Boat Problem

[Gerard]

Yes, there's a problem even I can't solve

Whenever I drive a boat in GTASA, my game crashes. I can drive it for a while, sometimes quite a long time, but suddenly everything stops, goes funny colours and I can't do anything except use the main menu.

This is nothing to do with mods, as it occurs every time I install my copy of GTASA, and occurs whether or not I use mods.

Any ideas?

[Wheelman101]

Your SA Disk is Dirty? Drive is a bit dusty? Bought the game at a Pawnshop?

that is pretty wierd, its eathier you have a buggy SA, or its something with your computer

[QuickDeath]

Im betting on a buggy game, cause boat is pretty much a car with different texture, so the file must be damaged. But to make things more clear - could you post some screens of those funny colors?

[Urbanoutlaw]

You're about the last guy I'd expect to have this kind of headache. I'll presume you've already checked the obvious causes

like crashed drivers, machine problems or a scratched disc. Has this just started for you or has this been an issue from the

start?

Is it a specific boat or all of them?

The only thing I can think of would be a damaged disc.

[GiiBz]

Does it kinda go whitish, then say "loading"? Or something like that? I had this problem, i found I had used up so much memory that the game wasn't loading in time and therefore froze when i came to an unloaded bit....

Tell us what comes up (if anything comes up at all)

[Gerard]

Forgot to check for replies - thanks.

It has always been a problem, first noticed it doing that mission in San Fierro where you have the boat chase at the docks - I could NEVER get round the corner towards the Gant bridge without this totally crashing.

Funny colours are where the entire game seizes up and the light bits glow. If I go into the menu it works, but if I Escape out of that it just shows the menu but glowing and wont let me do anything. I'll grab a screeny soon.

It is definitely a problem with the disk since it affects every install on every PC I've used, and its not the drive. Disk isn't dirty because it hasnt come/gone over time. but it can't be a problem like a big scratch because then the game would fail to install or run. Must be a tiny problem with just a couple of bytes that f*ck up.

[rockstarrem]

You could use a no-cd.

[TOXIC]

@Gerard: I too, experienced those funny colors, which makes SA look like a damned disco, I still remember those funny greens and pinks and blues and all that flashing...

And really speaking, when I flew the Hydra from the Airstrip towards the Gant Bridge and surrounding areas, I too had the same problem....I tried re-installing the game, I did it twice...then it worked properly.

Despite this, I'll suggest if you have any mods installed, first get rid of them

[usual way to get off the mods = re-install].

Hope this helps.

[Urbanoutlaw]

If you have access to a Disc Doctor, you might try that, or borrow another disc from someone you know. Also try installing on

another machine, to confirm it's the disc.

Other than that, I got nothing. Sorry I can't be more help.