BLADERUNNER: Crash when visiting Yukon lobby in Act 4 (with CDFRAMES)

[Stefanic]

I am playing through Blade Runner again (thanks for supporting this game btw!).

Currenly I am in act 4 (out on the streets section), but the game crashes/enters debugger when I try to enter the Yukon Hotel with the error below:

Unable to locate page 2214 for animation 668 frame 4!

I tried direct entry from DNA row and also made a round trip so you enter from the room where you where previously tied up, both result in this same error.

Let me know if I can help out with anything.

[antoniou79]

Replying to Stefanic:

I am playing through Blade Runner again (thanks for supporting this game btw!).

Currenly I am in act 4 (out on the streets section), but the game crashes/enters debugger when I try to enter the Yukon Hotel with the error below:

Unable to locate page 2214 for animation 668 frame 4!

I tried direct entry from DNA row and also made a round trip so you enter from the room where you where previously tied up, both result in this same error.

Let me know if I can help out with anything.

Hello! Which version of the game are you playing?

This error typically occurs if something is wrong with the required data files files that should be in your Blade Runner game folder that you added in Steam.

Could you please double check that you have all the correct files there?
We provide a list, and MD5 checksum per file for all known (to us) versions of the game:

Here's the pertinent links:

• ​https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Blade_Runner#Working_data_files
• ​https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=User_Manual/Installing_a_game_for_use_with_ScummVM#Blade_Runner
• ​https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=Datafiles#Blade_Runner
• ​https://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14900#p87200 (first post)

More often than not, this is due to some problem with the CDFRAMES#.DAT files (maybe there was a mixup as to their numbering during renaming?) or with the HDFRAMES.DAT (if you are using that one, and it is corrupted for some reason).

Also, if the bug persists after checking the above, please attach a save game in the report so that we can try to reproduce the issue.

[Stefanic]

Replying to antoniou79:

Hello! Which version of the game are you playing?

This error typically occurs if something is wrong with the required data files files that should be in your Blade Runner game folder that you added in Steam.

Could you please double check that you have all the correct files there?
We provide a list, and MD5 checksum per file for all known (to us) versions of the game:

Here's the pertinent links:

• ​https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Blade_Runner#Working_data_files
• ​https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=User_Manual/Installing_a_game_for_use_with_ScummVM#Blade_Runner
• ​https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=Datafiles#Blade_Runner
• ​https://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14900#p87200 (first post)

More often than not, this is due to some problem with the CDFRAMES#.DAT files (maybe there was a mixup as to their numbering during renaming?) or with the HDFRAMES.DAT (if you are using that one, and it is corrupted for some reason).

Also, if the bug persists after checking the above, please attach a save game in the report so that we can try to reproduce the issue.

I am playing the English CD release version, I checked all MD5 sums and they all match.
The MD5 hash also corresponds to the correct number of CDFRAMES*.DAT, so that must also mean the naming is correct.

I will attach my save game, you only need to walk to the right and then up. That takes you to the entrance to the Yukon.

[Stefanic]

Save game right before Yukon building (go left then up)

[antoniou79]

Yes, it was easy to reproduce from your savegame file. It indeed seems to be a bad state for the Desk Clerk that is causing it.

Did you quickly run past Leon chocking the Clerk in chapter 3?

The issue will not cause a crash (it's still a buggy state) if you are using the HDFRAMES.DAT method rather than the CDFRAMES#.DAT files, by the way. However, it's good to know about this bug so that we can prevent it from happening.

[Stefanic]

Replying to antoniou79:

Did you quickly run past Leon chocking the Clerk in chapter 3?

Exactly that, I accidentally walked out of that scene and returned immediately but it was already over.

The issue will not cause a crash (it's still a buggy state) if you are using the HDFRAMES.DAT method rather than the CDFRAMES#.DAT files, by the way. However, it's good to know about this bug so that we can prevent it from happening.

Do you mean I should use the packing method to not trigger this bug?

[antoniou79]

Replying to Stefanic:

Replying to antoniou79:

Did you quickly run past Leon chocking the Clerk in chapter 3?

Exactly that, I accidentally walked out of that scene and returned immediately but it was already over.

The issue will not cause a crash (it's still a buggy state) if you are using the HDFRAMES.DAT method rather than the CDFRAMES#.DAT files, by the way. However, it's good to know about this bug so that we can prevent it from happening.

Do you mean I should use the packing method to not trigger this bug?

I'm just remarking that the game won't crash with HDFRAMES.DAT to keep a note of it for the bug fix purposes.

I can upload your saved game fixed, so that you can continue playing without HDFRAMES.DAT.

Ideally we'd want to catch as many similar bugs as possible for when playing with the CDFRAMES#.DAT files.

[Stefanic]

Replying to antoniou79:

I'm just remarking that the game won't crash with HDFRAMES.DAT to keep a note of it for the bug fix purposes.

I can upload your saved game fixed, so that you can continue playing without HDFRAMES.DAT.

Ideally we'd want to catch as many similar bugs as possible for when playing with the CDFRAMES#.DAT files.

If you can fix the savegame please, I will resume playing that save.

[antoniou79]

Possible fixed saved game for #11239

[antoniou79]

Can you try with the above attached save game please?

[antoniou79]

In 1428aae3:

BLADERUNNER: #11239 Fix buggy state and saved games for Desk Clerk

Resolves ticket #11239

Occurs when McCoy leaves the scene with Leon and Desk Clerk too fast, before Leon drops the clerk
Crash happens only when using CDFRAMES, but the animation would be bugged even when using HDFRAMES.DAT

[antoniou79]

In 5f889bc9:

BLADERUNNER: #11239 Fix buggy state and saved games for Desk Clerk

Resolves ticket #11239

Occurs when McCoy leaves the scene with Leon and Desk Clerk too fast, before Leon drops the clerk
Crash happens only when using CDFRAMES, but the animation would be bugged even when using HDFRAMES.DAT

[Stefanic]

Thanks for the fixed savegame, works like a charm!

[antoniou79]

Excellent. I'm closing the ticket since the bug fix is now implemented for the development version and also back-ported to the possible 2.1.1 version.

Also, it might be worth noting that is a bug for the original game, too.