gamedata\config\rspec_extreme.ltx] successfully loaded.
[c:\documents and settings\all users\documents\stalker-shoc\user.ltx] successfully loaded.
SOUND: OpenAL: enumerate devices...
SOUND: OpenAL: EnumerationExtension Present
devices Generic Hardware
SOUND: OpenAL: system default SndDevice name is B880
stack trace:

001B:01D46529 ct_oal.dll
001B:00354ED9 OpenAL32.dll, alcCreateContext()

[Atrocious]

Maybe you should delete the user.ltx (don't know if it's possible so that the game recreates its own). As you can see in the log, it loads the user.ltx and the there are lots of unknown commands. That is very unusual. Also, what is rspec_extreme.ltx? That doesn't come with OL. So I doubt it's a clean OL installation. I think you should reinstall stalker but delete the folders, before you begin with the new installation. It looks like remnants of old mods are inside your folders.

[nameless720]

it still wont work. I tried to reinstall after deleting all the folders. I can't find the user.ltx where is that file at. Also, when I look at the error reason when the bug message comes up, it says:

XR_3DA.exe caused ACCESS_VIOLATION in module "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ct_oal.dll"

[Atrocious]

user.ltx is in C:\documents and settings\All Users\documents\STALKER-SHOC
Not sure about that path. I have German Windows, so the path is different.

Do you use a cracked executable by chance?