Silencer150

An update. I finally figured out what was wrong. The game could not properly extract AR1600.bif from the AR1600.cbf file on the CD. I tried using a modding utility to manually extract the file and place it in the cache, and after several attempts, finally got it to work. So I started the game, loaded my autosave, and entered the Warrens of Thought. The map loaded almost instantaneously this time.

do you also have the widescreen mod? I did get some crashes with the 2cd version and the widescreen mod, and I had to get a 4cd version in order to be able to enter some areas

No, those three mods are the only ones I have installed. I do know about the widescreen mod crash, from looking up this problem on other message boards, but it doesn't apply. I'm running the 2CD version, but I wasn't aware that the files were any different, and torment.ini still treats CD-2 as the contents of 3 CD's.

I still have to test the game with only the Tweaks Pack and UB, but NOT the Fixpack installed, to possibly rule out that the Fixpack is causing this. However, this is going to involve starting a new game and manually running all the way back to the Weeping Catacombs. I had tried simply uninstalling the Fixpack and reinstalling the other mods from scratch, but I got an error in the Tweaks Pack installation. I'm not sure if the other mods require the Fixpack to be installed first.

So I either have to play the game completely unmodded or, if it's capable of running with only the Tweaks and UB, just play it with those.

Edit: It appears I was wrong. The Fixpack is NOT to blame, nor are any of the other mods.

I did a complete reinstall of the game, loaded up the vanilla game (v1.1) and ran straight to the Weeping Catacombs from the start. The Warrens of Thought still failed to load, resulting in the same exact crash as before.

The "full installation" method of copying the contents of CD-2 to the hard drive and redirecting torment.ini did not work. Copying the map file AR1600.cbf to the cache folder did not work. Even more confusing is the fact that AR1600 loaded just fine before.

Sorry for posting an erroneous bug report. However, I don't know what's causing this, and I have no idea how to fix it.

The game crashes when trying to enter the Warrens of Thought (AR1600).

I have the Fixpack, Tweaks Pack, and UB installed, in that order. Prior to this, I was playing the game unmodded, and ran into a similar crash when trying to enter other areas, specifically AR0105, Pharod's Secret Treasure Room. The load screen would get to 25% and then crash. I was able to remedy this by copying the area file from the CD directly into the cache folder. This time however, with the mods installed, the solution of copying AR1600.cbf into the cache folder does NOT help. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the mods, in the same order, but the problem still occurred. AR1600 loaded fine in the unmodded game, but my current savegames are incompatible with that now.

I know the Warrens of Thought is an optional area, but I hate to miss out on the treasure at this stage of the game. The Fixpack is the only mod that changes the Warrens. Any help resolving this issue would be appreciated.

Edit: I just tested it with the latest Fixpack version, and it still happens.