3DICE - Anyone have numerous crashes?

[SlotMonster]

I'm playing under Win XP SP2. Could provide few screenshots with crashes as per request.

 

[RobWin]

I'm playing under Win XP SP2. Could provide few screenshots with crashes as per request.

Well I'm using Windows XP SP3
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[jimb123]

hmm

There has to be some sort of common denominator here amongst you guys that are having these crashes...

What operating system are you guys running?

Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, etc.?
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I'm running IBM PC DOS 2.0 on one and OS/2 on another. I was also going to try on an MVS mainframe. If that doesn't work, I'm going to go back to vaccuum tubes.

 

[jimb123]

screenshot

The only screenshot I have (that hasn't already been sent to 3dice support) is this one below. Mainly cuz once it crashes my PC hangs and nothing works. I have to power cycle/cold reboot.

 

[skiny]

There has to be some sort of common denominator here amongst you guys that are having these crashes...

Yes. We're all running 3Dice.


My system doesn't crash. 3Dice does. I could have 20 programs running at the same time and 3Dice locks up and needs to be restarted. The rest (even full screen games minimized) have no problem and keep running happily. And running 3Dice on it's own changes nothing.

And I still fail to understand how having one program that doesn't work out of 4 or 5 dozen means it's a computer problem. The other 60 programmers seemed to have made their software work fine on my computer. Maybe 3Dice should give them a call and ask how.

 

[SlotKing]

Just from the replies in this thread alone, there is one common denominator....

WINDOWS XP.

Combine that with all of the other replies in the other thread, this narrows it down even further.

WINDOWS XP.

As much as I know I am going to get lambasted for saying what I am about to say, I will say it anyway.

Time to upgrade, people!

Vista is not at all bad. 7 is even better. My lappie runs Win7 and I have not a single problem with the software freezing. The chat thing, ok... but that's something different and I have had that for a while, but it doesn't cause anything to happen to me except for me not being able to read what I type, even though the other party can see me just fine.

Am I the only one who seems able to see this? Windows 7 upgrades right over XP (provided you do a backup first) and will most likely solve your issues you are having. Regardless of the technology in your computer, if the operating system is too out-of-date with the software, the operating system will be the culprit in the situation.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

 

[Pinababy69]

Just from the replies in this thread alone, there is one common denominator....

WINDOWS XP.

Combine that with all of the other replies in the other thread, this narrows it down even further.

WINDOWS XP.

As much as I know I am going to get lambasted for saying what I am about to say, I will say it anyway.

Time to upgrade, people!

Vista is not at all bad. 7 is even better. My lappie runs Win7 and I have not a single problem with the software freezing. The chat thing, ok... but that's something different and I have had that for a while, but it doesn't cause anything to happen to me except for me not being able to read what I type, even though the other party can see me just fine.

Am I the only one who seems able to see this? Windows 7 upgrades right over XP (provided you do a backup first) and will most likely solve your issues you are having. Regardless of the technology in your computer, if the operating system is too out-of-date with the software, the operating system will be the culprit in the situation.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

LOL....gotta do it. Sorry Kris....Vista here.

I never even played 3Dice on my old piece of crap puter (which was XP), simply because it didn't have near enough RAM, nor a decent video card.

And while I may have suffered the odd crash/freeze pre update...it's nothing compared to what happens now, after the update that included the Slot Wizard, etc.

I should see if I have a recent bug report that I've sent in...and the programmers here could have a field day with it. But wait, would that be considered privileged communication? It may, as they contain some pretty detailed info, I would assume relating to the actual programming itself? Guess that's not a good idea. It's all gobbledygook to me, lol.

As long as I stay at my puter, and initiate my bonus rounds within a few seconds, and don't let anything "time out", then for the most part, it's okay. If I'm not fast on the button, lots of trouble. It happened the other day, and it completely froze on me....wasn't able to send a bug report, couldn't shut it down, couldn't restart...and it also froze all the other windows I had open in IE.

Here's a simple thought from someone who really knows nothing...how about removing the "time out" feature on bonus rounds? With both RTG and MG, I can get the FS (for example), I can get up and leave home, come back two hours later, and I haven't been disconnected, nor has my puter frozen. Everything is exactly as I left it. I know, probably not near that simple...just a thought.

All I know is that, like Skiny....I can be d/l'ing a movie using a DL Manager, listening to music, burning a bunch of movies to disc, have 4 or 5 different IE windows open, and play RTG at the same time. Nary a problem. I "could" do it with MG as well...but MG is such a resource hog, that I would be scared of blowing up my puter completely. Point is though, that nothing crashes or freezes.

We also have tons of PC versions of video games on this computer, and never a problem with them...including Sims (for my daughter) which is a pretty graphics intense 3D game...among others.

3Dice is the only program or software that consistently crashes, for whatever reason.

Sorry Enzo, I have no doubt that you guys are working on it, and this isn't meant as bitching....just info for ya. And I will continue to send the bug reports, when possible.

 

[SlotKing]

LOL Lisa... at least you're someone I enjoy arguing with

The bug reports contain information about your computer at the time of the error/crash. There are lines of code in there that would look greek to most people, but do contain some very detailed information, something I'm sure Enzo and his team would frown upon putting in public view.

The reason the timeout feature was added is because too many people were waiting until the last minute/few seconds/last second in a tourney to play a bonus round. Needless to say, people who thought they were in the lead at the very end were dismayed when someone overtook them at the last possible second and that person won. People complained, and 3Dice listened - thus the timeout was added to prevent this issue from happening again (you can only sit on something for up to 45 seconds before the timeout kicks in - it may even be less than that now).

Like I said... Windows 7 seems to be the most stable of all the operating systems out there. It will upgrade right over Vista with no problems.

 

[Pinababy69]

LOL Lisa... at least you're someone I enjoy arguing with

The bug reports contain information about your computer at the time of the error/crash. There are lines of code in there that would look greek to most people, but do contain some very detailed information, something I'm sure Enzo and his team would frown upon putting in public view.

The reason the timeout feature was added is because too many people were waiting until the last minute/few seconds/last second in a tourney to play a bonus round. Needless to say, people who thought they were in the lead at the very end were dismayed when someone overtook them at the last possible second and that person won. People complained, and 3Dice listened - thus the timeout was added to prevent this issue from happening again (you can only sit on something for up to 45 seconds before the timeout kicks in - it may even be less than that now).

Like I said... Windows 7 seems to be the most stable of all the operating systems out there. It will upgrade right over Vista with no problems.

Ditto Kris.

Re: the bug reports.....yeah, sort of figured that, and completely understand the confidentiality of it.

And regarding the timeout thing....again, you are right. As soon as I read your post, it all came back to me. I was one of the ones bitching about people sitting on bonus rounds, and yes...3Dice/Enzo listened, and added that feature in. I also bitched about the "gamble" feature, and people sitting on a large win til the last few seconds of a tourney, and then gambling it right at the end. So there is a limit on that as well now. And a "no gamble" on alot of the tournies, which is something else I bitched about.

Trust me people, I love 3Dice....but I do my fair amount of bitching at Enzo, just not on the forum....ha ha. I prefer the private, nag him til he gives in, approach.

Again, not meaning to bitch in this thread...just trying to add my own experiences and thoughts on the software.

 

[Jasminebed]

It is my understanding that real and tourney are on different servers. Perhaps they could modify real play so bonus rounds do not timeout?

Also, Windows XP and Windows Vista are major operating systems still, and it is not free to upgrade.

And I can't even load Solitaire without a shutdown. Wazzup with that

 

[RobWin]

Ditto Kris.

Re: the bug reports.....yeah, sort of figured that, and completely understand the confidentiality of it.

And regarding the timeout thing....again, you are right. As soon as I read your post, it all came back to me. I was one of the ones bitching about people sitting on bonus rounds, and yes...3Dice/Enzo listened, and added that feature in. I also bitched about the "gamble" feature, and people sitting on a large win til the last few seconds of a tourney, and then gambling it right at the end. So there is a limit on that as well now. And a "no gamble" on alot of the tournies, which is something else I bitched about.

Trust me people, I love 3Dice....but I do my fair amount of bitching at Enzo, just not on the forum....ha ha. I prefer the private, nag him til he gives in, approach.

Again, not meaning to bitch in this thread...just trying to add my own experiences and thoughts on the software.

So basically you were bitching about me, right?
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[Pinababy69]

So basically you were bitching about me, right?

If the shoe fits my friend.

Haven't you read my title? If I'm not bitching, I ain't happy. Sorry you got caught in the crossfire.

 

[Redbush54]

I run windows7 on the desktop and vista ultimate on the laptop. Never had a problem until 2 weeks ago and now they both will freeze and I can't restart the casino. This is the only casino I have a problem with.

 

[bernynhel]

...And regarding the timeout thing....again, you are right. As soon as I read your post, it all came back to me. I was one of the ones bitching about people sitting on bonus rounds, and yes...3Dice/Enzo listened, and added that feature in. I also bitched about the "gamble" feature, and people sitting on a large win til the last few seconds of a tourney, and then gambling it right at the end. So there is a limit on that as well now. And a "no gamble" on alot of the tournies, which is something else I bitched about. ..

So it WAS you!!! I knew it! Gawd forbid someone should stoop so low as to overpower you in a tourney by employing a little strategy, huh! And I lost WAY more tourneys cuzza the gamble than I won - but at least it wasnt so fkn boring as it is now with nuthin to do but sit there for an hour and click "spin".

Jeez your avatar totally misrepresents you! Maybe this suits you better?

 

[Pinababy69]

So it WAS you!!! I knew it! Gawd forbid someone should stoop so low as to overpower you in a tourney by employing a little strategy, huh! And I lost WAY more tourneys cuzza the gamble than I won - but at least it wasnt so fkn boring as it is now with nuthin to do but sit there for an hour and click "spin".

Ha ha Bern....honest to God, you are one of the most colourful characters we have on here. You liven up the place. Have at me, if it makes ya feel good.

You should try the "nag until he gives in" approach. It's quite effective. Also, the "I talk, he pretends to listen..until he can't ignore me anymore" approach. Poor Enzo, he doesn't stand a chance once I start my mouth yapping...sorta like a big old junkyard dog, with a big, meaty steakbone.

 

[bernynhel]

...You should try the "nag until he gives in" approach...

Ooooooooooooooo you din't even wait for the illustration!!! LOL! And I wouldn't be caught dead on Enzo's leg if both a my hands were broke and in plaster casts! And I been rehearsing what I was gonna say to whoever admitted to lobbying to screw up the 3Dice tourneys ever since they screwed em up!

...sorta like a big old junkyard dog, with a big, meaty steakbone...

LOL A "big ol junkyard dog" a skeered of a lil GAMBLIN' going on in a casino tournament???

I might believe:

 

[Pinababy69]

Ooooooooooooooo you din't even wait for the illusatration!!! LOL! And I wouldn't be caught dead on Enzo's leg if both a my hands were broke and in plaster casts!

LMAO....I'm visualizing Bern. Gimme a sec to catch up.

Re: the avatar? Sweet Jeezus!! If I were to use that, I'd have to run to the mirror every five minutes to make sure I was still "me". Little Bo Peep? Ha ha ha.....

EDIT: OMG....just saw the puppy pic, lol. I bought my daughter a Pomeranian pup last year at the end of the school year, and no word of a lie...she looked exactly like that. You must be psychic!!

 

[bernynhel]

LOL Glad you liked it. Still wish they'd leave the gamble on more. Don't care that much bout the time out. Cept I thot that they thot a that themselves, at least. When some1 beat me by gambling at the last sec (they cudda just as easily, lost, too, y'know - but you didn't think a how many tourneys you won cuzza some poor slob sat onna gamble, like an idjit, for half a hour maybe, and then blew it, tho, didja???) I just did the same thing when I got a chance to try. I think I might a been like 2/5 with that tactic.

A pomewho??? That pic I found? That's not a real dog!?!? Is it??

A real dog...

 

[skiny]

If the problem is that the program doesn't run on XP it's not the operating system. It's the software.

If the problem is that the program doesn't work with ATI video cards it's not the video card. It's the software.

If the problem is the program doesn't run unless it's a full moon. It's not the moon's fault. It's the software.

The fact is that everyone who's having problems with this software isn't having problems with anything else. Common denominator - the 3Dice software.

And while the only excuse I've ever heard for any of these problems is that the software is state of the art, here are the system requirements for 3Dice software.

System requirements :
IBM PC-compatible computer
Windows 98 or better
Pentium III 800Mhz+
256 megabytes of RAM
3D video card
SVGA screen
8 megabytes of hard drive space

Doesn't sound like a very magical mix of software and hardware to me.

Now are realize that some people like to think they have the world's greatest computer and that everyone else's is inferior but the reality is that for 99% of the applications and games running on this planet, having state of the art hardware and anything better than windows xp just isn't necessary and nobody should be buying new operating systems and swapping video cards repeatedly until they find something this software likes.

3Dice tried to make the software better and they made it worse. Everyone should stop making excuses for it and Enzo should get it fixed. That's the bottom line.

 

[Jasminebed]

Well, a new release came out today, and I only had one freezeup. I sent my bug report, and I will continue to send them.

Enzo recruited a few users to try and get the bugs, so hopefully they will have it running smoothly again. Or smooth enough at least.

 

[skiny]

I'd heard about the new updates and decided to log in for the first time since Enzo got lippy behind my back just to see if I could break it. I'd forgotten the broken software wasn't the only problem. The tournaments are all fixed. Hard to test the software when you're bankrupt soon as you start each tournament.

 

[maphesto]

I'd forgotten the broken software wasn't the only problem. The tournaments are all fixed. Hard to test the software when you're bankrupt soon as you start each tournament.

You are making all threads about 3Dice readable. I am not a huge player at 3Dice but when I see threads about them I just have to read them.

 

[skiny]

You are making all threads about 3Dice readable. I am not a huge player at 3Dice but when I see threads about them I just have to read them.

There wouldn't be much point in typing in them if nobody was reading them.

 

[binshakindown]

FYI

I have windows xp sp3, and pretty decent hardware. I never had the game freeze problem until after the great 3Dice crash of 2010. It appears that when they switched or replaced their hardware, I started getting the bonus round blues. Also, I cannot restart the casino using the casino dialog buttons, I have to use the "end task" in task manager. In other words, the entire game crashes.

Skiny is right, it is not our computers, since even my nostromo gaming key pad can work on many platforms.

Like I said, I never had crashes, freeze-ups, etc. with 3Dice software until after the major hardware crash they had. If you want my opinion, I think they had to upgrade the software for the new hardware.

Simple really for me anyway. Things are simple when I don't know what they are or what they mean.

 

[skiny]

I tried again today to see if I could freeze up some of the games. From what it looks like the free spin bonuses no longer freeze up the system. I tried 3 different slot games and some table games in tournament mode. None of which froze the system up at the usual times.

By the way... I did not install a new operating system and I did not change any hardware. It seems they were able to solve some of the problems with the latest update. The ones caused by the last update.

Now if they could fix the problem that it's impossible to win money playing these tournaments they'd be all set.

7 Free spin bonuses in tut in a half hour. My balance was 700 less than I started with. Payola bankrupted 2500 in about 15 minutes. Red dog bankrupted in 2 minutes flat without raising. Fortune Falls hit bonus after bonus all of which only paid back what it cost to hit them. lol

Some things never change.

Good work on the updates though. At least that problem seems solved.