WinBolo v1.15 crashing on XP

WinBolo 1.15 crashes whenever I try to start any kind of network game- LAN, TCP/IP or tracker.

Example:

1) I select Internet (Tracker search) from the main menu and click OK.
2) I click New in the Tracker Game Finder dialog.
3) I pick Tournament, allow hidden mines and computer tanks, then click OK.
4) I get an error: "WinBolo.exe has encountereds a problem and needs to close etc etc." and WinBolo crashes.

Same thing with TCP/IP or Local Network. I've tried on three different PCs, all running Windows XP (two with SP1a, one with SP2), all different hardware. Anyone seen this before?

Thank you.

and what map do you pick? the inbuilt map crashes winbolo atm.

Min

That was it- thank you.

satur9nine wrote:

That seems kinda bad for a product at a version past 1.0

When its a product thats provided by someone who made it as a hobby. Its not bad at all. If you don't like it, don't play. Period.

Min

Odd, though. It hasn't ever crashed with the inbuilt on my system.

Acro wrote:

Odd, though. It hasn't ever crashed with the inbuilt on my system.

Odd, have you tried it recently? .... Elvis modified the code and I guess it moved the internal structure that holds the inbuilt map, this cuases it to attempt to access the wrong spot. And therefore it dies horribly.

Min

Yea I tried it right before posting

Acro wrote:

Yea I tried it right before posting

it works in practice mode.

Min

open it in practice mode then hit file -> save map ?

Min

Welcome to the community!

I'm not sure you can fix the WinBolo game itself, but you can download the Everard Island map (the inbuilt one) here and load it like you would any networked game: http://winbolo.net/mapcollectioninfo.php?id=203

Hopefully this helps!