Clients keep crashing

[sum1mustgethurt]

This seems to be a general issue according to other posts on the forums.
Every couple of hours, a number of players crash at the same time. My server has many mutators and is 16 players maximum. I'm not sure if this is a server issue or encompasses all of the Killing Floor servers. If it is the latter then I highly advise Tripwire to patch this immediately or the player base will inevitably decrease (players have expressed their frustrations to me on a usual basis).


Players complain of crashing to desktop and receiving this error log:

Build UT2004_Build_[2004-11-11_10.48]

OS: Windows NT 6.1 (Build: 7601)
CPU: AuthenticAMD Unknown processor @ 2396 MHz with 3570MB RAM
Video: AMD Radeon HD6370D Graphics (1083)

General protection fault!


History: USkeletalMeshInstance::Render <- FDynamicActor::Render <- FDynamicActor::Render <- RenderLevel
<- KF-Temple-of-the-God.myLevel <- FLevelSceneNode::Render <- FPlayerSceneNode::Render <- UGameEngine:raw
<- UWindowsViewport::Repaint <- UWindowsClient::Tick <- ClientTick <- UGameEngine::Tick <- Level Temple of the God
<- UpdateWorld <- MainLoop <- FMallocWindows::Free <- FMallocWindows::Realloc <- 4C576C61 0 FArray <- FArray::Realloc
<- 0*2 <- FMallocWindows::Free

Some parts of course vary depending on player. I heard that only the clients can fix this themselves by verifying files. Is this the case?

Any help would be appreciated,

SMGH

EDIT: I recently removed some skins from the server. I removed the .upl files for it and removed the lines from Serverperks.ini. Some players still logged on with the skin since they had it chosen on it before.

[Justluck]

I got the same error on my own heavy modded server.
Clients keep crashing very often.

Does your solution work?

[tehmadcap]

Originally Posted by sum1mustgethurt

I highly advise Tripwire to patch this immediately or the player base will inevitably decrease

Patch what?

It's obviously a mutator/mod causing the problem, or multiple mutators conflicting with each other.

Originally Posted by Justluck

I got the same error on my own heavy modded server.
Clients keep crashing very often.

I suggest the two of you compare your list of mutators to see which ones you have in common to narrow it down. Then it's going to be a tedious task of elimination to work out which one(s) are causing the problem. Goodluck.

[sum1mustgethurt]

Apparently the skins being removed was the problem. When you want to remove skins, always remove them from the text line in ServerPerks or whatever mutator you used to add them. I took the main files out and that was the cause of the crashing. I am assuming that although the skins aren't in use, they are still addressed for some unknown reason by the server at times (I guess by clients who had them downloaded and chosen before the removal).

@Justluck
The verifying does significantly reduce crashing according to my clients.

@tehmadcrap
I just recently realized that it wasn't Tripwire's problem. It was coincidence that I removed the skins on the same date as the summer update for KF so I rationalized that it was a problem on part of Tripwire. Of course, I take it all back now.

[malis2007]

hmm..
i think that its arams problems..
maybe from the server hoster(owner) or from the clients(players) them selves :P
alot of muts/mods/files added in your server = alot of files to download + alot of rams will be needed O_O

[lVlal2ll3ol2o]

I have a heavily modded server also and we were suffering from that same crash and more. I did a client side fix and I've never crashed since. Highly recommended all KF Modded server players do this in order to not crash every 5 minute.

http://forums.tripwireinteractive.co...ad.php?t=81835

[Justluck]

Ok, it was a broken texture that caused the frequently crashing of clients. -.-
Stupid fail.

But some players are still crashing sometimes.
I have the M41A on my server witch has this counter problem.
Does anyone know whether it was fixed?

[EpharGy]

Remove the weapon, problem solved

[Justluck]

Originally Posted by EpharGy

Remove the weapon, problem solved

Thanks for this brillant tip

Yes i removed it.
But it would be superior to fix it. So we wouldn't lose this great weapon.

[EpharGy]

Originally Posted by Justluck

Thanks for this brillant tip

Yes i removed it.
But it would be superior to fix it. So we wouldn't lose this great weapon.

Well, unless the author of the weapon is actively checking this thread you'll need to go find the author.

[King Sumo]

Originally Posted by Justluck

Ok, it was a broken texture that caused the frequently crashing of clients. -.-
Stupid fail.

which texture/package?

[Justluck]

The texture had nothing to do with this weapon.
I uploaded WTFTex2 before to use the glowsticks in players inventory.
But somehow it was broken.
After a while i changed it.
The crashing wasn't so often after changing it.
I also removed M41A from trader.
So it's only for admins at the moment. And tada no crashes.
But no M41A in trader

Is there a chance to live without the counter?
I mean "simply" remove the counting function?
For me it would be an option because i could live without the counter as long as i could play with this weapon.