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This is the first time I'm playing SoC. I get a crash every time I enter the Agroprom Underground (I'm looking for Doctor). The log says:

FATAL ERROR

[error]Expression : fatal error
[error]Function : CInifile::r_section
[error]File : E:\stalker\sources\trunk\xrCore\Xr_ini.cpp
[error]Line : 342
[error]Description : <no expression>
[error]Arguments : Can't open section '▯'

The log doesn't seem to be very helpful. I'm using ZRP with settings close to vanilla (apart from the sleeping bag and some minor tweaks). The only other mod I use is Original Weapons Renewal 3.

I also have an older save file from way back when I entered the underground for the first time (searching for Strelok's hideout). Oddly enough that one seems to work fine. Could it be that my save file got somehow corrupted? What are my options? Can I finish the storyline without completing this task? Any help is appreciated.

EDIT: Below is a screenshot of the error message.
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Post edited May 25, 2017 by -eviljester-
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-eviljester-: This is the first time I'm playing SoC. I get a crash every time I enter the Agroprom Underground (I'm looking for Doctor). The log says:

FATAL ERROR

[error]Expression : fatal error
[error]Function : CInifile::r_section
[error]File : E:\stalker\sources\trunk\xrCore\Xr_ini.cpp
[error]Line : 342
[error]Description : <no expression>
[error]Arguments : Can't open section '▯'

The log doesn't seem to be very helpful. I'm using ZRP with settings close to vanilla (apart from the sleeping bag and some minor tweaks). The only other mod I use is Original Weapons Renewal 3.

I also have an older save file from way back when I entered the underground for the first time (searching for Strelok's hideout). Oddly enough that one seems to work fine. Could it be that my save file got somehow corrupted? What are my options? Can I finish the storyline without completing this task? Any help is appreciated.

EDIT: Below is a screenshot of the error message.
Yes, you have a corrupt save. The value between quotes in your error report is "0xE2, 0x96, 0xAF" which is not a valid section. This happens with a mismatched save/load lists for objects in mods or with mods that modify net_packets (engine-side data structures) while the engine is changing them.

This doesn't happen in valid vanilla (patch 1.0004 or later; GOG's version is 1.0006) or in vanilla with ZRP, so I suspect OWR3 is generating custom weapon or item types that are invalid or are not completely supported. For an example: the weapon/item's save() function stores more or less data than its load() function.

But what you can do, depending on what version of ZRP you are using: Load the Agroprom save you have before you go below ground, then press Esc followed by T to bring up the TZIO (The Zone Is Open) dialog. Select the Army Warehouses chapter in the list and click the Go button. This will give you the progress to bypass the need to go underground to meet Doc. Make a new save, and use that save as a base for future play.

You can play from there, but be aware that whatever caused the problem in the Agroprom underground is still lurking in your game.

If you want to see the animation when you meet the Doctor, you can start a new game, use the same TZIO dialog and select the Yantar Lower Level chapter but don't click Go yet; first select "Just equip for level" and then click Go. Distribute your new inventory to slots, then go visit Guide. After being told to meet Doc, you can use TZIO in the Cordon to teleport to the Agroprom underground, this time selecting "Teleport only" before clicking Go. You'll probably have to fight through some enemies to visit Doc.

If this still crashes, try the previous paragraph's instructions without OWR3 after you finish your normal game.
Many thanks for the comprehensive reply. Using the older save I was able to bypass the task. I've uninstalled OWR3 for the rest of the playthrough (good thing I made a backup of my gamedata folder :P) and so far got no crashes, even in the underground.

I would still like to use OWR3 for my future playthroughs, though. It's a great mod. The way the protagonist used to cock the guns all the time drove me mad! :)
Post edited May 26, 2017 by -eviljester-
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-eviljester-: Many thanks for the comprehensive reply. Using the older save I was able to bypass the task. I've uninstalled OWR3 for the rest of the playthrough (good thing I made a backup of my gamedata folder :P) and so far got no crashes, even in the underground.

I would still like to use OWR3 for my future playthroughs, though. It's a great mod. The way the protagonist used to cock the guns all the time drove me mad! :)
Thanks for letting us know you have it working. Yes, that constant gun recharging is annoying. Maybe you'll be fortunate in later playthroughs and not have the crash.

What you could try is re-adding OWR3 to the game and try the saves made after you were done with the Agroprom underground to see if it was a one-off problem.

In any case it is good to know you were able to get back to playing the game.