CC3 crashing often
Hello everyone.
CC3 and DD3 are crashing very often. usually when i zoom in or out, or when i drag the map so i can look at a different part. previously i had an issue with it crashing when i imported a FT3 outline, someone told me it was due to too many nods. but when i start a fresh map and i make the land mass using the default land mass button it still happens. i have erased the program and re installed. i have repaired the program. i am using version 3.43. i am running windows 10. i cant go more than 2 or 3 minutes without the program crashing. this is becoming a really big problem since i paid for a lot of things that only use CC3 and not CC3+, and now they are all becoming redundant. CC3+ is not crashing so far, but i dont use it very often but i fear that i will have to make the change soon because i am at a point now that I've given up on this program in general. I desperately need to resolve this and any help would be appreciated.
my rig is high end and i have even tried installing on my laptop, and the program crashes on both my desk top and my laptop. so i believe it is something inherently wrong with the program or some setting that is activated without my knowledge,
CC3 and DD3 are crashing very often. usually when i zoom in or out, or when i drag the map so i can look at a different part. previously i had an issue with it crashing when i imported a FT3 outline, someone told me it was due to too many nods. but when i start a fresh map and i make the land mass using the default land mass button it still happens. i have erased the program and re installed. i have repaired the program. i am using version 3.43. i am running windows 10. i cant go more than 2 or 3 minutes without the program crashing. this is becoming a really big problem since i paid for a lot of things that only use CC3 and not CC3+, and now they are all becoming redundant. CC3+ is not crashing so far, but i dont use it very often but i fear that i will have to make the change soon because i am at a point now that I've given up on this program in general. I desperately need to resolve this and any help would be appreciated.
my rig is high end and i have even tried installing on my laptop, and the program crashes on both my desk top and my laptop. so i believe it is something inherently wrong with the program or some setting that is activated without my knowledge,
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does anyone else seem to be having this problem as well? and have you managed a way around it. any suggestions that don't involve "use another program" would be very helpful. Thanks in advance.
Both are still 32-bit programs and will still have the limit of those programs in place, however, CC3+ code has been refactored to enhance performance and reduce resource usage - which is the problem you are running into.
CC3+ is the way forward anyway as CC3 will be phased out.
The ones that I know of that are not are:
The Cartographer's Annual Number 1 through 5
Source Maps: Castles
Source Maps: Temples, Tombs & Catacombs
Source Maps: Cities
The WW2 Interactive Atlas
Dioramas
The Forgotten Realms Interactive Atlas (this one will probably never be updated as it was a one off project with Wizards of the Coast)
Everything else should have a CC3+ update to them so for the most part you should be in good shape with upgrading to CC3+
The Cartographer's Annual's are being updated fairly quickly compared to the past so I suspect it will only be about five more months before all of them are done. They have been upgrading them about once a month recently.
EDIT: Another advantage to upgrading to CC3+ is that the program is more stable. So less crashes. And another is that with CC3+ they have added Photoshop like blend modes to the program, which you cannot do with CC3.
I have never found a way around the CC3 program crashing when I zoom in using the mouse. So I always use the zoom functions with it (sadly, even then, If I have the Sheets and Effects turned on when I do so it will still crash. CC3+ does not have this problem.)
As have been mentioned earlier, I too really recommend switching to CC3+ though, as it is both MUCH faster and more stable. As for add-ons for CC3/CC3+, they are being converted continuously. All the major add-ons and symbols sets (except dioramas) are already available for CC3+, all but the 5 first annuals are available (the rest are coming). The Source Maps are still missing. And everything that is available is a free upgrade if you own the CC3 version, so the reasons to run CC3 instead of CC3+ are quickly shrinking. And most new products that arrive are also CC3+ only. Only for some, I don't have any problems with that at all on any of my numerous installations. There is a know issue if you try to scroll without the CC3 window being active though. CC3 is still being supported, but you'll need to put in a support ticket to receive official support.
I also have experienced a lot of crashes in CC3, especially on larger maps, when using the scroll wheel. A way to deal with it is to save a lot, but the crashes are still annoying. Which is why I use CC3+. As for the addons, they are being updated at a quite fast pace. If you want one of the first annuals in CC3+ you'll also find instructions on this forum on how to update it yourself, if you don't want to wait.
As said, I too recommend switching to CC3+, for your workflow will increase quite a bit.
– Volume 7 update released Feb. 27.
– Volume 6 update released Mar. 10.
– Volume 5 update will probably be available fairly soon (though, again, that's unofficial — I can't speak for ProFantasy).
That's about 1 - 2 weeks between each update recently. Just sayin'.
~Dogtag
Thanks again for doing that Dogtag