Game locking up during combat

[KlintusFang]

This game has been pretty interesting so far, but one fundamental problem I have is that every single game I have attempted to play inevitably degenerates into an unplayable state because it gets to a point where the AI initiates combat in a sector and the game just live locks in the combat screen. The only thing that works in this game is toggling the auto button. But when the game switches to auto, nothing happens. It just sits there and plays music, lets me toggle auto on/off, lets me scroll the view with the mouse arrow kesy, but the round never advances, the ships never move or fight, and nothing in the UI responds to mouse clicks whether auto is enabled or not. It's stuck in an infinite loop of non-responsive UI with no way to get out other than killing the game from the task manager.

Reload game, hit end-turn, same thing happens. Every game I've tied to play eventually devolves to this completely unplayable state. Is this a known issue? Is there some way to prevent it?

[KlintusFang]

One other thing, when the game does this, I have no ships in the area (just planets with missile launchers) and the game is listing an AI controlled ship in the box where it usually displays the ship that I am currently giving orders for as though it is waiting for me to give it orders to the AI ship. Which I can't do because that ship isn't mine. Then the game live locks and gets stuck in an infinite loop.

[Zaimat]

Klintus can you check with the latest update 1.0.0.78 and if it continues to lock up still, can you send a report from the launcher and link to this post and I'll get back to you once I've taken a look at it. Thanks!

[KlintusFang]

I am currently using 1.0.0.78, and the problem is there. Though I haven't started a new game since using 1.0.0.78. To you expect 1.0.0.78 to fix this problem for games saved prior to 1.0.0.78?

[Zaimat]

When loading with 1.0.0.78 it does an integrity check, if it's something data related it will fix most of the time with prior games.

The game that you are having trouble with was it started 1.0.0.77 or prior? (if you recall how many days ago?). It would be good to send us the report (and note this thread in the report) and I can check further.

[KlintusFang]

It looks like maybe I was not on 1.0.0.78. Steam said I was updated to the latest, which I thought was 1.0.0.78 according to the update notes. But now it just now started downloading a new update even though the update notes are the same as they were this morning.

[Zaimat]

We did 2 updates yesterday, 1.0.0.78 and 79. The first one had the bulk of it, the second one just improved further the integrity check, you definitely want the latest update.

[Soldaris]

I have been playing the game since Alpha. Today 23.2.14 the game totally locked up during combat. I got stuck on turn 1 and despite clicking Auto or fast forward what ever I would click the game just locked up. Like it was stuck in a loop or something. All the other buttons were frozen, only fast forward or Auto could be clicked but it still wouldn't do anything. This is happening with version 1.0.0.8

[Zaimat]

Can you send a report from the launcher and I'll take a look at your saves/autosave asap. Thanks!