Issue with Male Soldier model

[EvilGrins]

Made yet another new skin, went to put it on some bots to test it... but UT froze up when I tried switching a Female Soldier to the Male Soldier.

Initially thought system was overstressed, so gave it a break before coming back to it... but same problem. Let it sit for up to 5 minutes before I gave up.

I just switched bots to Male Soldier to test another skin the other day (Bee skin) so this seemed weird.

Thought it might be I had too many skins for that model and this new skin had hit some threshold of too many the previous skin hadn't reached. I removed all unnecessary skins, ones I don't use, but problem persists.

Popped into UT, and it's playing fine. Male Soldier model in-game works as always, but I can't switch to it in bot setups.

Checked my original UT install, can switch to Male Soldier there with no difficulty... but as I primarily use the Anthology version that doesn't really help me.

Checked other models, I can switch to them with no problems.

Thoughts?

[papercoffee]

what do the log files say?

[EvilGrins]

what do the log files say?

Not much, everything's running fine and then it stops in mid process.

Course, without task manager I wouldn't be able to unlock it (which is tricky) and the .log doesn't really mention task manager.

[papercoffee]

I'm talking about the logfiles of UT.

[EvilGrins]

Basically, that:

Spoiler

Log: Log file open, 09/20/24 10:36:36
Init: Name subsystem initialized
Init: Detected: Microsoft Windows NT 6.2 (Build: 9200)
Init: Version: 436
Init: Compiled: Oct 24 2000 23:40:18
Init: Command line:
Init: Base directory: D:\Unreal Anthology\UnrealTournament\System\
Init: Character set: Unicode
Log: Bound to Engine.dll
Log: Bound to Core.dll
Log: Bound to Window.dll
Init: Object subsystem initialized
Init: Computer: DESKTOPRC5DBQU
Init: User: Ray
Init: Memory total: Phys=2097151K Pagef=4194303K Virt=2097024K
Init: Working set: 32000 / 159000
Init: CPU Speed=3311.153462 MHz
Init: CPU Page size=4096, Processors=4
Init: CPU Detected: PentiumPro-class processor (GenuineIntel)
Init: CPU Features: CMov FPU RDTSC PAE MMX KNI
Init: Unreal engine initialized
Log: Bound to WinDrv.dll
Init: Mouse info: 6 10 1
Init: DirectInput initialized successfully.
Init: Client initialized
Log: Bound to Render.dll
Init: Lighting subsystem initialized
Init: Rendering initialized
Log: LoadMap: Entry
Log: Bound to Fire.dll
Log: Bound to IpDrv.dll
Log: Game class is 'UTIntro'
Log: Level is Level Entry.MyLevel
Log: Bringing Level Entry.MyLevel up for play (0)...
ScriptLog: InitGame:
ScriptLog: Base Mutator is Entry.Mutator0
Log: Browse: Fire-Logo-Map.unr?Class=BotPack.TMale2?team=0?skin=SoldierSkins_DRNJ.DRNJ?Face=?OverrideClass=Botpack.CHSpectator?Voice=MultiMesh.SkaarjVoice?Name=Doppleganger?RadarScale=50
Log: LoadMap: Fire-Logo-Map.unr?Class=BotPack.TMale2?team=0?skin=SoldierSkins_DRNJ.DRNJ?Face=?OverrideClass=Botpack.CHSpectator?Voice=MultiMesh.SkaarjVoice?Name=Doppleganger?RadarScale=50
Log: Collecting garbage
Log: Purging garbage
Log: -0.0ms Unloading: Package Render
Log: Garbage: objects: 15377->15376; refs: 173031
Log: Game class is 'UTIntro'
Log: Level is Level Fire-Logo-Map.MyLevel
Log: Bringing Level Fire-Logo-Map.MyLevel up for play (0)...
ScriptLog: InitGame: ?Class=BotPack.TMale2?team=0?skin=SoldierSkins_DRNJ.DRNJ?Face=?OverrideClass=Botpack.CHSpectator?Voice=MultiMesh.SkaarjVoice?Name=Doppleganger?RadarScale=50
ScriptLog: Base Mutator is Fire-Logo-Map.Mutator1
Init: Initialized moving brush tracker for Level Fire-Logo-Map.MyLevel
Log: Bound to UWeb.dll
ScriptLog: Team 0
ScriptLog: Login: Doppleganger
Warning: Failed to load 'Texture SoldierSkins.DRNJ4': Failed to find object 'Texture SoldierSkins.DRNJ4'
ScriptLog: Failed to load SoldierSkins.DRNJ4 so load SoldierSkins_DRNJ.DRNJ4
Warning: Failed to load 'Texture SoldierSkins.DRNJ5': Failed to find object 'Texture SoldierSkins.DRNJ5'
Log: Possessed PlayerPawn: TMale2 Fire-Logo-Map.TMale0
Init: Input system initialized for WindowsViewport0
Log: Opened viewport
Log: Bound to D3DDrv.dll
Init: DirectDraw drivers detected:
Init: display (Primary Display Driver)
Init: D3D Device: Supports system memory DMA blts
Log: D3D Device 4194240K vram, 4186140K free
Init: Unreal Tournament Direct3D support - internal revision 1.9c
Init: D3D Device: szDriver=aticfx32.dll
Init: D3D Device: szDescription=AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Init: D3D Device: wProduct=0
Init: D3D Device: wVersion=0
Init: D3D Device: wSubVersion=0
Init: D3D Device: wBuild=0
Init: D3D Device: dwVendorId=4098
Init: D3D Device: dwDeviceId=26687
Init: D3D Device: dwSubSysId=579146840
Init: D3D Device: dwRevision=0
Init: Best-match display mode: 1024x768x32 (Error=0)
Init: D3D Device: dwZbuffer depth: 32 bits.
Init: D3D Driver: wMaxTextureBlendStages=8
Init: D3D Driver: wMaxSimultaneousTextures=8
Log: D3D Driver: Supports FOURCC !
Log: D3D Driver: Supports FOURCC DXT1
Log: D3D Driver: Supports FOURCC DXT2
Log: D3D Driver: Supports FOURCC DXT3
Log: D3D Driver: Supports FOURCC DXT4
Log: D3D Driver: Supports FOURCC DXT5
Log: D3D Driver: Supports FOURCC ATI1
Log: D3D Driver: Supports FOURCC ATI2
Log: D3D Driver: Supports FOURCC RESZ
Log: D3D Driver: Supports FOURCC DF16
Log: D3D Driver: Supports FOURCC DS16
Log: D3D Driver: Supports FOURCC DF24
Log: D3D Driver: Supports FOURCC INTZ
Log: D3D Driver: Supports FOURCC NULL
Init: D3D Detected: ATI video

Set a stopwatch, let it run for 5 minutes before I got out using Task Manager.

When I was having the issue with UnrealTournament.exe repeatedly deleting itself I backed up my entire UnrealAnthology UT to a .zip file. If I can't find a fix for this issue relatively soon, I may just delete everything in the /system folder that isn't an .int file and restore the whole thing from the .zip for it.

[OjitroC]

Does the crash happen with every Female Soldier you try to change?

Can you change the Female Soldier to a model other than the Male Soldier?

If you change the Female Soldier to the Male Soldier manually, by alterting the relevant .ini, does the change show up correctly in the selection window and in-game?

[EvilGrins]

Does the crash happen with every Female Soldier you try to change?

No, I've even gone directly to my own setup for how I look in game and as that's a Male Soldier it won't even open up.

Doesn't crash, it freezes and locks. That's why I have to use Task Manager and a lot of Alt-Tab and keys to get out of it.

Can you change the Female Soldier to a model other than the Male Soldier?

I can change it to anything else, currently that bot is now a Dalek.

If you change the Female Soldier to the Male Soldier manually, by alterting the relevant .ini, does the change show up correctly in the selection window and in-game?

As with trying to open my own setup, no window will open displaying a Male Soldier.

Given most of my skinning is of the Male Soldier, this presents a lot of problems.

[OjitroC]

Has anything in your UT setup or Windows setup changed since the last time you were able to 'see' a Male Soldier in the Player/Bot selection windows?

Did the issue with UnrealTournament.exe happen since the last time you were able to view a Male Soldier in the selection windows?

Can't work out what might be causing this issue -
a) not the Soldier model as that works OK in game;
b) nothing directly related to the rendering of the models in the selection windows as everything bar the Male Soldier is OK;
c) did think it might be a skin for the Male Soldier that could not, for some reason, be rendered but this can not be the case if the Player skin you are using has previously rendered OK in the Player selection window but now does not.

You could rename your current System folder (OldSystem for example) and copy into your installation the System folder from the zip of the UnrealAnthology you have and see what happens. If that works OK then move over new .int files and any other stuff you have added.

[EvilGrins]

Has anything in your UT setup or Windows setup changed since the last time you were able to 'see' a Male Soldier in the Player/Bot selection windows?

No.

Did the issue with UnrealTournament.exe happen since the last time you were able to view a Male Soldier in the selection windows?

Nope

You could rename your current System folder (OldSystem for example) and copy into your installation the System folder from the zip of the UnrealAnthology you have and see what happens. If that works OK then move over new .int files and any other stuff you have added.

I'll give that a shot.

[OjitroC]

Have you checked the integrity of the file system and of the HD?

[EvilGrins]

Have you checked the integrity of the file system and of the HD?

I have not, only run anti-viral checks.

On the other hand, it worked!

Still not sure why.

[Hbgr]

Im wondering if you missed a step in translating the new texture...

[EvilGrins]

Im wondering if you missed a step in translating the new texture...

My initial thought was as this problem started after I'd put the new .int & .utx into their respective folders, that might be it.

So I deleted both and tried it again.

Sadly, nope.