Playing max, after 150 terns or so start getting following when game freezes up _

Assertion failed: index >= 0 && index < count, file smart list.cpp. line 189 ABNORMAL TERMINATION
( 0 has dot in middle)
Game then will have to be shut down using window key to drop view to start bar and closing gog box window, can restart from last saved game but will not last long before freezing again.

Idea / solutions anyone, in baby steps please as usual resort of getting a bigger hammer will not work in this case :(

thanks

Tom

ps unable to attach screen shot as 'wrong format' ?

I think it's a common bug. Take a look at this older post for a possible solution.

THANKS HAVE SEEN THIS BUT DONT QUITE FOLLOW WHATS TO DO

I am not quite sure, but I think the problem is an interaction between DOS extender (DOS/4GW) and the emulator (DOSBox). According to the other thread, the version of DOS/4GW that comes with the game (v. 1.97) has some problems and you should replace it with a newer version.

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To do this, you have to follow some steps:

1) Unbind the old DOS Extender from your executables.
You can search on Internet the PMWBIND utility and use it like this: PMWBIND should create a file named MAXRUN.LE which is the executable file unbound from the DOS extender.

2) Download another DOS Extender. You can try DOS/4GW v. 2.01 or maybe DOS32A. Put the file in the MAX directory and rename it to "DOS4GW.EXE".

3) Change the configuration file. Edit the end of file "dosboxMAX1.conf" in the MAX directory to look like this: Instead of this: --------------------------------------------------------

Now the game should be more stable. I say "should be" because, according to other posts in that thread, this solution doesn't eliminate all the bugs.