Absolutely devastated to the max!!!

Was just on my save as Worcester City went on a ten match unbeaten run and BANG. crash dumps error?? Very seldom has this happened and i'm gutted because my last save was 2 games into the streak, does anyone know if there's anyway i can retrieve the game to the date it crashed, all i know is that there's a crash dump file in the folders.

Need help on this desperately A.S.A.P, so any insight would be extremely helpful.!

Nothing you can do man sorry, just chin up and get on with it

Sorry to hear about your bad luck. I don't think you can recover unless you have the option for automatic saving turned on which would allow you to load a newer savegame.

It's one of the reasons I save before every game I play, as I've never had the game crash outside of a match. During matches however there seems to be a lot of calculations going on which probably taxes my computer to the max. Atleast, that's what I reckon it does.

Takes a bit of getting used to, but you'll be glad you did.

I had a problem very similar just the other day and unfortunatly the only advice I got given was "Turn auto-save on" and "always back up your save games"

In response thoughh I sadly dont think you can get your tun back which is very unfortunate, but look at it this way, you can now just do it again :- ) More moments where your on the edge of your seat.

the crash dumps error is quite unpredictable and i never know if it will happen or not.

i have set it to autosave every 2 weeks so if it does happen i rarely lose more than 2 games

You'll learn from this!!!

I save my game before and after every game.

Should be an option in the settings, if you ask me. The games themselves are the most important aspect.

see i've never experience a crash dump, touch wood. But i have started to get in the habit of saving often and backing up any long term saves to dropbox or my external hard drive, to be extra safe

Crash dumps are normally caused by a PC issue, in honesty.

If you're getting them regularly, post your DXDiag here and lets see if we can identify the cause. Instructions on how to do that here:

http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php/279162-Football-Manager-2012-*OFFICIAL*-FAQ?p=7184733&viewfull=1#post7184733

Ah seems like i'll have to get on with it! Cheers for the help people, makes me glad to post on here

I would try to fix it if I was you - follow the advice above and we may be able to prevent it happening again...

I would try to fix it if I was you - follow the advice above and we may be able to prevent it happening again...

It doesn't happen much if i'm honest, it was more just trying to get my save back, thanks though.

Crash dumps are normally caused by a PC issue, in honesty.

If you're getting them regularly, post your DXDiag here and lets see if we can identify the cause. Instructions on how to do that here:

http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php/279162-Football-Manager-2012-*OFFICIAL*-FAQ?p=7184733&viewfull=1#post7184733

that thread is closed,

my PC seems to meet all the minimum requirements

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System Information

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Time of this report: 3/3/2012, 15:18:54

Machine name: WORKSTATION

Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.111025-1629)

Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: Unknow

System Model: Unknow

BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG

Processor: AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core Processor, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz

Memory: 3070MB RAM

Page File: 959MB used, 3996MB available

Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS

DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

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Display Devices

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Card name: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series

Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.

Chip type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x9442)

DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)

Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9442&SUBSYS_02641043&REV_00

Display Memory: 1024.0 MB

Current Mode: 1152 x 864 (32 bit) (60Hz)

Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor

Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200

Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll

Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6891 (English)

DDI Version: 9 (or higher)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

Driver Date/Size: 12/1/2008 20:51:31, 318464 bytes

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

WHQL Date Stamp: n/a

VDD: n/a

Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys

Mini VDD Date: 12/1/2008 22:13:40, 3452928 bytes

Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-D702-11CF-1869-6E22A1C2CB35}

Vendor ID: 0x1002

Device ID: 0x9442

SubSys ID: 0x02641043

Revision ID: 0x0000

Revision ID: 0x0000

Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D

Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

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Registry: OK

DDraw Status: Enabled

D3D Status: Enabled

AGP Status: Enabled

DDraw Test Result: All tests were successful.

D3D7 Test Result: All tests were successful.

D3D8 Test Result: All tests were successful.

D3D9 Test Result: All tests were successful.

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Sound Devices

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Description: Realtek HD Audio output

Default Sound Playback: Yes

Default Voice Playback: Yes

Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0662&SUBSYS_16F30000&REV_1001

Manufacturer ID: 1

Product ID: 100

Type: WDM

Driver Name: RtkHDAud.sys

Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5497 (English)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

Date and Size: 10/16/2007 17:38:30, 4615168 bytes

Other Files:

Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

HW Accel Level: Full

Cap Flags: 0xF5F

Min/Max Sample Rate: 8000, 192000

Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 33, 32

Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 33, 32

HW Memory: 0

Voice Management: No

EAX 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes

I3DL2 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes

Sensaura ZoomFX: No

Registry: OK

Sound Test Result: The tests were cancelled before completing.

Description: ATI HD Audio rear output

Default Sound Playback: No

Default Voice Playback: No

Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_1002&DEV_AA01&SUBSYS_00AA0100&REV_1001

Manufacturer ID: 1

Product ID: 100

Type: WDM

Driver Name: AtiHdmi.sys

Driver Version: 5.00.40001.0009 (English)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

Date and Size: 7/20/2007 23:40:10, 84992 bytes

Other Files:

Driver Provider: ATI

HW Accel Level: Full

Cap Flags: 0xB5B

Min/Max Sample Rate: 32000, 48000

Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0

Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0

HW Memory: 0

Voice Management: No

EAX 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No

I3DL2 Listen/Src: No, No

Sensaura ZoomFX: No

Registry: OK

Sound Test Result: The tests were cancelled before completing.

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DxDiag Notes

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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.

Display Tab 1: No problems found. DirectDraw test results: All tests were successful. Direct3D 7 test results: All tests were successful. Direct3D 8 test results: All tests were successful. Direct3D 9 test results: All tests were successful.

Sound Tab 1: No problems found.

Sound Tab 2: No problems found.

Music Tab: DirectMusic test results: All tests were successful.

Input Tab: No problems found.

Network Tab: No problems found. DirectPlay test results: All tests were successful.

is there something else i should be looking for?

Hi,

Well - the obvious thing that you can do is update that graphics card driver - it's as old as the hills and I'm reasonably sure there'll be a newer one than that available.

I'd also check into updating DirectX and Java - assuming that you're getting crash problems and that's why you've posted.

Cheers

Matt

I have found (FM 2011) that the weekly 3 rolling autosave is an OK option to begin with if you're starting out. Computer setup is indeed top priority when it comes to computer gaming. After you get your computer setup you'll get into a gaming rhythm and be good to go. Holiday some weeks for speedier gameplay and turn off unnecessary options like press conference etc.