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[polpoint]

I got the new version, made some new worlds and started a new fortress. I played it for a little while then saved.

Started it back up, and after choosing the fortress, it gave me a:

Fatal Error -
"Missing Color Definition"

and crashed

[Velcro]

I get the exact same error.  I generated a new world and started a fort.  I saved it immediately.  When I tried to reload the game, it crashed with the Fatal Error - missing color definition message.  When I tried to generate another world, I couldn't even start the Dwarf Fortress mode without it crashing.

[Velcro]

Ok, I messed around with it a bit more.  Loading an old saved game in the new version worked just fine, and I was able to abandon the old fort and start a new fort in the old world with the new version just fine.  Please pardon the run-on sentence, but I hope this information helps!

[Toady One]

Okay, I've figured this out.  For now, people should quit all the way out before they reload -- there is some lingering color data that isn't being cleaned, and it will infect the worlds.  I should be able to salvage affected saves by cleaning out the duplicated data.

Edit:  Also, the error itself will probably only happen if you abort world generation and then start it again (to get a better world name for example).  Avoid doing this for now.

[ November 16, 2006: Message edited by: Toady One ]

[segmose]

Still got this in 23b  

[Velcro]

quote:Originally posted by Toady One:
<STRONG>Okay, I've figured this out.  For now, people should quit all the way out before they reload -- there is some lingering color data that isn't being cleaned, and it will infect the worlds.  I should be able to salvage affected saves by cleaning out the duplicated data.

Edit:  Also, the error itself will probably only happen if you abort world generation and then start it again (to get a better world name for example).  Avoid doing this for now.

[ November 16, 2006: Message edited by: Toady One ]</STRONG>

Yeah, I did restart the world generation because the name sucked.  Good call.  I'm really impressed at how quick you figured it out.  Thanks!

[Toady One]

This was reported against 23a and 23b.

23c is up now, which should resolve the issue and make old saves work.  I didn't have an old broken save to test, so let me know if they're still busted.