[http://sourceforge.net/p/ufoai/bugs/3392 Item 3392] imported from sourceforge.net tracker on 2013-01-28 20:08:16

On my Linux Ubuntu 12.04 system, scientists utilizing the female head05a.md2 model crash the application when clicked on, or (if multiple are present) when you access the Scientists tab under employees. This made the game unplayable, as after my initial 10 scientists (of which, only 1 was bugged), I was unable to hire any more w/o crashing my game.

I noticed only a few scientist models (all female) crashed the game, so i installed and loaded up my save on Windows, and sure enough, each one had the female head05a model. Back on Linux, I tested this by duplicating one of the working models and saving it over head05a.md2 (along w/ its .png) and sure enough, my game now works without issue.

This must not be happening with everyone's (and it doesn't happen with my Windows installation) or it'd obviously be fixed but it makes the campaign unplayable after the 1st month or so. Googling, I did find at least one other person that seemed to have the same problem and, similar to my situation, only with select models.

I see 2 fixes to this:
#1 (easy fix): removing or replacing /models/civilians/female/head05a for Linux
#2 (harder fix): find and fix whatever is causing problems with this model
===== Comments Ported from Sourceforge =====

====== morethanjake5 (2012-10-08 22:13:10.915000) ======

I think I rated this as a 9, and it should be an 8 (research is a vital feature that this bug completely ruins) but I can't see any way to edit it (likely because I didn't name myself as owner). Sorry, first time posting.

Also, wanted to specify:
UFO:AI 2.4 AMD64 Apr 24 2012 Linux RELEASE
====== shipit (2012-10-09 05:53:09.894000) ======

Maybe the same problem as bug '#3278 crash on employees-scientists tab'?
====== tlh2000 (2012-10-09 07:46:48.601000) ======

diff --git a/base/ufos/seq_modelview.ufo b/base/ufos/seq_modelview.ufo
index de13c34..df76a47 100644
--- a/base/ufos/seq_modelview.ufo
+++ b/base/ufos/seq_modelview.ufo
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ sequence view

model starchaser
{
- model "aircraft/inter_starchaser/starchaser_folded"
+ model "civilians/female/head05a"
origin "-350 -25 -45"
omega "0 -30 0"
}


can you try this patch and run the game - open the console - type "seq_start view" and see if it crashes.

this is not reproducible for me.
====== morethanjake5 (2012-10-10 19:47:19.481000) ======

Interestingly, no it doesn't crash, it seems to show the head fine.

However, like I said, any head05a scientist crashes my system when I click on it (or the employees/scientist tab itself if the first scientist available is head05a). I've reinstalled several times, created new games, always the same problem.

Meanwhile, if I replace head05 with a different .md2 and .png I can click on those exact same scientists and view their models with the different head. I can even simply delete head05 altogether and have a few fully functional headless scientists.
====== morethanjake5 (2012-10-10 19:50:48.815000) ======

And yes, holger, it sounds like the exact same problem as bug #3278.

Its not an urgent fix if its just me; I did find a workaround. But a perplexing bug nonetheless.
====== tlh2000 (2012-10-11 12:46:19.711000) ======

can you maybe run it in gdb and post a backtrace here?
====== aduke1 (2012-10-28 23:55:43.090000) ======

- **assigned_to**: Martin Gerhardy